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PREFACE. 



Having been frequently requested by my friends to write and 
publish a History of Stonington, from its first settlement in 1649 
to the present time, has induced me to undertake the task of its 
compilation and in so doing have spared no labor of research 
into all of the available sources of historical information, includ- 
ing the Connecticut Charters and records of the Town and 
Churches here and regret that from their imperfect records, I 
have not been able to produce a more perfect book. 

There are but few of our early planters here whose lineal de- 
scendants can be accurately traced by our local records to the 
present time. For reasons not now generally understood the 
graves of many of our early settlers have no headstones to mark 
their last earthly resting places, and in many instances their 
names do not appear on our town or church records, which has 
greatly embarrassed me in my work and with all its imperfection, 
with grateful acknowledgements to all persons who have assisted 
me in its compilation, this book is now submitted to the public, 
with the hope that they will kindly excuse all errors that may 
appear therein. 



CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. 



Page 58. Seventh line from the top, insert Wheeler after Paul. 

Page 5S. Seventh and fifth line from the bottom, read said, in place of d 
meeting. 

Page 59. Fifteenth line from the top, read said inhabitant, instead of d 
inhabitant. 

Page 61. Fifth line from the top, read brave, instead of grave. 

Page 223. Ninth line from top, read Jane Willis, instead of Wissis. 

Page 229. Second line from top, read d. Oct. 22, 1691, instead of married. 

Page 303. For Eunice (No. 291), read Junice. 

Page 319. Eleventh line from top, read she was living in 1770, instead of she 
died childless in 1755. 

Page 407. Eighth line from top, read Almy, not Amy. 

Page 439. Seventh line from top, read Kemp, not Kempt. 

Page 446. Read Rev. William Hyde (No. 37), and omit Rev. from Charles 
Hyde (No. 36). 

Page 490. In the Note about Col. Joseph Noyes, read several months, instead 
of years. 

Page 497. Read Jennie, not Jessie, Page. 

Page 541. No. 2, Dea. Medad, not Medid. 

Page 612. Mary Swan (No. 57) m. Thomas Wheeler (No. 74), not 54. 

Page 668. Read Abel H., instead of Abel N. Simmons. 

Page 250. Hannah Brewster, b. , m. 1st, John Thompson; 2nd, Samuel 

Starr, Dec. 15, 1664. She is the dau. of Jonathan Brewster (No. 2), 
that family, and is omitted in his family. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



b. means born, 
bapt. " baptized, 
m. " married, 

d. " died, 

dau. " daughter. 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



The territory embraced in the boundaries of the original Town 
of Stonington was included in the first patent of Connecticut, 
granted by Robert, Earl of Warwick, in 1631 to William, 
Viscount Say and Seal, the right honorable Robert, Lord Brook 
and others, acting therein by authority vested in him by Lord 
Charles, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland. The 
colony of Massachusetts having furnished men and munitions 
of war for the conquest of the Pequot Indians in 1637,^ claimed 
an interest by right of conquest in all the lands held by 
the Pequots before their overthrow, and determined to occupy it 
in advance of any settlement on the part of the Connecticut 
authorities, though they had asserted jurisdiction as early as 



1 "At a General Corte, at Boston, the 6th, 3rd mo, 1646, Whereas John 
Winthrope, Junior, & othrs have bs!- alowance of this Corte, begun a plantation 
in ye Pequod country, wch appertaines to this jurisdiction, as pt of or pportion 
of ye conquered country, & whereas this Corte is informed yt some Indians, 
who are now planted upon ye place where this said plantation is begun, 
are willing to remove from their planting ground for ye more quiet & con- 
venient settleing of ye English there, so that they may have anothr 
convenient place appointed — It is therefore ordred, yt ye said Mr. Winthrop 
may appoint unto such Indians as are willing to remove to othr lands or ye 
othr side, yt is, or ye east side of ye great ryver of the Pequod country, or 
some othr place for their convenient planting & subsistence, wch may be to 
ye good likeing and due sitisfaction of ye said Indians, & likewise to such of 
ye Pequod Indians as shall desire to live there, submitting themselves to ye 
English governt, (reserving to ye commissionrs of ye United Colonies what 
pply belongs to their disposing concrning ye said Pequods), & also to set out 
ye place for ye said plantation, & to set out lots for such of ye English as 
are there already planted, or shall come to them, and to governe ye people 
according to lawe, as occasion shall require, untill this Corte shall take further 
ordr therein; & whereas Mr. Thom: Peter is intended to inhabite in ye said 
plantation, this Corte doth think fit to joyne him to assist ye said Mr Winthrope, 
for ye better cariing on ye worke of ye said plantation according to this ordr." 
— Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, vol. i, 
160, 161." 



2 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1640-41-42 by granting lands thereof to Capt. John Mason and 
others. But notwithstanding all this, Mr. John Winthrop, Jr., 
located himself at Pequot as early as 1645. The next year the 
Massachusetts General Court gave Mr. Winthrop a commission 
' to begin a plantation there in behalf of that colony. Connect- 
icut resisted the claims of Massachusetts, and in order to reach 
a peaceable settlement of all questions in dispute relative to 
jurisdiction, both colonies imited in referring the whole matter 
to the Commissioners of the United Colonies, who, after an 
exhaustive hearing in the premises decided in favor of Con- 
necticut.^ 

2 "At a meeting of the Commissioners for the United Colonies of New Eng- 
land at New Haven, September 9, 1646. 

"An English plantation being lately begun by Mr. John Winthrop junior 
at Pequat, a question grew to which Colony the jurisdiction should belong. 
The Commissioners! for the Massachusetts propounded an interest by conquest, 
the Commissioners for Connecticut by patent, purchase and conquest. It was 
remembered that in a treaty betwixt them at Cambridge 1638, not perfected, 
a proposition was made that Pequat River in reference to the conquest should 
be the bounds between them, but Mr. Fenwick was not then there to plead 
the patent, nor had Connecticut then any title to those lands by purchase or 
deed of gift from Uncas. But the plantation is on the west side of Pequat, 
and so within the bounds at first propounded for Connecticut. The Commis- 
sioners jointly agreed that an English plantation there being well ordered may 
in sundry respects be of good use»to all the Colonies, and thought fit it should 
have all due encouragements, only they conceived unless hereafter the Mas- 
sachustts shew better title the jurisdiction should belong to Connecticut." — 
C. J. Hoadley. 

3 "At a Meeting of the Commissioners for the United Colonies of New Eng- 
land, held at Boston the 26th of July, 1647. 

"The question concerning the jurisdiction of the English plantation lately 
settled on the east side of Pequat River was again taken into consideration by 
the Commissioners. 

"Mr. John Winthrop now present exprest himself as more indifferent but 
afiBrmed that some of the planters sat down there in reference to the govern- 
ment and in expectation of large privileges from the Mattachusetts, and 
should be much disappointed if that plantation fall and be settled under any 
other jurisdiction. 

"The Commissioners considering what passed at New Haven last year, and 
that in all the Colonies though the title to land may be several ways acquired, 
yet jurisdiction goeth constantly with the patent, they told Mr. John Winhrop 
that they doubted not but Connecticut would tenderly consider and afford 
such privileges as may suit a plantation so remote, but concluded that the 
jurisdiction of that plantation doth and ought to belong to Connecticut." — 
C. J. Hoadley. 



HISTORY OP STONINGTON. v 3 

Mr. Winthrop's planting at Peqnot, or Nameaug, now New 
London, was the first settlement in Eastern Connecticut, and 
after the last decision of the Commissioners he recognized the 
jurisdiction of this colony, who in 1649 established the boundaries 
of his new township at four miles wide on the east side of the 
river Thames, and six miles from the sea northwardly. During 
that time Mr. Winthrop was engaged in the settlement of New 
London he became acquainted with William Chesebrough, then 
a resident of Rehoboth, in the Plymouth Colony, and invited him 
to join in the settlement of his new plantation. 

Mr. Chesebrough visited the place during the year 1645, but 
finding it unsuitable to his expectations, did not conclude to 
settle there. On his way home he examined our town and 
selected a place for his future residence, and on which he erected 
a dwelling-house, and rem.oved his family there during the year 
1649, supposing that his new home was within the jurisdiction 
of Massachusetts. 

Connecticut having assumed jurisdiction and asserted au- 
thority over all the territory embraced within her chartered 
limits, summoned Mr. Chesebrough to appear before Capt. Mason 
at Saybrook, or some other magistrate upon Connecticut River, 
to give an account to him or them of what he was doing alone 
in the wilderness outside the limits of any recognized township. 
Mr. Chesebrough at first disregarded this order, claiming that his 
new home was within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, but, 
subsequently, acting under the advice and assurance of Mr. 
Winthrop and other friends at Pequot, he so far yielded to the 
authority of the colony of Connecticut as to appear at the General 
Court at Hartford in March, 1651, and in answer to their sum- 
mons said that he was not engaged in any unlawful trade with 
the Indians, and also assured them that his religious sentiments 
were in accordance with those of the General Court ; that it was 
not his intention to remain alone and lead a solitary life in the 
wilderness, but that he should endeavor to induce a suitable 
niimber of his friends to join him and establish a new township. 

On hearing his statement, the court so far changed its de- 
termination as to permit him to remain, on condition that he 
would give bonds not to engage in any unlawful trade with the 
Indians, and furnish to the court before the next winter the 



4 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

names of such persons as he might induce to settle with and 
around him at Wequetequock, as hereinafter more particularly 
described. 

The planters at New London were friendly with Mr. Chese- 
brough, and did not want him to remove unless he went there to 
live, nor did they like the idea of a new township in this region. 
After repeated conferences with him, they engaged that if he 
would put himself on the footing of an inhabitant of that town, 
they would confirm to him the title to his lands at Wequetequock. 

To this proposition he acceded, but the townsmen of New 
London soon discovered that they were making pledges that 
they had not the power to fulfill for the eastern boundary of 
their then township, did not extend but four miles east of the 
river Thames. 

However, on request, the General Court extended the eastern 
boundary of New London to Pawcatuck River, and then New 
London gave to Mr. Chesebrough a home-lot over there, which 
he never occupied. 

In January, 1652, the town of New London redeemed its 
promise to him, and gave a grant of confirmation to Mr. Chese- 
brough and his sons of all the land they claimed in Stonington. 
Previous to the agreement of the General Court with Mr. 
Chesebrough, and the confirmation of his land to him and his 
sons by the town, Thomas Stanton, in 1650, procured of the 
General Court a license to erect a trading-house at Pawcatuck, 
with the exclusive right of trade in that region for three years. 
He immediately built and occupied the trading-house, but did 
not bring his family to Stonington until 1658. Thomas Miner, 
a former resident of Charlestown, Mass., and then of Hingham, 
came to New London in 1645, received a home-lot there, and 
built a house on it the same year. He continued to reside there 
until 1652, when he came to this place, and took up a tract of 
land east of and adjoining Wequetequock Cove, and during that 
year and in the next erected a house thereon, which is more at 
large hereinafter described. 

On the 30th day of June, 1652, the town of New London 
granted a tract of three hundred acres of land to Governor 
Haynes for a farm lying together on the east side of Wequete- 
quock Cove. 



HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 5 

When Walter Palmer (yielding to the request of his old friend 
Chesebrough to join him, in settling the new township) came 
here and purchased this tract of land of Governor Haynes, but, 
before he took his deed he found it covered and embraced the 
house and lands of Thomas Miner. So he and the governor 
entered into a written agreement that Palmer should give a 
hundred pounds for the place and such cattle as Mr. Haynes 
should select out of Palmer's stock. If any disagreement should 
arise, as to the price of the stock, it should be decided by in- 
different persons. This contract recognized the title to the 
house and lands occupied by Mr. Miner and was dated July 15th, 
1653. Mr. Miner was selected to put Mr. Palmer in possession 
of the land purchased of Governor Haynes and did so by a 
written instrument, embodying therein a conveyance of his own 
land and dwelling-house (included in the boundaries of the 
Haynes land) to Mr. Palmer, reserving the right, however, to 
occupy his said house until he could build another at Mistuxet, 
now Quiambaug. The western boundary of Governor Haynes' 
land sold to Walter Palmer, including the house and lot of 
Thomas Miner, rested on Wequetequock Cove and the rivulet 
that enters the cove. The other grants and purchases of land 
to and by Walter Palmer lay south of this purchase and on the 
eastern slope of Taugwonk or Togwonk, crossing Anguilla 
Brook, embracing the large farms of the late Col. William and 
Dudley Randall, in all, some twelve hundred acres. Mr. Thomas 
Miner built his new house at Mistuxet in 1652-3. Capt. George 
Denison and family joined the new settlement in 1654, erecting 
his house near Pequotsepos Brook. Capt. John Gallup and 
Robert Park, with their families, came the same year, and 
settled near Mystic River. The new settlement being com- 
posed of men of note, progressed as rapidly as could be expected 
under the circumstances. Mr. Chesebrough was now surrounded 
by a sufiicient number of inhabitants to claim corporate powers 
from the General Court. The first local name that the settlement 
received was Mystic and Pawcatuck; Mystic embracing the 
territory between Mystic River on the west and Stony Brook 
on the east; Pawcatuck embracing the territory between Paw- 
catuck River on the east and Stony Brook on the west. It 
being understood by the planters here, as a condition precedent 
to the new settlement that as soon as a suitable number had 



6 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

joined them, they should be incorporated as a new town. So 
in 1654 they applied to the General Court for corporate powers. 
But no sooner made than it was opposed by New London, 
embracing Groton, and defeated. The planters did not rest 
satisfied with their defeat, and resolved to agitate the matter 
until they succeeded sooner or later. They were of the inde- 
pendent Puritan stamp, and ready to make any sacrifice in 
defense of the right to worship God according to the dictates of 
their own conscience. But to to be taxed for a minister at 
NcAV London, some twelve miles away, with two rivers to cross 
to get there, and no ferry-boats, was a little too much for their 
Puritanism, so they were determined to have a toAvn and a church 
of their own, and continued to ask for them of the General Court, 
but were denied as often as they applied. In the early part of 
1657, the Rev. William Thompson came here to reside, and 
preached to the planters a part of the time, and the rest of the 
time to the Pequot Indians. He was employed by the Com- 
missioners of the United Colonies, who were acting as the agents 
of the London Missionary Society. The first religious services 
were held at the dwelling-house of Walter Palmer, March 22, 
1657. Services were subsequently held at the dwelling-houses 
of the planters, whose efforts were continued with unremitting 
determination to break loose from New London and organize for 
themselves a new town and church. They remembered that 
Massachusetts had previously claimed a part or all of the Pequot 
territory, embracing Groton, Stonington, and Westerly, so they 
sought the friendship of Massachusetts in their contests, and in 
October the planters, joined by the Rev. Mr. Thompson, pre- 
pared a memorial to the Massachusetts General Court,'* complain- 



4 "To the Honoured Governour, Deputy Governour & Magistrates, together 
with the Deputies now assembled in the General Court a petition of the In- 
habitants of Mistick & Pawquatuck, humbly sheweth that whereas we have 
taken several grants of lands that we are now possessed of, from the Gov- 
erment of Coneticot, lying upon the east side of the Pequid River, being 
conquered land from the Pequids; & since understanding, that the Jurisdiction 
their of, belongs not unto them but is claimed by your selves & and as we 
conceive, justly, as appeares by the acts of the Commissioners in forty six, 
& forty seaven, we therefore humbly request the confirmation of those grants 
from this Honoured Court unto the present inhabitants: & that you would 
please to accept us under your Goverment «S: grant unto us the Liberties & 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



ing of the course pursued against them by the General Court of 
Connecticut.^ Alassachusetts notified Connecticut, who ap- 
pointed a committee to confer with the planters here and bring 
the contest to an issue if possible. 



priveledges of a Townshipp, their being allready settled In this place about 
twenty families: and this conquered land being accepted of & owned by you, 
we hope may not be unprofitable to this common-wealth, it being sufncient to 
afford accommodations for another towne-shipp, which may (if it should seeme 
good to your Honoured Courte so to dispose of it), be sufficient to gratify such 
persons as have beene deserving in the conquest of that land; besides the 
commoditj'^ of one of the most conveinent harbours in the land. And will we 
hope be a means conducing much to our settlement & comfort, which we 
humbly expecting, under your Government, whereof we have had former 
experience shall heartily pray: etc. 

"October: 15th (57) "GEORGE DENISON. 

"WM. THOMPSON, 
"WALTER PALMER, 
"JOHN GALLUP, 
"THOMAS STANTON. 

"In the name of the rest of the Inhabitants & with their consent." 
"The deputties desire our honoured magistrates would be pleased to give 
answer to this petition in the first place. 

"WILLIAM TORRE Y, Cleric." 

"20 8mo. 57, In answer to this petition j'-e magistrates Judge meet yt ye 
letter here to Anext should be sent from ye Court to ye Genii. Court of Con- 
necticut if theire brethren the depts. Consent thereto. 

"EDWARD RAWSON, Secrety." 
"Consented to by the deputies. 

"WILLIAM TORREY, Cleric." 

^"Answer to Capt. Denison's Petition. 

"Court Records, vol., page 266. 

"In answer to the peticon of George Denison, William Thompson, Walter 
Palmer, Tho Stanton and Jno Gallup, the Court judgeth it mete to order, 
that the letter here under writt be sent to the General! Court of Conecticott 
by ye secretary. 

"Gentn — Wee cannot but take notice of your claime unto and disposing of 
the lands in the Pequot country wherein wee have alwaies challenged an 
interest, and yet see not reeson to laydowne the same wee have perused the 
judgment of the Comissrs. in 46 and 47 that the Jurisdiction on the west 
side of the Pequot river ought to belong to Conetticut till the Massatusets 
shew reasons to the contrary, against wch we shal not at prest object con- 
ceiving there by our title to the lands on the east side the river tq be (at 
least tacitely) yielded to us, notwithstanding wch you have proceeded to 
dispose of these lands to diverse persons and to exercise Jurisdiction over them. 



b HISTORY OF STONINGTON, 

What was done in the premises cannot now be ascertained, for 
no records of their proceedings have been preserved. 

In May, 1658, William Chesebrough, Thomas Stanton, and 
Walter Palmer, in behalf of the planters, petitioned the Massa- 
chusetts General Court again, stating that some of them were 
settled here by Governor Winthrop in 1649, by virtue of a com- 
mission from the court, notwithstanding which they had been 
called to account for their doings under their authority, and 
asking for relief from such interferences from the Connecticut 
authorities, and also for confirmation of their lands. ^ 



wch desire and expect you doe friendly yield up these aforesd lands on the 
east side of the Pequot river unto us, and that you doe not further precede 
to exercise authority over the Inhabitants there, or to be grievous to them, 
without their owne consent till the matter be determined according to the 
articles of confederation if (at least) your owne justice shall not prevaile with 
you to yield it to us v/thout that trouble wee are moued at present to make 
knowne our claime to you by a petition presented to us from the Inhabitants 
thereof, supposing it will not be unacceptable to you that this business be 
issued peaceably & friendly, accordinge to the relation wherein wee mutually 
stand engaged, we shall not ad further at present, but Comitt you to God 
& rest. 

"October 21st. 1657." 

— Massachusetts Archives, vol. xxx, pages 66 and 67, by William B. Trask. 

6 "To the Honorable Generall Court Assembled at Boston, the Humble peti- 
tion of the Inhabitants of Mistic and Pawcatuck: May it pleas you, — Whereas 
your pore Petioners by the provydec of God are settled in theas 
pts of the Pequit Country Soomn of Vs being settled hear in the yeare 1649 
by the Honnered John Winthrop Esquire now Governor of the Collony at 
Connectycoat by Vertu of a Coition from your honerable Court but in short 
tyme we weare Caled to the Court at Conctcoat to give acount by what 
athoryty we heare settled we answered as aforesaid but the Court answered 
that theas parts did belong to them by Patent & Purchase & the agrement 
of the Comiconers & did require our subjection but now all of vs vnderstand- 
Ing that it doth of right belong to this Jurisdiction & that you have beene 
pleased gratiously to accept a petition from vs alredy we are bould still to 
petition that you will please to Confarme our lands and Possestions & to 
grant vs the liberty of a Township & the privyledges thearof & likewise 
Charrytably to Consider our remoatnes as also being surrounded with many 
indyans & many malignant percons often pas'sing this way as Quakers and 
others that you will be pleased thearfore to establish soomm such athoryty 
among vs that we may be preserved in righteousnes & peac we have with this 
our peticon sent our Honnered Friend Capt. George dennysoun home, we 
Judge Faithfull, he knos well in what stait we are to hose Care and Faithful- 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 9 

But this was denied them, accompanied, however, by a sug- 
gestion that the whole matter in dispute be referred to the Com- 
missioners of the United Colonies, and meantime to order their 
affairs by common agreement until provision be made in their 
behalf. In answer to the suggestion of the Massachusetts 
General Court they organized the following association for their 
own protection : 

"The Asotiation of Poquatuck peple, June 30th 1658: Whereas thear is a 
difference betwene the 2 Collonyes of the Matachusetts and Conecticoate about 
the government of this plac, whearby we are deprived of Expectation of 
protection from either, but in way of Curteey, & wheareas we had a com- 
mand from the generall Court of the Matachusetts to order our own busines in 
peac with common consent till further provition be made for us, in obedyience 
to which commuand we have addressed our selvs thearunto, but connot atain 
it in regard of soomm distractions among ourselves, and thear hath bene 
injurious insolencys done unto soom persons, — the cattell of others threatened 



nes we Comit the transaction of all our matters with the Honnorable Court 
thus Craueing Pardon For the rudenes of our lynes with desire you may Find 
more vertu in our actions we rest & wait your Charatable answer. Your per- 
etitioners. 

"WILLM CHBSBBROUGH 
"WALTER PALMER 
"THO. STANTON 
"in the prsance of the Rest. 
"May 10th 1659." " 

"In Answer to ye Petition of the Inhabitants of Misticke, The Court Con- 
sidering there hath bene no Answer Retourned from the Generall Court of 
Conecticott to our letter directed to them which Giues vs Cawse to Imagine 
they are not Resolved to give vp theire Claime to those lands so that the 
matter in likely to Come to be Judged by the Commissionrs, The Court 
thinks meete to forbeare further Acting therein till the meeting of the Com- 
missionrs and doe expect & Require the Inhabitants to Carry themselves & 
order theire Commissioners and doe expect & Require the Inhabitants to 
carry themselves & order theire affaires peacably & by Comon Agreement in 
the meane while and till other provision be made in thir behalf e: And further 
doe desire our Commissioners to be mindfull of this busines & endeavor Issue 
thereof at the next meeting. The magists have past this wth Reference to ye 
Consent of theire brethren the deputys thereto. 

"EDWARD RAWSON, Secrety 
"Consented to by the deputies 

WILLIAM TORREY, Cleric 
"25th 3d 1659" 

— ^I/Iass. Archives, vol. 112. pp. 105, 106, by William B. Trask. 



10 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

to be taken away, — and the chattell of soom others already taiken away by 
violence. 

"We haveing taken into consideration that in tymes so full of danger as 
theas are, unyon of our harts and percons is most conducing to the publick 
good & safety of the place, — thearfore in pursuance of the same, the better 
to confirm a mutual confydence in one another & that we may be perserved 
in righteousness and peac with such as do commenc with us, & that mis- 
demeanors may be corrected and incorrygable persons punished: — We hose 
names are hereunto subscribed do hearby promis, testify & declare to maintain 
and deffend with our persons and estait the peac of the plac and to aid and 
assist one another acoarding to law & rules of righteousness acoarding to 
the true intent & meaning of our asociation till such other provition be maide 
ffor us as may atain our end above written, whereunto we willingly give our 
assent, & nether ffor ffear hoape or other respects shall ever relinquish this 
promis till other provition be maide ffor us. And we do not this out of anny 
disrespec unto either of the afoarsaid governments which we are bound ever 
to honnor, but in the vacancy of any other aforesaid. 

"GEORGE DENISON, "MOSES PALMER, 

"THOMAS SHAW, "WALTER PALMER, 

"NATHANIEL CHESBBROUGH, "THO. STANTON, 
"ELIHU PALMER, "WILLM CHBSEBROUGH, 

"THOMAS STANTON, ' "SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH, 

"BLISHA CHESEBROUGH, 

"Upon the request of severall among us to enter into this association with 
us they are admitted and have accordingly subscribed thear names. 
"June 30, 1658. 

"By virtue of this association, that justice may not be obstructed &c, the 
peac preserved, — we maid choise of Captain Gorg Dennyson and Willm. 
Chesebrough to be comytioners to issue out warrants & to cause to be 
brought before them anny suspitious percons, or ffor any misdemeanor, & to 
hear & to determine the casses, and to pronounce sentence upon them & to 
see the judgment executed, provided it extended not to the los of life or 
limb or banishment or stigmatizing; in such casses as thear power will not 
reach due punishment ffor the crime, then to taik order that their percons 
may be secured, and sent whear Justice may precede against them. 

"And ffurthur, they are to issue all other differences, whether of debts or 
cases, and to kepe a register of thear actions providid allwaies the action 
excede not fforty pound. 

"This choise is the act of the whole body of the Asociates. 

"WALTER PALMER 
"THOMAS STANTON." 

— Stonington Records. 

Following out these suggestions, George Denison and his 
associate planters assembled on the 30th day of June, 1658, and 
formed a compact called bv them "The Association of Pawca- 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 11 

tuck People," which was organized for municipal purposes only, 
and not in defiance of the laws of either colony, but was estab- 
lished by them with a firm purpose to maintain it until some 
provision adequate to their wants should be made for them. 
The question in dispute between the Massachusetts and Con- 
necticut colonies as to jurisdiction was referred to the Commis- 
sioners of the United Colonies, who in 1658 rendered a decision^ 
that all the Pequot territory west of Mystic River belonged to 
Connecticut, and all the territory east of it, including Stonington, 
North Stonington and part of the town of Westerly, belonged 
to Massachusetts. In order to bring the Pequot territory 



8 "September 1658. — The Issue of the difference betwixt the two Colonies 
of the Massachusetts and Conecticott about the Pequot Country being jointly- 
referred to the Commissioners of the other colonies. 

"Whereas there is a controversy again revived betwixt the two colonies of 
Massachusetts and Connecticut concerning their interest in the Pequott 
country, and many pleas have been made on both sides for their greater 
interest; we having seriously weighed what hath been by each of them 
alledged, conceive the determination doth arise only from their several rights 
by conquest, the v/hich for ought we can understand is not greatly different 
yet being tender of any inconveniency or disturbance that may accrue to thos 
that are already possessed either by commission from the Massachusetts or 
Connecticut in any part thereof (should they now be put off their improvements) 
and also upon inquiry finding that the Pequot country which extendeth from 
Nianticke to a place called "Wecopaug about ten miles eastward from Mistick 
river may conveniently accommodate two plantations or townships we therefrom 
(respecting things as they do now stand) do conclude that Mistick River be the 
bounds between them as to proprietie and to jurisdiction so far as conquest 
may give title thereunto; always provided that such as are already accom- 
modated by commission from either of the governments, or grants of any 
tracts of land on any side of the said Mistick river be not molested in their 
possessions or rights by any after grants, and that all due care be had that 
Christian society and ordinances may be provided for and upholden according 
to God, in each plantation. 

"THOMAS PRBNCB, 
"JOSIAS WINSLOW, 
"FRANCIS NEWMAN, 
"WILLIAM LEBTE. 

"Boston 16th of Septem. 1658. 

"By bounding it by Misticke River we intend that river shall be the 
bounds so far as the pond by Lanthorn Hill, and thence from the middle of 
the said pond to run away upon a north line." — Records of the United Colonies. 
Plymouth Colony Records, vol x, p. 209. 



12 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

east of Mystic River under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, the 
General Court adopted the following resolution : 

"At the second session of the General Court held at Boston the 19th 
of October, 1658. In answer to the petition of the inhabitants of Mystic and 
Pawcatuck the Court judgeth it meet to grant that the English plantation 
between Mystic and Pawcatuck be named Southertown and to belong to the 
County of Suffolk and order that all the prudential affairs thereof be man- 
aged by Capt. George Denison, Robert Park, William Chesebrough, Thomas 
Stanton, Walter Palmer and John Meinot sen., til the court take further 
order and that Capt. George Denison, William Chesebrough and John Minot 
<Thomas Miner meant) be commissioners to end small causes there and to 
deal in criminal matters as one magistrate may do, and that Walter Palmer 
be constable, Capt. Denison Clerk of the writs, and he also is hereby em- 
powered and authorized to solemnize marriages between such as are published 
according to law; that the said Capt. Denison taking his oath be empowered 
to give the oath to the other two, provided always the bounds of the town 
is not hereby determined (at the same court.) 

"In' answer to petition of Inhabitants of Southertown, humbly desiring for 
several reasons that the bounds of their plantation may extend into the 
country northward between Weacapauge and Mystic river eight miles from 
the mouth of Mystic River. 

"The Court judgeth it meet to grant request." — Mass. Archives. Wm. B. 
Trask. 

At the next session of the Massachusetts General Court, after 
this decision was rendered, they passed an act that the English 
plantation between Mystic and Pawcatuck Rivers should be 
named Southerton, and belong to the county of Suffolk, Mass., 
and appointed Capt. George Denison and others to manage the 
prudential affairs thereof until the court take further orders. 

Walter Palmer was appointed constable, and the bounds of the 
plantation were extended into the country northward eight miles 
from the mouth of Mystic River.^° 



10 "We whose names are vender written being chosen by the Towne of 
Southertown to lay out the bounds according to the Courts grant, the which 
■we did as followeth, ffirst we began at Misticke Rivers mouth, and ffrom 
thence we run six miles to the north, northeast to the pond lying by Lanthorne 
Hill, where we marked a chestnut tree with six noches right against the 
middle of the pond, which pond we ffound to be seuen chains and one pole 
wide, and ffrom thence we run two miles due north to an ash tree which we 
marked ffouer ways and set eight noches ffor the eight miles lying by a little 
still brooke, and we run from thence due east tenn miles and one quarter 
and twelve chains to white oake tree marked with X and SV. and ffrom 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 13 

Thus, after a severe and protracted struggle, they succeeded 
in obtaining a local government. It should be borne in mind 
that the Massachusetts General Court did not create or even 
organize a new township, but simply declared that the English 
plantation between Mystic and Pawcatuck Rivers should be 
called Southertown. They recognized in part the local asso- 
ciation of the people, and extended and confirmed their bounds. 

During the years 1659, 1660 and 1661 several town-meetings 
were held for the purpose of building and locating a meeting- 
house, which was raised May 13, 1661, and was so far completed 
as to be ready for use in September of that year, when the 
Commissioners of the United Colonies being in town attended 
worship there, and were addressed by that stern old warrior 
statesman, Capt. John Mason. This, the first meeting-house of 
Stonington, stood a short distance southwest of the residence of 
Mr. Henry M. Palmer. 

It is not known how large it was or what its shape or style, 
but from some facts that may be gleaned from the old town 
records, it is probable that it was a small building and but 
partially finished, for as early as 1667, six years after it was 
raised, a vote was passed in town meeting to repair it and make 
it more comfortable; and even after it was repaired the people 
did not use it in cold weather, but held their meetings at the 
house of Amos Richardson, which was situated a little way east 
of the meeting-house. 

Rev. Mr. Thompson remained here until 1659 when he re- 
moved to New London, September 30th of that year. The Rev. 
Zachariah Brigden of Boston, Mass., preached here by invitation 
of the town, which subsequently held a meeting for the purpose 



thence we run due south six miles and three quarters, there we crossed 
Poquatuck River and ffrom thence vpon the same line to a place called Quan- 
aquatag which line poynted vpon Block Island which Quanaquatag lies east 
of Weeckapoug two miles and quarter, which two miles a quarter we took 
possession ffor the countrie to dispose of either for us or as the countrie 
shall cause. 

"GEORGE DBNISON, THOMAS MINER, 

"THOMAS PARKE, THOMAS STANTON, 



SAMUEL CHESBBROUGH. 



"Dated the 2nd. of March 1659. 
— Stonington Town Records." 



14 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

of securing his services. Mr. Brigden labored here until his 
death, which took place April 24, 1662. After his death Mr. 
Chauncey and Fletcher preached for the town until the spring of 
1664, when the town appointed a committee to go to the Bay 
(Massachusetts) and procure a minister for the town, who 
invited Mr. James Noyes of Newbury, to become their gospel- 
preaching minister. He accepted the invitation, and came here 
in the latter part of June, 1664, and continued his labors preach- 
ing as a licentiate until 1674, when he was ordained. In 1660-61 
an old Pequot captain, known as Soche, laid claim to that part 
of Southertown called Misquamicut, and lying east of Pawcatuck 
River, and sold it to a mmiber of planters from Newport, Middle- 
town and Portsmouth, R. I., who took possession and held it as 
part of Rhode Island Colony. The planters here were greatly 
vexed by the conflict of jurisdiction, and serious trouble grew out 
of it. In some instances the same territory was granted by each 
of the then colonies to different persons, and long years of litiga- 
tion was the result. 

Sorely pressed by these difficulties, and annoyed by the 
apprehension that the Connecticut Colony meditated their sub- 
jection, the selectmen, or townsmen, as they were then called, 
in behalf of the town, under January 19, 1662, again petitioned 
the Massachusetts General Court for redress of grievances,^ to 



1 "To the Honored Governor deputye Governor and magistrates together 
with the Counsell of Generall Court of the mattachusetes the petition of the 
inhabitants of southertowne humbly sheweth that whereas by the Good prov- 
idence of God we have bin orderly put vnder your Goverment by the 
cometioners of the vnighted Collonies, acording vnto articles of confederation: 
by which means through your Faviour we have ffor this several years enjoyed 
our peace, with many other liberties and privilidges both sivell and spirituall, 
which we could not formerly injoy, or bee made pertakers of, notwithstanding 
all our indevers and adresses made vnto those, who claimed a proprietye in 
thes parts, the which peace of ours, together with your authoritye amongst vs 
hath bin much interrupted, and your authoritye together with all our priv- 
iledges much impugned by the authoritye of Coneticots sending downe amongst 
vs these warrants, and prohibiting vs the exersice of any authoritye amongst 
vs but such as shall be deriued from them; indevering to make a faction, 
or to incorage the same amongst vs, that so thay might attaine there owne 
eandes, which how reguler it is we leaue vnto your visdoms to judge, — these 
things haue ocationed vs to make seuerall adreses vnto your honored selues 
and we have had your faiourable acseptance therein, as manifestly apears by 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 15 

which no response seems to be made. On the 226. of April, 1662, 
Governor "^^^inthrop succeeded in obtaining a new charter of 
Connecticut from King Charles II. The eastern boundary of 
the colony was therein fixed at Pawcatuck River, thus placing a 
large part of the town of Southertown under the jurisdiction of 
Connecticut, leaving that part east of Pawcatuck River under 
the control of Rhode Island. 

Massachusetts gracefully yielded obedience to the new 
charter. 

At the October session of the General Court for that year 
the charter was publicly read to the assembled freemen of Con- 
necticut, and from that time forward became the recognized law 
of the land. 

At the same session it was ordered that "ye inhabitants of 
Mystic, and Pawcatuck, not Southertown, shall from henceforth 
forbear to exercise authority by virtue of Commissioners from 
any other Colonies, and in case any differences that may arise, 
they repair to our Dept. Governor for help, and they choose 
a constable for the year ensuing, and ye said constable to 
repair to the Dept. Governor for his oath. And they are re- 
quired to pay unto Mr. James Noyes, Lt. Samuel Smith, and 
Ensign Avery, for in behalf of the Charter, the sum of twenty 
pounds as their towns proportion, two-thirds in wheat at four 

your letters vnto Coneticot, and orders vnto your selues, for the preservation ^ 
of our peace and the retaining vs vnder your Goverment (which faviour we 
cannot but thankfully take notis of, and doth Firther oblidg vs vnto your 
service and our owne fidellitye and dutye): yet not withstanding all your 
indevers and letters vnto Coneticut, for the preservation of our peace, etc. it 
doth two manifestly apear that thay doe slight boh your letters, and power, 
for thay still continue to trouble vs with there warrants, requireing our 
obedienc, and seeke to tirrifye vs with there threats if we shall not attend 
there orders, which may apear in part vnto your selues, by sum letters 
or orders which of leate came vnto sum of our facktions persons, the which 
we thought meete to sease, and send downe with these, for your better in- 
formation; what their intentions are we know not, for it is giuen out and we 
have cause to feare, that they will not at least willingly be tryed by the 
cometioners, but that they will force vs by power, it haueing bin Giuen out 
that they will have Capt. denison alive or dead, and that there will bee many 
widowes and fatherless Children amongst vs are long, together with there 
Countinancing and complyanc with those vnreasonable men of road iland now 
at Paquatuck one of these cheefe saying openly that thay had rather the road 
Hands should haue that land than the bay, with many high and slighting 



16 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

shillings, and one-third in peas at three shillings eight pence, by 
the last of November next." It does not appear that the town 
of Southertown was represented in the General Court of Massa- 
chusetts while it was under the jurisdiction of that colony ; nor 
were the planters represented in the General Assembly of 



wordes respecting the bay and the interest, thretening the nullifying of 
what ever the bay hath done hear, respecting privilidges or proprietyes; 
things being thus, or thus apearing vnto vs, we being weeke and vnexperi- 
enced in the manageing of cases of this natures, causeth vs with all humilitye 
to sped these things before your worships and this Honerable assembly, humbly 
begging your firther faviour and countenanc in thes respects, for our incor- 
agement in the manifestation of our fidellitye, vnto which we haue ioyntly 
bound our selves: wherefore we doe earnistly intreat that since we haue bin 
and are orderly vnder your care and Government, that you would be pleased 
to doe your vtmost for vs to contenew us. So, and that we may not bee left 
vnto the mercyes of those of conecticote, whose wordes and actions speaks 
(unto vs) nothing but our ruin, who haue aproued our selues faithfull, yee and 
the ouerturning of the authoritye of the bay to there vtmost power: and 
becaus we doe not knov/ how soone they may macke sum further attemtes 
against vs, we doe earnistly craue sum further orders and instructions may 
be sent unto vs, by this messenger if posably, that so we may not be in the 
darke what to do, if such attemts should be made against vs, which the 
lord in mercy prevent, by your wisdome, and if that purpose you would 
send any letters unto coneticot our mesenger can speedily convey them vnto 
there deputys Governor, which posably may abate there furye, and may 
be a means to prevent our further truble and of the continuance of our peace, 
together with your authoritye and interest: pardon we beseech you our 
bouldness, and let our presing nesesitye, together with our earnest desire 
after peace, and order, and the attending your orders and instrucktions to 
that end speake for vs: and if the lord shall macke your worships instru- 
mentall for the preservation of our peace and comfort, by the improuement 
and vpholding your authoritye amongst vs, we and ours shall haue caus 
as to owne his Goodnes so to acknowledg youre favioure, and shall continue 
to pray. 

"Yours in all Loyallty, though vnworthy to be owned, 

"GEORGE DENISON 
"WILLIAM CHBSEBTIOUGH 
"THO. STANTON 
"SAMUEL CHESBBROUGH 
"ELIHU PALMER 

"Townsmen^ 

"From Southertown: this: 19 of January 1662. 

"In the name and with the consent of the towne." 

— Mass. Archives, vol. ii, page 34 by William B. Trask. 



HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 17 

Connecticut until the October session for 1664, when WilHam 
Chesebroug'h was elected, and at the commencement of the 
session presented a petition^ in behalf of the planters, askinj^ 
their pardon for past ofifenses, and their favor for the future, 
which was granted to all except Capt. Denison.^ 

In 1665 the name of South ertown was by the General Court 
changed to that of Mystic, in memory of that victory God was 
pleased to give this people of Connecticut over the Pequot 
Indians. In May, 1666, an act was passed as follows : "The 
town of Mystic is by this Court named Stonington, the Court 
doth grant to the plantation to extend the bounds thereof ten 
miles from the sea up into the country northward, and eastward 



1 "To the Honorable Genrall Court now asembled at Hartford in the Collony 
of Connectycoat, Hounorable may it pleas you — We your poore petitioners 
being summoned by the Hounbred Counsel of this jurisdiction to yield our 
obedience & subjection to this jurisdiction acording to his majestyes letters 
patent gratiously granted to this Collonie & to make choise of a percon to 
be a Comishonor & to atend the servis of this present Court in obedience to 
this summons we have yielded our selves & sent vp one to be a Comis:honor 
to atend the servis of the Court. We humbly besech you thearfore that you 
will pardon all such mistaiks or miscariges wch through humain frailty hath 
bene offencive or grievous vnto you & receaue vs with a loving aspect «& 
renue your former favor vnto vs that we may be remembered with equall 
priviledges of other Townes acording to our Capacite that we male be pre- 
served in truth & peace & that scandals may be removeed for the forme we 
may not be so bould as to prescrib knowing the wisdom & prudenc of the 
Hounered Court hose wisdom & favor we do commit ourselues vnto. 

"We humbly do be besech allso that the bounds of our plantation may be 
confirmed wch was granted vnto vs by the Bay, thus being loath to trespas 
vpon your patenc we humbly talk our leave & rest your pore petichoners. 

WILLM CHBSEBROUGH in the name of the rest 
"October 14: 64" 

— Conn. Archives. 

2 "Mystic & Pawcatuck haveing by Mr. Chesebrough petitioned this Court 
for their fauoure to pass by their offences the Court haueing considered the 
same doe hereby declare that what irregularties or abusiue practices haue 
proceeded from them, whereby they haue seemed to offer contempt to the 
authority here established it shall be forgiuen and buryed in perpetuall 
oblivion and forgetfullness, and this to extend it selfe to all ye members of 
the afoarsayd plantation, Captayn Denison onely excepted whoe hath neglected 
or refused to submitt himselfe peaceably to the order of the Councill of this 
jColony." — Trumbull's Colonial Records, vol. i., p. 499. 



18 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

to the river called Pawcatuck. This Court doth pass an act of 
indemnity to Capt, George Denison upon the same grounds as 
was formerly granted to other inhabitants of Stonington." 

Mr. Noyes did not at first make arrangements to remain for 
any given length of time, but subsequently, in 1668, the town 
passed a vote that they would freely contribute, or give towards 
his building a dwelling-house among them in order to his set- 
tling in the town, and carrying on the work of the ministry 
among them. They also voted to give him a salary of fifty 
pounds currency annually for seven years, and in 1671 the 
town added the use of the ministry land to Mr. Noyes' salary, 
and subsequently raised it to one hundred pounds, with several 
grants of land and other donations. About this time a move- 
ment was set on foot to build a new and better meeting-house, 
to lay out public lands for the support of the gospel ministry, 
and to form a church in accordance with the established religion 
of the colony. In 1667 the planters convened in town-meeting 
and decided to set apart and lay out five hundred acres of land, 
to be styled the ministry land, the avails of which were to be 
applied to the support of the gospel ministry. In July of the 
same year the town established what they called a town plot, 
and appointed a committee to lay out as many lots as there 
were inhabitants then living in the town. Their home-lots 
contained twelve acres each, and were so arranged that each lot 
had a street front. Two hundred acres of this ministry-land 
was laid out around the place where the Road meeting-house 
now stands, the eastern line of which extended along a few 
feet east of said meeting-house, running nearly north and south. 
The western boundary was Mistuxet Brook. The northern and 
southern lines cannot now be traced, but the form of the plot 
can nearly be seen when we look at the distance between the 
east and west lines and the number of acres that were laid out. 
The home-lots were laid out around and upon each side of the 
ministry land. They extended as far east as Stony Brook, and 
south as far as Smith's Mill ; one tier was located north, and 
the remainder west and south of said land. In 1668, a census 
of the inhabitants of the town was ordered to be taken, em- 
bracing those only who were inhabitants or heads of families. 
February 2d there were found to be forty-three inhabitants, viz.,. 
Thomas Stanton, George Denison, Thomas Miner, John Gallup,. 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 19 

Amos Richardson, Samuel Clieesebrough, James Noyes, Elisha 
Cheesebrough, Thomas Stanton, Jr., Ephraim Miner, Moses 
Palmer, James York, John Stanton, Thomas Wheeler, Samuel 
Mason, Joseph Miner, John Bennett, Isaac Wheeler, John 
Denison, Josiah Witter, Benjamin Palmer, Gershom Palmer, 
Thomas Bell, Joseph Stanton, John Fish, Thomas Shaw, John 
Gallup, Jr., John Frink, Edmund Fanning, James York, Jr., 
Nathaniel Beebe, John Reynolds, Robert Sterry, John Shaw, 
John Searls, Robert Fleming, Robert Holmes, Nathaniel 
Chesebrough, for Mrs. Anna Chesebrough, his mother, Gershom 
Palmer for Mrs. Rebecca Palmer, his mother, Henry Stevens, 
and Ezekiel Main. A home-lot was laid out for each inhabitant, 
and the title was obtained by lottery on the following conditions, 
namely: If built upon within six months and inhabited, the 
title would be complete, except that each proprietor must reside 
on his lot two years before he could sell it, and then he must 
first ofifer it to the town and be refused, before he could sell the 
same to any person and give good title. How many of these 
home-lots were built upon by the then inhabitants cannot now be 
ascertained. 

Up to this time all religious services had been provided for and 
conducted by the authorities of the town. Ministers were 
employed by the selectmen, and paid from the town treasury. 
The town also appointed committees to examine candidates for 
the ministry, to see if they were sound in the fundamentals. 
"They did not by their acts recognize Councils, Assemblies, or 
ecclesiastical machinery in any way until 1669, when they 
preferred a petition to the General Court of the colony asking 
liberty to settle themselves in church order, which was granted 
at once;" but the church was not formed until 1674. During 
the time that these preliminary steps were moving for church 
organization, the inhabitants were worshipping at Pequot, in 
their dwelling-houses and the old meeting-house. They had 
repaired it several times in pursuance of town votes. It was 
also occupied by the town for holding town meetings. 

At a meeting held therein in June, 1670, it was voted, with 
a joint consent, "That a bigger and better meeting-house should 
be built." Nothing appears to have been done about building 
a new house, for the reason that they could not agree upon a 
location. In April, 1671, another meeting was held, which 



20 , HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

voted, "That the meeting-house agreed upon shall stand upon 
the most convenient place of the ministry land," and the 
selectmen were directed "to view said land and approve the 
place where they find it most convenient, according to the order 
of the town, to set the meeting-house." 

The selectmen could not agree upon a location, and called 
another town meeting, which was held Thursday, December 14, 
1671. At this meeting, after spending most of the day in 
fruitless motions and discussions, it was voted, "That the meeting 
should continue until Friday night, and that all the inhabitants 
meet Friday morning by nine of the clock at the meeting-house, 
and to go from thence to view a place to set the new meeting- 
house on." 

They met the next day, and looked over the ministry land, and 
unanimously agreed upon a location for their new house, and 
then went back to the old meeting-house and passed the follow- 
ing votes, viz. : "That the New Meeting-House shall for time to 
come be set up and stand without removing upon the hill called 
Agreement Hill, so named by the town at the same place." 
The dimensions of this house were agreed upon at this meeting, 
and were as follows : "Forty feet long, twenty-two feet wide, 
and fourteen feet posts from joint to joint." It was also voted at 
this meeting, "That the present minister, Mr. James Noyes, for the 
time that he continues to be the minister of this place, shall have 
the use of all the ministry land to himself, besides his fifty 
pounds currency per annum, and at his death or departure to 
leave it wholly to the town." A committee of five were ap- 
pointed to superintend the erection of the new meting-house. 
It was built by subscriptions of timber, planking, shingles, 
ceiling, nails and labor of men and teams, etc. At the time the 
meeting-house was located upon Agreement Hill by the town, 
the hill was covered with heavy timber, which was removed by 
the inhabitants by voluntary labor, who then laid the foundations 
for the new house, and raised it Jan. 15, 1673. This house stood 
a few rods west of the present meeting-house at the road. It 
was not finished for several years. At first there were no slips 
or pews, except for the deacons, magistrates, and minister's 
family; benches were used by all people, and a committee was 
appointed to seat them according to their notions of propriety. 
This state of things did not last long, for the town voted the 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 21 

next year to have the floor of the house and of the gallery assigned 
to the inhabitants for pews. A committee was appointed to 
make the assignment, who encountered much opposition, but 
finally agreed upon a plan which was submitted to the town and 
accepted. Those who were dissatisfied with the section assigned 
them did not make their pews, and occupied the old benches. 
Some of them after a while reconsidered their determination 
and built them. The inside of the house was never lathed and 
plastered. After the pews were built the space between them 
and the gallery was ceiled, and this was done by sections, which 
had been assumed by some of the wealthier inhabitants. When 
this house was dedicated is not known. Religious meetings were 
held there in the summer of 1673, and ever after that until it 
was taken dow^n to make way for a larger one, which was 
erected in 1729. Soon after this town was incorporated by the 
General Court of Massachusetts, the planters became apprehen- 
sive of trouble with the Narragansett and Wampannoag Indians, 
whose western limits bordered along on the eastern boundary of 
Southertown. The danger of the planters here had been in- 
creased by a union with the Massachusetts Colony, for the 
reasons that it was with that and the Plymouth Colony that the 
trouble originated that finally culminated in King Philip's war. 
Becoming a part of the Massachusetts Colony, they were re- 
garded by the Indians as their enemies. Their isolated condition 
and the neutra.1 position of Rhode Island marked them as an 
easy prey for savage vengeance. Nor did the new charter in 
1662 and their annexation to the colony of Connecticut better 
their condition, for as the difificulties with the Indians increased 
the whole of New England became involved in the conflict. 

King Philip's emissaries visited the remnant of the Pequot 
Indians, and besought them to join in the grand plan of exter- 
minating the English. 

They were partially successful at first in their endeavors, but 
the influence of Chesebrough, Stanton, Denison, Gallup and 
others prevailed with the Pequots and they remained friendly 
with the English and rendered them most important services 
when the war actually commenced. They participated in the 
great swamp-fight in Kingston, R. I., which took place Dec. 19, 
1675. Capt. James Avery, of New London, commanded the 
Pequots and Mohegans, who, urged on by Oneko, fought with 



'22 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

unyielding determination. Capt. John Gallup was among the 
slain, but how many of lesser grade, and of the rank and file of our 
town, were killed and wounded cannot now be ascertained. 
Almost all of the able-bodied men of Stonington were engaged 
in the . Indian wars of their time. Capt. George Denison 
raised and mustered into service from the colony a large force of 
English and Indians. He was provost-marshal for New London 
County and Rhode Island. He had a stockade fort just west of 
his dwelling-house in Stonington, where his soldiers encamped 
previous to their forays into the Indian territory. During the 
year 1676, Capt. Denison organized three expeditions, which 
pursued with unrelenting vengeance the shattered remnants of 
King Philip's forces. It was during the third of these expedi- 
tions, which began March 28, 1676, and ended April 10, 1676, 
that the brave Narragansett chieftain, Canonchet, was taken 
prisoner. He was brought to Stonington, where a council of 
war was held at Anguilla, near the present residence of Gideon 
P. Chesebrough. He refused to negotiate for peace, or for the 
cessation of hostilities on any terms, so the council decided that 
he must die, and when told of his fate, replied "That he liked it 
well, and should die before his heart had grown soft, or he had 
said anything unworthy of himself." He was executed after the 
Indian mode, being shot by Oneko and two Pequot sachems, 
the nearest to his own rank among his conquerors. This was 
done by his captors without consulting, or advice from any one 
superior to them in authority. No list or roll of the Stonington 
men who participated in the early Indian wars has been pre- 
served. The nearest approach to which may be found in "list 
of the English volunteers in the late Narragansett war," as 
prepared by a committee for that purpose in order to secure a 
grant of land for their services, as follows : Capt. George 
Denison, Sergt. John Frink, Capt. John Stanton, Capt. Samuel 
Mason, Rev. James Noyes, Lieut. Thomas Miner, Samuel 
Youmans, John Fish, George Denison, Jr., "VVihiam Denison, 
Nathaniel Beebe, Henry Stevens, Edmund Fanning, Thomas 
Fanning, John Bennett, William Bennett, Ezekiel Main, William 
Wheeler, Gershom Palmer, Samuel Stanton, Daniel Stanton, 
Manasseth Miner, Joseph Stanton, James York, Henry Bennett^ 
Capt. James Pendleton, Robert Holmes, Thomas Bell, Henry 
Elliott, Isaac Wheeler, John Gallup, Nathaniel Chesebrough, 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 23 

Ephraim Miner, Joseph Miner, Samuel Miner, John Ashcroft, 
Edmund Fanning, Jr., John Denison, WilHam BilHngs and 
Samuel Fish. 

After the dose of King Philip's war nothing occurred to in- 
terrupt the progress of the settlement. Some matters, however, 
connected with the contests between the colonies of Connecticut 
and Rhode Island, relative to the boundary line between them, 
lingered, to make trouble for the adjoining towns of Stonington 
and Westerly. The boundaries between Connecticut and Rhode 
Island as fixed by the new charter were not satisfactory to the 
Connecticut people, nor entirely so to the Rhode Island people, 
but after years of contention and litigation measures in the 
interest of peace prevailed, and the present boundary line was 
established. The attempted overthrow of the charter of the 
colony by Sir Edmund Andros, acting in pursuance of the policy 
of King James II., did not particularly affect the interest of the 
planters here, though they were bitterly opposed to the measures 
adopted by the king for the purpose of consolidating all of the 
New England colonies into one, shorn of the liberties granted 
them by the charter of 1662. The sudden collapse of King James, 
his abdication of the government of England in 1688, the arrest 
of Andros in Massachusetts, and his forced return tO' England 
gave great satisfaction to the inhabitants of this town, as well 
as to all of New England; and when William and Mary 
ascended the throne in 1689 they were hailed with universal 
respect and esteem. Their beneficent policy was felt on this 
side of the Atlantic, and with the restoration of the charter and 
the assurance of the protection of the mother-country, the 
planters here went on from year to year electing their town 
and colonial officers, levying and collecting taxes for church, 
town and state and furnishing without dissent their quota of 
men to resist the invasion of the French and Indians from the 
north. During the latter part of the Rev. Mr. James Noyes' 
pastorate his health began to fail him, and the people of his 
charge were anxious to afford him all the assistance in their 
power. By this time the northern part of Stonington, now 
North Stonington, had become settled, and the old place of 
worship at Agreement Hill was felt to be too remote for them 
to attend. So they began to take measures to divide the town 
into two societies for religious purposes, pending which the 



24 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

town held a meeting in 171 5, and voted and agreed to call the 
Rev. Joseph Noyes^ to assist his father in the work of the min- 
istry, one of whom was to preach to the people remote from 
the old meeting-house. Mr. Joseph Noyes did not accept of 
this call, anticipating one from New Haven, which he subse- 
quently received and accepted. Another town meeting was 
held in 171 7 and adopted measures for the division of the town, 
which was consummated by the General Assembly in 1720.^ 
The legal effect of these proceedings thus far was to divide the 
town into societies and leave them without authority to assemble 
and elect their officers, there being no general statutes at the 
time providing for calling the first society meeting for that 
purpose. Whereupon a petition was preferred to the Governor 
and Council in December, 1720, asking that a time might be 

1 "At an adjourned Town Meeting held April the 14th, 1715, It was voted 
and agreed to call Mr. Joseph Noyes to be helpfull to the Rev. Mr. James 
Noyes in carrying on ye work of ye Ministry amongst us in thiss town, and 
that one of ye two Ministers shall preach to the People living remoat 
from the Meeting House at sum convenient Place where they, ye people 
agrived shall unanimously agree upon, and that after the death, removal or 
inability of either of the two ministers, to carry on the work of ye ministry, 
or so soon after as the uper people shall so cause the Town to be divided 
into two Societies for carrying on ye work of ye ministry; And ye Town to 
be divided so as may be consistant with ye rule of justice and righteousness 
and the Northern Society when set out as above shall have an equal part of 
the ministry land, in this town and for incuragement of ye uper society, the 
lower society shall when divided as aforesaid, pay unto them the sum of one 
hundred pounds towards ye settleing of a minister amongst them. It was 
voted that if Mr. Joseph Noyes shall accept of a call of this town to be 
minister with his father the Rev. Mr. James Noyes, that then ye town will 
give him, j'^e sd Mr. Joseph Noyes for his incuragement ye sum of one hundred 
pounds towards settling him amongst us and to pay him annually ye sum 
of seventy pounds as money so long as they ye sd Mr. James and Mr. Joseph 
Noyes shall carry on ye work of ye ministry amongst us in this town, and 
if it pleased God that Mr. Joseph Noyes shall succeed ye Rev. Mr. James Noyes 
and doe continue to carry on ye work of ye ministry amongst us that then, 
he shall have his salloroy raised to make it a comfortable and credeble main- 
tanance from this Town." — Stonington Town Records." 

2 "Generall Assembly May Session A. D., 1620. Holden at Hartford. — Upon 
consideration of the petition of the inhabitants dwelling in the northward 
part of Stonington, praying that a Committee may be appointed to settle and 
establish a line that shall divide Stonington into two societies. Ordered, by 
this Assembly, that Mr. John Plunib of New London Conn., John Sprague 
of Lebanon, Conn., Joseph Bacchus of Norwich, and Lt. Timothy Pierce 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 25 

fixed for a meeting of the inhabitants of said parish quaUfied 
to vote in the affairs therein. The petition was granted and 
the 28th day of December, 1721, at the old meeting-house, at 
twelve o'clock noon, was designated as the time and place for 
said meeting and three men were selected to warn it by giving 
five days' notice thereof, and when assembled either of said 
persons was to preside and lead the parishioners to a choice of 
society officers.^ 

of Plainfleld, or any three of them be a committee to settle the line desired 
and make return of their doings therein to the Assembly in October next and 
that the Towne of Stonington be at the charge of it. — Hoadley's Colonial Rec- 
ords, vol. V, page 180. 

"Whereas the Generall Assembly held in May 12th. 1720. Did appoint us ye 
subscribers to fix and settle a line in Stonington to divide it into two societies, 
and we haying heard ye Parties, what they had to offer in ye premises and 
viewed ye list of estates as also taken a view of severall Quarters in ye sd. 
town and seriously considered ye same, do fix and settle ye aforesaid line 
which divides ye sd. Town into two societies as follows. Beginning at ye house 
and farme of Mr. William Wheeler, from thence west north-west line to 
Mystick River brook about one mile and from ye sd. house of William Wheeler 
a line easterly to ye house and farm of Mr. Josiah Grant, and from thence 
a line eastwardly to ye house and farm of Mr. John Brown, and thence a 
line easterly to ye house and farm of Mr. Thomas Brown, and from 
thence a line easterly to ye house and farm of Mr. John Randall, and 
from ye sd Mr Randall's house, an east line to Shoonuck River and so by 
Shoonuck River to Pawcatuck River, the aforesaid line taking in ye sd Mr 
William Wheeler, Mr Josiah Grant, Mr John Brown, Mr. Thomas Brown, and 
Mr John Randall with their present improvements into ye North Society and 

to be a part of it as witness our hands. 

"JOHN SPRAGUE, 
JOHN PLUMB, 
JOSEPH BACHUS, 
TIMOTHY PEIRCE, 

Committee. 
"Stonington, June 25, 1720." — Society Records. 

3 "At a meeting of the Governor and Council in New London, December 20, 
1720. Present, The Honorable Gurdon Saltonstall Esq. Governor Richard 
Christophers Esq., Assistant: Jonathan Prents Esq., John Picket, Christo- 
pher Christophers, Jonathan Star. Upon application made by several inhab- 
itants of the societies or parishes in Stoningtown, lately established by the 
General Court, desiring that a time may be appointed for the meeting of the 
inhabitants of said parish, qualified to vote in the affairs thereof, and an 
order given for notifying them of the time for their convening for that end. 

"Ordered that Wednesday the 28th of this instant December at 12 of 



26 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

The meeting assembled in response to the notice and elected 
Samuel Stanton, Jr., clerk ; Samuel Stanton, Sr., Daniel Palmer, 
James Miner, Joseph Denison and Samuel Chesebrough, Sr., 
committee, and Nehemiah Williams, collector. These proceed- 
ings completed the organization of the First Ecclesiastical 
Congregational Society of Stonington. Ministers' rates were 
no longer laid and collected by the town, that duty devolved upon 
the society ; also the settling of ministers in connection with the 
church, building of meeting-houses, and all the temporal mat- 
ters of the church. Pending the proceedings that were insti- 
tuted in England for the subversion of the charter of 1662 and 
the overthrow of the colonial government established by virtue 
thereof, the General Court in May, 1685, enacted that "This 
Court, for the prevent of future trouble, and that every town- 
ship's grants of land, as it hath been obtained by gift, purchase, 
or otherways of the natives and grants of this court, may be 
settled upon them, their heirs, successors, and assigns forever, 
according to our charter granted by his late majesty of happy 
memory, this court doth order that every township in this colony 
shall take out patents, for their said grants of the Governor 
and company, which this court doth hereby order shall be 
granted unto them, for holding of such tracts of land, as have 
been formerly or shall be hereafter granted to them by this 
court, and to their heirs and successors and assigns firm and 



the clock at noon, and at the old meeting house in said parish, be the place 
and time for the meeting of the said inhabitants. 

"Ordered, That Capt. Manassah Miner, Mr Adam Gallup, and Mr Sylvester 
Baldwin, all of the said parish, or either of them, do give at least five days 
notice to the inhabitants within the precinct of said parish, who are qualified 
voters in the said society, that on the said Wednesday the 28th instant at 
twelve o'clock at noon, at the old meeting-house in said parish, a meeting 
of the said society is appointed and ordered by this board for choosing a 
clerk and committee, and for managing other affairs of the said society or 
parish. And the said Capt. Miner, Mr. Gallup, and Mr. Baldwin, or either 
of them, are appointed to lead the said parishioners at the said meeting to the 
said choice. 

"Ordered, That the clerk of the council inclose in a letter to the said Messrs. 
Miner, Gallup and Baldwin or either of them, a copie of this order, attested 
by him, which shall be a sufficient warrent for their attending to the service 
which they are herein directed to." — Hoadley's Colonial Records, vol. v., pages 
228, 229. 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 27 

sure, according to the tenure of our charter in free and common 
vocage, and not in capite nor by knight service, which patent 
shall be sealed with the seal of the colony, and signed by the 
Governor, and by the secretary in the name of this court and 
entered upon record, which patent or record of the court shall be 
sufficient evidence for all and every township that hath the 
same to all intents and purposes, for the holding of the said 
lands firm to them, their heirs, successors, and assigns forever." 
The town of Stonington, for reasons not now understood, did 
not take out a patent under the act aforesaid until 1716, which is 
as follows, viz. : 

"To all persons to wliom tliese presents shall come. The Governor and 
company of his majesties colony of Connecticut, in General Court assembled, 
send Greeting. Whereas, we ye said Governor and company, by virtue of 
Letters Patents to us, granted by his Royal Majesties Charles ye Second of 
England &c King, bearing date ye (23d) twenty third day of April in ye 
fourteenth year of his Reign, Annoque Domini 1663, Have firmly by certain 
•acts and grants passed in General Assembly, given and granted to Thomas 
Stanton Esq., Ephraim Miner Esq., Nehemiah Palmer Esq., Nathaniel Chese- 
brough Esq., the Revend. Mr James Noyes, Mr Daniel Mason, Mr John Gal- 
lup, Mr Daniel Denison, Mr Isaac Wheeler, Mr. Stephen Richardson, Mr 
John Frink, Mr William Bennet, Mr Robert Stanton, Mr Samuel Stanton, 
Mr Joseph Stanton, Mr Gershom Palmer, Mr Moses Palmer, Daniel Palmer 
Esq., Lieut. Ichabod Palmer, Joseph Palmer, William Palmer, George Palmer, 
Walter Palmer, Samuel Stanton Secundus, Samuel Stanton Jr., Daniel Stan- 
ton, Capt. Mannassah Miner, Capt. Ephraim Miner, Mr Joseph Miner, Ensign 
Elnathan Miner, Ensign Samuel Miner, James Miner, John Miner, Thomas 
Miner, Mr Samuel Chesebrough, Mr William Chesebrough, Mr Blihu Chese- 
brough, Elisha Chesebrough, Samuel Chesebrough Secundus, Bbenzer Searle, 
Thomas Noyes, John Noyes, Mr Benadam Gallup, Lieut. William Gallup, Wil- 
liam Denison, William Denison Secundus, William Wheeler, Capt. John Mason, 
Samuel Mason, Mr Benjamin Hewitt, Mr Henry Stephens, John Prink Jun., 
Mr Ebenezer Billings, Jeremiah Main, Daniel Shaw, Thomas: York, Mr George 
Denison, and to their heirs and assigns or such as shall legally succeed or 
represent them or either of them a just and legal propriety in a certain tract 
of land, now commonly called and known by the name of Stonington, lying and 
within ye Colony aforesaid (to us by ye said letters Patents granted to be 
disposed of,) and bounded as hereinafter followeth. And ye said Thomas 
Stanton, Ephraim Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Mr James 
Noyes, and ye rest of ye above named persons, with such other persons, as 
are at this present time by virtue of ye aforesaid grants and acts, pro- 
prietors of the said tract of land, having made application to us for a more 
ample confirmation of their propriety in ye sd. tract of land (which they are 
now in possession of) by a good and sufficient instrument, signed and sealed 
with ye seal of this corporation. Therefore, know ye that we, ye sd. Governor 



28 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

and company in General Court assembled by virtue of ye aforesaid letters 
Patents and for divers good causes and considerations pursuant to ye end of said 
letters Patent, us hereunto moving, have Given, Granted, Rattifled and con- 
firmed and by these presents do further, fully, clearly and amply. Give, Grant, 
Rattifie and Confirm unto ye aforesaid Thomas Stanton, Ephraim Miner, Nehe- 
miah Palmer, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Mr James Noyes, vfith ye rest of ye 
above named persons aforesd. and to all other persons at this present time 
proprietors with them of this said tract of land, now being in their full and 
peaceable possession and seisen and to their heirs and assigns, or such as 
shall legally succeed or represent them or either of them, forever ye aforesaid 
tract of land eonimonly known by ye name of Stonington, lying in ye colony 
aforesaid and boundeth as followeth. Beginning at ye mouth of Mystic River, 
and northerly up said river and brook, falling in ye sd. river to ye pond by 
Lanthorn Hill to ye north end ye pond, where ye pond in seven chains and 
one pole wide, thence north to an ash tree formerly marked with eight notches, 
standing by a still brook, thence north to a white oak tree, formerly marked 
with ten notches known by ye name of Stonington north-west corner tree, 
from thence extended a little due east by heaps of stones, marked trees and 
monuments in ye line, nine miles to a rock about four feet high, of ye form 
of an ovell, marked with a letter S on ye south side and a white oak stand- 
ing by it, marked with with ye letter R which rock is about one hundred 
rods to ye southeast of a cedar swamp and from said rock south some- 
what westerly to ye south of Ashoway River, where said river falls into Paw- 
catuck River, and by ye middle of the stream of said Pawcatuck River unto 
the sea, taking in ye small adjacent islands to ye mouth of Mistick River 
aforesaid, together with all and singular ye messuages, tennements, meadows, 
pastures, commons, woods, underwood, fishing, small islands, islets and her- 
ridittaments whatsoever being, belonging or anywise appurtaining to ye said 
tract of land aforesaid, and do hereby grant and confirm to ye said proprietors, 
their heirs and assigns, or such as shall legally succeed them or represent 
them, his or their several, particularly respective proprietors in ye premises, 
according to such alotments or divisions as ye ancestors of ye said present 
proprietors or said proprietors themselves, have already made by virtue of any 
gifts or grants of said town or townsmen of Pequot, now called New London, 
or shall hereafter make of ye same. To have and to hold the said tract of 
land, with ye premisesi aforesaid to them ye said Thomas Stanton, Ephraim 
Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, Nathaniel Chesebrough, James Noyes, and all 
others, ye present proprietors of ye said tract and premises, their heirs and 
assigns or such as shall legally represent them forever, as a good, sure, right- 
ful, perfect, absolute and lawful estate in fee simple according to the 
aforesaid letters Patent, after ye most free tenure of His Majesties manner of 
East Greenwich, in ye County of Kent. To ye sole, only, proper use and 
behoof of them, ye said Thomas Stanton, Ephraim Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, 
Nathaniel Chesebrough, James Noyes, with all other ye present proprietors 
of ye said tract and premises, their heirs and assigns or such as shall legally 
succeed or represent them forever, as a good, sure, rightful estate in manner 
as aforesaid, reserving only to his Majestie, Our Sovereign, Lord George of 
England, King, and his successors forever, one fifth part of all gold or silver 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 29 

mines or ore that have been or shall be found within ye premises so granted 
and confirmed and further we, ye said Governor and Company, the aforesaid 
tract of land and premises and every part and parcell thereof hereby granted 
and confirmed to ye said Thomas Stanton, Bphraim Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, 
Nathaniel Chesebrough, James Noyes, Daniel Mason, John Gallup, Daniel 
Denison, Isaac Wheeler, Stephen Richardson, John Frink, William Bennet, ^ 
Robert Stanton, Samuel Stanton, Joseph Stanton, Gershom Palmer, Moses 
Palmer, Daniel Palmer, Ichabod Palmer, Joseph Palmer, William Palmer, 
Samuel Stanton Secundus, Samuel Stanton Jun, Daniel Stanton, Manassah 
Miner, Ephraim Miner, Joseph Miner, Blnathan Miner, Samuel Miner, 
James Miner, John Miner, Thomas Miner, Samuel Chesebrough, William 
Chesebrough, Elihu Chesebrough, Elisha Chesebrough, Samuel Chesebrough 
Secundus, Ebenezer Searle, Thomas Noyes, John Noyes, Benadam Gal- 
lup, William Gallup, William Denison, William Denison Secundus, William 
Wheeler, John Mason, Samuel Mason, Benjamin Hewitt, ^Henry Stephens^ 
John Frink Jr, Ebenezer Bilings, Jeremiah Main, Daniel Shaw, Thomas 
York, George Denison, and to ye rest of 'ye present proprietors ; thereof, 
their heirs and assigns, or such as shall legally succeed or represent them 
to their ovvn proper use in ye manner and under ye limitations above ex- 
pressed against us and a,ll and every other person or persons lawfully claim- 
ing by, from or under us. Shall and Will Warrant and forever Defend by these 
Presents. In witness whereof we have agreed and concluded that this present 
Instrument be signed in our name by ye Governor and Secretary of this cor- 
poration as also that our common seal be affixed hereunto. 

"Dated in New Haven ye 24th day of October Anno. Domini 1716. Annoque, 
Regne Regis, George Magnes Britanies, Tertia. 
"By order of ye Governor, 

"G. SALTONSTALL, Gov." 

In 1726 the first and south society in Stonington decided to 
build a new meeting-house and to locate it at the Centre, at a 
place now known as Putnam's Corners, about half mile east of 
the old meeting-house. The action of this meeting gave dis- 
satisfaction to a large number of the members of the society, 
who preferred the old site at Agreement Hill. Other town- 
meetings folloAved relative to the location of the proposed new 
house, the result of which was that no definite action was 
reached for several years. Petition after petition was addressed 
to the General Assembly until 1731 when an agreement was 
reached to divide the society north and south. Previous to 
this, two new meeting-houses had been raised, one on Agree- 
ment Hill and the other at Putnam Corners, neither of which 
were completed for a number of years. After this the east and 
west societies acted wholly independent of each other. The 
meeting-house at the Putnam Corners was the largest, with two 



30 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

tiers of galleries, one above the other, with an immense sounding- 
board. After the division of the old society, Mr. Rossiter, who- 
was the second settled pastor here, continued his labors until his 
death, which took place in 1762. Previous to his death and 
during his pastorate, the town sold the old ministry land and 
divided the avails of the sale equally among the then three 
societies of the town. After the death of Mr. Rossiter some of 
the more prominent men in the two south societies favored a 
reunion, which was approved of by the pastors of the neighbor- 
ing churches and was subsequently adopted.^ 

1 "Terms of the Union. — 1st. That the two meeting-houses now standing 
in said society shall he common property and joint interest of ye two parishes 
to be united. When they are united and as ye peues in each meeting-house 
are a personal property, we ye sd. committee agree to give up our right and 
title to sd. peues that they rfciay become a common stock with said houses and 
also to recommend it to ye other proprietors of ye peues to do the same that 
they may become ye legal property of all in common and improved as such 
with the said two meeting-houses. 

"2nd. We agree that after ye sd. society's are united as aforesaid and by 
their legal vote think it convenient and best to build another meeting-house 
for public worship in ye room and stead of the sd. two meeting-houses now 
standing in said societyes for ye better accommodation of sd. society that 
ye said meeting-house shall be built on that acre of land that Nathan Chese- 
brough, Esq, has generously given to erect a meeting-house on, near ye 
dwelling house of Mr Nathaniel Hewitt's, sd. Nathan Chesebrough Esq. having 
first given a deed of sd. land for ye purpose aforesaid. 

"3rd. It is also agreed that the ministry and school money of both ministry 
land money in each society be made equal by each Society if either be want- 
ing, and that ye school money, in ye sd. east society be improved in ye sd. east 
society on the east side of Stoney Brook, and that ye school money in ye sd. 
west society be improved in said society on ye west side of Stoney Brook, and 
this be a standing rule for said societies when made one, but to be so under- 
stood as not to hinder any that desire to take benefit of ye whole. 

"4th. That ye Rev. Nathl. Eells shall have ye pastoral charge and care of 
said societies when united and ye Church of Christ therein, with ye same 
jurisdiction and authority over ye whole as he is now vested with over ye sd. 
east society and that his annual salary shall be raised and paid him at ye 
joint charge of ye sd. united Society. 

"5th. It is agreed ye two societies shall assemble at ye east meeting- 
house to .worship six months each year and ye west meeting-house the other 
six months and when a meeting-house is erected on ye place agreed on, then 
said societies so united as aforesaid shall meet and worship in said house as 
aforesaid. 

"6th. It is also agreed in order to confirm each and every article of ye 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 31 

In 1763 the matter was brought before both societies, and 
finally a plan of union was prepared and agreed upon and subse- 
quently adopted by both parishes, and accepted by the churches. 

The Assembly established the same^ with such provisions as 

foregoing articles of ye foregoing terms of agreement, offered to ye consid- 
eration of sd. societies that they may be certain and unchangeable, that ye 
sd. societies by their agents address ye Honorable and General Assembly in 
May next by a proper memorial to ratify and confirm their aforesaid proposals 
and agreement, that we may by their authority established our own acts herein 
be again one united ecclesiastical society, which is ye sincear and harty wishes 
and desire of all. 

"Dated Stonington Jan. ye 17th A. D. 1765 all ye aboue and fourgoing articals 
was agreed on and voted by ye afoursd. Comtee. in ye affermative. 
"JOHN HALLAM "SIMON RHODES, 

"BLIHU CHESEBROUGH "PHINEAS STANTON, 

"NEHEMIAH WILLIAMS ' "JOHN DENISON YE 3RD. 

"AMOS CHESEBROUGH "JOSEPH PAGE 

"NATHAN PALMER, "JOSEPH MINER 

"JOSEPH DENISON "DANIEL DENISON 

"JOHN WILLIAMS "NATHLL. GALLUP 

"Voted, That said report with ye additions to & alterations of ye 3rd Para- 
graph in said Report following, be inserted in said report, viz.. That all ye 
school moneys belonging to sd. east society at this time, shall when sd. 
societyes are united and became one intire ecclesiastical society, be improued 
within ye limmits theirof or ye east side of Stoney brook, and that ye school 
moneys now belonging to said west society be improved within ye limmits 
thereof on ye west side of Stoney brook, and that be a sure and unalterable 
rule. 

"Dated March 25th. 1725." — Society Records. 

2 "At a General assembly of the Governor and company of the Colony of 
Connecticut holden at Hartford May Second Thursday, A. D. 1765, Upon the 
memorial of the East and West Society's in Stonington, shewing to this 
Assembly that on the Death of the Revd Mr Ebenezer Rosseter, Pastor of the 
Church in said West Society being advised by the Revd. Benjamin Lord, Asher 
Rosster, and Jonathan Barker Associations Committee again to unite into one 
Ecclesiastical Society, and the said East and West Society's having accord- 
ingly agreed thereupon, and made application to this Assembly for that 
purpose as pr. Memorial on file, &c. 

"Resolved by this assembly that the said East and West Society's in said 
Stonington, be again united and become one entire Ecclesiastical Society, to be 
for the future called and known by the name of the first Society, in said 
Stonington, and they are hereby united, created, and made one entire Eccle- 
siastical Society with all the Priviledges and Immunities by Law allowed to 
other Ecclesiastical Society's in this Colony, vested with and enjoyed the 
same Priviledges and Advantages which the said East and West Society's 



■32 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

were necessary to enable the old societies to merge and hold 
their property, and then directed the mode of organizing the new 
society. After the reunion they called the Rev. Nathaniel Eells 
the pastor of the east society to become the pastor of the reunited 
societies, which he accepted, and for several years preached 
alternately for six months in the east house, and for six months 
in the west house. A majority were looking forward to the 
erection of a new meeting-house at the place designated by the 
terms of the union. But they were doomed to disappointment. 
Long Point, now Stonington Borough, was not settled until 
1752, but the settlement increased so rapidly that they demanded 
and secured the afternoon service of Mr. Eells ; this produced 
great dissatisfaction in the east and northern part of the society, 
and various society meetings were held, and petitions to the 
General Assembly were preferred without satisfactory results. 
Finally eighty-three of the inhabitants of the village ^ in 1774 

have heretofore severally had and enjoyed, — and that they the said East and 
West Society's be and they are hereby enabled and empowered as separate 
and distinct Society's to act and transact any society or Parish affairs to com- 
pleat the settlements referred to in said memorial until the first day of 
December next, and Joseph Denison Esqr. of said Stonington shall be, and he 
is hereby fully empowered, authorized by himself or other Person by him for 
that purpose appointed and directed after said first day of December next, jpud 
during said month of December to give legal warning to all the inhabitants of 
said first Society that are qualified by Law to vote in Society affairs to meet 
at such time and place as he the said Joseph shall for that purpose in said 
first society, appoint, and being so met, that he preside as Moderator of such 
meeting, in the forming of said Society, and choice of all officers, and other 
Prudentials of sd. society as Occasion may require." 

"A true copy of Record, examined by George Wyllys, Secretary, Conn. 
Colonial Records. 

1 "To the Honorable General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut to be 
held at Hartford on the second Thursday of May instant. The memorial of 
William Morgan, Benjamin Park, John Denison 4th, Joseph Denison 2d, Oliver 
Hillard, Edward Hancox, Oliver Smith, and the rest of the subscribers hereto 
in behalf of themselves and the professors of the established Religion of the 
Colony, living at a place called Long Point in Stonington in the County of 
New London, humbly sheweth, that they are scituate near four miles from any 
meeting-house and that the inhabitants living at sd. Long Point are generally 
poor, they living principally by the whale and cod-fishery, there carried on, 
to the public advantage, by which means within a few years said place has 
increas'd to upwards of eighty families aniong which are* twenty widows, 
seventeen of which have children as families there that the whole number of 



HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 33 

addressed the Assembly for liberty to build a meeting-house by 
lottery, which was granted at the October session of 1774, limit- 
ing the amount to be raised thereby to four hundred pounds.^ 

inhabitants are nigh to five hundred, that there is not among them more than 
one horse to ten families so that but very few are able to attend, meeting at 
the meeting-house except those that are robust hardy and used to travel on 
foot, which are very few, the greater number of said inhabitants consisting 
of women and children, that thereupon the society have for several years 
consented to have one sermon preached at sd. point every sabbath by their 
Rev. Pastor which he has performed and is still willing to continue, but their 
number has so increased that it is very inconvenient for those that do attend 
public worship (as they have no where to convene but in a small school house 
or private houses) and many more than at present do attend, would there 
were room to accommodate them, that for the want of a proper place to meet 
in for celebrating divine service, many who means the sabbaths are misspent 
and may be more and more misspent and prophaned, that those who would be 
glad to build a house and maintain preaching and good order among them, 
have been and continue unable of themselves to bear the expense by which the 
cause of religion much suffers' there, and the good people among them greatly 
fear the increase of vice and irreligion. That the town of which ye memor- 
ialists are a part, have lately paid and are liable to pay upwards of one 
thousand pounds for the deficiency of several collectors, that have lately failed 
that your memorialists from great necessity, by their being very remote 
from any constant grist mill, have lately contributed £70 as an incour- 
agement to an undertaker to build a wind mill at sd. Point, which, with about 
the same sum lately subscribed by sd. inhabitants for a school house, with 
the great labour and expense they have been at to make roads and Causeways 
to said point, all of which with the poor success that attended the last year's 
fishery and the lowness of markets and the various and different sentiments 
in the religious denomination of Christians among them, viz: First day Bap- 
tists, Seven day Baptists, and the Quakers or those called Friends, are such 
real grief and great discouragement to your memorialists who are of the 
established Religion of this Colony that they can no longer think of obtaining 
a meeting-house by subscription or any other ways among themselves. 

"Wherefore they humbly pray that liberty may be granted to build a meet- 
ing-house for public worship at said Long Point, and that your Honours would 
in your great goodness grant them a Lottery for raising a sum suflacient for 
the purpose aforesaid, or so much as your Honours shall think proper under 
such restrictions and regulations as your Honours shall think fit and your 
memorialist as in duty bound shall ever pray. 

"Dated at Stonington May 10th 1774. 
2 "At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of Connecticut in 
New England in America holden at New Haven in said Colony on the second 
Thursday of October being the 18th. day of said month and continued by 
several adjournments to the fourth day of November nest following. Anno 
Domini, 1774. Upon the memorial of Nathaniel Miner Esq., William Morgan 



34 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

The managers of the lottery did not at once inaugurate their 
scheme, nor did they accompHsh it until 1777, which was success- 
fully drawn and the necessary funds secured. But the Revolu- 
tionary war so absorbed the means of the people that a large part 
of this sum was used for the defense of the place, and balance 
invested in Continental bills, which after the close of the war be- 
came worthless. Whereupon in 1785,^ another petition was 
preferred to the Assembly, for liberty and authority to raise by 
lottery money enough to make up the four hundred pounds, 

and others, inhabitants of the first society in Stonington, shewing that they 
lived at Long Point in said society and are far remote from the place of public 
worship there, that said place has greatly increased in numbers within a 
few years past, that the inhabitants of said point and thereabouts are gen- 
erally poor and unable to build a house to meet for public worship, that if 
they had a house to meet in for that purpose they apprehend the growth of 
irreligion and impiety would be prevented &c, praying for a lottery to build 
a meeting-house, on which a committee have been appointed who have re- 
ported in favour of said memorials and affixed a place for building, which 
report is accepted and thereupon Resolved by this assembly that the memor- 
ialists have liberty and they are hereby authorized to raise by way of lottery 
the sum of £400..0..0 lawfull money to be applied for the purpose mentioned 
in said memorial and also the further sum of £30..0..0 lawfull money, to defray 
the expense of such lottery, and Nathaniel Miner Esq., Joseph Denison 2nd, 
John Denison 4th, Peleg Chesebrough, and John Brown Jun, all of said 
Stonington, or any three of them accepting said trust, are hereby appointed 
managers and directors of said lotteries who should be jointly holden to make 
good all benefit tickets drawn in such lotteries and shall be sworn to a faithful 
discharge of their said trust and the adventurers in said lotteries, shall have 
their remedy against said managers for the benefit tickets by them drawn in 
manner aforsaid and the monies so raised by said lotteries shall be laid out 
and applied to the purposes aforesaid and account thereof be rendered to the 
General Assembly when demanded." — Conn. Archives, by C. J. Hoadley. 

3 "At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford 
in said State on the second Thursday of May, being the 12th. day of said 
month, and continued by adjournments until the ninth day of June next fol- 
lowing Anno. Dom. 1785. Upon the memorial of Nathaniel Miner, John Den- 
ison 3rd. & Joseph Denison 2nd. all of Long Point in Stonington, setting forth 
that they with others of the first Society in said Stonington were on the 
second Thursday of October, 1774, appointed Managers of a Lottery granted by 
the Honorable General Assembly to your Memorialists William Morgan and 
others of the established Religion of the then Colony of Connecticut for the 
purpose of raising the sum of £400, to build a Meeting-house at said Point. 
That said Managers proceeded by way of Lottery to raise said sum in Con- 
tinental Bills towards the close of the Summer of 1777, when your Memor- 
ialists for whom the Grant was made, not being apprehensive of the depre- 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 35 

which was granted, and the money raised. Instead of building 
a new house at the Point they took down the old meeting-house 
at the Putnam Corners and took it down there and with their 
lottery fund, old meeting-house and subscription erected a meet- 
ing-house at Stonington Point in 1785-6, which work was done 
under the superintendency of Col. Joseph Smith. 

ciation that would attend said Bills and considering the great scarcity and 
dearness of materials for building said House and the danger they were then 
exposed to from the enemy who were then at New York, Newport and Long 
Island, thought best for the Grantees not then to proceed in building said 
House, since which the Bills in the Hands of your Memorialists have depre- 
ciated to almost nothing except a part which has been turned into Public 
Securities, Praying that a Judicious Committee may be appointed to examine 
into the matters of said Memorial and the true State and Circumstances of the 
money which they held in trust, put a just value thereon, and that said com- 
mittee be, enabled to direct said managers, to raise on said Grant such Sums 
with what they already have as to make up the £400 granted by your Honors 
as per memorial, &c. 

"Resolved, by this Assembly that said Nathaniel Miner, John Denison 3rd, 
Joseph Denison 2nd, be continued as managers of said Lottery with the 
addition of James Rhodes and Elijah Palmer of said Stonington, and that the 
Honorable William Hillhouse and Benjamin Huntington Esqrs, Blisha Lathrop 
Esq, be and they are hereby appointed a committee to inquire into the state 
and circumstances of said Lottery and liquidate and settle the accounts 
thereof, and ascertain the value of the avails thereof in the Hands of said 
Managers, and in case said Committee shall judge it to be reasonable, they 
may and they are hereby Authorized and impowered to direct that said Mana- 
gers proceed to Issue and draw such further numbers of tickets in said Lottery 
as to raise such sum of money for the purpose of building a meeting-house 
at said Point as shall be thought by said committee to be proper, not exceeding 
£400, including what is already on hand as aforesaid and exclusive of the cost 
of said Lottery, said managers to be accountable to the General Assembly 
when requested for their Doings in the premises." — Conn. Archives by D. W- 
Edgcomb. 



EEYOLUTIONARY WAR. 



Pending the agitation that preceded the Revolutionary war in 
all of the colonies, that subsequently united in the Declaration 
of Independence the town of Stonington was not indifferent to 
the momentous struggle and in order to give force and effect 
to their political sentiments assembled in town-meeting, and 
passed patriotic resolutions.^ Whereupon the meeting elected a 
Committee of Correspondence who addressed Major General 

1 At a legal town-meeting held in Stonington the 11th day of July 1774, the 
following resolution was passed: 

"Deeply impressed with the alarming and critical situation of our Publick 
affairs, by the many repeated attacks upon the liberties of the English Amer- 
ican Colonies, by sundry acts of parliament, both for the purpose of raising 
a revenue in America, as well as the late most extraordinary act for blocking 
up the port of Boston. Think it our indispensable duty to manifest our sen- 
timents upon the important occasion and are most clearly of the opinion that 
they are repugnant to the spirit, freedom and fundamentals of the British 
Constitution, and in direct violation of Magna Charter. Their surprising ex- 
ertion of power which so remarkably distinguished the inauspicious times and 
necessarily alienate the affections of the Americans from their Mother 
Country, and the British Merchants and manufacturers will of course be ex- 
treme in losing the most beneficial commerce that they derive from any part 
of the Globe, We recommend as our best advice to the publick, that a General 
convention of delegates from all the colonies be convened with all possible 
dispatch and what they in their wisdom, upon the most mature deliberation 
shall agree upon as most expedient for the interest of this growing fertile 
and extensive continent; shall be adopted by us, and that in the interim, 
as a necessary step to open the eyes of the present administration, and to 
obtain that justice that is due to the worthy descendants of Great Britain, 
which has of late through an extreme misguided policy been denied, we 
Wherefore recommend a suspension of all commerce with Great Britain, to 
immediately take place. 

"We are bound in justice to ourselves to declaire, that we have ever 
manifested (and are still ready on all occasions) the most affectionate loyalty 
to the illustrious house of Hanover; which we are truly sensible consists in 
nothing more evidently than in a well regulated zeal for liberty and the 
Constitution. 

"A sense of real honor grounded upon principals of religion, and experience. 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 37 

Warren of Boston, who replied in a letter glowing with the loft- 
iest sentiments of patriotism.^ 

The people of Stonington not only sympathized with the in- 
habitants of Boston in their resistance to British aggression, but 
furnished men and means to enable them to maintain their 
liberties. They were represented at the battle of Bunker Hill 
by true and determined men as they were afterwards, in almost 
every battle field, of the Revolution. After the battle of Bunker 
Hill, the American army pressed close around Boston and cut o& 
the supplies of the British army to such an extent that they com- 



will warrant us to affirm that their endowments of loyalty public spirit of 
honor, and religion are no where found in higher perfection than in the 
British Colonies. Notwithstanding what is past, we are still desirous to 
remain upon our former good understanding, with the mother country, and 
continue to them their gainfull commerce, provided a repeal of those grievous 
acts take place. 

"We heartily sympathize with our distressed brethren, the Bostonians, who 
we view as victims sacrificed to the shrine of arbitrary power, and more im- 
mediately suffering in the general cause. We rejoice to see so many of the 
neighboring colonies and even towns vieing with each other in their liberal 
benefactions to the distressed and injured town of Boston. Wherefore we 
have opened a subscription for the relief of the inhabitants of the town of 
Boston, which the Committee of Correspondence, viz. Charles Phelps Esq., Dr. 
Dudley Woodbridge, Col. Henry Babcock, Joseph Denison Esq., Mr. John Dean, ■ 
Paul Wheeler Esq., Nathaniel Miner Esq., Capt. Daniel Fish, Joseph Palmer 
Esq., Mr. Benjamin Clark, and Mr. Samuel Prentice are appointed to receive 
and forward to the selectmen of the town of Boston, and said committee are 
instructed to correspond with the committees of the different colonies and 
transmit a copy of this vote to the corresponding committee of Boston, whose 
well timed zeal, vigilance, and watchful fidelity in the great and most inter- 
esting cause of liberty, we cannot sufficiently thank." 

Passed in a very full town-meeting without a single dissenting voice. 

Boston, August 24th, 1774. 

"Gentlemen, — Your elegant and benevolent favor of the first instant yielded 
us that support and consolation amid our distresses which the generous sym^ 
pathy of assured friends can never fail to inspire. 'Tis the part of this 
people to frown on danger, face to face, to stand the focus of rage and 
malevolence of the inexorable enemies of American freedom. 

"Permit us to glory in the dangerous distinction and be assured that, while 
actuated by the spirit and confident of the aid of such noble auxiliaries we 
are compelled to support the conflict. 

"When liberty is the prize, who would shun the warfare? Who would stoop 
to waste a coward thought on life? We esteem no sacrifice too great, no 



"38 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

pelled them to forage for supplies all along the coast of New 
England, and farther west and south. 

Some of the Tories of this region round about had notified 
Com. James Wallace of the English navy, who had been ap- 
pointed and commissioned by Admiral Graves of Boston, and 
given command of three small frigates, "that Stonington was 
rich in the requisite food for an army and navy, and was also 
in receipt of a large number of neat stock from Block Island, 
which had been brought here in a vessel and landed at Long 
Point, and driven back into the country." 

Upon the receipt of this information Com, Wallace came to 
Long Point, in Stonington, in the frigate "Rose," Aug. 30, 1775, 
and sent a boat ashore with a peremptory demand for a delivery 
of said cattle to him, threatening terrible vengeance in case of 
non-compliance. Refusal having been returned as peremptory 
as the demand. Com. Wallace sent his tender sloop up the harbor 
to seize and bring off the cattle and whatever else they could find. 
Before they could accomplish their object news of their approach 
spread through the town which aroused the people, and a large 
number of men from the country had arrived at the Point, and 
co-operated with the inhabitants of the village, in its defense. 
A company of men at the time rendezvoused at or near the Road 
Meeting House, under the command of Capt. William Stanton, 
marched directly to the Point and joined the men there under 
the command of Capt. Oliver Smith. Sergt. Amos Gallup, Wil- 
liam and George Denison and others to the number of twenty 



conflict too severe to redeem our inestimable rights and priviledges. 'Tis for 
you, brethren, for ourselves, for our united posterity, we hazard all; and 
permit us humbly to hope, that such a measure of vigilance, fortitude, and 
perseverance will still be afforded us, that by patiently suffering and noble 
daring, we may evenually secure that more precious than Hesperian fruit, 
the golden apples of freedom. 

"We eye the hand of Heaven in the rapid and wonderful union of the col- 
onies; and that generous and universal emulation to prevent the sufferings 
of the people of this place, give a prelibation of the cup of deliverance. May 
unerring wisdom dictate the measures to be recommended by the Congress. 
May a smiling God conduct this people through the thorny paths of difficulty 
and finally gladden our hearts with success. 
"We are, gentlemen, 

"Your friends in the cause of Liberty. 

"JOSEPH WARREN, Chairman. 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 39 

men composed the company of Capt. Stanton. They were 
armed with Queen Ann muskets which- were very effective at 
long range. Our troops were at first stationed in the Robinson 
pasture, a tract of land just north of the old Wadawanuck Hotel, 
and from there marched down to Brown's wharf, where they 
opened a very effective fire upon the enemy, which compelled 
them to leave the harbor as fast as they could with a severe loss, 
when they reported their ill success to their commander. Com, 
Wallace had for his pilot, a tory, Stephen Peckham, by name, 
and he succeeded in mooring the frigate "Rose" in a favorable 
position, with springs on her cables, from which a severe cannon- 
ade was opened upon the village, and kept up for several hours. 
Some of the inhabitants for protection went down into the cellars 
of their dwelling houses and others sought safety by placing 
themselves behind large rocks and others fled into the country. 
The greater part of the houses were more or less injured by the 
cannonade, but no lives were lost, and only one man was wounded. 
Com. Wallace did not venture to land and burn the village as 
he designed, being deterred by the formidable appearance of 
matters on shore as well as by the drubbing his tender had re- 
ceived. He hovered on our coast for about a week and then 
disappeared. Long Point was the only place that resisted suc- 
cessfully this prince of marauders, whose operations partook of 
the nature of both land and sea piracy. During the bombard- 
ment Mr. James Tripp, a friend Quaker, then a resident of the 
village, though a man of peace, felt his patriotism stir within 
him as he witnessed the injury to the houses by the shot of the 
-enemy, seizing a musket, he said to those near him, "Can you 
all bear this, I cannot." He than ran down to the shore and 
discharged his gun at the frigate "Rose" in token of defiance and 
resistance to the attack of the enemy. During the Revolutionary 
war there was a large sycamore (buttonwood) tree standing a 
little southwest of the store now owned by Mr. James H. Brown, 
then owned and occupied by the Hon. Nathaniel Miner, who was 
one of the leading patriots of Stonington, at the time. That 
tree was called Liberty Tree, because the association of young 
men, styled "Sons of Liberty" and other patriots were accustomed 
to meet under it and discuss war measures and pass resolutions 
relative thereto. Evidence of the attack of Com. Wallace upon 
the village of Stonington Point remained for a long time ; traces 



40 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

of cannon shot through some of the houses were plainly visible 
when the village of Stonington Borough was attacked by Capt. 
Hardy in 1814. A fort or water battery was erected during the 
Revolutionary war in the southern part of the village not far from 
where the lower school house used to stand, with an armament of 
several long six and nine pounders and one twelve pound carron- 
ade. A barrack was also erected for the accommodation of sol- 
diers, which stood between the present edifice of the Baptist 
church and the residence of the late Mrs. Fanny Kean. No 
other attack was made on the village during the Revolutionary 
war. After its close, the battery was allowed to remain without 
any care and soon run down and went to ruin, and the cannon 
became dismounted and sunk into the ground. Before the State 
authorities caused them to be removed, the barrack was altered 
into a dwelling house, which was afterward burned down. So 
passed away the forts and barracks of the Revolutionary war in 
the Borough. During the early days of the Revolution the 
Stonington Point fort was garrisoned by a strong force and 
supplied by cannon and munitions of war, for the attack on Long 
Point had aroused the people of Connecticut to a sense of their 
danger, especially those residing near the seacoast, which resulted 
in a special session of the General Assembly, which was con- 
vened and held at New Haven in April, 1775, the first act of which 
was "The appointment of a council of safety," consisting of the 
Hon. Matthew Griswold, Hon. Eliphalet Dyer, J. Huntington, 
William Williams, N. Wallace Jr., J. Elderkin, Joshua West, and 
Benjamin Huntington Esq., to assist the Governor when the 
Assembly was not in session, with power and authority to direct 
the marshals and stations of the troops, to be raised for the de- 
fence of the colony, as they should judge best, and to see that 
they were furnished in every respect and for every purpose. At 
a session of the Governor and Council at Lebanon, Mr. Hunting- 
ton reported "That he had found one small vessel that could be 
purchased for two hundred pounds of Edward Hancox of Ston- 
ington." After due consideration thereof by the Council he was 
directed to purchase Mr. Hancox's vessel, which was a schooner 
called the "Britannia," and in connection with Capt. Deshon and 
Capt. Niles were authorized to have her speedily rigged and fitted 
with guns and munitions of war, which was done, and Robert 
Niles of Norwich was appointed the commander. In session 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 41 

Sept. 4, 1775, Col. Saltonstall and Capt. Deshon were present as 
a committee from New London and Major Oliver Smith and 
Capt. Palmer of Stonin^on. Capt. Palmer stated that Stoning- 
ton had been lately attacked and bombarded by Com. Wallace 
and asked the Governor and Council for some military company 
to be stationed there, and both committees prayed for aid to erect 
works for- defence. Again in session, "Sept. 14th, 1775, it was 
ordered to enlist 50 men under Maj. Oliver Smith for the defence 
of Stonington, and for carrying on the works begun there until 
the 29th of Oct. 1775." 

The widow Smith of New London stated that the prisoners who 
had lately been driven to New London by stress of weather in 
a vessel piratically taken from Stonington by Com. Wallace of the 
"Rose," man-of-war, were confined at Windham, and prayed that 
said prisoners might be exchanged for her son, Amos Smith, 
B. Green and N. Comstock, who had been taken by said Wallace 
in New London, which was agreed to and so ordered and done. 
The General Assembly in session at New Haven Oct. 2, 1775, 
granted a bounty or pension as follows : Jonathan Weaver Jr., 
of Stonington, who was a musician in the company of Capt. 
Oliver Smith was dangerously wounded at Long Point, was al- 
lowed £12 4s. and 4d. The Assembly also promoted Capt. 
Oliver Smith to the office of major. 

At a session of the General Assembly at New Haven Dec. 14, 
1775' it was ordered that the battery at Stonington should be 
supplied with six cannon, two 18 and four 12-pounders. At a 
session of the Governor and Council Feb. 2, 1776, they having 
been authorized by the Assembly to supply the batteries at 
Groton, Stonington and New Haven with cannon and munitions 
of war, which would be very difficult to do unless they should 
be cast in the furnace of Mr. Smith of Salisbury, Conn. There- 
upon Col. Elderkin was appointed to go immediately to Salisbury 
and give the proper orders and directions. 

In session Feb. 23, 1776, Maj. Smith of Stonington urged an 
addition be made to his men in Stonington for the defense of the 
town and harbor. The Governor and Council ordered said com- 
pany of forty men to be augmented to ninety men by voluntary 
enlistment and to be continued in service until the first day of 
December (next) unless sooner discharged and to be stationed 
at or near the fortification in Stonington. Nathan Palmer, Jr., 



42 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

was appointed first lieutenant, John Belcher second lieutenant 
and Clement Miner, ensign of the company above mentioned 
under Maj. Oliver Smith, who was authorized to enlist said men 
with all speed. Nathaniel Miner, Esq., was appointed commis- 
sary to provide supplies for the company at said fort. 

In session March 23rd, 1776, Capt. Theophilus Stanton of 
Stonington was appointed captain of the row galley (then build- 
ing at Norwich, Conn.) 

In session April loth, 1776, an order was given Nathaniel 
Miner, Esq., for one hundred and fifty pounds as commissary 
to the troops at the fort, at Long Point, in Stonington. The 
order was delivered to Jiathajjid ^Gallup.. , 

In session April 29th, 1776, Mr. Miner, the commissary for 
the company at Stonington, asked for a further sum of money, 
and the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds was allowed him 
to provide for said company. 

Zadoch Brewster was appointed lieutenant of the row galley 
under the command of Capt. Theophilus Stanton, of Stonington. 

At a session of the General Assembly held in May, 1776, Rev. 
Nathaniel Eells of Stonington was appointed chaplain of the 
regiment to be stationed at or near New London. 

At a session of the Governor and Council held July 2, 1776, 
Oliver Smith of Stonington was appointed lieutenant colonel of 
the regiment at New London in place of Col. Mott, promoted. 
Nathan Palmer was appointed captain of the company stationed 
at Stonington in the place of Col. Oliver Smith, promoted. John 
Belcher, first lieutenant, Clement Miner, second lieutenant, 
Moses Palmer, second ensign of said company. N. Shaw was 
ordered to deliver to the commanding officer at New London, 
or to Col. Oliver Smith, for the use of the fort at Stonington five 
hundred pounds of cannon powder. The delay in procuring the 
necessary means of defence and the detention of some of the 
heavier guns designed for the place caused great dissatisfaction 
among the people of Stonington, who memorialized the General 
Assembly as follows, viz. : 

"To the Hon, the General Assembly, now setting at New Haven. 

"The memorial of the committee of correspondence and inspection of the 
town of Stonington and sundry of the inhabitants of said town most humbly 
sheweth That whereas your Honors thought fit in your last Session in May, 
to grant for the defence and protection of this place, a Capt. and 90 men, 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 43 

since which one half have been ordered to New London. Your Honors may 
remember that this Town, is the only one in this State, that has received any 
damage from those sons of tyranny and despotism sent by that more than 
savage tyrant George, the Third, to deprive us of those unalienable rights 
that the Supreme Gov. of Heaven and Earth has invested us with. 

"Your memorialists therefore pray that the number of men ordered and 
destined as above may still be continued and that the two 18 pounders and four 
12 pounders and shot etc. that were ordered in your former session for this 
place, may be delivered as soon as possible as the harbor is perhaps more 
used by coasters and vessels bound to sea, than any harbor in this State, 
and is a place of great consequence, not only to this, but other States. We 
therefore beg leave to inform your Honors, that several vessels have lately 
been chased into our Harbor by the King's ships and have here been pro- 
tected. Your memorialists further pray, that the three large cannon (now at 
New London) belonging to this town, be likewise ordered to this place and the 
two field pieces that were lent by this town to the town of New London, be 
ordered back to the town of Stonington. We therefore flatter ourselves that 
this our most reasonable request will be granted. 

"And your memorialists as in duty bound will ever pray." 

Signed by NATHANIEL MINER, PAUL WHEELER, 

JOHN BROWN JR, JOHN DENISON, 

HENRY BABCOCK, SIMON RHODES. 

Comm. of Safety, 
and the same was indorsed by 92 men of the inhabitants of Stonington who 
appended their names thereto. 

At a session of the Governor and Council of Connecticut 
February 15, 1777, Capt. William Ledyard of Groton and Capt. 
Nathan Palmer of Stonington were sent for to consult about 
raising artillery companies. General Parsons was desired to 
draw on Cols. Huntington's and Durkee's regiments at the posts 
and forts at New London, Groton, and Stonington for defense 
at those places. Capt. Nathan Palmer, at Stonington, was 
directed to dismiss his company as soon as General Parsons 
should send to that place a sufficiency of Continental troops 
for the defense of that post. Th.e Governor and Council also 
voted to raise a company of artillery to be stationed at Groton 
and Stonington until Feb. i, 1778. Capt. William Ledyard was 
appointed captain of said company. 

In session March 20, 1777, an order was given to Nathaniel 
Miner to purchase or seize ten thousand pounds of cheese in 
Stonington for the State. Capt. Nathan Palmer, of Stonington, 
was directed to purchase twenty thousand weight of cheese to 
supply the State troops at the price fixed by law; provided, he 



44 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

should be unable to purchase the same, and found in the hands 
of any person more than was sufBcient for their family use, he 
was authorized to seize and take the same for the purpose 
aforesaid, and pay them the price fixed by law, and make report 
of his doings. 

In session March 26, 1777, Capt. Nathan Palmer seized eleven 
thousand six hundred and eighteen pounds of cheese per order of 
the Governor and Council, the property of Church & Hakes, at 
six-pence per pound, with one and a half per cent, for commis- 
sions, being £299 i6s. 6d; cheese sent to Norwich; also, for 
services about the fort at Stonington, £15 7s. 6d. 

In session May 12, 1777, Capt. Palmer was directed to remove 
the public stores at Stonington back into the country to a place 
of safety. Orders were also given to the commanding officers 
of the forts of New London and Groton to order the troops, 
drafted from northern companies in Stonington, to march di- 
rectly to the forts at Stonington, to man that place for defense, 
and those drafted from northern companies in Connecticut, to 
return home and hold themselves in readiness to move on the 
shortest notice for the defense of those posts. 

In session May 31, 1777, it was ordered that one half of the 
militia at the forts of New London and Groton were ordered 
to be drawn of¥ by lot and dismissed, and all the militia com- 
panies at Stonington dismissed, and the officers at those posts- 
were directed to execute the same. Their orders were not ex- 
ecuted fully, and before the troops were dismissed at Stonington 
they were ordered to remain by Governor Trumbull. 

In session Sept. 26, 1777, it was ordered that a lieutenant and 
thirty men were to continue at Stonington. Sept. 26, 1777, a 
ship of two hundred tons, prize to Capt. Conklin, of the privateer 
"Revenge," arrived at Stonington, laden with seventy-five- 
thousand feet of mahogany and thirty tons of logwood. About 
an hour after his prize came to anchor, Capt. Conklin was 
chased by a man-of-war and schooner of twelve guns belonging 
to the English fleet, and the English vessels, in attempting to 
head Capt. Conklin and cut him off from land, ran on Watch 
Hill reef, about one mile from Capt. Conklin, who came to 
anchor within Watch Point, now known as Sandy Point. A 
brisk fire was kept up between them for several hours, and the 
man-of-war came to anchor just without the schooner, to protect 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 45 

her against Capt. Conklin. The schooner remained on the reef 
until the next morning-, when the British set her on fire in the 
hold, and then went on board the man-of-war's boat and left her, 
and she was blown up by her magazine. The guns, some small- 
arms and anchors were saved, and a man found dead by the side 
of her. Capt. Conklin escaped unhurt. 

At a session of the Governor and Council, Nov. i8, 1777, 
orders were sent to Gen. Tyler to send from his brigade (by 
draft) twenty men, to be stationed at Stonington, to serve for 
two months from the time of their arrival there. 

In session Feb. 6, 1778, Capt. William Ledyard, in pursuance 
of an act of the General Assembly, on the second Thursday of 
January, A. D. 1778, was appointed captain of a company of 
fifty men, including one captain, one lieutenant, one second 
lieutenant, fireworkers, two sergeants, and two corporals, to be 
stationed at Stonington and Groton and to be continued in 
service until Jan. ist, 1779, unless sooner discharged. 

In session March 25, 1778, William Ledyard Esq., was ap- 
pointed to command the forts at New London, Groton and 
Stonington, with the rank and pay of major. Achors Sheffield 
was appointed first lieutenant of the company of twenty men at 
Stonington. 

In session April 21, 1778, Henry Denison of Stonington was 
appointed second lieutenant of the artillery company under Col. 
Latham at Groton, and commissioned. It was resolved that 
four men should be allowed in addition to the number of ar- 
tillery men under Lieut. Achors Sheffield at Stonington and 
said 'Sheffield was ordered to enlist them. Twelve hundred 
pounds of cannon powder for William Ledyard, to be used at 
Groton, New London and Stonington. Capt. Nathan Palmer 
was directed to deliver to Lieut. Sheffield as many guns, over 
and above the eight guns he had, to arm his whole party of 
twenty-four men. Owing to the scarcity of the munitions of 
war, it was with the greatest difficulty that the troops could be 
properly armed and equipped. The fort or battery at Stoning- 
ton never received the cannon designed for it ; they were used 
at New London and Groton. Some of the British ships lay off 
in sight of the town during the greater part of the war, but 
made no further attempt to take or destroy the place. Towards 
its close the danger of invasion was not considered so imminent 



46 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. » 

/ 

and the detail of the men at the fort was discontinued. There 
is no perfect roll or list of the men of Stonington who served 
in the army of the Revolution, but from the most reliable in- 
formation now in existence I have compiled the following list : 

Rev. Nathaniel Bells, chaplain, Col. Giles Russell, Col. Oliver 
Smith, Col. Samuel Prentice, Sergeant Christopher A. Babcock, 
Capt. Elnathan Rossiter, Capt. James Eldredge, Capt. Richard 
Hewitt, Capt. Lemuel Lamb, Capt. Thomas Holmes, Capt. 
Thomas Wheeler, Capt. Joseph Gallup, Capt. William Stanton^ 
Capt. John Williams, Capt. Ebenezer Prentice, Capt. Ichabod, 
Palmer, Capt. Jonathan Palmer, Capt. Elijah Palmer, Capt. 
Amos Hallam, Capt. John Breed, Capt. Peleg Noyes, Capt. 
John Maine, Capt. Christopher Brown, Capt. Sanford Billings, 
Capt. Oliver Grant. 

Subordinate Officers, Musicians and Privates. — Nathan Avery^ 
Nathaniel Fellows, John Wheeler, P^leg Denison, Nathan Den- 
ison, Thomas Leeds, William Roe Miner, David Wheeler, Oliver 
Babcock, Jesse Prentice, Clement Miner, Jonathan Palmer, John 
Palmer, Samuel Prentice, Jr., Joseph Hewitt, Ebenezer Billings, 
Samuel Graves, Joseph Hancox, Allen York, Paul Bromley, 
Thomas Brown, Nathaniel Williams, Nathaniel Maine, Jabez 
Dewey, Silas_Hewitt, James Starkweather, Zebulon Stanton, 
Eliphalet Hobart, David Niles, Amos Chesebrough, Simon Bab- 
cock, Joshua Miner, David Hilliard, Sands Niles, William 
Fellows, Abel Palmer, Joshua Weaver, David Babcock, William, 
Stewart, Sterry Hewitt, Nathaniel Baldwin, Timothy Coates, 
John Hilliard 2nd, Charles Brown, Randall BilHngs, Thomas 
Coates, James Billings, Elisha Stewart, Christopher Billings,. 
Edward Coates, Samuel Darrow, Gershom Breed, Melvin Parks, 
John Allyn, Abraham Lewis, Caleb Hakes, James Stevens, 
Joseph Babcock, John Palmer, Rufus Brown, Thomas Palmer, 
Nathaniel Chesebrough, Elisha Billings, Zebulon Chesebrough, 
Peter Chesebrough, James Chesebrough, John Davids, John 
West, Jonathan Palmer, Daniel Brown, Elias Carpenter, Henry 
Worden, James Alexander, Amos Latham, John Monroe, Sam- 
uel Rogers, Thomas Tripp, William Collins, Daniel Fellows, 
George McKenzie, Nathaniel Plumb, James Satterlee, William 
Brumley, Abel Brown, Samuel Billings, Benajah Billings, 
George Buttolph, Oliver Brown, Samuel Brown, Elisha Board- 
man, Chanler Barnaby, Azariah Babcock, Daniel Butler, Jacob 



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Button, Simeon Cardwell, Chav'?"'? Clark^ Joshu? Uhappell, 
Nathan Cottrell, David Crouch, Henry riiGiiias, Joseph Hewitt, 
John Hudson, Ebenezer Hill, vHezekiah Ingraham, Valentine 
Lewis, James Phillips, William Peck, Joseph Peck, Timothy 
Pierce, William Paul, Roswell Parish, Samuel Shelly, Simon 
Rouse, Daniel Smith, James Somers, John Satterlee, Reuben 
Wells, Walter Worden, Jesse Worden, Wait Worden, John 
White, Prince Williams, Joseph Westland, Jabez Breed, Nathan- 
iel Hewitt, Robert Hewitt, Charles Miner, Elisha Wilcox, 
Stephen Wilcox, John West, Edward S. Coleman, Andrew Gay, 
Jeffry Hazzard, Jonathan Peters, Simon Carew, Ebenezer Stan- 
ton, Sirus Fish, Reuben Brown, David Willard, Joseph Freeman, 
Lewis Hart, Elisha Hancock, Elias S. Palmer, Joseph Smith, 
Eliakim Fitch, Jonathan Dunning, Joshua Brown, Daniel Brown, 
Jesse York, Stephens Hall, Shepard Wheeler, Jesse Palmer, 
Samuel Peabody, Collins Wilcox, James York, Zebulon Brown, 
Jephtha Brown, Stephen Main, Nathaniel Main, Jedediah Brown, 
John Utley, Thomas Swan, Stephen Hull, Jr., Nathaniel Bab- 
cock, Daniel Denison, Edward Swan, Daniel Prentice, Benajah 
Billings, Michael Palmer, Samuel Brown, Jonas Prentice, Cor- 
nelias Walch, Amos Morgan, John Ayer, Jr., Jonathan Morgan, 
George Swan, Thomas Smith, Jeremiah Wheeler, John Wheeler 
Gear, John Hallam, Jr., Wareham Williams, Simeon Whipple, 
Abel Bailey, Timothy Filley, Levi Gallup, Beebe Denison, 
Nathan Hancox, Oliver H. Dennis, Eleazer Williams, Samuel 
Stanton, Ebenezer Williams, Charles Williams, Gilbert Williams, 
Amos Williams, Andrew Denison, Perez Miner, Jabez Dean, 
Gilbert Denison, John Price, Valentine Lewis 2nd, Frederick 
Denison, Ezra Gallup, David Bailey, Jr., Joshua Wheeler, Daniel 
Stanton 2nd, Thomas Williams, Edward Stanton, Jedediah 
Chesebrough, Sanford Palmer, Elisha Williams, Henry Chese- 
brough, Isaac Frink, Roswell Holmes, Reuben Hewitt, George 
Gallup, Benoni Brown, Billings Burch, Ezekiel Bentley, Asa 
Baldwin, Perez Chesebrough, Simeon Miner, Joseph Noyes, 
Jonathan Wheeler, Caleb Cuff, Ichabod Dickinson, William 
Robinson, Jedediah Austin, Nathan Belcher, EHsha Prentice, 
Gideon Ray, Enoch Baker, Elisha Palmer, Amos Wheeler, Jed- 
ediah Randall, Joseph Wheeler, Joshua Grant, William Halsey, 
Nathan Stanton, Jabez Holmes, Daniel Hill, Manassah Miner, 
Joshua Wilcox, Isaac Williams, Amos Miner, David Miner,^ 



48" HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

'•V. 

Nathaniel' %^/illiams, I?-^- .villiams 2nd, Thomas Gardiner, 
Benedict Arms, Amos Solomon, Isaac Geer, Elijah Boardman, 
Jeremiah Holmes, Joseph Witter, Randall Billings, Elnathan 
Miner, Robert Hewitt 2nd, Thomas Miner, Enoch Stanton, 
Daniel Stanton, William Noyes, Charles Hewitt, Benjamin Park, 
Nathaniel Palmer, Eleazer Prentice, Amos Denison, Robert 
Hempstead, Amos Gallup, Manassah Miner 2nd, Lester Wheeler, 
Park Williams, Daniel Denison 2nd, Joshua Williams, Azariah 
Stanton, Joseph Whipple, John Dean, Jr., Israel Denison, Eben- 
ezer Wilcox, John Murphy, George Denison 3rd, Daniel 
Stanton 3rd, Christopher Dewey, James ^Thompson, Philemon 
Baldwin, Jeremiah York, Gershom Ecciestone, Daniel Miner, 
Oliver Avery, Nathaniel Palmer, Nathaniel Miner, Elihu Han- 
cock, Fortune Black. 

The following are true copies of the records of Stonington 

showing the deep interest manifested by the inhabitants thereof 

for her patriotic soldiers in the armies of the Revolutionary war : 

Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington, 

this 28th day of March, 1777. 

The same Day Charles Phelps Esqr., was chosen Moderator 
of said meeting. The Same Day, Voted that a Committee be 
Appointed to Provide Necessaries for the Families of those Per- 
sons who shall voluntarily enlist into the Service of the United 
States, at the Prices Affixed by law, According to the Advice of 
the Governor and Council of Safety. 

The same Day, Capt. Phin Stanton, 

Charles Phelps Esqr., 
Mr. Sands Niles, 
Mr. Jonathan Palmer, 
Mr. Henry Minor, 
Capt. Daniel Fish, 
Mr. Joseph Smith, 
of the Colony, 

were chosen Committee Men for the above Purpose. The Same 
Day, Voted that the Laws Regulating Prices shall be strictly 
adhered to, & Prosecuted against the Egressor. The same Day, 
Voted that the Captains of Every Company in the town be 
called together as Soon as may be at some Convenient place 
agreed on in Order that the Recruiting Officers may fill up their 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 49 

Quota Of men for said town, & said meeting was Accordingly 
Adjourned to the 7th Day of April next at two of the Clock after- 
noon. 

Att a Town meeting Legally held by adjournment this 7th 
Day of April, 1777. 

The same Day, Voted that the clerks of Each Respective 
Company in the Town Procure a List of all the Persons in 
their Companies as well as the Alarm List as Militia Roll and 
Deliver the Same to the Select Men & Authority on Thursday, 
the loth day of April, Instant, and said Meeting was accordingly 
Adjourned to sd. loth day of April at two of the Clock in the 
Afternoon. 

Att a Town Meeting held by Adjournment this loth Day of 

April, 1777, Resolved by this Meeting that a Committee be 

Chosen to Ascertain the Number of Men within the Limits of 

Each Company, and Proportion to Each Company the Number 

of Men to be Raisd in Each Company, & that Each Company 

Shall Raise their Quota. 

Capt. Peleg Noyes, \ 

Capt. John Swan, I titr /-, ^ 

^ , T 1 -n 1 T / Were Chosen a Com- 
Capt. John Breed Tunr, ■,, o • ^ r 

„ „, ,,,, , mittee & m Case of 

Capt. ihomas Wheeler, > -r- m 

„ -,,,.„ „ f J^ allure next m 

Capt. Willm Stanton, I ^ , 

T • T-1- c T^ 1 \ Command. 

Lieu Llias S. Palmer, J 

Capt. Amos Main, / 

The same Day, Resolved that all Men Living within the Limits 
of Each Company Subjected to pay a Tax, Shall not be Ex- 
empted from being Proportioned as Well as Militia, and said 
meeting was Adjourned to the 21st Day of April, Instant, at 2 
O'clock Afternoon. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and Held in the North 
Society, in said Stonington, this 9th Day of September, 1777. 

The same day Capt. John Randall was chosen Agent for the 
town to Buy and Procure Provisions for the families of the en- 
listed Soldiers that are in the Continental Service Belonging to 
this Town, the town Supplying him with money for that Pur- 
pose, and he Refused Serving, and the Same Day Joshua 
Randall was Chosen Agent for the Above Purpose and Accepted. 

Att a Tov/n meeting Legally Warned and Held in Stonington 
this 13th Day of Oct. 1777, the Same Day Joseph Denison Esqr, 



50 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

was Chosen Moderator of said meeting. The Same Day, Voted 
that the Several Commanding Officers of the Several alarm Com- 
panies & Militia Companies in this Town be appointed a Commit- 
tee Forthwith to Purchase or procure at least i Pair of Good 
Shoes, I pair of Good Yarn Stockins, i Good Flannel or linnen 
Shirt, I Good hunting Shirt or Frock, and i pair Good Overhalls 
for Each of the Soldiers now in the Continental Service from this 
Town and that said Committee on the 21st day of Octr. instant. 
Deliver all said Goods to Messrs. John Breed Junr., Joshua Pren- 
tice, George Denison, Junr., and Coll. Oliver Smith, who are 
Appointed a Committee to Receive said Goods and Apprize them 
at the Present true Value thereof in money, take an Exact 
amount thereof and Deliver the Same with said Goods to the 
Select-men, who are Appointed ta Forward them to Elijah jiuhr^ 
bard at Middletown or Royale Flint at Peekskill, and take his 
or their Rect. for the Same — also Voted that in Case the Com- 
mittee appointed to Purchase and Procure apparel for the 
Soldiers in the Continental army, in Case they Cannot otherwise 
procure the same that each of said Commanding Officers Class 
the men in his Particular Company in such case as Will Furnish 
I pr Shoes, i pair Woolen Stockins, i Pair Woolen Overhalls 
& I Good hunting Shirt or Frock for Each Class, and Deliver 
Agreeably to the Vote aforesaid. Also Voted that the Soldiers' 
Wives and others in this town Expecting any Benefit of Being 
Supplyed with necessaries at the Stated Price Forthwith send in 
the number of their Respective familys and what Each Expected 
Provided for them for the year ensuing to the Selectmen, or 
Committee for Supplying said Wifes and Familys that the same 
May be laid Before the town. Also Voted that the Committee 
Chosen in march or April last to Procure Necessarys for the 
Soldiers' Wives and Familys be Impowered to hire One Hun- 
dred and Fifty Pounds for that Purpose and said meeting was 
dissolved. 

Att a Legal Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of 
Stonington Oct. ye 20th, 1777, Voted to Grant and it is hereby 
Granted a Rate or tax to Be Levyed on the Poles and Ratable 
Estate of the inhabitants of this town the sum of Seven Pence 
on the Pound on the list of said town for the year 1776. Forth- 
with to Be Collected by the Collector or Collectors of town Rates 
heretofore Chosen for the Year 1777, for the Purpose of Raising 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 51 

money to Purchase Clothing &c. for Soldiers Belonging to this 
town now in the Continental Service. Also, Voted that the 
Commanding Officers of the Several Alarm and Militia Com- 
panies in this town Be a Committee forthwith to Procure and 
Purchase Clothing &:c for the Soldiers Belonging to this town 
now in the Continental- Service Agreeably to the Resolve of 
the Governor and Council and Deliver the Same to the Select- 
men of this town : and the said Committee are Impowered to 
Receive money of Capt. Simon Rhodes, the town Committee, 
to Purchase the same and in Case any Persons shall see Cause 
to let said Committee have any of the said Articles towards tReir 
part of the town Rate last Granted, the said Committee are 
Impowered to Agree With them therefor and Give them an 
Order on the treasurer of said Town for the Same, which shall 
Answer so much of their Rate. Also Voted that Capt. Simon 
Rhodes be appointed a Committee to hire on interest for and 
Behalf of the town the sum of One thousand Pounds Lawfull 
money for the Purpose of Purchasing Clothing for the Soldiers 
in the Continental Service and that he Deliver out the Same 
to the Committee appointed to Purchase said Clothing, taking 
their Rect. for the Same. Said meeting was accordingly dis- 
solved. 

Att a Legal Town Meeting held in Stonington Decem. 2, 
1777, it was Voted that the School Committees in the Several 
Districts be appointed a Committee to Provide necessaries for 
the Soldiers' Wives & families Living Within their Districts. 

Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
this 1st day of January. 1778. The Same day Maj. Charles 
Phelps was Chosen moderator of said meeting, the same Day 
the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was Read 
& said meeting was Adjourned to the 5th Day of January. 

Att a Legally Warned Town meeting held by adjournment 
January 5th, 1778. The same Day the Confederation & Per- 
petual union was Universally Consented to by the town & said 
meeting was Accordingly Dissolved. The same Day Voted that 
Capt. Simon Rhodes be appointed a Committee man to Procure 
Clothing &c. for the Soldiers in the army; also Voted that Capt. 
Simon Rhodes be impowered to Borrow the money for the pur- 
pose above mentioned upon interest tiU the Debt Can be Dis- 
charged. 



52 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
this 23d Day of march, 1778. The same Day Voted that Capt. 
Simon Rhodes be appointed a Committeeman to Procure Cloth- 
ing &c. for the Soldiers Belonging to this town in the Conti- 
nental army. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
this 8th day of September A. D. 1778. Voted that the Repre- 
sentatives Chosen to attend the General Assembly in Octr. 
next are Directed by the Town to have the Law altered in Regard 
of Taxation in Case it Can be altered for the Better, and said 
meeting was Dissolved. 

Att a Town Meeting legally warned and held in Stonington this 
15th day of December Anno Domini 1778. The same Day Voted 
that Capt. James Eldridge be a Committee to Procure a sufficient 
Quantity of the Necessaries of life for the Use of the familys of 
the Officers & Soldiers of the Continental army that this town 
are Directed by law to Provide for, and that Capt. Elisha Den- 
ison hire Such Sums of money and Deliver to sd Eldridge as he 
Shall need for that Purpose and that said Eldridge Deliver said 
necessaries out to the School Committee in the Several Societys 
or their orders -and that they be an Issuing Committee to Deliver 
the same out to the familys of said Officers & Soldiers according 
to law and keep proper account of what they shall so Deliver 
out and to whom & Render an account thereof to the Selectmen 
who is to transmit the same to the Committee of paytable of this 
State & draw the money therefor & Appropriate the same for 
paying money so Borrowed & the Necessary Expense &c. & 
that the money Borrowed & Expenses arising more than may 
be drawn from the Treasurer of this State (if any) be paid out of 
the Treasurer of this town. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and Holden in Ston- 
ington this 1 8th day of February Dominus 1779. The Same Day 
Voted that Mr. Joshua Prentice and Mr. William Woodbridge 
Be a Committee to Purchase this Town's Quota of Blankets, 
Woolen over hawles and Stockins Agreeably to a Resolve of 
Assembly at their Sessions in January last and Deliver them to 
the County Commissary and take his Receipt therefor and pre- 
sent their Accounts of Expense and Trouble to the Committee 
of paytable and if their should be any Defalcation of what the 
Paytable shall allow them for their Cost and Trouble the same 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 53 

shall be made up by this town together with their Interest till 
paid — the same day John Denison 3rd & John Haley was Chosen 
a Committee to se that the Soldiers Familys are Supplyed with 
Provisions & said Meeting was Dissolved. 

Att a Legal Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Stonington 
at West meeting House in the South Society in said Town 
August 24th, 1779, Capt. Wm. Williams was Chosen moderator 
of sd meeting. The Distressing Situation of Publick Affairs 
occasioned by the Rapid Depreciation of the Currency has In- 
gaged the Attention & Exercised the Speculations of many Pro- 
tectors of our Liberties, the Continental Congress have mani- 
fested those feeling Sensations, which the Importance of such an 
Affair naturally Inspires, indeed every Generous Bosom in which 
the Pulse of Liberty yet Beats must be most Sensibly Affected 
with those Dismal Consequences (which to human Apprehen- 
sion) must necessarily attend. (Voted) that in Obedience to the 
Call of the Guardian of our Country to the example of numer- 
ous towns in this & other United States & Especially to the 
many most important Demands of Virtue & our Country's Sacred 
Cause, we Will according to our Ability Readily Co-operate with 
our Brothren of the other Towns in this Country, State or States^. 
in any Salutary measures for Preventing any Further Deprecia- 
tion of the Currency & Supporting its Credit by Regularly Re- 
ducing & Determining the Prices of necessaries & Conveniences 
of life — Encouraging loans & thereby Prevent the necessity of 
Further Emissions and the Following Persons (Viz) : Doer. Dud- 
ley Woodbridge, Paul Wheeler Esqr., Capt. Elnathan Rossiter, 
& Capt. James Eldridge are appointed a Committee to Corres- 
pond with whom it may Concern on the Premises & said meeting 
was Dissolved. 

' Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington 
this i6th day of Decemr. 1779. The same Day Wareham Wil- 
liams was Chosen in the Room of Paul Wheeler Esqr., a Com- 
mittee man to Supply the Soldiers Familys. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington 
June 26th, 1780. Also Voted that the Soldiers that shall Inlist 
into the Continental Army for three Years or During the war 
shall be paid as a Bounty of 60 Dollars in Silver or Gold Exclu- 
sive of the Bounty Given by this State or Congress Including 
the Light horse to be paid out of the Treasury of this Town. 



-54 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Also Voted the 40s. per month given by this State to the 
Soldiers that shall enlist into Service shall be made Equal 
to 40s. in Silver or Gold; also Voted that the Soldiers that 
shall enlist into the Continental army for Six months shall have 
a Bounty of £6 Exclusive of State or Congress Bounty. Also 
Voted that the Soldiers that shall inlist into the service for 
three months shall have a Bounty of £4.10 — 45s. to be paid 
upon the enlistment & the other 45s. at the end of Sd Term 
in Case they serve the time out; also Voted that Coll. O. 
Smith, Capt. John Randall & Paul Wheeler Esqr., be a Com- 
mittee to Reserve the money Lent to the Town for the purpose 
of Inlistment to Give their Receipt to the Lenders of sd money 
& Devote the same to the purpose above mentioned. 

Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
July 8th, 1780; the same day Charles Phelps was Chosen 
Moderator of said Meeting. The same day Voted that the 
Present men Called for the Continental service be allowed 18 
pounds for an Incouragement for three years service or During 
the War. Also Voted that Six Pounds Lawfull money be al- 
lowed to those that shall inlist into the Continental Service for 
Six months or the last of Decemr next. Also Voted that Capt. 
Christopher Brown be Joyned to the other Committee to Borrow 
on the Credit of the Town the hard money for the above Pur- 
pose, 

Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
Nov. loth, 1780. The same Day Majr. Phelps was Chosen 
moderator. The same Day Granted a Rate of Six pence on the 
Pound upon the Polls & Ratable Estate of the Inhabitants of 
Stonington upon the List of 1779 to be paid in Provisions at 
the Prices set in the Resolves of the General Assembly of Oct. 
1780. Also Voted that Paul Wheeler Esqr., Capt. Elisha Den- 
ison, Capt. Amos Palmer, Lieut. Daniel Collins, Capt. Amos 
Main and Mr. Joshua Prentice be a Committee to Reserve the 
Provisions & Salt them up &c. Also Granted a further Tax of 
3 pence the Pound upon the Polls & Ratable Estate of the in- 
habitants of Stonington upon the List of 1779 ^o ^^ P^^^ ^^ 
Silver by those persons that neglect paying the Provision Tax 
& sd meeting was Adjourned to the first monday of December 
next. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 



REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 55 

this 2 1 St day of Novemr, 1780. The same Day Charles Phelps 
Esqr., was Chosen Moderator of sd meeting. The same day 
the Question was put whether the town would accept of the 
Resolve of Assembly Requesting Clothing for the Army, Past 
in the affirmative. The Same day the Question was put Whether 
they would Choose a Committee to Class the Inhabitants of said 
town & Proportion their Lists, that Each Class should Procure 
their men to fill up the Continental Army, Past in the Affirma- 
tive. The same day Charles Phelps Esqr., Paul Wheeler Esqr., 
Henry Minor, Nathl Gallup, Peleg Chesebrough, Joshua Bab- 
cock, Capt. Jno. Randall Joshua Prentice & Jno. Davis was 
Chosen a Committee to Class the Inhabitants of said town & 
Proportion their Lists. Also Granted a Silver Tax of one 
penny on the pound upon the Polls & Ratable Estate of the 
Inhabitants of said town upon the List of 1779 to be paid in 
male Clothing for the Army & the prices of the Clothing Stated 
in the following manner Viz : Flannen Shirt of 3^ Yd Shirting 
Width a 3 Dollars in Silver, Linnen Shirts 3^ Yds Shirting 
Width a 2 Dollars, Shoes a los, Woollen Stockins a 6s, Mit- 
tens 2s. Also voted that the Persons that Neglect paying 
their Rates in above mentioned Clothing by the First monday 
in Decemr next shall be Subjected to pay it in money. Also 
Voted that Capt. Amos Main, Capt. Wm. Stanton & Mr. Joshua 
Prentice be a Committe to Receive the Clothing & forv/ard the 
Same to the Army. Also Voted that in Case the inhabitants of 
said town neglect paing in the Clothing by the ist monday of 
December next that the above Committee borrow the Money 
upon the Credit of the town and immediately Purchase the 
Clothing & forward the same to the Army. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington 
this 1 2th day of February, 1781. Also Voted that Col. Oliver 
Smith, Capt. James Eldridge & Paul Wheeler Esq., to fill up 
the Recruits in the several Neglecting Classes. Also Voted that 
the head of each neglecting Class has Liberty from this time till 
the 19th of this instant to Procure their Recruit to fill up the 
Continental Army & not give to Exceed 120 Silver Dollars & 
the states Bounty & the Neglecting Individuals in each Class 
shall be assessed double the sum that it shall Cost to that part 
of the Class that advances sd money to hire said Recruit, .which 
sum assessed shall be for the Benefit of that part of the Class 



56 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

that advances the money & that the head of Each Class make 
Return of their doings to the adjourned town meeting. Also 
Voted that Gilbert Fanning be a Committee in addition to the 
Committee heretofore Chosen to take Care of the Soldiers fam- 
ilies. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally held in Stonington on the 19th 
day of February, 1781, by adjournment. The same Day that the 
Several Classes that have Procured a Recruit for their Class & 
no Collector appointed for them in any of the above Votes that 
the head of such Classes be the Collector to Collect of Neglect- 
ing Individuals in*, such Class their Proportion of Monies due. 
The Same Day Col. Oliver Smith, Capt. James Eldridge & Paul 
Wheeler, Esqr., was Chosen a Committee to asses the Neglecting 
Classes or Neglecting individuals in said Classes Agreeable to an 
Act of the Assembly holden at Hartford on the second Thursday 
of October, 1780, for filling up the Continental Army & Also to 
make Return of such Recruits to his Excellency the Governor as 
shall be Raised by said town & also the Number & Names of the 
Soldiers now in the army Belonging to said town. The same 
Day Paul Wheeler Esq., & Capt. Oliver Grant were Chosen a 
Committee to make Out the Rate Bills for the Provision Rate 
& also for the Clothing Rate. The Same Day Lieut. Joseph 
Smith was Chosen Collector to Collect of such neglecting 
Classes as have not Procured their Recruits. The same Day 
Mr. John York was chosen Committeeman to Supply Soldiers 
familys. Paul Wheeler moderator of meeting. 

Certified Pr Joshua Prentice, Clark Pro Tempore. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
this I2th day of March, 1781. The Same Day Voted that they 
would Raise Ten Men for the State Service by Classing the in- 
habitants agreeable to an Act of Assembly. Also Voted that 
this Committee be impowered to put the Act of Assembly into 
Execution according to Law Respecting the Raising the State 
Soldiers & to asses the neglecting Classes, or the Nelecting 
individuals in Each Class. Also Voted that the Surplussage 
Money Raised from Each Neglecting Class shall be put into the 
town treasury & be for the Benefit of the Town, & that the 
Surplussage money Raised from Each Neglecting individuals 
in Each Class shall be for the Benefit of the Class to which he 
Belongs. 



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Att a town meeting Legall}' Warned and held in Stonington 
April 9th, 1781. The Same Day Paul Wheeler Esq. was Chosen 
Agent by said Town to meet a Committee Appointed by the 
General Assembly of the State of Connecticut (in order) to Lay 
in our Several inter Claims, with the Different towns, Respect- 
ing our Soldiers in the Continental Army the Same Day Capt. 
Amos Main, Joshua Prentice & Wm. Stanton was appointed a 
Committee to Receive the Clothing Requested by the Assembly 
for the Continental Soldiers & forward the Same to the Army & 
affix the Price & Notify the Collector what Proportion Each 
person shall pay upon the last tax granted for on the pound. 
Also Voted that Col. Oliver Smith be appointed a Committee to 
go to Hartford to get the State's Bounty due to the Several 
Classes. 

Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and held at the North 
meeting House in Stonington on Thursday, the 26th of June, 
1 781. The same Day Voted a tax of 4 pence on the Pound in 
Gold, Silver or Beef Cattle be paid by the inhabitants of said 
Stonington Monthly Agreable to Act of Assembly passed May 
last Requiring a Silver Tax on Beef. Voted that Joshua Brown 
be a Collector for the above Tax. Also Voted that Capt. Amos 
Main be a Committee to Receive the town clothing. 

Att a Town Meeting Holden by Adjournment this 25th day of 
September, 1781. The same day Elisha Denison was appointed 
Receiver of Clothing, in addition to Capt. Amos Main. Also 
Voted that Messrs. Paul Wheeler Esqr. and Mr. Henry Minor is 
appointed to Procure Orders from the Men that went out of 
this town in the Six months Continental Service in the year 1780 
and Prepare their Returns and for them Receive their Wages and 
pay the same to the men Respectively at the charge of this town 
that the town may as Soon as may be able to pay out what they 
have to make up to Each Soldier according to the Vote of this 
town made this 26th day of June, 1780. Also Voted that Select- 
men Liquidate and adjust the amounts of the Committee Chosen 
by this tov/n at their meeting in November last to Receive and 
Put up Provisions for the army for their trouble & Expense in 
Receiving and Securing the Same and Draw Orders on the 
Treasurer for what shall be found Equitably due to them Over 
and above what the pay Table Committee hath or may allow to 
them for said Service. 



58 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
this 2nd day of December, 1781. The Same day Peleg Chese- 
brough was Chosen T. Clerk & Sworn. The Same Day Voted 
that the Receivers of Provisions, Clothing, &c. be impowered 
to Receive untill the ist day of January next. 

Att a Town meeting Legally warned and held in Stoning- 
ton the 4th day of march A. D. 1782. The same Day Paul 
Esqr. was Chosen Agent to meet a Committee at New London 
Appointed by ye General Assembly. Also Voted that the town 
will Raize & inlist a Guard for the Defense of long Point to 
Consist of Twelve Privates, Two Corporals & a Commander, 
such Persons as the Selectmen shall think proper to appoint to 
Commence from ye first of april next ensuing & to Continue till 
ye ist of Decemr next unless soner Dischargd. Also Voted 
that the Commander of the Guard shall have three Pounds Pr 
month, the Corporals 45s Pr month & the Privates 40s Pr 
month to be paid when Discharged. 

Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
April 8th, 1782. Also Voted that the Soldiers Ordered to be 
Raized by the Assembly to fill up the Continental army shall 
have a Bounty of £10.00 Lawful money. Three pounds of sd 
Bounty to be paid down upon their enlistment or Detachment 
and the Remaining Seven Pounds ye Selectmen is Ordered to 
give their Security to the Soldiers inlisted or Detached to be paid 
when their time Expires & said Rate was Granted & ordered to 
be Collected immediately for that purpose. Also Voted that 
Mr. Henry Minor & Mr. Jno. Denison at point be a Committee 
to hire the money that ye town has promis to pay down & the 
town is to pay them for their service and the money Borrowed or 
bird when Soldiers service Shall Expire which will be ye last 
of December next & sd meeting was Dissolved. 

Att a town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington 
June- loth, 1782. The Same Day Col. James Rhodes was 
Chosen moderator of d meeting. The Same Day Mr. Gilbert 
Fanning was Chosen Agent to Defend in the Case against Jon- 
athan Palmer Junr in a Suit against d township in the County 
Court. The same Day Mr. Henry Minor was chosen a Com- 
mittee to inspect into the Classes that were Deficient in Raising 
their men for the Defense of their Guards at Horse neck & 
made His Report to the Selectmen to the ajournd town meet- 



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ing which will be this day fortnight & said meeting was Ad- 
journed to Mr. Fishes meeting house to the 24th of this instant 
June, 2 O'clock Afternoon. 

At an adjourned Town Meeting Legally held this 24th June, 
1782. The same Day Granted a Tax of one penny half penny 
Lawfull money upon the pound upon the Polls & Ratable Estate 
of the inhabitants of said town upon the List of 1781. The 
said Paul Wheeler Esqr. & Mr. Henry Minor was appointed a 
Committee to make a Settlement with the 9 month & 3 month 
Soldiers in Regard to making good their wages as heretofore 
promised by a former Vote of said Town & sd Committee to 
make Report of what they find due and the Selectmen are 
Directed to draw^ Orders upon the Town treasurer for the Bal- 
ance due. Also Voted that Mr. Gallup may fill up his guard 
at long point out of d inhabitants on d Point. Also Voted that 
Mr, Gallup may draw Powder & Ball out of the town treasury; 
first take Esqr. Wheeler's directions in the matter. 

Att a Town meeting legally Warned & held in Stonington 
Septemr loth, 1782, The Same Day The Question was put 
whether the Town would or not Continue the Guards Stationed 
at Long point at the Expense of said town after said loth of 
September. Passed in the Negative. 

Att a Town meeting Legally warned & held in Stonington 
Decemr 9th, 1782, Capt. Akors ShelHeld is appointed to take 
Care of the Guns, Stores, &c. at long Point. Paul Wheeler 
Esqr. & Mr. Henry Minor is Appointed a Committee to Settle 
With the three months men Respecting their wages. 

I have no reliable information, showing how many of the 
patriot soldiers of Stonington, who entered their country's ser- 
vice, lost their lives on the battle fields of the American Revolu- 
tion, or died from wounds or sickness while in their country's 
service. The companies and regiments to which they were 
assigned participated in nearly all of the great battles of the 
war, and some of them must have fallen, but no record shows 
that any of them deserted or turned traitor to freedom's cause. 

Lieut. Enoch Stanton and his brother, Daniel Stanton, and 
Thomas Williams of this town, fell in the battle and massacre of 
Fort Griswold, Sept. 6th, 1781, and their cousins, Edward and 
Daniel Stanton of Stonington, were dangerously wounded in 
that inhuman massacre. They both rallied and recovered after 
long continued suffering. 



WAR OF 1812. 



Nothing of especial interest occurred in this town after the 
close of the Revolutionary war and the ratification and adoption 
of the Constitution of the United States, by a convention assem- 
bled at Hartford, Conn., by authority of the General Assembly 
of the State Jan. 9th, 1788, wherein this town was ably repre- 
sented in the affirmative by its representatives, Nathaniel Miner 
Esq. and Dr. Charles Phelps, beyond the annual election of town, 
officers and representatives to the General Assembly and laying 
of taxes to defray the cost of the Revolution, until the war clouds 
again appeared between the United States and Great Britain. 
The embargo acts of Congress, which were so severely de- 
nounced and resisted in the Courts of New England found active 
and influential defenders. In order to give force and expression 
to their views on that subject a town meeting was called and 
held in Stonington March 27th, 1809, which adopted a preamble 
and resolutions, denouncing all opposition to the embargo acts 
of Congress and all who did not approve of them, closing with 
an order to send a copy of their proceedings to the then President 
of the United States. The determination of the British gov- 
ernment to impress American seamen into their service, and 
other belligerent acts on her part, led to several armed collisions 
and finally culminated in a declaration of war by the United 
States government against Great Britain, June 18, 1812. Very 
little had ever been done by the general government for the 
defense of our seacoast. Long Point since the close of the 
Revolution had materially increased in population and wealth. 
The General Assembly had incorporated the place into a Bor- 
ough in 1 801. Mystic was but a small village at the time, 
composed largely of enterprising, seafaring men. Before the 



WAR OF 1812. 61 

embargo, the foreign trade of the town of Stonington was almost 
entirely with the West Indies, and generally pi'oductive of large 
gains. During the war, and especially after the spring of 1813, 
our seacoast was blockaded by a British squadron, which at first 
well nigh annihilated all our commerce, but a few grave, res- 
olute, enterprising men ran the blockade and carried on business 
with New York. Privateers were fitted out and were success- 
ful in most cases in capturing English vessels. We lost the 
sloop "Fox" in 1813, which was taken by the privateer "Hero," 
fitted out at Mystic and manned by Stonington and Groton men. 
Other feats of heroism and successful daring, by Groton and 
Stonington men combined, took place on the ocean before the 
close of the war. During its first year England had her hands 
full with European conflicts, but in the spring of 1813 she 
managed to send a formidable fleet to our shores and blockaded 
Long Island Sound. Stonington Borough had received two 
eighteen pounders from the General government for the defense 
of the place. A battery had been erected there during the Rev- 
olution which had almost disappeared. But the inhabitants, 
with the guards stationed there, drafted from the militia of the 
State, had erected another battery, the north end of which ter- 
minated at the northeast corner of the Messrs. Atwood's silk 
manufacturing establishment. So apprehensive were the people 
of Stonington Borough that their village would be attacked and 
burned by the British fleet that they sought the aid of the State, 
and the Governor of Connecticut ordered detachments from the 
militia to be drafted and stationed there. There were six of 
these detachments of militia who served at Stonington Borough, 
four of which were commanded by Lieut. Horatio G. Lewis, one 
by Lieut. Samuel Hough, and one by Sergt. Peleg Hancox. On 
the 19th day of June, 1813, a portion of the British fleet, under 
the command of Commodore T. M. Hardy, approached New 
London, creating fearful apprehension on the part of the people 
of that place and Groton Bank. Memories of the battle and 
massacre at Fort Griswold, Sept. 6th, 1781, intensified the ex- 
citement and alarm. Brig. Gen. Jirah Isham, then in command, 
immediately summoned his brigade by orders borne by post- 
riders, directed to the lieutenant colonels commanding the reg- 
iments of his brigade. The following is a copy of the order 
directed to Lieut. Col. Randall, then in command of the Thirtieth 



62 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

regiment, composed of eight, companies of infantry, four from 
Stonington and four from North Stonington : 

"To Lieut. Col. William Randall, commanding the SOth Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 
Conn. Militia: 
"Sir — You will immediately on the receipt of this, order the regiment under 
your command to march to the defence of New London, Groton and vicinity, 
giving them notice to be armed and equipped according to law. Lose no time 
as those places are in such imminent danger of invasion as will admit of na 
delay. 

"Headquarters at New London, June 19th, 1813. 

"JIRAH ISHAM, 
Brig. Gen. 3rd Brigade Commanding. 
"By order of Geo. A. Perkins, Maj. 3rd Brigade." 

Immediately on receipt of this order, Col. Randall, though 
living in the country and widely separated from his staff and from 
most of the officers of his regiment, acted with such energy and 
dispatch that his whole regiment paraded on Groton Bank the 
next morning, after marching nearly all night in a raging tempest 
to assemble and reach the place some fifteen miles away. The 
roll-call showed the presence of Lieut. Col. William Randall,. 
First Maj. Nathan Wheeler, Second Maj. Nathan Pendleton, 
Adjutant Cyrus Williams, Paymaster Samuel Chapman, Quarter- 
master Latham Hull, Surgeon's Mate John Billings, Sergt. Maj. 
Nathan Smith, Quartermaster's Sergt. John P. Williams, Drum 
Maj. Augustus A. Williams, Fife Maj. Christopher Dewey, six 
captains (one absent, and one vacancy), seven lieutenants, eight 
ensigns, twenty-six sergeants, twenty-one corporals, two hundred 
and nine privates; total, three hundred and eighty-eight men. 
This muster of a regiment that made up a roll at its review, and 
dress parade in October following of only two hundred and 
forty-two men shows something of the spirit of our citizens and 
soldiers in the face of the threatened invasion, and of the con- 
fidence reposed in their command!er. Col. Randall was a brave,, 
efficient and energetic officer, and during the whole war com- 
manded the Thirtieth regiment, who were proud of him and most 
cheerfully obeyed his orders under all circumstances. 

The British fleet, after making a showy demonstration at the 
mouth of the Thames, went back to their anchorage ground in 
Gardner's Bay, relieving the inhabitants of Groton Bank and 
New London of their impending danger. Gen. Isham's brigade 
remained in camp at New London and Groton Bank for several 



WAR OF 1812. 63v 

days awaiting another demonstration from Commodore Hardy, 
who wisely kept his fleet at their old anchorage. On the morning 
of June 25th, Gen. Isham ordered the lieutenant colonels com- 
manding each regiment of his brigade to detach about one half 
of the officers and men of their respective regiments to remain in 
service, the remainder thereof to be discharged and to return to 
their homes. In pursuance thereof, Col. Randall issued the fol- 
lowing order: 

"Regimental Orders, 30th Regiment, 3rd Brigade Conn. Millitia. 

"I am directed by Brig. Gen. Jirah Isham to detach from the regiment 
under my command now in service at Groton Bank (omitting in said detach- 
ment the eighth company, who were from Stonington Borough, and were 
then needed for defense of that place), thus, 1 major, 1 adjutant, 1 quarter- 
master, 1 chaplain, 1 surgeon's mate, 2 captains, 2 lieutenants, 2 ensigns, 8 
sergeants, 8 corporals, 120 privates, who are to remain in service until fur- 
ther orders. 

Gen. Isham, after ordering Col. Randall to detach his officers and men as 
aforesaid, tendered to him, his subordinate officers and soldiers his warmest 
thanks for their "alacrity and unusual promptitude, manifested by them 
while disregarding the tempestuous state of the weather, they appeared in 
defence of the rights and sovereignty of their country, when threatened with 
immediate danger. 

"Dated at headquarters, June 25th, 1813. 

"WILLIAM RANDALL, Lieut.-Col. Commanding. 

"By order Cyrus Williams, Adjutant." 

Towards the end of June, 1813, Gen. Burbeck arrived in New 
London and assumed the military command of the district, which 
had been assumed by the general government. The troops then 
on duty probably did not exceed eight hundred men, and be- 
longed to the militia of the State, and were under no orders but 
those of the Governor. The refusal of Connecticut to place her 
militia under the orders of the United States to be marched away 
from her protection to Canada and elsewhere had greatly vexed 
the general government, who had determined on a change. So 
Gen. Burbeck on the 12th day of July, 181 3, in pursuance of an 
order from the Secretary of War, dismissed the whole force, and 
our Stonington men then on duty at New London returned to 
their homes, but General Burbeck did not dismiss the guard at 
Stonington then under the command of Lieut. Horatio G. Lewis. 
But the evacuation of Forts Griswold and Trumbull, without a 
man on duty to protect the property there, and at a time, too, 
when the British fleet in the Sound was largely augmented, ere- 



64 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

ated a panic, not only among the inhabitants over there but at 
Stonington, who feh the protection of a large force at New 
London and Groton Bank. By some underground communi- 
cation the officers of the British squadron had learned of the 
discharge of our military force, and the next day the "RamilHes" 
and her consorts came up to the mouth of the harbor and saluted 
the panic stricken inhabitants with a tremendous cannonade. 
General Burbeck realizing the danger of the situation, on his 
own responsibility applied to the Governor for a temporary force, 
who authorized Maj. Gen. William Williams to call out as large a 
body of militia as emergencies should demand. But no addi- 
tional requisition was made on Col. Randall for any more troops 
from Stonington. During the latter part of July, August and 
September, the British squadron were so much engaged in block- 
ading the river Thames and the eastern approach of Long Island 
Sound through the Race, and in pursuing the Yankee privateers 
that vexed their commerce, that they did not molest the village 
of Stonington ; but during October their threatening attitude 
alarmed the inhabitants, who petitioned the Governor under the 
approval of Brig. Gen. Burbeck, commanding the United States 
troops at New London, who in reply issued the following order : 

"New Haven, 29 October, 1813. 
"Col. William Randall, 30tli Regiment of Militia: 

"Sir — Pursuant to a request of certain inhabitants of the Town of Stoning- 
ton, and of Brigadier Gen. Burbeck, commanding the United States troops 
at New London, I do hereby, in conformity to advice of the Council, direct 
you to detach from your Regiment one subaltern, two sergeants, two corporals, 
and twenty-six privates, for a guard at Stonington Point, to serve from the 
first day of November next to the 30th of the same month, inclusive, unless 
sooner discharged. Application must be immediately made to Brigadier-Gen- 
eral Burbeck, at New London, for provisions, to whom also the subaltern 
commanding the detachment will apply for orders, and to whom he must 
make a report from time to time as he shall be directed. 
"I am. Sir, your Obt. servant, 

"JOHN COTTON SMITH, Capt. General." 

Pursuant to the order of Governor Smith, Col. Randall de- 
tached the requisite number of men from his regiment, which 
he put under the command of Lieut. Horatio G. Lewis, and they 
served at Stonington Borough during the time ordered by the 
Governor, receiving their army rations from Gen. Burbeck of 
New London. During the winter months of 1813 and 1814 no 



WAR OP 1812. 65 

alarming- demonstrations were made by the enemy, but as soon as 
the spring opened of 1814, unusual activity was observed on 
their part, which became so formidable that another draft upon 
the militia was made for a detachment of forty-one men to be 
stationed at Stonington, under the command of Lieut. Horatio 
G. Lewis. This detachment served from May 31st to June 30th, 
1814, when they were dismissed, and another detachment of 
forty-one men were drafted from the militia in the northern part 
of the State, took their places and served from June 29th to 
August 29th, 1814, when they were dismissed. This detachment 
was under the command of Lieut. Samuel Hough. 

The war thus far had progressed with varying success. The 
navy of the United States had immortalized itself upon the ocean, 
while on the land our armies, though small in numbers, had 
performed prodigies of valor. The early part of this year was 
marked by some of the most momentous events of the world's 
history. Napoleon was overthrown after a fearful struggle and 
the treaty of peace at Fontainebleau, which was concluded 
April 4, 1814, between France and the allied powers of Europe, 
released the larger part of the British army from active service 
there ; and as soon as the exigencies of the case would admit 
were transported to this country and employed against the 
United States. So all-pervading was the apprehension of an 
attack from the enemy on our seacoast that the captain-general 
of our State, in the early spring of 1814, issued orders to the 
militia, through their superior officers, as follows, viz. : 

BRIGADE ORDERS. 

"3d Brigade, Conn. Militia. 
"Pursuant to orders and instructions from his Excellency the Commander 
in chief. The Brigadier General directs that an inspection be made without 
delay of the troops under your command, and you will see that they are in 
every respect prepared, as the law directs, for immediate service. If orders 
cannot be furnished to the respective Captains in season to have the inspec- 
tion made on the first Monday in May next, it is the pleasure of the Captain 
General that the inspection may be performed by the commissioned officers 
at the dwellings of the men to prevent burdensome meetings of the militia. 
The Captain General relies with confidence on the zeal and fidelity of the 
several officers in the performance of the duty so essential at the present 
juncture. From the recent movements of the Hostile Squadron in our waters, 
there is reason to apprehend that further attempts will be made to invade the 
territory of the State, as well as to destroy the vessels in our harbor. For 
these reasons the Brigadier General is directed by his Excellency the Com- 
mander in Chief, to call upon all officers and soldiers, of the 3rd Brigade to 



66 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

hold themselves, in readiness to march at a moment's warning, completely 
equipped and furnished for immediate and actual service. The respective 
Lieut. Cols. Commandant of Regiments will immediately on the receipt of 
this, establish some suitable place, on the most elevated ground and as near 
the center of their Regiment, as possible, which they will provide at the ex- 
pense of the state (for a signal to give notice to their men, in case of an 
alarm), several Tar Barrels to be raised one at a time on the end of a pole 
to be erected for that purpose, and burnt in succession as circumstances will 
require, the Barrels to be furnished with such a quality of tar and other 
articles as to burn the longest time practicable, and emit the largest quantity 
of fire and smoke, particularly the latter, if fired in the day time, and have 
them so arranged that fire may be put to them in a moment, and some proper 
officer must be entrusted with this duty residing near the spot. Let this be 
done without delay in each Regiment, and notice given as soon as possible to 
the brigadier of the place where these signals are erected, and also the 
names of the officers who are appointed to take charge of them. Should an 
alarm first come to the knowledge of the Brigadier, he will send expresses to 
the officer who has charge of the signal in these regiments whose services may 
be required, and the Commandant will do the like, in their respective regi- 
ments should the alarm first reach them, and should the signals be made at 
any time of day or night, the troops in the Regiment will forthwith and with- 
out further order, assemble at some alarm post (as near the southern limits 
of their Regiments as can be with convenience), to be previously designated 
by the respective commandants and notified in their orders, from which alarm 
posts (to be also communicated to the Brigadiers) the men will march as 
soon as a company or part of a company has assembled, to such point as the 
Commandant of Regiments shall direct, if they first notify the alarm, or as 
shall be directed by the brigadier, in case he gives notice, and in that case he 
will by express', at the same time he notifies the officer in charge of the signals, 
also gives notice to the colonel where to march his men. In addition to these 
signals a Capt. commanding artillery companies will, when the signals are 
made, immediately fire three alarm guns in quick succession. 

"Given under my hand at New London this 28th day of April one thousand 
eight hundred and fourteen. "JIRAH ISHAM, Brigadier General. 

"By order: George L. Perkins, Brig. Maj. 

"To William Randall, Esq., Lieut. Col. Command 30 Regt. Militia, Stonington. 

"General Jirah Isham: 

"Sir — Your order of the 28th of April, 1814, came to hand the 9th of May, and 
I have given the necessary orders as therein directed. I have established 
the place for the signals near the dwelling-house of Maj. Nathan Wheeler, on 
what is called Grant's Hill, and have directed him to erect a pole and procure 
tar barrels to burn in case of alarm; who will also take charge of the signals 
and give notice to the Brigadier should an alarm take place in this Regiment 
and the quartermaster and quartermaster sergeant of the regiment will also 
attend to their orders and assist in giving the signals, and such other duties as 
circumstances may require. "WILLIAM RANDALL, 

"Lieut. Col. Commanding 30th Reg. Conn. Militia. 

"Dated at Stonington, May 15th, 1814. 



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By the ist of July, 1814, the British squadron in Long Island 
Sound was largely augmented, and so imposing was their arma- 
ment and so imminent was the danger of invasion, and so divided 
were the American people relative to the origin and mode of 
prosecuting the war, that President Madison, on the 8th of 
August, 1 814, issued a proclamation calling an extra session of 
Congress. 

The language of the proclamation indicates the danger ap- 
prehended by the President, for he said : "Whereas great and 
weighty matters claiming the consideration of the Congress of 
the United States form an extraordinary occasion for convening 
them," etc. The blockade of the harbors on the Connecticut 
coast was so close and effectual that it was almost impossible for 
an American vessel to leave or enter our ports, but now and 
then a privateer would slip by, or through the British fleet. 

On the 30th of July, 1814, a privateer disguised as a merchant 
vessel, with a crew of fifty men, made her appearance in Long 
Island Sound, running in for the north shore. She was discov- 
ered, and a British barge, under the command of Midshipman 
Thomas Barret Powers, was dispatched in pursuit. Not know- 
ing her true character, and seeing but a few men on. deck, not 
more than were necessary for the navigation of the vessel, 
Powers pressed on for a prize. The wind being light he soon 
overhauled her, and when within short musket-range the men 
rushed upon deck, and Powers immediately took ofif his hat in 
token of surrender. A Dutchman among the crew without or- 
ders leveled his musket and shot Powers through the head, 
killing him instantly. The barge surrendered and was brought 
into Stonington Borough. The remains of the young midship- 
man were buried with military honors in the burial place now 
embraced in the Stonington cemetery. The Rev. Ira Hart, 
then chaplain of the Thirtieth regiment, delivered an appropriate 
address on the occasion, which was listened to with deep feeling, 
drawing tears from many an eye unused to weep. 

This unfortunate young officer was but eighteen years of age, 
and great sympathy was manifested for his untimely end. 

After peace took place with England, late in the summer of 
1815, a grave and elderly gentleman came to Stonington and 
quietly took lodgings at the hotel kept by Capt. Thomas Swan. 
Soon after he arrived he inquired for the clergyman of the place, 



68 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

who was sent for and introduced. He then revealed to him his 
name and his mission, telling him that he had come all the way 
from England to visit the grave of his only son, and to thank him 
and other kind friends for the Christian burial extended to his 
dear boy. Mr. Hart, who was a man of strong sympathies, was 
deeply moved for his stranger friend, and procuring a carriage 
took him to the burial place of his son. 

Before the British fleet left our waters, the Hon. Capt. Piget 
and his brother officers of the ship "Superb" erected a monument 
to the memory of the fallen midshipman. When the monument 
that marked the last resting place of his son came in view, he 
requested Mr. Hart to remain, as he wished to be alone by the 
grave. Slowly and with reverent steps he approached it, when, 
overpowered with the agony of his own sorrows, he fell upon the 
grave and wept with unrestrained emotion until the fountains of 
nature were exhausted. Composing himself at length, he re- 
joined Mr. Hart, who had witnessed his grief, when together 
they returned to the hotel. Before leaving Mr. Powers ex- 
pressed himself in grateful terms for the kindness and consid- 
eration to his feelings which Mr. Hart had manifested, and 
warmly shook his hand at parting. 

When the British fleet was seen in motion, sailing easterly, 
August 9th, 1814, the people of Stonington Borough did not 
believe that ships of such size would dare to venture in Fisher's 
Island Sound, on account of its water depth and reefs ; but when 
those ships were seen coming in between Fisher's Island and the 
mainland their object became apparent, which was soon dis- 
closed by a flag in charge of an officer from the ship "Pactolus," 
who approached the place in a boat, which was met by a boat 
from the shore which received this note from the officer in com- 
mand of the fleet : 

"His Majesty's Ship "Pactolus," 

9th of August, 1814, half-past 5 o'clock p. m. 

"Not wishing to destroy the unoffending inhabitants residing in the town 

of Stqnington, one hour is given them from the receipt of this to move out 

of town. 

"T. M. HARDY, Captain H. B. M. Ship 'Ramillies.' 

"To the inhabitants of the Town of Stonington." 

From the date of this communication it will appear that Com- 
mander Hardy was himself on board the "Pactolus" to direct 
the attack, the "Ramillies" then lying at anchor at the west of 



WAR OF 1812. 69 

Fisher's Island. The people assembled in great numbers to 
hear what was the word from the enemy, when the above was 
read aloud. The enemy in the barge lay upon their oars a few 
moments, probably to see the crowd and if some consternation 
might not prevail. 

Whatever effect was produced, this we know, that Sir Thomas's 
unoffending inhabitants did not agree to give up the ship, though 
threatened by a force competent, in a human view, to destroy 
them, when compared with the present means of defense in their 
power. It was exclaimed from old and young, "We will defend." 
The male citizens, though duly appreciating the humanity of Sir 
Thomas in not wishing to destroy them, thought proper to 
defend their wives and their children, and, in many instances, 
all their property, and we feel a pleasure in saying that a united 
spirit of defence prevailed, and during the short hour granted 
us, expresses were sent to Gen. Gushing at New London and to 
Gol. Randall, whose regiment resided nearest to the scene of 
danger. The detachment stationed here under Lieut. Hough 
was embodied; Gapt. Potter residing within the Borough gave 
orders to assemble all the officers and men under his command 
that could be immediately collected. They cheerfully and 
quickly assembled, animated with the true spirit of patriotism. 
The ammunition of our two i8-pounders and 4-pounder was 
collected at the little breastwork erected by ourselves. The 
citizens of the Borough assisted by two strangers from Massa- 
chusetts manned the i8-pounders at the breastwork, and also 
the 4-pounder. One cause of discouragement only seemed to 
prevail, which was the deficiency of ammunition. 

Whatever opinion the majority of the people of Gonnecticul 
might have expressed as to the propriety of declaring war with 
England in 1812, without adequate preparation for the same, 
when the war was declared, were united in defending their State 
from invasion of the enemy. But as soon as the British fleet 
were seen approaching Stonington harbor, Aug, 9th, 1814, then 
the tar barrel signals of danger were soon ablaze. Gol. Randall 
ever on the alert, though living about five miles away, reached 
the Borough before dark and issued the following orders, which 
did not reach but a small number of his regiment, some of whom 
lived fifteen miles away from the Borough. It was the blazing 
tar barrels, so erected as to be seen all over the area of his 



70 mSTOEY OF STONINGTON. 

regiment, that set the patriotism of his soldiers on fire, who 
rushed by every possible means of conveyance and on foot to the 
scene of conflict, eager to meet the enemy who they expected 
would land and before daylight of the loth of August, the whole 
regiment, officers and soldiers, had reached the Borough. 

The following is a copy of Col. Randall's order issued as 
aforesaid : 

"To the 30th Regiment Connecticut Militia: 

"In consequence of an attack on Stonington Borough, and in pursuance of 
orders received from the Brigadier, this Regiment is called into active service, 
and will assemble at the Public House of Oliver York forthwith, and officers 
and soldiers will attend to this order and warn others and assemble accordingly. 

"Given under my hand at Stonington Borough this 9th day of August, 1814. 

"WILLIAM RANDALL, Lieut. Col. Com." 

The public house of Oliver York was situated on the southeast 
corner of the Wadawanuck Hotel grounds. Col. Randall's reg- 
iment had been mainly summoned by the tar barrel signals, and 
without stopping to form as companies went immediately to 
Stonington Borough, were organized out of reach of the enemy's 
guns and held in readiness to repel any landing that they might 
attempt. 

The militia of the State of Connecticut at the time of the last 
war with England were organized with conformity to a law of. 
Congress enacted in 1792, consisting of divisions, brigades, reg- 
iments, battalions, and companies. The eastern division of the 
State militia was at that time commanded by Maj. Gen. Wil- 
liams, assisted by staff officers Maj. Francis Richards, Maj. 
Thomas Shaw Perkins, aides-de-camp; Lieut. Col. Coddington 
Billings, inspector ; Robert Coit, quartermaster. The Third 
Brigade of said division was commanded by Brig. Gen. Jirah 
Isham, assisted by stafif-officers Martin Lee, aide-de-camp; 
George L. Perkins, brigade major; Henry Wheat, quarter- 
master. 

The Thirtieth regiment of said brigade was commanded by 
Lieut. Col. William Randall, and the following is a correct roll 
of the field and staff officers of said regiment and their attend- 
ants at the battle of Stonington, Aug. 10, 1814: 

William Randall, lieutenant colonel; Nathan Wheeler, first major; Nathan 
Pendleton, second major; Henry Chesebro, adjutant; Samuel Chapman, 
quartermaster; Giles R. Hallam, paymaster; Ira Hart, chaplain; William 



WAR OF 1812. 71 

Lord, surgeon; John Billings, surgeon's mate; Nathan Smith, sergeant-major; 
John P. Williams, second sergeant-major; Augustus L. Babcock, drum-major; 
Christopher Dewey, fife-major; John Champlain, Henry Newgear, Giles 
Wheeler, Ira R. Wheeler, Nathan S. Pendleton, John Frink, Charles T. Hart, 
Thomas Brooks, waiters. 

The following roll-copies of the eight companies of said reg- 
iment show the names of the men who responded to their coun- 
try's call and marched to Stonington Borough to defend the 
place when attacked by the British fleet, Aug. 9th and loth, 1814 : 

THIRTIETH REGIMENT. 

First Company — Denison Noyes, captain; Reuben Palmer, Jr., lieutenant; 
Bphraim Williams, ensign; William S. Bradford, sergeant; George Sheflleld, 
second sergeant; Joseph Noyes, 3rd sergeant; Isaac Wheeler, third, fourth 
sergeant; John Yeomans, Eleazer Wheeler, Jr., Perry Barber, Jr., corporals; 
Privates, John Davis, Charles Palmer, John Noyes, Samuel Holmes, Benjamin 
F. Stanton, Nathaniel M. Noyes, Peleg West, Constant Taylor, Samuel 
Chesebrough, 2nd, Thomas B. Stanton, Elihu Robinson, Charles P. Noyes, Blias 
Stanton, Stephen E. Stanton, Ezra Witter, John Dodge, Nathaniel Robinson, 
Paul Bradford, William Chesebrough, Ross Austin, Stiles Stanton, Jabez Swan. 

Second Company. — Asa A. Swan, captain; Samuel Prentice, lieutenant; 
George W. Baldwin, ensign; Ephraim Meech, John Prentice, sergeants; Johrt 
S. Hewitt, drummer; Blias Wheeler, fifer; Privates, Andrew Baldwin, Edward 
Coats, Jr., James Wheeler, Stephen P. Stewart, Avery Prentice, Coddington 
Swan, Samuel W. Prentice, Stephen Main, William Jackson, Christopher Avery 
3rd, Joseph Ayer, Jr., Gurdon Chapman, Charles Church, Denison Swan, San- 
ford Brown, Bldridge Whipple, John Wilkinson, Levi Meech, Gardner Morey, 
John Stewart, Thomas Davidson. 

Third Company. — Jesse Breed, captain; William Frink, lieutenant; Dudley 
Brown, ensign; Daniel Bentley, Perez Wheeler, Roswell R. Avery, Ralph R. 
Miner, sergeants; Blias Miner, Isaac Burdick, corporals; Privates, Asa Bald- 
win, Jr., Prentice Cook, Jonas Breed, Roswell Breed, Samuel Frink, Stephen 
Babcock, Roswell Breed, Thomas Hinckley, Jr., Simeon Baldwin, Roswell 
Brown, Oliver Miner, William Crandall, John Davis, Oliver Denison, Peleg 
L. Barber, James Bliven, John Breed, Oliver Wheeler, William S. Frink, Ben- 
jamin F. Frink, Christopher Bill, Shepherd Brown, Thomas B. Miner, David 
Bromley, Peleg Wheeler, Cyrus W. Brown, Samuel Clark (drummer), Charles 
P. Randall, Jesse Breed, Jr., Pitts D. Frink. 

Fourth Company. — John W. Hull, captain; Silas Chesebrough, ensign; 
Henry Grant, Russell Wheeler, Blias Hewitt, Jr., sergeants; David Coats, 
Gilbert Miner, John D. Gallup, corporals; Joshua Clark, fifer; Stephen Wilcox, 
drummer; Privates, John Breed, Ezra Stanton, Denison Miner, William 
Coggswell, Elijah Kenyon, James Holmes, Jr., Dudley Denison, Gilbert 
Brown, Luther Miner, Ansel Coates, Moses Palmer, Coddington Brown, John 
L. Berry, Obadiah Mathewson, William Alexander, Robert Miner, Caleb Green, 



72 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Nathan Stanton, Sanford Brown, Elias Irish, Joseph Tift, Benjamin F. Breed, 
William Chesebrough. 

Fifth Company. — John Hyde, lieutenant; Noyes Palmer, ensign; Joseph D. 
Mason, Daniel Hobart, William Bailey, sergeants; William Wheeler, Jonathan 
Wheeler, corporals; Edwin Lewis, drummer; Privates, Amos Miner, Amos 
Gallup, Jr., Andrew Chesebrough, Amos Chesebrough, Andrew Denison, Cyrus 
Peckham, Daniel Wheeler, Daniel Mason, Blisha Frink, Elisha Brown, Elam 
Denison, Edward C. Williams, Frederick Denison, Frederick Denison 2nd, 
Gilbert Williams, Hazard Holmes, Henry Denison, Henry Lewis, Isaac Morgan, 
Jeremy Crandall, Jabez Gallup, John Leroy, John Miner, Justin Denison, John 
Bennet, Jesse Wheeler, Nathaniel Lewis, Noyes Lewis, Paul Miner, Robert 
Fellows, Samuel Stanton, Jr., Samuel Wheeler, Thomas Leeds, Theophilus 
Rogers, Gilbert Wheeler, Franklin Chesebrough, Franklin Palmer. 

Sixth Company. — Daniel Carr, Gideon Chapman, Nathan Chapman, Henry 
Babcock, Moses Thompson, Jr., Simeon Pendleton, sergeants; Reuben York, 
Cyrus Palmer, corporals; Privates, Horace Grant, Henly Grant, Julius Palmer, 
James York, Jr., Andrew Breed, Charles Chapman, Elias Chapman, Sanford 
Chapman, Palmer Chapman, Freeman Pierce, Lewis Chapman, Amos Chap- 
man, Robert Thompson, Jesse Chapman, Reuben Chapman, John Grey, Jr., 
Luke C. Reynolds, Gershom Breed, Robert Palmer, Jeffrey Chapman, Zebulon 
York, Amos Thompson, George L. Chapman, Thomas Geer, Ezra Geer, George 
Geer, Jr., Lyman Wilcox, Noah Wilcox, Elisha Coon, John W. Ecclestone, 
Rowland Ecclestone, Amos Maine, 2nd, Elijah Perry, Simeon P. Kenyon, 
Joshua H. Thompson, Israel Palmer, Jr., Joseph Burton, Daniel Palmer, 
Richard Slocum. 

Seventh Company. — Daniel Miner, 2nd, captain; Amos Holmes, lieutenant; 
Phineas Wheeler, ensign; Thomas Partelo, Chandler Maine, Jesse Maine, 
sergeants; Joshua Brown, Avery Brown, Prentice Holmes, Benadam Palmer, 
corporals; Arnold Crumb, drummer; Privates, James Brown, Latham Brown, 
Sanford Brown, Joshua Brown 3rd, Matthew Brown, Peter Eldredge, Jonathan 
Allen, Jr., Isaac Partlo, Jonas Partlo, Samuel Maryott, Amos Brown, Cyrus 
L. Park, Gurdon Ingraham, J. Ross Burdick, Isaac R. Taylor, John Allen, 
Allen Wheeler, Nathan York, John Main, Daniel Dewey, John Brown, Beriah 
Lewis, Royal Main, Joseph Kennedy, Nathan Kenyon, James Crandall, Joseph 
Holmes, Shepard Wheeler, Rufus Wheeler. 

Eighth Company. — William Potter, captain; Horatio G. Lewis, lieutenant; 
Daniel Frink, ensign; Francis Amy, Charles H. Smith, Peleg Hancox, ser- 
geants; Gurdon Trumbull, Azariah Stanton, Jr., Junius Chesebrough, Joshua 
Swan, Jr., corporals; Privates, Phineas Wilcox, Hamilton White, Henry Wilcox, 
Nathan Wilcox, Samuel Burtch, Jonathan Palmer, Andrew P. Stanton, James 
Stanton, Thomas Breed, Amos Loper, Samuel Bottum, Jr., Benjamin Merritt, 
Elihu Chesebrough, Jr., Christopher Wheeler, Amos Hancox, Zebediah Palmer, 
Nathaniel Waldron, Thomas Spencer, Nathaniel M. Pendleton, Simon Carew, 
Elisha Faxon, Jr., Ebenezer Halpin, Asa Wilcox, Jr., Warren Palmer, Joseph 
Bailey, Jr., Nathaniel Lewis. 



WAR OF 1812. 73 

The day after the battle the following orders were issued by 
the commanding officer : 

"Headquarters, Aug. 11, 1814. 
"Sir — By order of the Gen. commanding you will detach one company of 
(about 30 men) from the regiment under your command to stand guard at or 
near the bridge during the night, from which a patrolling party will be kept 
out, and be relieved from time to time. The party will be extended about one 
mile from the west end of the bridge to give information of the movements of 
the enemy, and communicate the same to headquarters. 

"By order GEORGE L. PERKINS, Brig. Maj. 
"To Col. William Randall, 30th Regt." 

"Headquarters, Stonington, Aug. 12th, 1814. 

"Sir — By order of the Gen. commanding, you will please detach Maj. Wheeler, 
of the 30th Regt., to take command of the guards to be stationed conformable 
to the enclosed order, which you will please hand to him, at the same time 
direct that he repair to this place at an early period for the above purpose. 

"Major Wheeler will not neglect to station the said detachment before 
sun-setting, and report from time to time during the night, as is required by 
the enclosed order directed to Lieut.-Col. Tracy, of the 20th Regiment. 

"GEO. L. PERKINS, Maj. Brig. 

"Lieut.-Col. Wm. Randall, 30th Regt." 

"Sir — The General commanding has directed Col. William Belcher to furnish 
forty men to be put under your command for the purpose of extinguishing fires. 
You can call on him for the whole or any part of that ijumber of men at any 

time when they are required. 

By order: MARTIN LEE, Aide-de-Camp. 
"Capt. William Potter. 
"August 12, 1814." 

There have been several accounts of the battle of Stonington 
written and published, none of which gave as an accurate descrip- 
tion thereof as the letter addressed by the Hon. Amos Palmer 
of Stonington to the Secretary of War at Washington, D. C, 

which was as follows : 

"Stonington Borough, Aug. 21, 1815. 

"To the Hon. William H. Crawford, Secretary of War: 

"Sir — The former Secretary of War put into my hands as chairman of the 
committee of defence, the two eighteen-pounders and all the munitions of war 
that were here belonging to the general government, to be used for the general 
defence of the town, and I give my receipt for the same. As there is no 
military ofiBcer here, it becomes my duty to inform you of the use we have 
made of it. That on the 9th of Aug. last (year) the "Ramillies," seventy-four, 
the "Pactolus" forty-four, the "Terror" bomb-ship, and the "Despatch," 
gun-brig anchored off the harbor. Com. Hardy sent a boat with a flag, we 
met him with another from the shore, when the officer of the flag handed me 
a note from Com. Hardy informing us that one hour was given to the un- 
offending inhabitants before the town would be destroyed. 



74 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

"We returned to the shore, where all the male inhabitants were collected. 
When I read the note aloud, they all exclaimed they would defend the place 
to the last extremity, and if it was destroyed they would be buried in the 
ruins. 

"We repaired to the small battery that we had hove up; nailed our colors 
to the flag-staff. Others lined the shore with their muskets. About seven in 
the evening they put off five barges and a large launch, carrying from thirty- 
two to nine-pound carronades in their bows, and opened fire from their ship- 
ping with bombs, carcasses, rockets, round grape and canister shot, and 
sent their boats to land under cover of their fire. We let them come within 
small grape distance, when we opened our fire upon them from our two 
eighteen-pounders with round and grape shot. They soon retreated out of 
grape distance and attempted a landing on the east side of the village. We 
dragged a six-pounder that we had mounted over and met them with grape, 
and all our muskets opened fire on them. So they were willing to retreat 
the second time. They continued their fire till eleven at night. The next 
morning at seven o'clock, the brig "Despatch" anchored within pistol shot of 
our battery and they sent five barges and two large launches to land under 
cover of their whole fire (being joined by the "Nimrod," twenty-gun brig). 
When the boats approached within grape distance we opened our fire on them 
with round and grape shot. They retreated and came round the east side 
of the town. We checked them with our six-pounder and muskets till we 
dragged over one of our eighteen-pounders. We put in it a round shot and 
about forty or fifty pounds of grape, and placed it in the center of their 
boats as they were rowing up in a line and firing on us. We tore one of 
their boats all in pieces, so that two, one on each side, had to lash her up 
to keep her from sinking. They retreated out of grape distance, and we 
turned our fire upon the brig and expended all our cartridges but five, which_ 
we reserved for the boats if they made another attempt to land. We then 
lay four hours, being unable to annoy the enemy in the least, except from 
muskets on the brig, while the fire from the whole fleet was directed against, 
our buildings. After the third express from New London, some fixed 
ammunition arrived. We then turned our cannon on the brig, and she soon 
cut her cable and drifted out. The whole fleet then weighed and anchored 
nearly out of reach of shot, and continued this and the next day to bom- 
bard the town. They set the buildings on fire in more than twenty places, 
and we as often put them out. In the three days' bombardment they sent on 
shore sixty tons of metal and strange to say, wounded only one man. We 
have picked up fifteen tons. Including some that was taken up out of the 
water and the two anchors that we got. We took up and buried four poor 
fellows that were hove overboard out of the sinking barge. 

"Since peace, the oflacers of the "Dispatch" brig have been on shore here. 
They acknowledged they had twenty-one killed and fifty wounded, and fur- , 
ther say, had we continued our fire any longer, they would have surrendered 
for they were in a sinking condition, for the wind then blew from the south- 
west directly into the harbor. Before the ammunition arrived it shifted around 
to the north, and blew out of the harbor. All of the shot suitable for the 



WAR OF 1812. 75 

cannon we have reserved. We have now more eighteen-pound shot than was 

sent us by the government. We have put the two cannon in the arsenal and 

housed all the munitions of war. 

"AMOS PALMER." 

Major Gen, Williams of Stonington, living in New London at 
the time, isssued an order to Brig. Gen. Jirah Isham to call out 
his brigade for the defense of Stonington, which was immediately 
done. 

The following is a copy of the order issued by him to Col. 
Randall, of the Thirtieth regiment, which did not reach him 
until long after he had issued his orders and nearly all of his 
regiment had reached the scene of trouble : 

"New London, Aug. 9th, 1814, half past eight P. M. 
"Lieut. Col. Wm. Randall, Com. of the 30th Regt. 3rd Brigade Conn. Militia: 

"Sir, — Pursuant to orders from the Major General of the 3rd Division, you 
will immediately call your Regt. into service in addition to the signals to he 
given at your signal pole (if not already done), you will use every exertion to 
get all your Regt. out as soon as possible and march them immediately to 
Stonington Point, that place being in Imminent danger of invasion. Lose no 

time. 

"Yours Respectfully, 

' "JIRAH ISHAM, Brig. Gen. 3rd Brigade." 

The battle of Stonington was not a victory for the British 
fleet. They doubtless intended to burn the place, in fact they 
declared that, having ample means in their possession, they 
would destroy it and that they did not, was owing to the bravery 
of its defenders. From some unaccountable neglect on the part 
of the authorities of the State or Nation there were not a dozen 
rounds of ammunition for our cannon on hand at the time of the 
attack. It seems almost incredible that a place as much exposed 
as the Borough, with a succession of military detachments de- 
tailed for its protection, with three cannon and a battery erected 
for defense, should all have been provided without ammunition 
for an hour's fight. But so it was and but for the powder 
obtained from New London during the bombardment, and some 
gathered from Capt. George Fellows and others, our battery with 
its guns would have been well-nigh useless. Sergt. Maj. Nathan 
Smith, then residing in the Borough, communicated to Col. 
Randall the approach of the hostile fleet, who gave the alarm 
through his signals on Grant's Hill, and hastened to the Borough 
with all the men he could rally on his way, some five miles. 



76 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Capt. William Potter, then in command of the Eighth company 
of the Thirtieth regiment, immediately assembled all of his 
command in reach, consisting of twenty-one men, including 
officers, out of a roll of thirty-four men. He joined Lieut. 
Hough with his detachment, numbering forty-two men, which 
added to the militia under the command of Col. Randall, assisted 
by a number of volunteers, defended the place as best they 
could during the evening of August 9th until nearly midnight, 
when the enemy ceased firing ; and but for the spirited resistance 
that the barges and launches received from the militia and vol- 
unteers under the command of Col. Randall, the enemy would 
have landed and burned the place. During the remainder of 
the night a large part of Col. Randall's regiment, observing the 
signals, hastened to the place, and before the break of day two 
hundred and twenty-seven men, including officers, had reached 
headquarters, and were assigned to their respective companies, 
which, added to Capt. Potter's and Lieut. Hough's men, aggre- 
gated a force of two hundred and ninety men, not including 
Col. Randall's staff. Thus marshalled they awaited the coming 
day, and at the early dawn of Aug. loth another attempt was 
made by the enemy to land from their barges and launches, com- 
ing around on the east side of the Borough, firing shot and shell 
into the place. As soon as the approach of the enemy was dis- 
covered some of the volunteers drew the four-pounder across the 
Point to prevent the enemy from landing. Col. Randall, observ- 
ing the movement of the enemy, ordered his whole force down to 
the lower end of the Point to meet them, and when he reached 
the battery he ordered a detachment of his men and the volun- 
teers who were acting under military orders to draw one of the 
eighteen-pounders across the town, so as to repel the apprehend- 
ed landing. The gun was manned and directed by Ensign Daniel 
Frink, of Capt. Potter's company, and so well was it handled 
that the enemy was compelled to recede and seek safety in flight. 
The prompt assembling of Col. Randall's regiment and their 
presence at this moment prevented the enemy from attempting 
another landing during the bombardment of the place. 

This attempt of the enemy to attack the village on the east 
side thereof was designed to effect a landing there and burn the 
place, the result of which was so well described by Mr. Amos 
Palmer in his letter to the then Secretary of War, that I will not 



WAR OF 1812. 77 

attempt to repeat it. The battery was manned by volunteers, 
some of which belonged to the militia, some were sea-faring men 
and others residents of the town. 

It is difficult to say at this distance of time from the battle,, 
how many men actually entered the battery and handled the 
guns on the 9th and loth of August, 1814, or how many and 
who assisted in bringing ammunition to them in the battery, or 
making cartridges for their use. From the best attainable in- 
formation on hand the Stonington Borough men were : Capt. 
George Fellows, Capt. William Potter, Lieut. Horatio G. Lewis, 
Ensign Daniel Frink, Alexander G. Smith, Amos Denison, Jr., 
Elihu Chesebrough, Jr., Rev. Jabez S. Swan, Luke Palmer, 
George Palmer, Thomas Wilcox and Asa Lee. 

The Mystic men, were Silas E. Burrows, Capt. Jeremiah 
Holmes, Capt. Jeremiah Haley, Frederick Denison, Capt. 
Nathaniel Clift, Capt. Simeon Haley, Isaac Denison, Ebenezer 
Denison, and Frederick Haley. From the rural districts of 
Stonington were John Miner, Jesse Dean, John Dean Gallup, 
Charles T. Stanton, Charles P. Wheeler, and Jonathan Denison, 
who refused to enter the battery, but fought the enemy from the 
shore with his musket at long range. 

The Groton men were Ebenezer Morgan, Stanton Gallup,. 
Alfred White, Frank Daniels, Giles Moran; the New London 
men were Maj. Simeon Smith, Capt. Noah Lester, Maj. N. Frink 
and Lambert Williams ; the Massachusetts men were Capt. 
Leonard, Wm. G. Bush, and Mr. Dunham, and no doubt others. 
The fire from the battery on the 9th was under the command 
of Capt. George Fellows, and under the command of Capt. Jere- 
miah Holmes on the loth of August. Both were brave men and 
true. Capt. Holmes' three years' service on board of a British 
man-of-war, the greater part of which he served as captain of a 
gun, enabled him to direct the guns in the battery with great 
precision. He double-shotted the eighteen-pounders, and sent 
the shot plunging through the brig below her water lines. 
There were other volunteers who rendered important services in 
extingishing fires, and in other ways, which the government has 
recognized, and granted to the participants land warrants under 
a law of Congress enacted in 1856, viz. : Henry Smith, Benjamin 
T. Ash, Pitts D. Frink, William C. Moss, Charles R. Randall, 
and Jesse Breed, and perhaps others. 



78 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Edward Stanton, a Revolutionary hero, who was fearfully and 
dangerously wounded at Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781, living 
some five miles away from the scene of action, immediately on 
hearing the first gun, took his trusty musket and marched for 
the Borough, saying, with emphasis, that he had shed a part of 
his blood for his country in the Revolution, and if necessary was 
fully prepared to shed the last drop of it in defense of his country. 

It was plainly evident that the enemy were determined to burn 
the village of Stonington, not only from the declared purpose 
of Capt. Hardy, but from the use of rockets and carcasses in 
the bombardment. In order to prevent the consummation of 
this purpose. Col. Randall, on the evening of the 9th, detached 
Charles H. Smith, then the second sergeant of Capt. Potter's 
company (and afterwards its captain), and twenty men of the 
regiment to follow up and extinguish all the fires that might be 
kindled by the missiles of the enemy. This service was bravely 
and efficiently done, and a large number of fires extinguished. 
This duty was as perilous as a place in the battery. It is to be 
regretted that a list of these brave men has not been preserved. 
They were daily relieved by detachments taking their places. 
Gen. Isham and staff arrived from New London about noon, 
August loth, and took command, fixing his headquarters at the 
dwelling house of Capt. Nathaniel Palmer. Col. Randall's head- 
quarters were at the hotel of Oliver York, that stood on the 
southeast corner of the Wadawanuck Hotel grounds. The glory 
of the battle of Stonington cannot all be showered upon the men 
who worked the guns in the battery, though they immortalized 
themselves by their heroic conduct and Spartan bravery. Col. 
Randall, his staff, and the officers and men of his regiment for 
their prompt and energetic behavior in meeting and repelling the 
enemy's boats in their efforts to land and burn the place on the 
evening of the 9th and the morning of the loth of August, en- 
titles them to the highest honors. Especially should that brave 
band of soldiers who watched the carcasses and rockets in their 
fiery circles, and extinguished them before they could kindle a 
flame be remembered with everlasting gratitude. To every one 
who participated in the defense of Stonington in August, 18 14, 
Stonington cheerfully awards a full measure of praise, and will 
cherish their memory and gratefully appreciate their heroic 
services. 



WAR OF 1812. 79 

A Heroine.— An elderly lady, by the name of Huldali Hall, 
lived at Stonington Borough during the last war with England. 
She was in feeble and rapidly declining health, when Capt. 
Hardy, on the 9th of August, 1814, gave one hour's notice for 
the unofifending inhabitants of the place to be removed. She 
was attended by an only daughter bearing her name, who had 
been her sole companion during her weary declining years. 
During the excitement and alarm caused by Capt. Hardy's order, 
and the hasty departure of the unoffending, there were no efforts 
made for the removal of Mrs. Hall. Nor is it certain that she 
was able to be removed at the time, if an effort for that purpose 
had been made. The house occupied by Mrs. Hall stood close 
in the rear of the battle, and was dangerously exposed to the 
shot and shell of the enemy. During the evening of the 9th of 
August it became apparent that Mrs. Hall was rapidly sinking, 
doubtless hastened by the bombardment of the place, and on the 
loth of August, amid the thunders of the bombardment and the 
deafening roar of the guns in the battery, she breathed her last. 
Beside her bed during all of the excitement and dangers of battle 
stood the brave-hearted daughter, tenderly watching with loving 
ministrations her dying mother, though shot and shell crushed 
through the house, and through the room where they were. No 
sooner was life extinct than the daughter, throwing a light shawl 
over her head, went down to the battery amid the flying shot and 
shell to get assistance to remove and bury her mother. When 
seen approaching by the men in the battery they were awe-struck, 
trembling for her safety, though reckless of their own. When 
informed of her errand, four men were detached and went with 
her to the house, carefully and tenderly inclosed her remains in 
the bed and bed-clothes where she lay and bore her to the old 
Robinson burial place, in the Borough, attended by the daughter. 
In a deep cut made by the explosion of a bomb-shell, without any 
form or ceremony, except the thunders of the bombardment, 
they buried her remains. While cheerfully awarding the highest 
honors to the men who so bravely defended Stonington, let us 
drop a tear to the memory of this heroic child, believing that the 
viewless artists of the skies have woven for her garlands of im- 
mortal glory. 

In pursuance of the order of Maj. Gen. WilHam Williams 
issued August 9, 1814, addressed to, and directing Brig. Gen. 



80 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Jirah Isham to call out his brigade, which consisted of four reg- 
iments, comprising all of the infantry miHtia of New London 
County, to march to Stonington Borough forthwith, for its de- 
fense, which order was immediately complied with by Gen. 
Isham, and all four regiments assembled at Stonington Borough 
as soon as possible. Col. Randall's Thirtieth regiment assembled 
before the break of day Aug. loth. The Eighth regiment, com- 
manded by Lieut. Col. William Belcher, was the next on the 
ground. The Thirty-third regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. 
Asa Comstock,and the Twentieth regiment, commanded by Lieut. 
Col. Charles Thomas, living remote from the Borough, was noti- 
fied by post riders, and came as soon as possible. No railroads 
or telegraphs were then in existence and much more time was 
then required to assemble two regiments at Stonington Borough 
from the northern and western towns of our County than now, 
but they came as soon as notified, by teams and on foot, ready and 
eager to meet and repulse the enemy. These four regiments re- 
mained on duty at the Borough until they were dismissed by 
order of Gen. Isham (except a few drafted men) as follows : The 
Twentieth regiment was dismissed on Tuesday, the 27th of 
August, 1814; the Eighth regiment was dismissed on Wednes- 
day, the 24th inst. ; the Thirty-third regiment was dismissed on 
Thursday, the 26th inst.; the Thirtieth regiment was dismissed 
Friday, the 26th inst. ; the brigade and regimental staff was dis- 
missed on Saturday the 27th inst. 

The British fleet did not again attempt to destroy the village 
of Stonington Borough during the war, but an apprehension on 
the part of the people of the place that they might again do so, 
caused them to apply to Col. Randall for another detachment 
of militia to act as guard, and he complied with their request and 
detached Sergt. Peleg Hancox with fourteen men from Capt, 
Potter's company, who served from Sept. 27th to Nov. 15th, 1814. 
Peace with Great Britain came in February, 1815, and with it 
unusual prosperity. In celebrating the event, a young man by 
the name of Thomas Stanton, of Pawcatuck, was instantly killed 
at Stonington Borough by the premature discharge of a cannon, 
which was being fired in honor of peace. 



WAR OF 1861-5. 



Stonington was largely interested in commerce before the war 
of 1812, which revived after its close. Manufacturing was intro- 
duced and successfully pursued on a large scale in the State of 
Connecticut, this town having a full share. Nothing of im- 
portance beyond the yearly routine of town and State elections, 
with a Presidential election every four years, happened in our 
midst to attract particular attention, until the Mexican war. But 
that did not materially aflfect our interests, it only served to 
stimulate the politics of the day. Later on the acquisition of 
territory, resulting from the war, brought to the surface again 
the irrepressible conflict between slavery and freedom. The 
conflict of opinions between the North and South began to 
assume a more violent form and finally culminated in open re- 
bellion by the slave-holding states. After the election of Abra- 
ham Lincoln, as President of the United States in i860, the 
slave-holding states began to secede. This town favored the 
restoration of the Union by coercive measures and sent to our 
armies many of our best and bravest sons. The following list 
shows the Stonington Roll of Honor : 

INFANTRY. 
First Regiment. 
Company G. — James B. Anderson. 

Second Regiment. 
Rifle Company B. — Peter McEwen. 

Rifle Company C. — James H. Latham, William W. Latham, Herbert E. Max- 
Bon, Theodore C. Smith, Robert P. Wilbur. 

Third Regiment. 
Rifle Company D. — Charles J. Edwards. 

Fifth Regiment. 
Company G. — Albert L. Gavitt (sergeant), George W. Wilcox, Albert C. Bur- 
dick, Albert C. Andrews, John C. Briggs, Charles C. Brightman, George Bed- 



82 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

ford, William H. Noyes (pro. to 1st lieut.), Isaac B. Norman, Prank Vanauken, 
Francis Alrey. 

Company K. — Joseph N. Banks, Edward L. Cordner, John H. Nye, Brastus 
O. Smith, Nathaniel P. Wolfe. 

Eighth Regiment. 

Company D. — ^Horace Burton. 

Company B. — Thomas D. Sheffield (pro. to lieut. col.), Lafayette Starr. 

Company G. — 1st. Lieut. Thomas D. Sheffield (pro. to captain), Henry E, 
Morgan, 2nd lieut. (pro. 1st lieut.); Sergeants Andrew M. Morgan (pro. capt.); 
Joseph C. Langworthy; Corporals Leonidas A. Barter, William H. Lamphere, 
Francis V. D. Sloan, Thos. C. Curtis, John H. Smith, Oscar W. Hewitt, John 
B. Averill, Franklin H. Crumb, James A. Peabody, Isaac Allen, George H. 
Barney, Charles Baird, Thomas Bedford, Henry Brannan, Thomas Brannan, 
Sanford P. Burdick, Horace Burton, David S. Bryant, Thomas Casey, Charles 
W. Clark, William P. Clark, Patrick Conlon, Ethan A. Collins, James P. 
Conlon, Charles H. Culver, Benjamin Crossley, Alpheus G. Davis, Alfred 
Dixon, Oliver A. Bccleston, Albert S. Edwards, Charles J. Edwards, John L. 
Edwards, George W. Foster, Marius E. French, Edward Gavin, Denis Geary, 
Wm. Geary, Charles W. Hall, Henry Hallam, Hazzard Holland, James B. 
Holdredge, Francis Jager, Henry G. Knowles, Charles D. Lamphear, Clark 
F. Lamphear, Wm. Lamphear, Michael Lombard, Thomas H. Lord, John Mc- 
Carthy, Franklin Mason, John M. Maynard, Brastus D. Miner, Joseph D. Nye, 
Stephen F. Nye, Jerome A. Palmer, Wm. R. Palmer, Wm. H. Potter, David 
W. Price, Jr., Wm. Reed, Ebenezer Rose, Patrick Shay, Horace Slocum, 
Henry Staplin, George H. Shepard, Charles Stebbins, Wm. Terwilliger, 
Nehemiah D. Tinker, George Usher, Charles B. Wilcox, John Walker, Wm. 
D. Wilcox, Edward Willis, John F. Cory, Courtland H. Durfee, Michael Farley, 
John C. Knowles, Benjamin A. Kempton, Ebenezer Rose, Ebenezer Rose, Jr., 
George Randall, Jr., Barney Sisson, Henry E. Wells, John Miner, Joseph 

Milners, Wm. C. Macomber. 

Ninth Regiment. 

Company G. — Oswald Reed, Thomas McGregor. 
Company H. — Corporal Dudley Lewis. 

Tenth Regiment. 
Company F. — Samuel Bentley. 
Company H. — William Pond. 

Twelfth Regiment. 

Company K.— 1st Lieut. James D. Roach (pro. capt.); Sergeants William B. 
Lucas, George W. Stedman (pro. 1st lieut.); Stanton Allyn, Gurdon Green, 
Patrick Barnes, Charles W. Bicknell, Cornelius Burgoyne, William Butter- 
worth, Ori E. Chapman, Levi A. Clarke, Charles H. Comstock, Edmund Cong- 
don, James Crowley, Nathan Davis, George Fitzgerald, Richard Lever, John 
Lucy, Felix McArdle, Hugh McColligan, John Murphy, Henry B. Pinney, 
Michael Ryan, William H. Reynolds, William Scott. 
Thirteenth Regiment. 

Company K. — Clarence D. Payne, John E. Wheelock. 



WAR OF 1861-5. 83 

Fourteenth Regiment. 
Company A. — William Brown, Charles F. Chester, George H. Snyder, 
Company B. — Thomas Holt, George Harris. 
Company D. — Andrew Lovejoy, James Needham. 
Company E. — Samuel Steele. 
Company F. — Michael Henderson. 
Company G. — Thomas Kain, George W. Starr. 

Company H. — Charles Duncan, Charles B. Jones, John McDonald, 
Company I. — 1st Lieut. William Thompson. 
Company K. — Corporal Paul P. Noyes, Frank Coleman. 

Eighteenth Regiment. 
Company K. — John Loonnun, George Williams. 

Twentieth Regiment. 
Company A — Joseph Lombra. 
Company G. — Maurice L. Nunan. 

Twenty-first Regiment. 

Company E. — Capt. Charles T. Stanton, Jr. (pro. maj.); 1st Lieut. Henry R. 
Jennings; 2nd Lieut. Franklin H. Davis; Sergeants James B. Vanderwater, 
James H. Carter, Howard E. Miner, John F. Trumbull (pro. 1st lieut.), Walter 
P. Long (pro. capt.); Corporals Seth Slack, John L. Hill, William R. Targee, 
Jr., Charles H. Crumb, Nelson Wilcox, John J. McMillen, Joseph H. New- 
berry, Erastus Holmes, Charles G. Avery, Jesse Bennett, William C. Burdick, 
Oliver A. Brown, Alfred L. Burdick, Joseph L. Burdick, Denison Brightman, 
Joseph W. Carpenter, William W. Crandall, William Conway, Charles L. Cord- 
ner, William Dunham, John C. Douglas, Samuel Denison, Elias N. Davis, 
George W. Eldridge, George Ecclestone, George W. Frazier, Jr., William H. 
Frazier, Arvin A. Frazier, Lewis H. Gerry, Lyman Green, William Gardner, 
John Hevy, Amos F. Heath,' William F. Hancox, Amos S. Hancox, Albert F. 
Harris, Joseph E. Harrington, Palmer Hulet, Ranson Jackson (pro. 1st lieut.), 
Robert Kulbert, Leonard O. Lamphere, Richard Lever, Patrick H. Mulligan, 
Benedict W. Morgan, Charles L. Miner, Francis J. Musgrave, George R. 
Newberry, Nathan Noyes, Wait W. Ridabock, George Root, William H. Robin- 
son, Henry D. Smith, Gardner B. Smith, Charles Smith, Daniel D. Tift, John 
L. Tift, Frederick O. Tucker, Charles H. Taylor, Abram Vanauken, Leonard 
Wilcpx, Harlan H. Wilcox, Rufus C. White, Charles H. Williams. 

Company F. — Stafford Holland. 

Company G. — Robert Sutclift. 

Company H. — Charles F. Brown. 

Company K. — Alexander Buchanan. 

Twenty-sixth Regiment. 
Company H. — Capt. David Champlin; 1st Lieut. John F. Jencks; 2nd Lieut. 
Samuel K. Tillinghast (pro. 1st lieut.); Sergeants Henry H. Packard, John H. 
Morgan, Thomas W. Grace, William M. Sherman, Thomas W. Gardiner; Cor- 
porals George E. Brayton, Frank W. Gard, Jacob R. Lockwood, Charles H. 
Burdick, George D. Edwards, Charles Bennett (2), George H. Burgess, Andrew 



84 HISTOKY OF STONINGTON. 

H. Brown, Elias L. Maynard, Pardon L. Babcock, John R. Prentice, Brastus 
D. Appleman, Elias Babcock, Jr., Richard A. Brown, Horace F. Burdick, 
Amos D. BarneS; Thomas H. Brown, Orville M. Briggs, Henry L. Babcock, 
Amos A. Crandall, Joseph W. Coleman, Thomas Crowley, William F. Eccleston, 
Samuel R. Eccleston, Alexander B. Frazier, Charles H. Gladding, John E. Hol- 
berton, Shubael Holmes, Philip A. Irons, George A. Latham, Christopher A. 
Lyman, James A. Lord, David S. Merritt, John C. Moore, Stephen D. Merritt, 
Jr., Charles A. Miller, John M. Mosher, Samuel M. Macomber, John Nye, 
Avery E. Parks, Chauncey D. Rice, Elisha K. Rathbun, Edwin N. Shirley, 
Nathan S. Sheffield, James W. Targee, Warren P. Thompson, James 0. Thomp- 
son, Charles W. Taylor, Thaddeus M. Weems. 

Twenty-ninth Regiment. 

Company D. — Isaac J. Hill. 
Company H. — Isaac H. Antone. 

Thirtieth Regiment. 
Company A. — Corp. Courtland Thomas, Henry Demarist, James W. Darrell, 
George Fisher. 

Company B. — Henry Hall. 
Company C. — Augustus Jackson. 

ARTILLERY.. 
First Regiment. 
Company C. — Ichabod B. Slates, Chas. E. Staplis. 

Company D. — Courtland F. Hall, Joseph H. Pendleton, John P. Trant. 
Company F. — John Merklee. 

Company-G. — Elias Babcock, Jr., Dennis S. Gillmore, James McCaffery, Hiram 
P. Shaw. 
Company H. — George Walker. 
Company I. — 2nd Lieut. William C. Faxon (pro. capt.). 

Second Regiment. 

David Bradford. 

CAVALRY. 
First Regiment. 

Company C. — Capt. William S. Fish (pro. col.); 1st Lieut. Charles P. Wil- 
liams, Jr., died; Q. M. Sergt. William T. Cork (pro. 1st lieut.); Sergt. Edwin 
W. French (pro. capt.); Corporals George H. Lord, John G. Williams, William 
C. Harris (pro. Q. M.); John Bentley, George Braman, John H. Bliven, Isaac 
T. Bliven, Henry D. Bennett, Alfred V. Barnum (pro. 1st lieut.), James L. 
Eggleston, Charles W. Sheffield, James A. Edwards, John O'Rourke, Joshua 
Perkins, Thomas I. Price, Christian Pflaum, Zachariah Patterson. 

Company D. — John McGovethy, Peter Maines. 

Company I. — Peter Wright, Reuben G. Weeks. 

Company K. — Lyman Doolittle, John N. Mitchell. 

Company L. — Myron H. Crandall. 

Company M.— John Smith, Michael Begg, John Burgan. 



WAR OF 1861-65. 85 

Since the close of the RebelHon, our town has suffered its full 
measure from the inflation and contractions of the currency. 
Since specie payment has been restored, business has revived 
and confidence in business circles has been established. Thus 
the town of Stonington, where William Chesebrough first built 
his forest home in 1649, has grown to be a community of 7,353 
inhabitants with a grand list of $5,390,130. The people for in- 
telligence and enterprise are the equal of any township in this 
State. The soil is strong, rugged and hard to cultivate, but 
M^hen properly cared for yields remunerative crops. 



SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. 



April 2 1st, 1898, war was declared by the Congress of the 
United States against Spain, which continued until August nth, 
1898, when Spain accepted terms of peace, proposed by the 
American government. April 23rd, 1898, the President called 
for 125,000 volunteers, which was increased to 200,000 May 25th, 
1898, and was nobly responded to by the patriotic young men of 
the United States. Two full companies of volunteers were re- 
cruited in Stonington, Conn., one by Captain Hadlai A. Hull, 
who was promoted to Major, Sept. 23rd, 1898, and after peace 
was concluded, resigned October 17th, 1898. The other was 
recruited at Pawcatuck, Conn., by Cornelius Bransfield, who re- 
tired after the close of the war. The heroism displayed by the 
American volunteers brought the war to a close in a very short 
time. 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 



The first church organized in the town of Stonington was 
formed June 3, 1674. The preliminary steps taken for the or- 
ganization of the church originated in the following vote, passed 
at a town meeting held at Stonington, on the 6th day of April, 
1669 : 'Tt was voted that those of the inhabitants whose hearts 
God shall move that way, may have liberty to address them- 
selves to the General Court for liberty to erect and gather a 
church among us." 

It was legally passed by vote, "That there should be another 
town meeting on Thursday, next come a seven night, being the 
15th day of April next ensuing the date thereof, for any who 
have a desire to propound themselves as to be beginners of the 
Church, may give in their names to Mr. Noyes at that meeting 
at the Meeting house, about nine of the clock in the forenoon." 

Whether this adjourned meeting assembled or not does not 
appear from the record, but a petition to the General Court was 
preferred, asking liberty to associate in church order, which 
after due consideration was passed upon as follows, viz. : Several 
inhabitants of Stonington petitioning this Court for their appro- 
bation that they might settle themselves in church order, this 
Court grants them their petition. But before they organized 
themselves into church order they (the town) set out five hundred 
acres of land for the support of the ministry, met and agreed to 
build a new meeting-house and fixed the site, and laid out home 
lots of twelve acres each for every inhabitant around it. Built 
the meeting house in 1672-3, dedicated it and on the 3rd day 
of June, 1674, organized the church with nine members, viz. : 
Mr, James Noyes, Mr. Thomas Stanton, Mr. Nathaniel Chese- 
brough, Mr. Thomas Miner, Mr. Nehemiah Palmer, Mr. 
Ephraim Miner, Mr, Thomas Stanton, Jr., Mr. Moses Palmer, 
Mr. Thomas Wheeler. They established a covenant when 
they formed the church, in harmony with the Savoy confession. 



88 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Previous to the organization of the church, all of the religious 
services here were held and conducted by ministers, called by 
a vote of the town and paid for from its treasury. Such services 
were at first held at the dwelling-houses of the planters. In 1661 
the town erected a meeting-house which stood a short distance 
west of Mistuxet avenue, southwest of the residence of Mr. 
Henry M. Palmer. This house was used for religious and town 
meetings until 1672-4 when the town voted to build, and did 
build a large edifice for religious and town service and located 
it on Agreement Hill, so named by the town as a compromise 
settlement between the (then) inhabitants of the town. This 
meeting-house stood until 1729, when it was taken down and 
another house was built on its enlarged site. These two meeting- 
houses stood a few rods west of the present church edifice at 
the road on the original Agreement Hill. Rev. James Noyes 
was called by the town to preach here as a licentiate in 1664, and 
so continued until Sept. loth, 1674, when he was ordained, and 
labored successfully with the church as its pastor until his death, 
which took place Dec. 30, 1719. Before the close of Mr. Noyes' 
pastorate the people who had settled in the north part of the 
town became anxious to have religious services held in their 
vicinity. As early as 1722 the town was divided into two relig- 
ious societies for the public worship of God. Subsequent pro- 
ceedings show that a controversy arose about the location of the 
dividing line, which was referred to the General Assembly in 
1720, who appointed a committee to arrange it, but their report 
was set aside by the Assembly on a remonstrance of certain 
persons, and another committee was appointed in 1721, who 
came to Stonington and established the dividing line, which is 
substantially the dividing line between the towns of Stonington 
and North Stonington. The Rev. Ebenzer Rossiter of Guilford, 
Conn., by ordination, succeeded Mr. Noyes as the pastor of the 
church Dec. 19, 1722. During his pastorate the Second Con- 
gregational Church of Stonington, now the North Stonington 
Congregational Church, was formed. Owing principally to the 
location of the site of a new meeting-house which the church 
and society had in contemplation, a serious controversy arose, 
which resulted in a division of both and the erection of a meeting- 
house at the center farm or Putnam Corners, and the call and 
settlement of the Rev. Nathaniel Eells of Scituate, Mass., who 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 89' 

was ordained June 14th, 1733. Mr. Rossiter and Mr. Eells 
preached in their respective parishes in Stonington until the 
death of Mr. Rossiter. The church and society became recon- 
ciled and were again united under the pastorate of Mr. Eells, 
who preached for six months alternately to each church for a 
while, when yielding to the wishes of his parishioners, who 
resided at Stonington Point he commenced preaching at the 
Road .meeting-house Sunday mornings and at the Academy at 
the Point in the afternoon, and so continued while he lived, and 
just before his death the meeting-house at the Putnam Corners 
was taken down and rebuilt at Stonington Point. 

Mr. Eells was succeeded in the pastorate of the First Church 
by the Rev. Hezekiah N. Woodruff, of Farmington, Conn., who 
was ordained July 2nd, 1789, and continued pastor of the church 
until June, 1803, when he was dismissed by a mutual council. 
After him, came the Rev. Ira Hart, of Bristol, Conn., who was 
installed Dec. 6th, 1809, and labored with them successfully as 
their pastor until his death, which took place Oct. 29th, 1829. 

Next came Mr. Joseph Whittlesey, of Washington, Conn., 
who was ordained May 27th, 1830, and continued their pastor 
until Dec. 14, 1832, when he was dismissed at his own request 
by mutual council. He was succeeded by the Rev. N. B. Cook, 
of Long Island, followed by the Rev. Pliny F. Warner, Rev. 
Paul Couch, Rev. John C. Wilson, and the Rev. John O. Bar- 
rows, the present pastor by installation. 

The Second Congregational Church of Stonington, now North 
Stonington, was organized in 1727. The controversy over the 
boundary line, dividing the town of Stonington into two religious 
societies, and the location of their first meeting-house, served to 
divide the people as to the choice of a pastor for the church. 
After calling Mr. William Worthington, Mr. Thomas Craghead 
and Mr. Jabez Wight, they finally agreed upon Mr. Ebenezer 
Russell as and for their gospel preaching minister, who was or- 
dained Feb. 22, 1727, at which time the church was organized. 
Rev. Mr. Russell continued pastor of the church until his death, 
which took place May 22, 1731. 

The church and society then invited Mr. Joseph Fish, who 
was ordained Dec. 27th, 1732, and for a few years Mr. Fish's 
pastorate was eminently successful. "The new light" awakening, 
as it was generally called by the people, served to divide the 



90 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

church, which resulted in the organization of a strict Con- 
gregational or Separatist Church, Sept. ii, 1746. These two 
Congregational churches maintained separate religious worship 
until March i6th, 1827, when they were reunited under the min- 
istrations of the Rev. Joseph Ayer. 

The next church in the town of Stonington was the Baptist 
Church, organized at Pung-hung-we-nuck Hill in 1743, and was 
the outcome of the great awakening (so called) which com- 
menced under the preaching of Drs. Edwards and Whitfield. 
Mr. Wait Palmer, one of the awakened converts, became their 
first pastor, but for something not now fully known he was 
excluded from the church after nearly twenty years' service. He 
has been succeeded by pastors worthy of their calling. 

The next church organized in Stonington was formed in 1765, 
and its meeting-house was erected on Shunuck Hill. Simeon 
Brown was ordained their first pastor in March, 1763. He was 
a native of Stonington, and a man of sterling worth, but not a 
pulpit orator. Other ministers, natives of Stonington, succeeded 
him in the pastorate of this church- 

The next church of Stonington was the Baptist Church, or- 
ganized in 1775 at Long Point (now Stonington Borough), where 
most of its members resided. During the years of its organiza- 
tion Sir James Wallace bombarded the place, which with the 
events and scenes of the Revolutionary war, doubtless, delayed 
the progress of the church. This church was gathered under 
the pastorate of the Rev. John Rathbone. Its first meeting- 
house was not built until the close of the Revolutionary war and 
was a substantial building, some forty feet square. This church 
has had twelve pastorates and a membership at one time of three 
hundred and fifty. The present house of worship was erected 
during the pastorate of the Rev. Albert G. Palmer, and is a 
magnificent building of modern architecture, and most admirably 
arranged. Owing to the want of a proper title to the site of its' 
former meeting-house, and the questionable authority of using its 
funds in the purchase of the site of its present church, and in 
order to vest the property entirely in the church, independent of 
trustees or societies, the members of the church were in 1889 
constituted and created by the Legislature of Connecticut a body 
politic and corporate by the name of the First Baptist Church 
of Stonington Borough, with full power to receive, hold and 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 91 

mortgage any and all, both real and personal, that may be given 
or descend to said church. The present pastor of the church 
is the Rev. Henry Clark, who was called to the pastorate in 1891. 

No more churches were organized in Stonington before the 
division of the town in 1807. Pending the agitation and con- 
troversial feeling between the inhabitants of the northern and 
southern sections of the town of Stonington, relative to the old 
mail stage route, and the layout of the new highway from Ston- 
ington Borough to Old Mystic, and the construction of the bridge 
over Lambert's Cove, Pine Tree Point to Quana duct, in order 
to give the electors of the town an opportunity to decide the 
matter in question, a town meeting was legally warned and held 
at the old meeting-house at the Road, April 5th, 1807, for the 
express purpose of dividing the town of Stonington so as to 
relieve the taxpayers of the northern section of the town from 
the cost of the new highway and bridge. The meeting was 
largely attended, and after an animated and heated discussion 
of the matter in question, it was voted, by a small majority 
thereof, to divide said town into separate townships by the old 
society line, and that the north part shall be called Jefferson. 
When the General Assembly met the May following, the division 
of the town was duly considered and adopted and divided on the 
line suggested, but the name of Jefferson for the new town was 
not adopted for the reason that the society of North Stonington 
had been so named by the General Assembly, and had had charge 
of the schools therein for a great many years, and the name had 
become identified with its vital interests, so it was considered not 
best to change it, and the new town was called North Stonington. 

The first church organized in Stonington after the division of,, 
the town was the Methodist Episcopal Church at Old Mystic. 

As early as 1816 several Methodist clergymen visited Old 
Mystic, and preached occasionally; but no efforts were made to 
organize a class, preparatory to the promotion of a church until 
1824, when a class was organized consisting of seven persons. 
No minister was stationed at Old Mystic until 1826, when the 
Rev. Newell S. Spauding was assigned to that place. The first 
Quarterly Conference was held Aug. 13 and 14, 1828. The first 
house of worship erected by the Methodist Society was dedicated 
January, 1849. Prior to this time they had worshipped in the 



92 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Union meeting-house, now used as a livery stable. The first 
house of worship (Methodist Episcopal) was forty-two by thirty- 
three feet, costing about eighteen hundred dollars. Unfortu- 
nately it was destroyed by fire Feb. i7tli, 1851. The loss was 
very severe, but undismayed the church and society resolved to 
build another and a better church, which was completed before 
the close of the year, and the people were again worshipping 
God under their own vine and fig tree. In 1882 it was renovated 
and re-dedicated, and again in 1894. This church has been 
under the pastoral care of eminent ministers, and is now enjoying 
the pastorate of the Rev. A. E. Legg. 

The Second or Third Congregational Church and Society of 
Stonington was organized as follows : The First Congregational 
Society of Stonington, after several unsuccessful attempts to 
divide itself into two societies by metes and bounds, called a 
meeting to assemble on the 28th day of September, 1833, and 
after mature deliberation took a new departure and adopted a 
plan for organizing a new church and society in Stonington, viz. : 
"That whenever forty members of the First Society should 
withdraw and organize a new Congregational Society at the 
Borough and elect society officers, and shall give notice to the 
old society of their doings within thirty days from the day of 
the meeting, the new society shall then be regarded as organized 
and receive $1,825 of the old society's fund." The conditions 
were immediately complied with at the meeting. Forty-five 
members of the society withdrew, formed a new society, and took 
their money and invested it in a new meeting-house. As soon 
as the new society was formed, ninety-three members of the 
First Church seceded and organized the Second Church in con- 
nection with said society Nov. nth, 1833. Their first settled 
pastor was the Rev. John C. Nichols, who was called and in- 
stalled Alay 17th, 1834. After laboring with that people for 
about five years, he was dismissed by a mutual council. Since 
then that church has had a succession of pastors, whose labors 
have been blessed to them as follows : Rev. Jonathan Erskine 
Edwards was ordained and installed April 7th, 1840, and was 
dismissed by a mutual council, April 13th, 1843. He was fol- 
lowed by Rev. William Clift, Avho was ordained and installed 
Dec. 17th, 1844; dismissed by a mutual council April 21st, 1864, 
He was succeeded by Rev. Edward Whiting Oilman, who was 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 93 

installed Sept. 14th, 1864, dismissed by a mutual council April 
-25th, 1871. After him came the Rev. Henry VVheaton Wales, 
who was installed Oct. iSth, 1871, and dismissed by a mutual 
council Aug. 2nd, 1874. Following him was the Rev. Henry 
Barnes Elliott, who labored with the church as acting pastor 
thereof until April ist, 1880, when the Rev. Henry B. Mead was 
called to the pastorate of the church, and was continued as such 
until the Rev. Charles J. Hill was called to the church to become 
the pastor, which he accepted, and was installed May 19th, 1888, 
and labored with that church until his dismissal by a mutual 
council. The present clergyman officiating as the pastor of the 
church is the Rev. William C. Stiles, who was installed by a 
mAitual council in 1898. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church at Mystic, Conn., was or- 
ganized in 1835, under the labors of a circuit preacher, the Rev. 
Hermon Perry. The first house of worship was built, and the 
Rev. Wm. S. Simmons was the first pastor. In 1867 this present 
church edifice was built. They sold the first church building to 
the Roman Catholics. The Rev. Wm. S. Simmons has been suc- 
ceeded by eminent clergymen, whose labors have been most ac- 
ceptable to the people of their charge. The present pastor is the 
Rev. John McVey. 

Pawcatuck Congregational Church.- — During the year 1843 
six members of the First, with sixteen members of the Second 
Congregational Church of Stonington residing in the vicinity of 
Pawcatuck Bridge united, with the advice and consent of a 
council of neighboring churches with them assembled, and 
formed a new church there, Feb. 14th, 1843, under the name and 
title of the Pawcatuck Congregational Church. Their first 
public religious services were held at the old Union meeting- 
house and in the hall of the Academy until 1849, when they 
erected their new meeting-house which, to accommodate their 
increasing congregation has since been twice enlarged. 

The first settled minister was the Rev. S. B. Goodenow, who 
was called and settled April ist, 1843. He remained but one 
year. The next pastor was the Rev. Joshua Brown, settled May 
1st, 1844, and after two months' labor terminated his connection 
with the church. Rev. James D. Moore commenced his labors 
with the church July 21st, 1844, and remained until 1846, when 
Mr. Whitmore came and remained for one year. Rev. A. L. 



94 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Whitman was settled in 1847, ^^^ continued to labor with the 
church until 1866, when he resigned, and was dismissed by a 
mutual council that year. Mr. Whitman was followed by the 
Rev. E. W, Root, who came in 1867, and remained until 1870. 
Then came the Rev. A. H. Wilcox, who was settled in 1872, but 
whose failing health compelled him to resign. He was suc- 
ceeded by the Rev. D. N. Beach, who in turn was followed by 
the Rev. John P. Hawley, who resigned Sept. 30th, 1883, and 
was dismissed by a mutual council soon after. March i8th, 1884, 
a call was extended to Rev. George L. Clark, which he accepted 
by letter April 9th, 1884, and was installed by mutual council 
May 29th, 1884, and continued his labors with the church suc- 
cessfully until he resigned his pastorate August 15th, 1888, which 
was accepted by the church August 27th, 1888, after which he 
was dismissed by a mutual council. 

April 15th, 1889, the church voted to extend a call to Rev. 
Hiram L. Kelsey, of Boston, Mass., which was accepted by him, 
April 23rd, 1889, when he came to Westerly and commenced 
his labors with the church and so continued until April 6th, 1890,. 
when he tendered his resignation, which the church declined to 
accept. On May 7th, 1891, Mr. Kelsey again resigned, to go 
into effect July ist, 1891, which resignation was accepted by the- 
church May 29th, 1891, after which he was dismissed by mutual 
council. 

During the fall of the year of 1891, Mr. D. L. Moody recom- 
mended a young man, Mr. Samuel M. Cathcart, to supply the 
church for a while, and the church formally requested him to 
come and remain with them one month, which was acceeded to 
by him, and on the 26th day of October, 1891, the church voted 
to invite Mr. S. M. Cathcart to remain with them for an indefinite 
period. After the expiration of the month, Mr. Cathcart con- 
sented to remain as supply for an indefinite period, but upon 
further reflection and consideration with the church, decided to 
give his preparatory studies his entire attention, so the church 
on Dec. 14th, 1891, gave a call to Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow, of 
Yale Divinity School of New Haven, Conn., which was accepted 
by him Dec. 30th, 1891, and he was ordained and installed by a 
niutual council, and remained with the church as their pastor, 
preaching with great acceptance until Oct. 15th, 1895, when he 
resigned his pastorate and was dismissed by a mutual council. 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 95 

On Feb. 29th, 1896, a call was extended to Rev. Edgar L. 
Warren, of North Attleboro, Mass., and by him accepted March 
nth, 1896, after which he was installed pastor of the church, 
and continued as such until his dismission by a mutual council. 
He has been succeeded by Rev. Frank H. Decker, who was in- 
stalled by a mutual council in 1898 as pastor of the church. 

The Third Baptist Church of Stonington. — This church was 
gathered and organized Oct. 14th, 1846. Their pastors have 
been Rev. Flint, Rev. Joseph Lewis, Rev. William Spellman, 
of New York, William Smith of Groton Bank, Conn., Rev. 
Erastus Denison of Mystic, Conn., D. B. Bailey of Mystic, Rev. 
G. N. Hamblin of Providence, Rev. Solomon Gale of Mystic 
preached nearly 12 years; Rev. William L. Francis of Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. ; Rev. William J. Nayter of Florida was with the 
church for a time; just now the church has no settled pastor. 

Greenmanville Seventh-Day Baptist Church. — This church 
was organized in 1850, consisting of about forty members. 
Their meeting-house was erected in 1851. The Rev. Sherman S. 
Griswold was the first regular pastor, and held the position for 
about fifteen years. During his pastorate he became interested 
in our common schools, and held the position of school visitor 
for several years, laboring very successfully for the promotion of 
public education. He was succeeded by Rev. L. E. Livermore, 
whose pastorate commenced in 1866. He was succeeded by 
Rev. Charles A. Burdick, whose pastorate commenced in 1869. 
He was followed by Rev. S. L. Gardiner, whose pastorate com- 
menced in 1875. He was followed by Rev. O. D. Sherman in 
1880. 

Calvary Episcopal Church. — The Calvary parish, under the 
Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, diocese of 
Connecticut, was formed May 31st, 1847. The corner-stone of 
this beautiful little stone church (built from plans by Upjohn, 
the celebrated architect) was laid Sept. 3, 1847. This church 
went forward to completion, and was consecrated May 31, 1849. 
The Rev. . Junius Marshall Willey was the first rector, being 
called to the rectorship March 23rd, 1847. He remained till 
1854, when Rev. W. W. Bronson entered upon his rectorship, 
and remained till 1856. The third rector was the Rev. Daniel 
C. Weston, D. D., who continued till the spring of 1863. Upon 
his resignation, the Rev. J. C. Middleton became its rector and 



:96 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

continued till 1871. He was followed by the Rev. Rufus Emery 
until 1873, when the Rev. W. C. Hyde became the rector and 
remained till 1874. He was succeeded by the Rev. Thomas 
Mallaby, who remained five years. In 1880 the Rev. Alfred 
Goldsborough took charge and remained till 1884. After him 
came the Rev. Stevens Parker, D. D., until 1888, when the Rev. 
S. H. Gallaudet came, who remained only a few months, and he 
was succeeded by the Rev. Charles Westerman. After his res- 
ignation in 1890, the parish was in charge of the Rev. Joseph 
Hooper, rector of St. Mary's Church at Mystic, until 1892, when 
the Rev. Edward W. Babcock became rector, resigning Feb. ist, 
1896, upon the same Sunday the Rev. Erit B. Schmitt, the present 
rector, assumed charge. 

Pawcatuck Catholic Church, St. Michael's. — About fifty years 
ago. Father Felton, of Boston, came to Pawcatuck to celebrate 
mass, and preach for the benefit of the Catholics then residing 
at Pawcatuck and Westerly. There being no church edifice of 
that order then at Pawcatuck, he held and conducted his services 
in the open air. The trustees of the Union meeting-house ten- 
dered him the use of that building for religious services as he 
might have occasion to use it. He continued his ministrations 
for about five years, and was succeeded by Father Daley for one 
year, who was followed by Father Duffy, under whose regime 
the Roman Catholic Church at Stonington Borough was erected 
and dedicated by Bishop O'Reilly in the year 1851, who after- 
wards perished at sea in the ill-fated "Pacific." Father Dufify 
remained pastor for two years, and was succeeded by Father 
Thomas Dray, who remained for six years, who in turn has been 
succeeded by several priests, whose ministrations have been ac- 
ceptable to the people of their charge. During these years, the 
present church building, parsonage and convent school have 
been erected on Berry Hill at Pawcatuck. 

Mystic Congregational Church. — This church was organized 
by thirty-seven seceding members from the First Congregational 
Church of Stonington, with five persons from other churches, on 
the 30th day of January, 1852, under the approval of a committee 
of the Consociation of Congregational Ministers and Churches of 
New London County, consisting of Rev. Messrs. A. McEwen, 
D. D., moderator, Timothy Tuttle, Jared R. Avery, William Clift, 
and Myron N. Morris, clerk. For the first year the pulpit was 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 97 

supplied by several ministers of the gospel. A call to settle was 
first extended to the Rev. D. R. Austin, which was declined. 
An invitation was then extended to the Rev. Walter R. Long to 
become the pastor of the church, which he accepted, and was duly 
installed Sept. iSth, 1853. He continued with the church for 
about ten years, preaching very acceptably to the people of his 
charge. He was dismissed by a ministerial council March 29th, 
1863. He was succeeded by the Rev. Charles H. Boyd, who 
was settled as the second pastor of the church in May, 1859, and 
continued to labor with the church and people until May 6th, 

1865, when, on account of failing health he was obliged to re- 
sign. He was formally dismissed by mutual council in January, 

1866, and died soon after. Mr. Boyd was succeeded by Rev. 
Algernon Goodnough, who was settled pastor of the church, 
and was installed June 3rd, 1866, and dismissed by mutual 
council Feb. 26th, 1867. Rev. William Clift succeeded Mr. 
Goodnough. He was installed March 9th, 1869, and after 
laboring with the people of his charge until Nov. 13th, 1879, he 
was dismissed by a mutual council. Rev. Charles H. Oliphant 
commenced his labors with this church as its acting pastor June 
ist, 1879, and continued as such until Aug. 31st, 1884, when he 
closed his labors with them. Rev. Herbert S. Brown succeeded 
Mr. Oliphant. He was installed June 23rd, 1886, and labored 
with the people of his charge until Aug. nth, 1890, when he 
was dismissed by a mutual council. Rev. Austin H. Burr began 
his labors with the church Oct. ist, 1890, as their acting pastor, 
and continued with them until failing health compelled him to 
resign his charge, dying Dec. 5th, 1891. J. Romayn Danforth 
succeeded Mr. Burr, and was ordained and installed Oct. 25th, 
1892, by a mutual council. Mr. Danforth's labors with the 
church have been productive of the best results, with flattering 
prospects of increasing usefulness in the future. The corner- 
stone of their present church edifice was laid with appropriate 
ceremonies Nov. 24th, 1859, and went on to completion and 
dedication. It was enlarged in 1869 by the addition of fourteen 
feet to its length. The present officiating clergyman with the 
church is the Rev. Claire F. Luther. 

The Advent Christian Association was organized in Stonington 
Borough September ist, 1874, by Capt. George' S. Brewster, 
William H. Smith, William F. Tanner, and Benjamin C. Brown, 



98 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

who commenced religious services at the dwelling-houses of the 
associated brethren, until they secured the rooms of the Young 
Men's Christian Association, where they now worship. The 
organization of this association was brought about by a few 
conscientious, devoted men, whose efforts have been blessed 
until their members have increased beyond their expectations. 
Like all of the primitive churches of New England, they started 
with a fixed purpose, disregarding all opposing forces, and with 
unshaken faith trusted in Him who doeth all things well. They 
have no settled pastor, but enjoy a stated supply from neighbor- 
ing churches. The church is greatly indebted to Capt. George 
S. Brewster for his unselfish devotion to its interests. 

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church at Mystic. — The church 
edifice was purchased from the Methodist Episcopal Society, and 
dedicated in 1870. Rev. P. P. Lawlor, first pastor, was suc- 
ceeded by Rev. Wm. Hart, Nov. 18, 1872, who remained until 
April 9th, 1873. He was followed then by Father John Flem- 
ming, who remained until Sept. nth, 1881. He was succeeded 
by Rev. J. F. Dougherty, who remained until Sept. 19th, 1895, 
when Rev. J. F. Murphy took charge, and is now the present 
pastor. 

Quiambaug Chapel. — Formerly religious meetings and Sunday 
schools were held in Quiambaug school-house in Stonington, 
composed of all religious denominations in that region round- 
about. Some of the people in that vicinity had repeatedly ex- 
pressed an opinion that a school-house was not a proper place for 
such meetings, especially during school terms, so an effort was 
made and generally concurred in to raise by subscription money 
sufficient to build a chapel of adequate dimensions to accommo- 
date the people of that vicinity. The mone}^ was raised, a site 
was procured and the corner-stone of the chapel was laid De- 
cember 27th, 1889, and the building was erected and dedicated in 
April, 1890. Sunday school sessions and other religious services 
have been held in the chapel to the present time, pro(^uctive of 
great and lasting good. 

Wequetequock chapel. — Sunday School sessions were formerly 
held at the Wequetequock school-house, later on at the chapel 
there, erected by the Calvary Episcopal Church of Stonington 
for mission services ; but for reasons not generally well under- 
stood the Sunday school services were transferred to, and held 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 99 

4 

in the parlors of the Second Congregational Society's dwelling- 
house at Wequetequock, where they were held until the Episcopal 
chapel was purchased Nov, 9th, 1893, by the Wequetequock 
Chapel Association, a corporation organized and existing on the 
basis of a union non-sectarian, joint stock association, since which 
time the Sunday School sessions have been in the chapel, where 
other religious services have been held by clergymen and other 
prominent men of the surrounding parishes. 

The Sunday School sessions have been held under the super- 
intendence of Dea. Joshua Haley of the Second Congregational 
Church of Stonington for eighteen years and have been pro- 
ductive of great and lasting good to all attending and participat- 
ing. A union association of ladies has been formed, whose 
influence has enlarged the patronage of the association. Since 
its purchase the chapel has been repaired and beautified, and 
with gifts from those interested now presents an attractive 
appearance with ample sheds, all showing the progress of the 
association. 

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Stonington Borough. — 
This church was formed in 1851, and the edifice was erected the 
same year by subscriptions from the Catholics of Stonington, 
Westerly and the Mystics, under the supervision of Rev. P. 
Dufify, who was the first pastor. At present it is joined to Mystic 
as an out-mission and attended by the priests at Mystic, the 
Rev. Father Murphy being its present pastor. 



L<#1 



COMMON SCHOOLS. 



The men who settled Connecticut left their homes in England 
and emigrated to this country not to acquire wealth or worldly 
honor, so much as to enjoy civil and religious liberty and 
freedom ; so as soon as the population was sufHcient, teachers 
were employed to instruct the youth of the colony. 

This was done in advance of any colonial legislative enactments 
on the subject of common schools, and in fact when laws were 
passed in relation to them they did little more than to make 
obligatory the practices which had grown up and been established 
by the founders of the several towns which composed the original 
colonies of Hartford and New Haven. 

The founders of this State were educated men, and seeking 
for the best opportunities of educating their children the common 
school system was introduced in Connecticut. The first law 
upon the subject was enacted by the town of New Haven March 
25, 1641, which provided for a free school under the care and 
management of the minister and magistrates. The next law 
was enacted by the town of Hartford, seven years after, appro- 
priating thirty pounds for its schools. In 1646 Roger Ludlow, 
Esq., compiled a body of laws for the colony of Connecticut, 
which provided that every township of fifty families shall main- 
tain a school for the education of all their children, and as soon 
as such township shall contain one hundred families, they are 
to maintain a grammar school. Various public acts were passed 
relative to common schools up to 1700, when the Connecticut 
code was revised and embraced the following, that "Every town 
having seventy householders shall be constantly provided with 
a sufficient schoolmaster to teach children and youth to read and 
write, and every town having a less number shall provide a 
teacher for one-half of the year, also that there shall be a Gram- 
mar school set up in every shire-town of the several counties." 

In 1766 a law was passed authorizing each town and society 
to divide themselves into necessary districts for keeping their 



COMMON SCHOOLS. 101 

schools, which district shall draw their proportion of all public 
moneys belonging to each town according to the lists of each 
district therein. 

In 1786 Connecticut surrendered to the general government 
for the benefit of the people, all its claim to a vast territory west 
of Pennsylvania and New York, from the sale of which we de- 
rived our present school fund. For ten years it was controlled by 
a board of managers, but in 1810 Hon. James Hillhouse was 
appointed sole commissioner of the school fund, and by his 
management its value was greatly increased. 

In 1836, the town deposits fund came into existence from the 
general government, by a distribution of surplus revenues be- 
tween all the States, this State receiving $764,670.60, which was 
divided amongst the several towns according to the population, 
and one-half of the income by a law of our State was annually 
appropriated for the benefit of common schools education. And 
in 1845 another law was passed, devoting all of this income to^ 
common schools. The amount received by this town was 
$8,734.91. 

Notwithstanding the repeated acts of Legislature, relative to- 
common schools, they were so much neglected in this town that 
the friends of education induced the selectmen to call a town 
meeting Oct. 31, 1853, and after a long discussion the town voted 
to levy a tax of one cent on a dollar of the grand list for the 
benefit of common schools in the town, and the money should be 
expended under the direction of B. F. Langworthy, Charles H. 
Mallory and Richard A. Wheeler, for the benefit of schools; 
first, in paying lectures for them, second to bring up the funds 
of the small districts to seventy-five dollars ; third, to divide the 
rest among the children of all the districts equally. So after 
various provisions, revisions and enactments of laws, the Leg- 
islature dissolved the school societies and placed the schools 
under the care of the town, thus returning to the first system of 
common schools established in Connecticut. At the present 
time there are forty teachers employed in the fifteen districts in 
this town, in fourteen of which are schools well taught and reg- 
ularly attended. One district has not the requisite number of 
scholars within its limits to sustain a school, but the town pays 
for transporting the few children to the next nearest school. 

The amount of money expended for the forty teachers is 



102 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

$15,269.85, and the total expenditure by town and district for 
educational purposes is $20,505.78, for the 1,754 scholars in- 
structed. 

The Liberty Street school, called No. 16, has within its limits 
a parochial school, whick takes the larger number of pupils in 
that district. 

The new schoolhouse at Pawcatuck, called the West Broad 
Street school, is reputed to be the finest school building in the 
State, costing about $40,000. 



HianwAYs. 



Highways in Connecticut were established and laid out by an 
act of its General Court in the year 1638, which was amended 
in 1640, and in 1643 surveyors thereof were authorized to be 
appointed by the several towns, who were empowered to call out 
certain persons to repair the same. These laws were enlarged 
and perfected by the code of laws of Connecticut, enacted by the 
General Court in the year 1650 as follows : 

"Whereas the maintaining of highways in a fit condition for passage ac- 
cording to the several occasions that occur is not only necessary for the 
comfort and safety of man and beast, but tends to the profit and advantage 
of any people, in the issue. It is therefor thought fit and ordered, that each 
town within this jurisdiction shall every year choose one or two of their in- 
habitants as Surveyors, to take care of, and oversee the mending and repairing 
of the Highways within their several Towns respectively, who have hereby 
power allowed them to call out the several cartes or persons fit for labor in 
each town, two days at least in each year, and so many more as in his or 
their judgments shall be found necessary for the maintaining of the afore 
mentioned end, to be directed in their works by the said surveyor or sur- 
veyors, and it is left to his or their liberties to require the labor of the sev- 
erall persons in any family, or of a team and one person, where such are, as 
he finds most advantageous to the public occasions, he or they giving at 
least three days' notice or warning beforehand of such employment; and if 
any refuse or neglect to attend the service in any manner aforesaid, he shall 
forfeit for every day's neglect of a man's work two shillings sixpence, and of 
a team six shillings; which said fines shall be imployed by the Surveyors to 
hire others to work at the said wages: and the Surveyors shall within four 
days after the several days appointed for worke deliver in to some Magistrate 
a true presentment of all such as have beene defective, with their several 
neglects, who are immediately to grant a distress to the Marshall or Con- 
stable, for the levying of the incurred forfeiture by them to be delivered to 
the Surveyor for the use aforesaid, and if the Surveyor neglect to perform 
the service hereby committed to him, either in not calling out all the inhab- 
itants in their several proportions as before or shall not return the names of 
those that are deficient, he shall incur the same penalties as those whom he 
so passes by are liable to, by virtue of this order, which shall be imployed 
to the use aforesaid, and to be levied also by distress upon information and 
proof before any one Magistrate." 



104 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

In 1674 the General Court passed an act fixing the liability 
of persons to repair the highways, between sixteen and sixty 
years of age. In 1679 an act was passed by the General Court, 
ordering all the towns of the colony to clear their roads of brush 
at least one rod wide. In 1698 the General Court of Connecticut 
passed an act by which the General Court (which up to that 
time had acted as one body) should for the future consist of 
two houses, the first shall consist of the Governor, or in his 
absence of the Deputy Governor and assistants, which shall be 
known by the name of the upper house, and the other shall con- 
sist of such deputies as shall be returned by the several towns 
within this colony to serve as members of this General Assembly 
which shall be known as the lower house. 

In 1699 the General Court passed an act, giving authority to 
the county courts to lay out and establish and repair highways, 
with power to assess damages therefor. But it was not until 
1795, that a general law of Connecticut was enacted authorizing 
towns to build and repair highways by a tax on their polls and 
ratable estate. The privilege to do so was previously conferred 
upon several towns when thereto by them specially requested. 

The office of selectmen of Connecticut was created by its Gen- 
eral Court in the year 1639, with authority to lay out and repair 
highways, but no reference of their proceedings in laying out 
highways was required to be passed upon by the towns after the 
layout thereof. 

The town of Stonington acting under and by virtue of the 
laws of the Connecticut Colony proceeded by its selectmen to 
lay out and establish certain highways as follows : 

"At a town meeting legally warned and lield on the second day of March, 
1669, it was voted that the Selectmen with Capt. George Denison, Thomas 
Park, senior, and John Bennet, are chosen to seek out the country highway 
and other highways that are needful for the Towns use and to lay them out 
or the major part of these chosen are to lay out the country highways, by 
the first of May next; provided that the Selectmen give notice that all may 
know the time and place where to meet." 

"At a town meeting held March 25th, 1669, it was voted that the country 
highway shall be laid out by the men chosen for that purpose from the head 
of Mystic (now Old Mystic), to Kitchamaug, so near as may be according 
to the old footpath lies, provided it meet with London highway at Mystic 
River, having respect to the public good and the convenience of the partic- 
ular proprietors through whose lands this country highway shall run, and 
this highway to be allowed four-pole (rod) wide." 



HIGHWAYS. 105 

The committee authorized to lay out said country highway as 
aforesaid made the following report : 

"The country highway beginning at Mystic River on the west, four rod wide; 
lying between a M'hite oak and a little beech tree marked on three sides, 
and so running through the Indian field at Quaquataug to Mistuxet Brook in 
or near to the old footpath and from thence running on the north side of 
John Reynolds, his house as the trees are marked to the Stoney Brook near 
to the old path; the path lying on the south a little distance, and from the 
Stoney Brook to Goodman York, his house in the old footpath, and from 
Goodman York, his house four pole wide through the said York's land; next 
unto Mr. James Noyes his land to the old footpath, and if the little swamp 
proves not passable, that is in the said York's land then the said York is to 
repair it, or else to suffer it to lie on the old footpath, because it is said he 
has sixteen pole allowed him the whole length of his land for that purpose and 
end; and from that leaving the old footpath a little to the south by reason 
of a foul swamp till we come to the top of the hill called Petequack and 
from thence to the wading place at Pawcatuck river known as Kitchamaug, 
above the Indian wares in the common traveled highway. 

"And this was laid out by us, whose names are under written, on the first 
day of April, 1669, and the way is to be four pole wide from Mystic to Paw- 
catuck, according to the town order, the 25th of March, 1669. 
"As witness our hands this fifth day of April, 1669. 

THOMAS STANTON 
GEORGE DENISON, 
THOMAS WHEELER, 
SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH, 
NBHEMIAH PALMER, 
THOMAS PARK, 
JOHN BENNET." 
"At a town meeting legally warned and held April 6th, 1669, it was passed 
by vote that Captain George Denison should be employed to make a directory, 
and set it upon a tree or post at this the wading place at Pawcatuck river,. 
Kitchamaug, where the country highway is laid out, that strangers and 
travellers may know how to find the country highway through the town to 
London highway at Mystic River and another at Mystic (now Old Mystic). 
The same day it was voted that there shall be a country highway laid out, 
the present month at the furtherest and that the Selectmen should appoint the 
time and day and the persons to accompany the Selectmen in the work, to 
lay out the said country highway from where they left off at Kitchamaug to 
the east end of the town at Wecapaug and on the fifteenth day of March, 
1670, the said country highway was laid out from the wading place at Kitch- 
amaug on the Pawcatuck river, where we ended the country way from Mystic 
to Pawcatuck and from Pawcatuck river to Wecapaug through the town four 
pole wide through a field where John Reynolds dwells, and so through the part 
of the field where the Tinker did dwell and so throughout." 

This was done by the selectmen and constables to the number of 



106 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

fourteen men. A few of the early grants of land here were given 
by the town, subject to necessary highways for the improve- 
ment thereof, but a majority of the land grants contained no 
such condition. Prior to 1699, there were no legal provisions 
in the statute laws of Connecticut, by which towns were liable 
for damages accruing by the layout of a highway by the select- 
men thereof,' the natural consequence of which was that the 
landholders, over which highways were laid by the selectmen, 
fenced in, plowed and planted the roads at pleasure, which so 
obstructed the travel thereon that the town took further action 
in the premises as follows, viz. : 

"At a Town Meeting March ye 9th, 1686, the following highways, consid- 
ered of ye sundry inhahitams appointed by order of the town, were legally 
voted, viz.: That the country highway lie from Mystic river head, between 
Major Winthrop and Deacon Park, their land to ye end of said York's his land, 
and then as ye way now runs to ye meeting-house, and so as we now go to 
ye brook Anguilla by Mr. Noyes his house, where it goes into ye former 
country way to the wading place at Paw ca tuck river." 

This proceeding of the town did not improve the condition 
of the highways nor satisfy the landholders whose interests were 
disregarded by the town, nor did they remove their fences across 
this old post road and throw it open to travel except in the 
winter season. 

Traveling in those days was on horseback and by ox-teams, 
the highways were not graded, nor were the rivers and brooks 
bridged. The town of Stonington was not alone in poor roads, 
bridgeless brooks and rivers. The whole colony was suffering 
from the same cause and so much so that the General Assembly 
took the matter in hand as follows, viz. : 

"Complaint being made that Post and other travellers meet with great dif- 
ficulty in journeying as they pass through this Colony, especially in the town 
of Stonington, difficulty doth arise either for want of stated highways or for 
want of clearing and repairing highways when stated and erecting and main- 
taining sufficient bridges when needing repairs: For remedy whereof the 
Selectmen in each town in this Colony situate in the accustomed roads are 
hereby required upon sight or publication hereof forthwith to take effectual 
care that convenient highways as may be for the advantage of Posts and 
others travelling in their journeying as aforesaid be laid out through their 
townships." 

A committee was also appointed by the General Assembly to 
see that the foregoing order was duly complied with and carried 



HIGHWAYS. 107 

into effect by the selectmen of the several towns. The town of 
Stonington had passed several votes relative to the survey and 
repair of its highways, but for some reason not now understood 
they were not carried into effect, and the roads were well nigh 
impassable. When the said order of the General Assembly was 
received, the selectmen proceeded to re-examine the old post 
road, which was the only established highway of the town at the 
time; the other roads were private ways or bridle paths, so 
called, and by their own act relaid it and caused the same to be 
recorded as follows, viz. : 

" In attendance of an act of the General Assembly bearing date May 12th 
& 25th, 1698, the Selectmen of Stonington have for settlement of the country 
Road made search in our town records and have viewed and considered the 
road as far as we can find it hath been laid out and recorded. And we find 
that Stephen Richardson hath fenced the way on this side of Pawcatuck 
River at two places by his house and corn field; *Now we order the said 
Stephen to repair and clear the way at those places, till his corn is off the 
land, and the way turned again where it was laid out. We find that Mr. 
Noyes hath turned the way at the west end of his land at the bridge; we 
order the said Mr. Noyes forthwith to repair the bridge and keep it in repair 
till his crop bee off and the way returned where it was laid out; That James 
Babcock hath turned the road where his fields are; We order the said Bab- 
cock to maintain sufficient way there, till his present crop be off, and then 
to pull down his fences and let the road be open according to law and town 
order, where it was laid out. We find that Blihu Chesebrough hath stopped 
the way by two gates and we do order the said Blihu to repair and mend 
the said gate till his present grass is off the land and then to take away his 
gates and let the way be open where the town has laid it out; and we find the 
rest of the way, as convenient as we know it how it was laid out, from Blihu 
Chesebrough's land to the meeting house at the road, and from the said Meet- 
ing-House to Reynolds his path on the east side of (^uaquataug hill and then 
finding the way hath not been fully settled, we have laid out the way from 
the foot of the hill where the road crosseth Reynolds his path straight as 
the ground will allow it to go, going on the west of the ground, where it is 
most free from rocks then it is to pass through the upper end of said Park's 
Ms land as the trees were marked till it came into the lane and it is to go in 
the lane to the brow of the upper part of the hill, near the gate and pass 
thence down the hill where the road way is now trod and taking the best 
advantage for the ground because the hill is steep; We do order that from 
the brow of the hill near the gate down to the little pasture the way is to 
1)0 left eight pole wide because the ground is wet and springy land, and then 
it is to pass through the pasture and through the southward part of the 
uppermost little cornfield by Mystic River side and then it is to go along, by 
the River as it is now travelled, to the place where it passes through Mystic 
River. And this way for a country road is to be four rods wide; and where 
"there are any lanes for this way to pass through they are to be left four pole 



108 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

wide; and we do order the surveyors for the highways forthwith to call the 
town to repair the road according to law. 
"By the Selectmen, date August 12th, 1698. 

NEHBMIAH PALMER, 
JOSEPH MINER, 
JOSEPH SAXTON. 
ADAM GALLUP, 
» Selectmen. 

This road remained tinfenced, except as against improved 
lands for a good many years, and was the principal thoroughfare 
between New London and Newport for more than one hundred 
years, and until it was superceded by turnpikes and railways. 
It has never been materially changed in its course since 1698, 
It has been reduced to its present grade by continued repairs 
little by little, and the bridges over Anguilla, Stoney and Mis- 
tuxet Brooks were made by special vote of the town. 

The want of a law in our colony to enable the selectmen to 
lay out highways and cause damages to be assessed therefor to 
the proprietors of land taken for the same, which must be paid 
by a tax on the polls and ratable estate of the towns, finally 
resulting in petitions to the courts of the county, which had ample 
authority for la3dng out and establishing highways, so in 1752 a 
petition was presented to the County Court for a highway from 
Long Point to the town of Preston, which was granted, and the 
highway was laid out and established. The next year a high- 
way was so laid out, on petition by authority of said court, from 
Pawcatuck Bridge to Voluntown. Later on highways were so 
laid out from Pistol Point to the old Road meeting-house. Also 
a highway was so laid out from Long Point to Wequetequock, 
and on northerly to the old post road at Anguilla, thence easterly 
by and with said post road a short distance, from thence northerly 
and northeasterly to the said Voluntown highway. Also an- 
other highway was so laid out from the town landing at Old 
Mystic northerly and northeasterly to the said Preston highway, 
near the residence of the late Deacon Charles Wheeler. 

After the enactment of the law of 1795, giving the selectmen 
of the several towns of our State authority to lay out highways, 
the entire expense of which was to be paid by a tax on the polls 
and ratable estate of the towns, the larger number of our high- 
ways has been laid out by tlie selectmen subject to ratification 
or rejection by action ,oPsaid town, in lawful meeting assembled. 



HIGHWAYS. 109 

After the close of the Revolutionary war the mails between New 
York and Boston via New London and Newport were to be 
carried by mail stages and passed over this old post road until 
Long Point, now Stonington Borough, claimed and obtained 
a diversion in their favor, previous to which their mail matter 
had been mostly carried by coasting vessels. When the mail 
stages passed through Long Point, their route lay from the head 
of Mystic to the farm residence of the late Thomas W. Palmer, 
thence down to Long Point and over the highway to Pawca- 
tuck Bridge. In 1784 Dr. Charles Phelps and William Williams, 
Esq., represenatives of Stonington for that year, were instructed 
as agents of the town to prefer a memorial to the General As- 
sembly at New Haven, praying for a lottery scheme, to be 
granted said town, to raise three hundred pounds lawful money, 
to enable them to build a bridge across the cove, called Lambert's 
Cove, from Pine Point to Ouanaduct ; also voted at said meet- 
ing to instruct Messrs. Paul Wheeler, Phineas Stanton and 
Edward Hancox, to measure the highway from Long Point to 
New London, by the contemplated road, via said bridge, so as 
to enable Messrs. Phelps and Williams to show the Assembly 
the saving by the bridge route. 

In 1785 the General Assembly of Connecticut passed the fol- 
lowing preamble and act as follows, viz. : 

"Whereas the congress of the United States have directed that the public 
mails in future shall be carried by stages and it is necessary that the public 
roads be repaired immediately on the routes used by the stages; Therefore, 

"Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives in general 
Assembly convened, and by authority of the same that the Selectmen of the 
several towns through which the stages charged with the mails pass; do 
immediately mend and repair the bridges and roads used by the stages and 
keep the same in good repair; and when complaint is made to the County 
Court of any neglect in either County such county shall order necessary repairs 
and grant a warrant against the Selectmen of the town where such neglect 
is found, to collect the sum to be expended in repairs from the selectmen of 
the town or towns so neglecting their duty." 

The town of Stonington did not readily comply with the 
requirements of this law, nor did the towns generally through- 
out the State; the principal reason that induced this town to 
disregard its provisions were, that the stage route through this 
town was so circuitous that it was deemed advisable by some to 
lay and build a more direct road, for the stages from the head 



110 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

of Mystic to Long Point ; the necessity for such a highway had 
been previously considered by the town. The year before a 
committee was appointed to apply to the General Assembly for 
a lottery scheme to raise money to build a bridge over Lambert's 
Cove from Pine Point to Quanaduct, which did not succeed. 
The inhabitants living in the southern part of the town favpred 
the new road, those residing in the northern part were opposed 
to it. Both sections agreed in one thing, and that was that the 
stages being the property of companies, they did not think it 
right to tax the people to build and repair roads for their benefit. 

Aside from such considerations, the people at Long Point and 
Mystic felt the necessity of the proposed highway for common 
convenience and the general good. The difference of opinion 
relative to the repairs on the old post mail stage road, and the 
building of a new highway from Mystic to Stonington, resulted 
in a serious controversy between the inhabitants residing in the 
upper and lower sections of the town. Similar controversies 
arose from the same cause in other towns in the colony, and 
the result in general was that the stage routes were not much 
improved. The expense of building a bridge over Lambert's 
Cove was the tug of war in this town, that prevented anything 
of consequence being done toward repairing the old stage route ; 
other objections were but secondary considerations. 

In 1794 another effort was made to procure a lottery scheme 
for building said bridge, which resulted in failure. The pressure 
was so great upon the General Assembly of that year and the 
next, in favor of improving the stage routes, that a committee 
of three, consisting of Samuel Mott, Joshua Huntington and 
Simeon Baldwin, Esq., were appointed in 1795, to straighten by 
a new lay the great post road from New Haven by Dragon's 
Bridge eastward to New London Ferry, and so on to Pawca- 
tuck Bridge. This committee proceeded to discharge the duties 
of their appointment, and so far as their survey went, straighten- 
ing said road, it may be called a success, but nothing was ever 
done in this town or in pursuance of their survey or the act of 
the Assembly to straighten or repair the old post road or any 
other road, nor can their survey be found in our town records or 
files, or in our State archives. 

The town in 1796 remonstrated in the most solemn manner 
against said lay, appointing a committee of their ablest men to 



HIGHWAYS. Ill 

oppose and defeat the same if possible. Uniting with other 
towns similarly situated, they defeated it and succeeded in creat- 
ing so strong a current of feeling against the mail stage com- 
panies that no further direct action was taken by the Assembly 
to compel the towns to build and repair highways for their 
special benefit. Some of the mail stage companies had by this 
time petitioned the Assembly for liberty and authority to lay out 
and construct highways of their own, with the right to place 
turnpike or toll gates thereon. During the latter part of the 
year 1796, Elijah Palmer and others of this town made applica- 
tion to the County Court, for a new road from Long Point to 
Mystic, now Old Mystic, which did not succeed. Stonington 
as a whole did not favor said road, for the town at a legally 
warned meeting thereof, appointed a committee to oppose said 
application, and also directed the selectmen to view the road from 
Mystic River to Pawcatuck Bridge, for the purpose of straight- 
ening and repairing the same, and report their doings to the 
next town meeting. To what town meeting they reported is 
not known, but in the year 1800 the town voted in legal meeting 
assembled, to expend the sum of four hundred dollars on the 
road used by the mail-stages from Old Mystic to Pawcatuck 
Bridge via Stonington Point, and directed the selectmen to 
straighten the same, which they did and reported their doings 
to the town, without stating how much of the appropriation they 
had used in straightening and repairing said mail stage route, 
through this town. 

The mail stage companies or the town were not satisfied with 
the proceedings of the selectmen. The stage companies gave up 
their efforts to compel the town to keep up their route here and 
turned their attention to the construction of a turnpike road for 
the use of their mail stages. But the controversy over the 
Mystic Road and Pine Point Bridge over Lambert's Cove was 
continued with unabated energy. In 1801 a petition was pre- 
ferred to the Court of Common Pleas, signed by Noyes Palmer 
and others, for a highway from the Baptist meeting-house in 
Stonington Borough to the old post road, at the town landing 
at Old Mystic. The court ordered an investigation of the 
matter in question, and appointed Benjamin Coit, John ,G. Hill- 
house and Ezra Bishop, Esq., to hear and report upon the 
feasibility of the proposed road. The protracted sickness and 



112 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

death of Mr. Bishop delayed the proceedings of the committee 
until the next year, when the court appointed Mr. Joshua Hun- 
tington in the place and stead of Mr. Bishop, who upon a 
thorough examination of the proposed route for said highway, 
and evidences pro and con relative to the same, proceeded to lay 
out a road from the Borough of Stonington to Mystic, sub- 
stantially as the road is now travelled, except near the head of 
Mystic, where a subsequent change, placed it where it now is. 
The remonstrances of Mr. Joshua Brown, and a plea for a jury 
to re-assess damages to him occasioned by the lay of said road 
over his premises, delayed the proceedings in court until 1803, 
when the layout thereof was accepted and declared by the court. 
The opposition to this road by the inhabitants of the north 
part of the town increased to such an extent that an effort was 
made to divide the town, which did not prevail at the time. 
The opponents of the road were in the majority, and pending the 
proceedings connected with the layout of the same, the town re- 
monstrated again and again in the most solemn manner and 
petitioned the General Assembly to interpose in its favor, but all 
to no purpose. The town repea.tedly asked the Assembly for a 
lottery scheme to defray the expense of building the bridge over 
Lambert's Cove and finally obtained one which from bad man- 
agement resulted in a failure and was finally sold for a mere 
trifle. Some of the inhabitants headed by Mr. Amos Wheeler 
associated themselves together and petitioned the General 
Assembly for a Ferry charter over Lambert's Cove from Pine 
Point to Quanaduct. After a full hearing thereon the petition- 
ers were given liberty to withdraw. But their defeat before 
the Assembly did not abate the opposition to the building 
of the highway and bridge, but rather increased it, and to such 
an extent that it resulted in the division of the town in 1807. 

The town of Stonington did not give up the idea of defeating 
this new road, after their northern neighbors had left them alone 
to fight it. They continued to oppose it by remonstrance, and 
by every conceivable obstruction that they could invent they de- 
layed its opening until 1815, when it was in part built and opened 
by the sheriff of the county. So from 1784 to 1815, this town 
was more or less engaged in a bitter contest about this road and 
bridge. It was traversed by the hated mail stages as soon as 



HIGHWAYS. -' ^ 113 

opened and gave them a more direct and level route from Mystic 
to Westerly. 

The bridge first built over Lambert's Cove was barely wide 
enough for a single team to pass, with a long wooden span, in 
the middle; subsequently it was widened and a middle pier 
constructed, leaving two spans. Those interested in the mail 
stage companies, in 1816 petitioned the General Assembly for a 
turnpike charter from Groton Ferry to Westerly, designing to 
pass over the new road. 

The town did not oppose the grant of the charter, it only 
asked that the committee appointed to lay out the turnpike road 
should not be confined to any particular route through this town. 
Owing to a variety of causes, the charter for the said turnpike 
company was not granted until 1818, when the request of the 
town was complied wdth, giving the committee appointed to lay 
out the road, liberty to select any route they might prefer. The 
committee, after examining the proposed route defined in the 
petition, and other routes, concluded to follow the direction of 
the old post road, in the town of Groton, changing it 'for the 
better in several places. But when they reached the head of 
Mystic, now Old Mystic, instead of following the new mail stage 
route through Stonington to Westerly as prayed for, they turned 
to the left, following in part the country road from the town land- 
ing at Mystic to North Stonington, until they reached Wolfneck, 
thence turned easterly through Stonington and North Stonington 
to Hopkinton city, connecting with a turnpike from thence to 
Providence, R. I. When the turnpike road was completed, it 
became the through mail stage route from New London to 
Providence and Boston, carrying also passengers to the full 
extent of their ability. 

The construction of the new road from the head of Mystic to 
Stonington Borough, and the turnpike road from Mystic to 
North Stonington and Hopkinton city, deprived the old post road 
of its importance as a postal route, though post riders carried 
newspapers and private mail matter over its long beaten tracks 
for a good many years, and until the railroads and steamboats 
diverted the transmission of such matter to other routes. The 
old post road was first laid along the track of the Indian path, 
between Narragansett and Pequot (now New London). 

It was followed by Capt. John Mason and his famous seventy- 



114 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

seven men in 1637, until they reached Taugwank Hill, where 
they held their council of war, the afternoon before the battle. 
After leaving Taugwank they deployed to the north somewhat 
to avoid Quaquataug Hill, for fear of exposing themselves to 
the keen eye of the Pequots on Mystic Hill and fort in 
Groton. It was on the north side of this road at Anguilla that 
Canonchet, after refusing to treat with the English for peace, was 
executed by the friendly Indians acting under the orders of the 
English officers. The layout of the town lots on both sides of 
this road on Agreement Hill in Stonington, and the erection of 
the meeting-house there in 1673-74 made it the business center 
of the town, and in consequence thereof it received the name of 
the Road, which is still applied to the region around the town 
hall and the present meeting-house there. It was at the Road 
in the first meeting-house there, that the King's commissioners 
met repeatedly to hear and determine the matter of jurisdiction 
between Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The 
commissioners to hear and report to the king the evidence in 
the celebrated case between the colony of Connecticut and the 
Mohegan Indians as supported by the Mason family, relative to 
various land titles, met and held their sessions for several days 
in this meeting-house in 1704. Such Commissioners' Courts 
were called the King's Courts and were regarded with great 
respect and consideration and the occasion of their sitting drew 
together almost the entire population of the town at the time to 
witness their proceedings. 

The General Court of Connecticut in recognition of the gallant 
services of Major John Mason in the Pequot war of 1637, granted 
him in September, 1651, an island in Mystic Bay, then called 
Chipachaug (now known as Mason's Island), with one hundred 
acres of upland and ten acres of meadow, near Mystic River, 
where he should make choice. 

November 15, 1651, the town of New London gave him a 
grant of one hundred acres of land to adjoin his colonial land. 
Major Mason located both of those one hundred-acre grants 
of land on the main land east and northeast of his island. The 
layout thereof by the town surveyor was very liberal and em- 
braced more land than is now contained in the large farms of 
Mr. Nathan S. Noyes and of the heirs at law of Mrs. Mary Fish, 
deceased. Subsequently the town of New London gave him a 



HIGHWAYS. 115 

right of way to the then contemplated meeting-house in Ston- 
ington, which was afterwards erected on the west slope of 
Palmer's Hill. This right of way was laid out to Major Mason 
sixteen rods wide, beginning at Pequotsepos Brook, a little way 
below the old county road, east of the village of Mystic, thence 
easterly along the south side of Capt. George Denison's second 
grant of land in Stonington, now known as the south boundary 
line of the farm that belonged to the late Mr. Oliver Denison, 
deceased ; through the field next north of Mr. Jefferson Wilcox's 
dwelling-house, following the south line of said Denison land to 
Mistuxet Brook above where it falls into Quiambaug Cove, 
thence still further east over Palmer's Hill, leaving south of it 
one hundred and two acres of the late Deacon Noyes Palmer and 
other lands, passing just south of the Palmer burial place, and 
on east to Blackmore's Head (a rock so called), a short distance 
southerly of the junction of the Flanders with the old Stonington 
and Mystic road. 

This sixteen-pole rightofway was bequeathed by Major Mason 
to his sons, Hon, Samuel Mason and Lieut. Daniel Mason. That 
part of it between Pequotsepos Brook and the land of the em- 
igrant, Thomas Miner, was held by Mr. Samuel Mason, his 
heirs and assigns. That part of said way, from the west side of 
the said Thomas Miner land to Blackmore's Head, was held by 
Lieut. Daniel Mason, his heirs and assigns. 

It has hitherto been claimed that this sixteen-pole highway, 
with slight variations, furnished a tract for the highway now 
leading from the village of Mystic to the Road meeting-house, 
but such a claim is a wild guess, for the only place where said 
highways ran along together was a short distance between the 
Pequotsepos Brook and a point a few rods east of the old 
school-house site. Nor did the sixteen-pole highway extend 
west of this brook into the village of Mystic. The present high- 
way from Mystic to the old meeting-house at the Road, with 
slight variations made therein by the town of Stonington, is a 
county highway, laid from Pistol Point to the old Road meeting- 
house, which stood at the time a few feet west of the present 
church edifice there. 



BRIDaES AND FERRIES. 



Stonington being situated between Pawcatuck River on the 
east and Mystic River on the west, required bridges to enable 
people to travel east and west therefrom. The first bridge was 
built over Pawcatuck River as early as 17 12, the funds to pay the 
cost thereof was raised by Capt. Joseph Saxton of Stonington 
and Capt, John Babcock of Westerly. The Governor and 
Council of Connecticut, sitting officially at New London April 
8th, 1 712, gave their consent for the erecting of the bridge as per 
the subscription briefs of Capts. Saxton and Babcock, which 
provided for its completion in eighteen months. In 1720 this 
bridge began to need repairing and the Connecticut Assembly 
sitting at New Haven, in October of that year passed an order : 

"That there be paid out of the Public treasury the sum of ten pounds 
towards the good repairing of the west half of said bridge between the towns 
of Stonington and Westerly, in such manner in specie as the rates of this 
Colony for defraying the public charge shall hereafter be paid in, and the 
remainder of the charge of the repairing of the said one half shall be paid 
by the town of Stonington; and that the selectmen of said town shall take 
effectual care that the said half part of said bridge be well repaired forth- 
with. 

"And whereas the town of Stonington are at no great charge about the 
bridges in the county and within their own town, in comparison of what many 
other town are, 'tis therefor ordered by this court, that after the said half 
part of the bridge is well repaired, it shall always be maintained, and kept 
in good repair by the said town, untill the Court shall order otherwise." 

The town of Stonington not relishing the idea of being com- 
pelled to keep the bridge in repair, and believing it to be the 
duty of the colony and not the town, neglected to repair it, nor 
did the colonial authorities move in the matter at all until the 
October session of the General Assembly of 1721, when they 
passed this act : 

"Whereas this Assembly has been certified that the bridge between Ston- 
ington and Westerly is so far gone out of repair, that the limbs and arms of 
travellers are endangered thereby, notwithstanding the provision made for- 



BRIDGES AND FERRIES. 117 

merly by this Assembly for repairing it in conjunction with the Government 
of Rhode Island, upon which nothing has yet been done, and whereas the 
Governor upon Correspondence with the Government of Rhode Island, for that 
end has received a letter from Isaac Thompson, Esq., of Westerly, a justice 
of the peace, signifying that the Assembly of Rhode Island has offered fifteen 
pounds to be drawn out of the Treasury of that colony for repairing half the 
said bridge, and that he has the order of that government to cause the said 
money to be applied to that service, if thisi government shall agree to repair 
the other half of the same. It is therefore ordered that fifteen pounds in 
the whole shall in like manner be drawn out of the Treasury of this Colony 
for the said end, and that it shall be put into the hands of Mr. John Noyes 
and Mr. Stephen Richardson of Stonington, who are hereby empowered to 
apply the said money to the said end, in conjunction with the said Thomp- 
son, or any other person who shall be empowered, to apply the like sum to the 
repair of the said bridge on the behalf of the Government of Rhode Island. 

"And the said Mr. Noyes and Mr. Richardson are hereby ordered to us© 
their best endeavors to cause the said repairs to be made as soon as may be, 
and in the meantime to endeavor that the said bridge may be so constructed 
at each end as to prevent the hurt which travellers are in danger of." 

Though the government of Rhode Island had assumed th& 
liabiHty of repairing one-half of said bridge, yet the colony of 
Connecticut did not intend by the act of their Assembly to ex- 
pend more than ten pounds in repairing the bridge, so they 
supplemented their act of 1721 by the following proviso: 

"And whereas it was ordered by this Assembly in October last, that the 
town of Stonington should be at all the charge for repairing one half of the 
said bridge above the sum of ten pounds, which was then ordered to be drawn 
out of the public treasury for that end. 

"It is now ordered that instead thereof the townsmen or selectmen of said 
Stonington do raise, in the usual manner upon the inhabitants of said town 
the sum of five pounds in money, and cause the same to be paid into the 
treasury of this colony at or before the first of May next." 

In obedience to the order of 1721, the selectmen of Stoning- 
ton, acting in conjunction with the Rhode Island authorities, 
repaired the bridge so as to make it passable. It was a slim 
concern, barely wide enough for a single ox-team to pass, but 
as all the travel of those days was on horseback (except by ox- 
team), it answered very well the purpose for which it was 
designed. The bridge then repaired lasted for about ten years. 
The town of Stonington still adhering to their belief that a bridge 
uniting two colonies should be erected and kept in repair by the 
colonies, and not by the town, that simply furnished the ground 
for the abutments thereof to rest upon, so they refused to repair 



118 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

the west end of the bridge, until it became unsafe and almost 
impassable, when, in 1731, the General Assembly of the colony 
of Rhode Island passed an act relative to said bridge as follows : 
"Upon the petition of Capt. Oliver Babcock and Capt. William 
Clark, setting forth to the Assembly the necessity of rebuilding 
Pawcatuck bridge, which is now quite gone to decay, and ren- 
dered impassable either for man or horse ; and, praying that a 
sufficiency of money may be drawn out of the general treasury 
for rebuilding this government's part thereof. It is voted and 
enacted that there be allowed and drawn out of the general 
treasury a sufficiency of money for building the one half of said 
bridge, in case the colony of Connecticut will build the other 
half, and that the colony of Connecticut be acquainted there- 
with." This act of the Assembly of Rhode Island was trans- 
mitted to Connecticut, and at the May session of its General 
Assembly the following act was passed : "Upon consideration 
had on the act of the General Assembly of the colony of Rhode 
Island, respecting the building of a bridge over Pawcatuck 
River, ordered by this Assembly, that the secretary of this colony 
send a copy of that act of this Assembly to the secretary of the 
colony of Rhode Island, made at this session in October, 1720, 
wherein the town of Stonington is ordered for the future to keep 
in repair one half of the bridge over Pawcatuck River at their 
own charge ; and that the town of Stonington take notice thereof 
and conform themselves accordingly." The town of Stonington 
did, not readily yield to the act of the Assembly, nor did they 
repair the bridge as ordered for several years. They were 
strengthened in their position by the act of the General Assembly 
of Rhode Island in assuming the entire expense of one half of 
the bridge on the part of that colony. They reasoned that if 
the colony of Rhode Island should build or repair the east end of 
the bridge, then the colony of Connecticut should build and 
repair the west end of the bridge ; but the colony of Connecticut 
thought otherwise ; they said that because the town of Stoning- 
ton was subject to less expense than most other towns in the 
colony on account of bridges that they should build and maintain 
one-half of the bridge over Pawcatuck Kiver," no matter what the 
colony of Rhode Island should do in the premises. The town 
of Stonington still refused to repair said bridge, but the colony 
of Connecticut was equally determined that they should repair 



BRIDGES AND FERRIES. 119 

it at their own expense. This state of things continued until 
1734, when at the October session of the General Assembly, and 
after a protracted discussion of the subject-matter, the following 
preamble and act was passed: 

"Whereas this Assembly did at their session at New Haven, in October, 
1720, order the sum of ten pounds to be paid out of the public treasury of this 
Colony toward repairing the half of the bridge between the towns of Ston- 
ington and Westerly, and the remainder of the charge thereof to be paid by 
the town of Stonington, and that the Selectmen of said town should take 
effectual care that said half part of said bridge should be always maintained 
and kept in good repair by said town of Stonington until this Assembly 
should order otherwise. And whereas the said selectmen of Stonington have 
been very negligent in said affair, for want of some suitable provision in said 
act to enforce it, notwithstanding the little charge they are at to maintain 
any other bridges on the country roads. Be it therefore enacted by the Gov- 
ernor, Council, and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the 
authority of the same. That in case the said town of Stonington shall not 
meet and complete the one half of said bridge within nine months next after, 
any one of their selectmen being duly certified of the readiness of the Gov- 
ernment of Rhode Island, or town of Westerly, to join with them in said 
affair, then the treasurer of this Colony upon due certification thereof shall 
immediately send forth his warrant directed to the Constable of said Ston- 
ington, requiring him to levy and collect of the inhabitants of said Stonington 
the sum of three hundred pounds, which sum so collected shall be paid to said 
treasurer by said Constable of Stonington within three months' after his re- 
ceiving said warrant, in order to be improved to the use aforesaid, and In 
case the said town of Stonington shall not maintain and keep in due repair 
according to the aforesaid act, the one half of said bridge, after it is thus 
erected, they shall forfeit the sum of fifty shillings per week, to be collected in 
manner aforesaid, and it is further enacted that a copy of this act be forth- 
witth transmittted to the Governor of Rhode Island." 

This act of the General Assembly of Connecticut settled the 
matter. 

Mystic BridGK. — During the early settlement of the towns 
of Stonington and Groton, Mystic River was crossed by ferry- 
boats from Elm Grove Cemetery, in Stonington, to the Burrows' 
Half-way House, in Groton. Later, and down to the present 
century, the crossing was by ferry-boats from Packer's village, 
in Groton, over the river to Pistol Point, in Stonington. At the 
General Assembly of 1819 the Mystic Bridge Company was 
chartered as follows : 

"Resolved by this Assembly, That George Haley, Nathaniel Clift, Jeremiah 
Haley, Ebenezer Denison, Manasseh Miner, William Stanton, Ambrose D. 
Grant, Jeremiah Holmes, and such others as may be associated with them, be 



120 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

and tliey are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name of 
'Mystic Bridge Company,' and by that name may sue and be sued; that said 
company shall have a clerk, who shall record all votes and by-laws of said 
company, and be sworn to a faithful discharge of his duty, and who shall be 
appointed by the president and directors of said company; that the said 
company shall choose a president and two directors, who, or a major part of 
them, shall manage all the concerns of said company. The stockholders of 
said company shall hold their first meeting on the second Monday of July 
next, at the dwelling-house of Bbenezer Denison, in said Stonington; and 
said meeting shall be warned by the petitioners before named, by publishing 
notice thereof in the Connecticut Gazette, printed in New London, two weeks 
successively before said second Monday of July; and when met, the said com- 
pany shall choose the aforesaid officers, who shall continue in office until 
others are chosen in their place and accept their appointment, and said com- 
pany, when so as aforesaid formed, shall immediately raise sufficient money 
to erect a bridge across said river at the place already designated by the 
committee who have reported thereon; and when the commissioners on said 
bridge shall have accepted the same, they shall give the company a certificate 
of the same, adjust the accounts and all the expenses incurred relative to 
said bridge, and give them a certificate of the amount due said company; and 
said company shall continue to keep up and maintain said bridge in good 
repair; and to reimburse them their expenses, with ten per cent interest on 
the sums extended in erecting said bridge, shall have right and they are hereby 
authorized and empowered to erect a gate on or near said bridge, at which 
gate said company shall have right to collect for crossing said bridge the 

■ following toll, viz.: 

cts. m. 

"For each coach or hack, or other four-wheeled carriage, drawn by two 

horses abreast 25 

Each additional draft horse 3 

Each chaise, sulkey or other wheeled carriage drawn by one horse 12 5 

Additional draft horse 3 

Bach wagon drawn by two horses, loaded 12 5 

" " " " " empty 6 2 

Each light wagon drawn by one horse, with two persons or less 8 

Additional horse 3 

Each loaded cart or wagon drawn by four beasts 12 5 

" empty " " " " " " " 6 2 

Additional draft beast, each 2 6 

Man or horse 5 

Foot person 2 

Draft horse 3 

Neat Cattle 2 

Mules 2 

Sheep or swine, each 1 

"Resolved, however, and it is hereby resolved, that the aforesaid rates of 
toll shall not be collected from persons traveling to attend public worship, 
funerals, or town, society or freemen's meeting, and returning therefrom; 



BRIDGES AND FERRIES. 121 

officers and soldiers going to or returning from military duty; persons going 
to or returning from mill for the use of their families; all of which persons 
shall be exempted from paying toll, as aforesaid. 

"Bonds shall be given to the Treasurer of this State to his acceptance on 
or before the last day of August next, in the penal sum of five thousand dol- 
lars, conditioned that said bridge shall be built by said company to the ac- 
ceptance of said commissioners by the first Monday of September next, and in 
default of such bond this grant shall be void. 

"The stock of said company shall consist of fifty shares, which shall be 
transferable on the books of said company, and each member of said company, 
present at any legal meeting thereof, shall have power to give one vote for 
each share standing in the name of such member, aijd the said stockholders, 
at any legal meeting, shall have power to direct, by major vote, the amount 
to be paid from time to time on the shares of said capital stock; provided, 
that this act may be altered, revoked, or amended at any time hereafter at 
the pleasure of the General Assembly. 

"The road on the west side of Mystic River, leading from the Mystic bridge to 
the old road, as laid and reported by the committee to this Assembly at the 
last session, remain as laid by said committee till it comes six rods on the 
land of Ambrose H. Grant, and be thence discontinued; that the former com- 
mittee, viz.: Moses Warren, William Randall, and John O. Miner, be re- 
appointed to lay a road from the place last mentioned, where said road is 
discontinued, to the village at Parker's Perry, four rods wide, and assess the 
damages to the owners of the land over which the road may pass, and report 
to this or some future Assembly." 

The bridge was erected under the charter, and maintained by 
the company as a toll-bridge down to 1854 when the towns of 
Stonington and Groton, at town meetings legally warned and 
held for that purpose, voted to buy the bridge and franchises of 
the company for eight thousand dollars, two thousand dollars in 
addition having been subscribed by the citizens of the villages of 
Mystic Bridge and Mystic River. Deacon B. F, Langworthy 
and Capt. John Holdridge, the representatives of the town of 
Stonington for that year, were charged with the management of 
the matter before the Legislature in connection with the represen- 
tatives of the town of Groton. During the session of the General 
Assembly for 1854 the following enabling act was passed, "au- 
thorizing the Mystic Bridge Company to sell their bridge :" 

"Resolved, That the towns of Stonington and Groton be, and they hereby are 
authorized to purchase of the Mystic Bridge Company their bridge and draw- 
bridge ■over the Mystic River, between said towns, at the price of eight thou- 
sand dollars; and in case said bridge shall be so purchased, the president of 
said company shall lodge a certificate to that effect in the office of the Sec- 
retary of State. And from and after the time said purchase shall be made. 



122 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

said bridge shall be and remain a public bridge, free for public travel, and 
shall be forever supported, and maintained by said towns of Stonington and 
Groton together, with the draw therein, at their joint expense; and said draw 
shall always be maintained at not less than its present width, and the same 
facilities shall be afforded for the navigation of said river through said draw 
at the like joint expense of said towns as are now furnished by said bridge 
company. 

"And after said purchase shall be perfected, and said certificate lodged ou 
file as aforesaid, the said bridge company shall be discharged from all liability 
for or on account of said bridge, and deprived of all right to collect toll for the 
passage of the same." 

At a town-meeting legally warned and held in Stonington 
on the 7th day of August, 1854, it was voted that Asa Fish and 
Richard A. Wheeler be a committee to join with the selectmen 
or committee of the town of Groton, appointed for the purpose 
of receiving the transfer of the Mystic Bridge and all of its 
appurtenances from the Mystic Bridge Company to the towns of 
Groton and Stonington, in pursuance of a special act of the Leg- 
islature for that purpose, and in accordance with the vote of this 
town, passed May 12, 1854; also that they pay to the said com- 
pany the sum of four thousand dollars, with interest from the 
1st day of April, 1854, deducting the net tolls for the same time, 
and that the selectmen are to draw their orders on the town 
treasurer for the necessary amount to liquidate and pay the 
liability of the town of Stonington for the purchase of said bridge, 
and to employ a suitable person in connection with the town of 
Groton to tend the draw in said bridge and care generally for 
the same. 

During the years 1734 and 1735 the said Pawcatuck bridge was 
widened and substantially rebuilt by the colony of Rhode Island 
and the town of Stonington, which stood for a good many years. 
About ninety-five years ago the Stonington approach was raised 
and one of the sluices removed, shortening the wood-work some 
twenty-five feet. With repairs of timber and plank, the bridge 
so remained until 1873, when it was widened and sidewalks 
appended and in that condition remained until 1886, when the 
old wooden bridge was removed, and an iron bridge substituted 
in its place with protected sidewalks on each side thereof. 



SHIP BUILDINa. 



The first ship-builders in this region were Thomas Wells and 
George Denison, Jr. They resided in what is now Westerly, 
though at the time claimed as a part of the present town of 
Stonington. Joseph, the son of Thomas Wells, was also a ship- 
builder. On the 3d day of January, 1680, Joseph Wells signed 
a contract to finish up a vessel then on the stocks at Paw- 
catuck. On the 20th of May, 1680, he signed another con- 
tract for the building of a vessel, wherein he describes himself 
as of Mystic, Conn. He married Hannah Reynolds, of 
Stonington (Mystic), Dec. 28, 1681, and settled in Groton, where 
he died Oct. 26, 1711. Joseph Wells, soon after his location 
at Mystic, built a ship for Amos Richardson, of Stonington, 
which ended in litigation. To what extent ship-building was 
carried on in Stonington from the days of Joseph Wells down 
to the Revolution it is now impossible to tell, for no known 
record thereof exists. 

Several small craft were built at Stonington, Long Point, and 
on the Mystic River before and during the war of the Revolu- 
tion, but their owners and tonnage is not certainly known, 
Before the Revolution the accumulated wealth of the inhabitants 
was largely invested in commerce, building most of their vessels. 
Long before the Revolution, Col. Joseph Pendleton, of Westerly, 
built a brig on the west bank of the river below Pawcatuck 
bridge, which was launched and floated down the river with 
much difl&culty. She was sent to New York under command of 
his son, Capt. Joseph Pendleton, and was loaded with a cargo for 
the West Indies, which was carried in safety. After discharg- 
ing and reloading with molasses, etc., she started on the home 
voyage, after which nothing was heard of the vessel or crew. 
The General Assembly of Rhode Island, in consideration of his 
lieavy loss and other misfortunes equally as great, gave him a 
lottery grant of a tract of land, on part of which is now located 



124 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Avondale village. This land was laid out in one hundred and 
twenty-six house-lots, and put up in a lottery, each successful 
ticket-holder drawing a house-lot. The grant was dated Feb. 
27, 1750, and was executed by Isaac Sheffield and Elias Thomp- 
son, aided by W. Babcock as surveyor. Near the old Tristam 
Dickens house, on the west bank of Pawcatuck River, opposite 
said village, there was built in 1823 the schooner Julia Ann, 
60 tons, Capt. Nathan Barber . 

The following vessels were built by Mr. George Sheffield, of 
Pawcatuck : 

1818, sloop Connecticut, 50 tons; Capt. Stephens. 

1823, brig Rimack, 175 tons; Capt. Basset. 

1824, brig Pomona, 225 tons; Capt. Newton. 

1825, schooner Phoenix, 150 tons; Capt. Spicer. 

1826, schooner William, 175 tons; Capt. Peleg Wilbur. 

1829, brig Christopher Burdick, 165 tons; Capt. Burdick. 
He built two vessels at Stonington Borough. 

1821, ship Stonington, 250 tons; Capt. Hull. 

1822, brig Pomona, 175 tons; Capt. Barnes. 
George Sheffield & Sons built the following vessels: 

1830, sloop Caspian, 50 tons ; Capt. William C. Pendleton. 

1832, sloop New York, 60 tons; Capt. Wilcox. 

1833, sloop Pioneer, 75 tons; Capt. Wilbur. 

1838, sloop George Eldredge, 75 tons ; Capt. Eldredge. 

1839, brig George Moon, 250 tons; Capt. Moon. 

1840, brig Edward, 275 tons ; Capt. Magna. 

1842, sloop Pawcatuck, 30 tons; Capt. Ethan Pendleton. 

1843, ship Ann Welsh, 450 tons ; Capt. Dunham. 

1844, sloop China, 40 tons ; Capt. Ethan Pendleton. 

1845, three-masted schooner Arispa, 100 tons; Capt. Gates. 
H. & F. Sheffield built the following vessels : 

1847, schooner Phoenix, 80 tons ; Capt. James R. Dickens. 

1849, schooner Frances, 130 tons ; Capt. Hawley. 

1850, Water Lily, 75 tons ; Capt. J. A. Robinson. 

1851, schooner Nebraska, 200 tons; Capt. Blake. 

1852, brig Escambra, 250 tons ; Capt. Magna. 

1852, steamer Tiger Lily, 100 tons ; Capt. J. A. Robinson. 

1853, schooner Hannah Martin, 230 tons ; Capt. Morgan. 

1854, schooner Sarah Starr, 250 tons ; Capt. Bunnell. 
1856, sloop Tristam Dickens, 70 tons; Capt. J. R. Dickens. 



SHIP feUILDING. 125 

1856, schooner George Sheffield, 260 tons; Capt. Stiles. 
The following vessels were built by Mr. John Brown. , 

1821, sloop Flying Fish, 30 tons; Capt. Brown. 

1822, sloop Franklin, 30 tons ; Capt. E. Brown. 
1825, sloop Fame, 46 tons ; Capt. E. Brown. 

All three built where C. Maxon & Co.'s carpenter-shop is now 
located. 

1830, schooner Fox, 60 tons; Capt. Elias Brown; built where 
C. A'laxon & Co.'s barn is now located. 

1832, sloop John Brown, 50 tons; built for a Mr. John Brown, 
•of Fall River, Mass., on the lot formerly occupied by Hall & 
Dickinson as a lumber-yard. 

1832, schoooner Flash, 75 tons; Capt. Elias Brown, built at 
the same place as the above. 

There was framed in the yard in the rear of the late Jesse 
Breed, West Broad street, a small sloop named Willie Sheffield, 
between 20 and 30 tons, which was conveyed to the river and 
launched in April, 1867, commanded by Capt. N. M. Card. 

In 1867, June 12th, there was launched near the residence of 
Timothy Gavitt the sloop Glide, 24 tons ; Capt. Gavitt. 

There were built west of C. Maxon & Co.'s barn. West street, 
-and launched sideways, the following: 

1855, schooner Niantic, 80 tons ; Capt. George P. Barber. 

1865, schooner Josephine, 50 tons; Capt. Charles A. Maxon, 

There were built on the lot formerly occupied by Hall & 
Dickinson as a lumber-yard. Mechanic street, by Stephen L. 
Dickerson, for Oliver D. Wells, the following vessels: 

1842, schooner Urbana, 137 tons ; Capt. Small. 

1843, schooner Tallahassee, 120 tons ; Capt. Oliver Gavitt. 
1842, ship Wabash, 500 tons ; Capt. Charles T. Stanton. 

This vessel was built near "Cuff's house," below Pawcatuck 
Rock. 

Christopher Leeds built several small vessels at Old Mystic 
after the close of the last war with England, viz. : Brig Hersilia, 

schooner , and others. He built two small steamboats for 

Silas E. Burrows, viz. : Cadet and New London. 

Messrs, Greenmans commenced ship-building at the head of 
Mystic in 1827, where they built a number of small vessels, 
mostly smacks and sloops. When they moved down to their 
present location, in 1838, then called Adam Point, they com- 



126 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



menced building fishing vessels, schooners, and brigs for South- 
ern coasting trade. As business increased, the demand came 
for larger vessels, and they built a number of ships for European 
trade, and finally, when the California trade opened, they built 
several large ships for that and other trades, building for one 
house in New York fifteen large ships, averaging about 1,50a 
tons each. They have also built quite a number of screw- 
steamers and side-wheel steamboats, three-masted schooners, 
yachts, pilot-boats, and in fact, all kinds and descriptions of 
vessels, both sail and steam, as many as one hundred and twenty- 
five in all. 

The following is an incomplete list : 



Ship Silas Greenman, for Everett & 

Brown. 
Ship William Rathbone, for Everett 

& Brown. 
Ship John Baseon. 
Ship E. C. Scranton, for Everett & 

Brown. 
Ship Caroline Tucker, 1853. 
David Crocket, 1853. 
Ship Belle Wood, 1854. 
Ship Leah, 1856. 
Ship Atmosphere, 1858. 
Ship Prima Donna, 1858. 
Bark Texana, built in 1859. 
Screw-steamer New London, built in 

1859. 
Bark Lucy E. Ashby, built in 1859. 
Bark Heiress, built in 1860. 
Brig Belle of the Bay, built in 1860. 
Bark Diadem, built in 1861. 
Screw-steamer Blackstone, built in 

1861. 
Screw-steamer Thames, built in 1861. 
Screw-steamer Oriole, built in 1861-62. 
Side-wheel steamer San Juan, built in 

1862. 
Screw-steamer Delaware, built in 

1862. 
Side-wheel steamer Escort, built in 

1862. 
Ship Favorite, built in 1862. 



Screw-steamer Constitution, built in 
1862-63. 

Screw-steamer Weybossett, built in 
1863. 

Side-wheel steamer Rafael , built in 
1863. 

Screw-steamer Montauk, 1863. 

Side-wheel steamer Ann Maria, built 
in 1863-64. 

Screw-steamer Idaho, built 1864. 

Side-wheel steamer W. W. Coit, built 
in 1864. 

Side-wheel steamer Fountain, built 
in 1864. 

Side-wheel steamer City Point, built 
in 1864. 

Steam-tug George, built 1864. 

Brig William Edwards, built in 1865. 

Brig Amanda Guion, built in 1865. 

Ship Cold Stream, built in 1866. 

Bark Cremona, built 1867. 

Ship Frolic, built 1868-69. 

Schooner G. P. Pomeroy, three-mast- 
ed, built in 1872. 

Three-masted schooner Nellie Lam- 
per, built in 1873. 

Two steam-lighters, built 1874. 

Schooner William H. Hopkins, three- 
masted, built in 1876. 

Side-wheel steamer G. R. Kelsey, , 
and others. 



SHIP BUILDING. 



127 



Vessels built by Charles Mallory, Esq., at Mystic : 



STEAMERS. 



Launched. Ton. 

Penguin 1859 400 

Varuna 1860 

Owasco, U. S. gov't 1861 575 

Falcon 1861 875 

Eagle 1861 198 

Haze 1861 210 

Thome 1861 210 

Stars and Stripes 1861 410 

Union 1862 1100 

Creole 1862 1056 

August Dinsmore 1862 727 

Mary Sanford 1862 721 

Governor Buckingham 1863 912 

Yazoo 1863 1285 

Varuna 1863 1007 

Victor 1863 1340 

General Sedgwick 1864 817 

Atlanta 1864 1054 



Launched. Ton. 

Ella, side-wheel 1864 246 

Ariadne 1864 792 

Euterpe 1864 824 

Loyalist 1864 335 

Twilight 1865 644 

A. J. Ingersoll 1865 803 

Varuna 1869 670 

8 Spanish gunboats 1869 173 

Bolivia 1869 509 

City of Galveston 1870 1110 

City of Austin 1871 1492 

Carondelet 1873 1461 

Aurora 1874 869 

Sisson 1875 94 

Aeronaut .1875 94 

Gerett Polhimus 1875 78 

Telegram 1876 45 



CLIPPER-SHIPS. 



Launched. Ton. 



Eliza Mallory 1851 

Alboni 1852 



647 
916 



Pampero 1853 1376 

Hound 1853 714 

Samuel Willets 1854 1300 

Elizabeth F. Willets 1854 825 

Mary L. Sutton 1855 1448 



Launched. Ton. 

Constitution 1857 500 

Twilight (1) 1857 1482 

Haze 1859 800 

Twilight (2) 1866 1303 

Annie M. Smull 1869 1054 

Part of his whaling fleet. 



BARKS. 



Launched. Ton. 

Ann 1854 700 

Frances 1855 600 

Lapwing 1859 590 



Launched. Ton. 

Tycoon 18'60 735 

Galveston 1866 622 



SCHOONERS. 



Eliza A. Potter 1857 247 



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HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



Vessels built by Irons & Grinnell, Mystic Bridge, in and after 
1840: 



Brig Almeda 

Ship Harriet Hoxie... 
Ship Charles Mallory. 

Ship Asa Fish 

Cavalo, bark 



Tonnage. 

250 

700 

800 

400 

300 



Electric, clipper-ship 1200 

Harvey Burtch, ship 1500 



Tonnage. 
Andrew Jackson, clipper-ship..., 1500 

Racer, ship 800 

4 brigs. East, West, North and 

South 400 

6 schooners, names and tonnage not 

preserved. 
Ship Montauk 400 



Mr. Dexter Irons died in 1858, and a firm of Hill & Grinnell 
was established, who carried on the business. 

Vessels built by Hill & Grinnell at Mystic : 

Built. Tonnage. 

Steamer Linda 1864 450 

Relief 1865 300 

Bark Mary E. Packer 1866 800 

•" Aquidnic 1865 350 

" Moro Castle 1868 450 

Five Spanish gunboats 1868 200 (each.) 

Schooner Nellie M. Rogers 1870 50 

Raven's Wing 1870 230 

Pilot-boat Eclipse, schooner 1870 70 

Ferry-boat Union 1872 125 

Sloop-smack Florida 1873 60 

Bark George Moon J 1874 1000 

Vessels by Mason C. Hill : 

Built. Tonnage. 

Steamer Gipsey 1876 70 (about.) 

Annie L. Wilcox 1877 130 

G. S. Allen 1877 130 

Manhanset 1879 128 

Vejssels Built AT STONINGTON Borough — Peleg Brown and 
^lisha Denison were in their day engaged in ship-building and 
in the West India trade, but the names and tonnage of the ves- 
sels built and employed by them has not been preserved. Mr. 
Brown, in his will, dated in 1796, provides for finishing a vessel 
on the stocks in which he was interested. In 1811, Capt. 
Nehemiah Palmer and Mr. Morrill built the ship "Volunteer," 
which was sold in New York. The ship "Cotton Planter" was 
built by Mr. Giles R. Hallam, which was also sold in New York, 
Ship "Hydaspy" was built in 1822 by Capt. Edmund Fanning. 
He also built the ship "Almyra," which was sold in New York, 
The schooner "George" was built by Wilham Miller, Gen, 



SHIP BUILDING. 129 

William Williams built ships "General Williams," "Robert 
Brown," and "Pomona." Brig "Seraph," "Othello," and "Bo- 
gatar" were built by Captain Edmund Fanning. The brigs 
"Bunker Hill" and "Dandy" were built by Mr. William A. Fan- 
ning. The following vessels were built by various parties, viz. : 
Ships "Charles Phelps" and "Glen," brigs "James," "Lawrence," 
and "Tampico," schooners "Joseph Warren," "J. C. Waldron," 
"Breakwater," "Pacific," "Defence," "Hancox," "James I. Day," 
and "Williams." Sloops "Hero," "James Monroe," "Paulino," 
and "Deacon Fellows." The ship "Betsey WilHams" was built 
by Charles P. Williams in 1846. Schooners "Juliet" (yacht), by 
N. B. Palmer; "White Wing" (yacht), by C. P. Williams; 
"Josephine," "America," 60 tons, "Madgie," 112 tons, "Palmer," 
194 tons, "Madgie," 164 tons (yachts), by R. F. Loper; "Nora" 
(yacht), by N. B. Palmer; and "Juliet" (yacht), by N. B. Palmer 
(2). There were built at Quiambaug, by Jesse Wilcox, sloops 
"Hattie," "Inthia," and several others. 

Before the Revolution, and when the West India trade was so 
profitable, vessels of all sorts and descriptions were pressed into 
the business. Vessels from fifteen tons and upwards were used, 
and some of them were framed and set up in the woods where the 
timber gre^, and then taken down, carried to some suitable place 
on the shore, completed, and launched. Four such vessels were 
framed in the woods of Deacon Joseph Denison, and two in the 
woods of Mr. Jonathan Wheeler, besides others in dififerent 
parts of the town. The "Royal Limb," a famous canoe, was 
made from the limb of a tree so large that a barrel of molasses 
could be easily rolled on the inside from one end to the other. 
The butt of the tree from which the limb was taken was forty- 
eight feet in circumference. The heart rotted out in its old age, 
leaving an aperture in the south side, and before it fell a score 
of sheep could easily find shelter from the weather in the cavity 
of the tree. 



COMMERCE. 



The license granted by the General Court of Connecticut in 
1650 to Thomas Stanton for the exclusive trade of Pawcatuck 
River for three years laid the foundation of the commercial 
relations of this town with the West Indies. Parties in New 
London became interested with Thomas Stanton & Sons, and 
carried on a. successful trade with the Indians and the West 
Indies, principally with Barbadoes. Trade was carried on with 
Boston and the Plymouth Colony to a considerable extent, 
Thomas Hewitt, of Hingham, came into Mystic River with his 
vessel in 1656 and bought up the surplus produce of the planters 
in that region. He subsequently married Hannah, daughter of 
Walter Palmer, in 1659, bought and built him a house on the 
grounds of the Elm Grove Cemetery and continued his coasting 
trade, and left for the West Indies in 1661 and was never again 
heard of, vessel or crew. The Messrs. Stanton continued and 
increased their fur trade, and in order to reap all of its advantages 
Daniel Stanton, one of the firm, went and resided at Barbadoes, 
where he remained until his death. Edward Denison, son of 
the ship builder, George Denison of Westerly, removed to Ston- 
ington and built the house lately occupied by the town clerk's 
office at the Road, in 1714, where he remained until 1752, when 
he built the first house in Stonington Borough, and that year 
built the first wharf of the place, and he and his son, John Den- 
ison, continued their West India trade, in which they had 
previously been engaged at Pawtucket. Samuel Stanton soon 
sold out his real estate at Pawcatuck, and with his son Nathan 
came over to the borough and built the Polly Breed house, and 
engaged in the West India trade, which was followed by Capt. 
Ebenezer Stanton, son of Nathan Stanton. 

William Williams, living near Mystic, became largely inter- 
ested in commerce. His son William commanded one of his 
vessels, and died at sea in 1770. His wife died at home a few 
days after, leaving two children, William, the late Maj. Gen. 



COMMERCE. 131 

William Williams, and Eunice, first the wife of Rufus Wheeler, 
and after his death the wife of the Hon. Coddington Billings, 
and mother of his Sons, Noyes and William, and daughter, Mrs. 
Eunice Farnsworth, of Norwich, Connecticut. Deacon Joseph 
Denison was also interested in commerce, and later the Haley 
family participated. The Revolutionary war almost annihilated 
commerce. After its close it slowly recovered, but before it 
had assumed its former proportions the embargo acts of Congress 
and the complications with European powers prostrated it again. 

Then came the last war with England, with a close blockade 
of our harbor, crippling our commerce. After the close of the 
war commerce again revived, and has been prosecuted with 
great success in almost every department of trade. Fishing and 
the whaling business very early attracted the attention of our 
people. In 1647 the General Court enacted this : "If Mr. 
Whiting, with any others, shall make trial and prosecute a design 
for the taking of whale within these liberties, and if upon trial 
within the term of two years they shall like to go on, no others 
shall be suffered to interrupt them for the term of seven years." 
Whether Mr. Whiting engaged in the business or not does not 
appear. As early as 1701, and for several years thereafter, whales 
were taken and brought on shore at Wadawanuck, the oil tried 
out and sold in Boston and the West Indies. After the close of 
the Revolution a law was passed exempting all vessel property 
engaged in the fish and whaling business from taxation. Also 
the polls of the men employed four months on board a fishing 
or whaling vessel was exempted from taxation. 

After 1790 the exemption of the vessel property was repealed, 
but the exempting of poll-tax was continued. Under the pat- 
ronage of the State, whaling was carried on principally at and 
from New London, but nothing of the kind was done here until 
some time after the close of the last war with England. On and 
after 1830 several prominent business men in Stonington gave 
their attention to the whaling business, viz., Capt. Charles P. 
Williams, Charles Mallory, John F. Trumbull, Francis Pendle- 
ton, Joseph E. Smith and Moses Pendleton, aided by a most 
intelligent and able set of captains and subordinates, successfully 
prosecuted the business, and for several years it was the most 
lucrative business of the town. The following is a list of the 
vessels employed in whaling: 



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HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 



Vessels. Tonnage. 

America 464 

Bolton, bark 220 

Charles Phelps 362 

Caledonia 446 

Corvo 349 

Calumet ^ 300 

Eugene 297 

Fellowes 268 

George 251 

Herald 241 

Thomas Williams 340 

United States 244 

Mary and Susan 392 

Autumn 220 

Betsey Williams 400 

Cavalier 295 

Rebecca Groves, brig 128 

Beaver 427 

Prudent 398 

S. H. Waterman, bark 480 

Uxor, brig 100 

Francis, brig 

Acasto 330 

Henrietta, schooner 139 

Colossus, schooner 85 

Pacific, schooner 96 

Penguin 82 

Sovereign 95 

Byron, bark 178 

Cabinet 305 

Cynosure 230 

Tiger 311 

Pheletus, bark 278 

Richard Henry, bark 137 

Tybee 299 

Sophia and Eliza 206 

Sarah E. Spear, bark 150 

Flying Cloud, schooner 100 

Toka 145 

Aeronaut, ship 265 

Bingham, ship 375 

Blackstone, ship 280 

Leander, ship 213 

Romulus, ship 365 

Vermont, ship 292 

Coriolanus, ship 268 



Owners and Agents. 
Charles P. Williams 



John F. Trumbull. 



Charles Mallory. 



COMMERCE. 133 

Vessels. Tonnage. Owners and Agents. 

Eleanor, ship 301 Charles Mallory. 

Leander, ship 213 " " 

Robinhood, ship 395 " " 

Prescott, ship 341 " " 

Vermont, ship 292 " " 

Bolina 200 

Tampeco, brig 225 " " 

Uxor, brig 180 " " 

Wilmington, schooner 100 " " 

Lyon, schooner 150 " " 

Cornelia, schooner 150 " " 

Frank, schooner 200 " " 

Mercury, schooner 305 Pendleton & Trumbull, 

and Jos. B. Smith & Co. 

Newburyport, schooner 341 Pendleton & Trumbull. 

Autumn, schooner 181 Elisha Faxon, Jr. 

Boston, schooner 200 " " 

Cincinnati, schooner • 457 P. Pendleton & Co., and 

Stanton & Pendleton. 

Warsaw, schooner 332 Pendleton & Stanton. 

In July, 1819, the brig "Hersilia" sailed from Stonington on 
an exploring and sealing voyage under command of Capt. James 
P. Sheffield, William A. Fanning supercargo, and Nathaniel B. 
Palmer mate, for Cape Horn and the South Shetlands and the 
Antarctic Circle, made a splendid voyage and returned safely to 
Stonington. The next season a fleet of vessels consisting of 
the brig "Frederick," Capt. Benjamin Pendleton, the senior com- 
mander ; the brig "Hersilia," Capt. James P. Sheffield ; schooners 
"Express," Capt. E. Williams; "Free Gift," Capt. F. Dunbar; 
and sloop "Hero," Capt. N. B. Palmer, was fitted out at Ston- 
ington, Conn., on a voyage to the South Shetlands. They 
reached a place known as Yankee Harbor, Deception Island,, 
during the season of 1820 and '21, where, from the lookout of an 
elevated station on a very clear day, the discovery of a volcano 
in operation was made. 

To examine the newly discovered land Capt. N. B. Palmer 
was dispatched in his sloop "Hero" for that purpose. He found 
it to be an extensive mountainous country, sterile and dismal, 
loaded with snow and ice, though it was in the midsummer of 
that hemisphere, and a landing was difficult. On his way back 
he got becalmed in a fog between the South Shetlands and the 
newly discovered continent, but nearest the former ; when the fog 



134 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

began to clear away, Capt. Palmer was surprised to find his little 
bark between a frigate and a sloop-of-war, and instantly ran up 
the United States flag. 

The frigate and sloop-of-war then set the Russian colors, and 
sent a boat to the "Hero," and when alongside the lieutenant 
presented an invitation from his commander for Capt. Palmer to 
go on board, which he accepted, and found that their ship was 
on a voyage of discovery around the world, sent out by the 
Emperor Alexander of Russia After an interesting interview, 
followed by an invitation from Capt. Palmer to the Russian 
admiral to visit Yankee Harbor, where the American fleet lay, 
where he might procure water and refreshments, which he de- 
clined, complimenting Capt. Palmer on the fine appearance of 
his vessel, adding that he thought he had discovered some new 
land, but now here we are in the presence of an American vessel. 
But his astonishment was yet more increased when Capt. Palmer 
informed him that away in the dim distance might be seen an 
immense extent of land. Capt. Palmer, while on board the 
frigate, was treated in the most friendly manner, and the com- 
modore was so forcibly struck with the circumstances of the 
case that he named the coast far away to the south Palmer's 
land, and by this name it was recorded on the Russian and 
English charts and maps. The Stonington fleet returned richly 
laden in fur, and went back again the next season to the same 
latitude. Capt. Palmer, in the sloop "James Monroe," a vessel 
of eighty tons or more, traced his new-discovered land, finding 
the shore barred by fast ice firmly attached to the shore; after 
coasting eastward he returned to the fleet, and with them to 
Stonington, richly laden with furs. Soon after Capt. Palmer was 
joined by his younger brother, Alexander S. Palmer, who ac- 
companied him on several voyages, and both became distin- 
guished navigators. Capt. Nathaniel Palmer rose to a high 
position among the importers of New York, and gained their 
confidence to an unlimited extent, superintending the construc- 
tion of their ships for the European and China trade, notably the 
"Great Republic." He was known and respected not only in 
this country but in Europe. 

The sealing business, so successfully begun by Capt. Fanning, 
Capt. Palmer, Charles T. Stanton, and others, did not prove to be 



COMMERCE. 135 

as profitable as the whaling business. The following is an in- 
complete list of the vessels employed by Stonington and Mystic 
men in the sealing business : 

Brig Frederick Capt. Benjamin Pendleton. 

" Hersilia " P. Sheffield. 

" Bogartar " B. Fanning. 

" Sarah " " 

Schooner Free Gift Charles P. Williams. 

" Express " " 

Brig Enterprise Stiles Stanton and 

Joseph E. Smith. 

Schooner Eveline Joshua Pendleton. 

" Courier Edward Phelps. 

" Carolina Edward Phelps. 

" Summerset, elph. oil Pendleton & Faxon. 

" Thomas Hunt Joseph N. Hancox. 

" Express " " 

Charles Shearer 

Brig Henry Trowbridge 

Schooner Montgomery Joseph Cottrell, Agent. 

" Plutarch " " " 

J. C. Smith and Stanton Sheffield owned and successfully 
operated a marine railway at Stonington Borough for several 
years, and finally sold it to the railroad company for terminal 
facilities. 



MILLS AND MANUFACTURINa. 



The first mill for any purpose erected in the town of Stoning- 
ton was built in 1662, under the following stipulations, viz. : 

"Articles of Agreement between us whose names are here underwritten as 
followeth this 10th day of December, 1661. We, Thomas Stanton senior, Sam- 
uel Chesebrough, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Blihu Palmer, Nehemiah Palmer, 
Elisha Chesebrough, Thomas Miner, Sen., & Clement Miner, do bind ourselves 
each to the other in a bond of twenty pounds to build a grist mill at We-que- 
te-quock upon the river that runs by Goodman Chesebrough' s between this 
and Michaelmas next, each man to be at equal charges, either in good pay or 
work, & each man to have equal shares in the Mill & benefits thereof, when 
it is built, and no man to sell his share to any other person, if any of those 
will give as much for it as another will; & hereto we set our hands inter- 
changeably this 10th of December, 1661. 

"THOMAS STANTON, NEH. PALMER, 

"SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH, ELISHA CHESEBROUGH, 
"NATH'L CHESEBROUGH, CLEMENT MINER, 
"ELIHU PALMER, THOMAS MINER." 

This agreement was followed by another between the proprie- 
tors of the land to be used in building and was as follows : 

"We, William Chesebrough «& Elihu Palmer, do hereby engage for our- 
selves & our relations, that whatever land is taken up for the Dam of the 
Mill before mentioned, or for any trench work, or that the water in drain- 
ing overflows or for the setting of the Mill & Mill house shall go free without 
cost or pay to the undertakers of ye work as witness our hands this 10th day 
of Dec. 1661 & this land is to remain to the mill & undertakers as long as 
the mill continues in use; if it be defective and not sold, to return to the 
above mentioned William Chesebrough & Elihu Palmer, as witness our hands. 

"WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH, 
"ELIHU PALMER. 

"Witness: THOMAS MINER." 

This mill has been kept up and in operation ever since, and is 
now the property of Mr. John F. Chesebrough. Farther up 
stream Mr. Chauncey Johnson, a few years ago, built another 
grist-mill, on lands purchased of Capt. Charles P. Williams. 
The second grist-mill was on the Pawcatuck River, and was built 
before 1666. 



MILLS AND MANUFACTURING. 137 

During the early settlement of the town the wives and daugh- 
ters of the planters spun and wove all of their linen and woolen 
cloth, and at first and along dressed the woolen goods by hand 
fulling-mills, coloring the same to suit their fancy in the old- 
fashioned dye-tubs. 

The first movement to establish fulling-mills in town for the 
dressing of woolen cloth came up for consideration in town- 
meeting in 1674, when favorable action was taken upon a letter 
addressed to the towns of New London, Norwich, and Ston- 
ington, by Roger Playsted, of Rhode Island, which, with the 
answer of the town, is as follows, viz. : 

"This may certify, the towns or the inhabitants of the township of New 
London, Stonington and Norwich that in answer to ye request of John Lamb, 
concerning building of a fulling mill at or about the head of the River, for ye 
milling of the cloth that shall be made in those towns. Now if those towns 
shall please to engage certainly that they will bring all the cloth they shall 
have occasion to have milled to this mill mentioned, without suffering others 
to be built within those townships, or sending their cloth unto other places, 
so long as this mill can answer, or in case this cannot, that one may be 
erected in some other convenient place allowed and freely granted with what 
accommodation is requisite for the carrying along of such a design by any of 
the aforesaid towns from time to time and at all times need shall require. 

"Now this may certainly inform you that if God shall spare my life and 
afford me strength to go on with this design, that I will build a substantial 
fulling mill with fixtures to dry your cloth which shall be under one yard and 
half in breadth, unto what size of thickness yourselves shall direct, you paying 
me for doing, three pence for each yard, so milled and dried, in money or 
pay equivalent, brought home to the said mill or some other convenient 
place not withholding my pay above six months after the work is done, and it 
be concluded on in some short time, I doubt not but in eighteen months 
after the mill may be finished and ready to go, and if after this is done, any 
shall desire to have their cloth sheared and dried, I shall join my son ta 
that work provided those that have it so done shall pay what in reason such 
work is worth, and to conclude if what above said be granted, I to the 
performance of what is written have subscribed my hand this 18th of June 
1674. 

"ROGER PLAYSTED. 

"Stonington." 

"Stonington answer to Mr. Playsted's petition, that they are freely willing 
that Mr. Playsted should go on about erecting a fulling mill in these parts 
and to manifest their liking of the petitions made by the said Playsted unto 
them and their acceptance of the same; this was agreed upon and manifested 
by a vote at a public town meeting and ordered to be recorded by the 
selectmen, &c. 

"December 29, 1674." 



138 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

The towns of New London and Norwich did not accept of his 
proposition, so the whole matter failed. 

John Shaw built the first fulling-mill in town on Stony 
Brook, west of the present residence of Mr. and Mrs. Burnside 
Coon, and on land owned by them. The date of its erection is 
not certainly known. The location of the dam and the margin 
of the pond can now be traced. It is more than a hundred 
years since it went out of use. 

"Weave-shops" were introduced and in use as early as fulling- 
mills. The one manufactured the cloth and the other dressed 
it. The wool was carded and spun by hand; the flax was 
pulled, rotted, broke, swingled, hetcheled, spun, wove, and 
bleached by hand. Later on these "weave-shops" became a sort 
of manufacturing establishment for the production of first-class 
goods. As early as 1760 the basement of the dwelling-house 
of Richard Wheeler was used by him for a weave-shop. He 
was also engaged in tanning leather, using vats made of chest- 
nut logs, dug out and imbedded in the ground near Stony 
Brook. Apprentices for this trade were regularly indentured 
and served for a given time, and then set up business for them- 
selves. 

A mill for the manufacture of potash, saltpetre, and powder, 
before and during the Revolutionary war, stood near Stony 
Brook, on land now owned by Nelson H. Wheeler, occupied by 
Arthur G. Wheeler, owned and operated by the Shaws. During 
the Revolutionary war the blockade of our seacoast by the 
British was so close and effective that sugar and molasses 
became so scarce that it was well-nigh impossible to get any for 
use. So a sugar-mill was erected on lands of Deacon Joseph 
Denison and operated by horse-power, in which sweet-corn 
stalks were ground up and the juice pressed out and boiled 
down for molasses and sugar. 

Before the Revolution a grist-mill was erected on Stony 
Brook, and known for a time as the Fellows' Mill. Afterwards 
it became the property of Dr. William Lord, who held it until 
he left town, when it was purchased by the late Capt. Charles 
H. Smith, who erected a new dam, increasing the area of the 
pondage, and built a new mill below the old one, with a powerful 
water-fall, which made it one of the best grist-mills in the State. 
After the death of Capt. Smith the property was sold to Frank 



MILLS AND MANUFACTURING. 139 

Sylvia, who in turn sold it to the New York, Providence and 
Boston Railroad Company for a reservoir. 

Mechanics and artisans are important persons in any com- 
munity, more especially in a new settlement, where a large 
share of the capital is used in new buildings. Carpenters, 
masons, and blacksmiths are indispensable in a new settlement. 
William Chesebrough, our first planter, was a blacksmith and 
gunsmith, but did not follow either branch of his trade after he 
came here to reside. James Babcock, of Westerly, was a black- 
smith, and continued the business as long as he lived. John 
Frink was our first carpenter, and resided on Taugwonk. In 
1673 there were blacksmiths in New London and Westerly, but 
none in Stonington. At a town-meeting in 1671, two twelve- 
acre lots were given to Jeremie Burch, if he would come here 
and do the town's smithery, which, however, he declined. 
Whereupon the town ordered the lots given to him to be at- 
tached and restored to the town, whij;h was done July 24, 1674. 
The town did not procure a blacksmith for a year or more, nor 
until James Dean of Taunton, Plymouth Colony, came here and 
entered into an arrangement with the town, which was adopted 
at a town-meeting as follows : 

"At a public town meeting Legally warned and held on February the 28th, 
1676. 

"For encouragement of James Dean in order to his settlement in our town. 
Sundry inhabitants do engage themselves to pay unto the said Dean a certain 
sum, which, for and in consideration the said Dean promiseth to repay all such 
persons in smithery work as each person shall have occasion for, and that 
these presents shall reciprocally be binding each to the other. 

"The first, Mr. Stanton Sen. promiseth five pounds, Mr. Amos Richardson 
& his son Stephen five pounds, Nehemiah Palmer twenty shillings, Nathaniel 
Chesebrough twenty shillings, Thomas Stanton Jun, twenty shillings, Ephraim 
Miner twenty shillings, Joseph Miner twenty shillings, Goodman Reynolds and 
his son Thomas four shillings, Thomas Bell twenty shillings, Henry Stephens 
twenty shillings, Edmund Fanning twenty shillings, Joshua Holmes twenty 
shillings, Ezekial Main twenty shillings, Samuel Minor twenty shillings, Adam 
Gallup twenty shillings, Mr. James Noyes ten shillings, Goodman Searles 
twenty shillings. 

"The sum above mentioned is to be payed to James Dean at some place 
in Stonington where he may or shall dwell, in either pork, butter or wheat 
at or before the last of November next ensuing after the date hereof; the 
species mentioned are to be paid at price currant. 

"The same day was granted to James Dean twenty-four acres of upland 
which was formerly reserved by the town for the accommodation of a smith. 



140 HISTORY OF STONINGTON, 

which grant is to him and his heirs or assigns, provided he doth the towns- 
iron work for and during the full term of three years, but if the said Dean 
shall decease in our town within the term, then the said grant shall properly 
appertain to the heirs of the said Dean without molestation by or from the 
town, and this grant obligeth no further, but that for the future each person 
payeth honestly for what work they have done." 

"At a Town meeting legally warned, Sept. 6, 1677, it was voted for the 
smith's encouragement, Mr. Richardson promiseth to cart the thatch to cover 
his house, and to allow him ten days work more. 

"Adam Gallup, Thomas Edwards, and Thomas Fanning promiseth to cut 
the thatch for his house. 

"Lieutenant Mason and Gershom Palmer each of them one day's work in 
carting. 

"Mr. Wheeler promiseth him two hundred of laths. 

"At the same day James Dean had granted him one hundred acres of land 
where he can find it upon the commons, provided it intrench not upon any 
former grant i. e. : all former grants being first satisfied. 

"The selectmen vide." 

"At a legal town meeting held June 1st, 1682, it was passed by vote that 
James Dean hath performed his condition made with the town. 

"February the 26th, 1676." 

The two twenty-four acre lots, or double lots, as they were 
sometimes called, set apart and designed for the use of a black- 
smith, were situated a little way easterly of the quarry ledge at 
Quiambaug. 

Here Mr. James Dean erected his home and shop, and com- 
menced business in 1676. Subsequently he received other 
grants of land, and became a prominent man in the affairs of the 
town. He continued to reside in Stonington until 1698, when he 
and several other of the planters of Stonington went up and 
joined the new settlement of Plainfield, Conn., and was chosen 
town clerk there in 1699. 

His son, James Dean, Jr., remained and built what in our 
early days was known as the "Old Dean House," at Dean's 
Mills, about the year 1700, which was destroyed by fire in 1848. 
James Dean, Jr., did not confine himself to blacksmithing, but 
learned the business of fulling and dressing woolen cloth, and 
for that purpose erected a fulling-mill on Mistuxet Brook, after- 
wards known as Dean's Brook, about one-third of the way from 
the old post road down to the Dean's Mills. There he contin- 
ued both branches of business until his son, John Dean, reached 



MILLS AND MANUFACTURING. 141 

manhood, when he and his father built a new dam and erected 
another fulHng-mill near his dwelHng-house, where the dam now 
crosses the brook. After this arrangement was effected they de- 
voted their time and attention to cloth-dressing until 1807, when 
the fulling-mill was enlarged into a factory building, with a 
grist-mill, new machinery for cloth-dressing, wool-carding, and 
for the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods were obtained. 
These were introduced by Mr. James Dean, the son of John 
Dean, with whom he had been engaged in business from his 
early manhood. Mr. James Dean continued in business until 
1830, when he retired. The property was subsequently pur- 
chased by Capt. Charles H. Smith, who improved the premises 
by raising the dam, increasing the pondage, and deepening the 
raceway, and leasing it to parties for cloth-dressing, wool- 
carding, and for manufacturing purposes generally. 

Samuel Gallup built a saw-mill and dam and mill-house, 
about 1765. The site of this saw-mill is now overflowed by the 
pond of the Mystic Valley Water Power Company. Farther up 
this brook and west of the residence of Uriah D. Harvey, Mr. 
Amos Denison built a saw-mill more than one hundred years 
ago, which for a while commanded a good share of business, but 
after his death, ran down and was discontinued. Still farther up 
the stream the late Samuel Wheeler erected a saw-mill in 1845, 
which was run successfully for several years, and after his death 
became the property of his son, Samuel P. Wheeler, who kept 
it in use while he lived, but after his death it ran down, and has 
since been abandoned. Previous to the year 1800 a grist-mill 
was erected on Mystic Brook, above the village of Mystic, which 
from its location and its water-power was considered very val- 
uable property. 

In 1814 the General Assembly of this State incorporated the 
Mystic Manufacturing Company "for the purpose of manufac- 
turing cloths and other fabrics of cotton and of wool, and of 
cotton and wool together; and of brass, iron, and wood into 
tools, engines, and machines for mechanical uses ; and also of 
grain into flour and meal in the most advantageous manner," 
with a capital stock not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars. 
This company organized immediately and commenced business, 
leasing the grist-mill property above the village, and the erection 
of two factories at the north end of the village, which were 



142 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

successfully managed and finally purchased by the late Hon. 
John Hyde. The south factory has been destroyed by fire. The 
north one is still standing, though abandoned. 

In 1850 another Mystic Manufacturing Company was organ- 
ized as a joint-stock corporation "for the manufacture of cotton 
or woolen goods, or both," with the late Henry Harding, Esq., 
as president. Capital stock, fifteen thousand dollars. The 
company built the factory at the south end of the village, which, 
with steam-power and apparatus, was transferred to A. B. 
Taylor in 1864, who ran it successfully for about ten years. 
Afterwards it became the property of the Groton Savings Bank, 
which sold it to the Messrs. Rawitser & Bros. 

The firm of George Greenman and Co. built a factory in 1849, 
at Greenmanville, which was owned and operated as corporate 
property under the management of Messrs. Crandall & Barber 
for seven years, since which the factory has been enlarged and 
run by various parties down to 1873, when it was purchased by 
W. F. Prosser and George W. Greenman, and they, in company 
with George Greenman & Co. run it until it was sold by them 
and others interested therein to James H. Bidwell and Dwight 
Loomis March 5, 1888. During the late Rebellion a large 
amount of capital was invested in an establishment for the manu- 
facture of machinery, and located at Pistol Point in the village 
of Mystic, Stonington side. After the close of the war it was 
changed so as to manufacture cotton and woolen goods. After 
several changes as to ownership and management it was de- 
stroyed by fire in 1875. Hitherto a planing-mill, in connection 
with a sash and blind business, was established at Mystic, Ston- 
ington side, but after several business changes and structural 
alterations and introduction of new machinery, it is now known 
and operated as the Lantern Hill Silex Works. 

The Allen Spool and Printing Company, organized as a joint 
stock corporation in Norwich, Conn., October 31st, 1879, and 
removed to Stonington January 28th, 1889, and located their 
plant near Pistol Point at Mystic, where they have prosecuted a 
successful business, employing the requisite number of persons 
necessary for its success. Edwin Allen, President; George 
Dimock, Secretary. 

The Mystic Valley Water Company was incorporated under 
and by virtue of a resolution of the General Assembly of the State 



MILLS AND MANUFACTURING. 143 

of Connecticut, April 13th, 1887, the object and purpose of which 
was to furnish pure fresh water for the inhabitants of Stonington 
Borough, the Mystics and Noank. The company was organized 
agreeably to its charter, elected its officers and commenced 
operations during the summer of 1887, selecting its water from 
the Mistuxet Brook in Stonington, purchasing the necessary real 
estate for its dam flowage, pumping station and reservoir, laying 
its pipes to the villages aforesaid ; furnishing water to its cus- 
tomers agreeably to the provisions of its charter, successfully 
operating its plant with increasing demand for its water supply. 
The officers of the company for 1897 were: Thomas E. Packer, 
Mystic, President ; George E. Grinnell, Mystic, Secretary ; 
William Wheeler, Boston, Treasurer. Directors : Lucius H. 
Fuller, Putnam; Edward E. Fuller, Putnam; Edward Mullan, 
Putnam; Thomas E. Packer, Mystic; Henry B. Noyes, Mystic; 
William Wheeler, Boston; D. B. Spalding, Stonington. 

The Mystic Industrial Company was organized under the laws 
of this State as a joint stock corporation, Feb. 5th, 1894., for the 
manufacture of velvet goods. The plant thereof is located at 
Greenmanville, near Mystic, on the Stonington side. The 
officers are Benj. F. Williams, President; John S. Heath, Vice- 
President ; C. H. Latham, Secretary and Treasurer ;. Directors : 
H. B. Noyes, B. F. Williams, Wm. N. Latham, Elias Williams, 
C. L. Allen, J. S. Heath, D. F. Packer, R. D. Hiersch and Ferd. 
Avery. 

It is not certainly known when the mill dam below Pawca- 
tuck Bridge was built, but probably before 1760. If that dam 
or any of the up stream dams on Pawcatuck River below the 
Ashaway junction had been built before that time, the Con- 
necticut General Assembly would have been called upon to 
enact a law before 1760, which is the date of the first law of 
Connecticut compelling the owners of dams on that river to 
open them during the spring season for shad and alewives to 
pass up to make their annual deposits. Connecticut passed sim- 
ilar laws for other rivers, some before 1760, and others later. 

Formerly a grist-mill stood on the Connecticut side, a short 
distance below the bridge, which has been supplemented by the 
saw and planing-mills of the Messrs. Maxsons, in aid of their 
extensive and successful building operations, and other build- 
ings for manufacturing purposes have been erected between: 



144 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

them and the bridge. The steam mill on Mechanic street, at 
Pawcatuck, in Stonington, which was operated by the Moss 
Manufacturing Company in making cotton goods until 1888, 
when it changed ow^ners and became the property of the Crefeld 
Mills Company, organized and existing under and by virtue of 
the laws of the State of Connecticut, has been enlarged and 
successfully operated. 

Messrs. Cottrell & Babcock commenced business at Pawca- 
tuck in 1855, employing a large number of men in manufacturing 
machinery of all kinds. Later on they confined their operations 
principally to the construction of printing presses. In 1880 Mr. 
Cottrell bought out the interest of his partner therein and or- 
ganized another partnership known as C. B. Cottrell & Sons, 
who enlarged and successfully operated said plant until his 
death, after which his sons continued the business of the part- 
nership in making printing presses of up-to-date inventions, 
employing a large number of men in their successful business. 

At the village of Stillmanville there was built a dam and saw 
mill on the Connecticut side of the river, when, it is not known. 
It was owned and operated at one time by Mr. John Congdon, 
who added an oil mill, and after a while he sold his entire prem- 
ises to Mr. John Schofield, an Englishman, who introduced 
carding, spinning, weaving, fulling and dressing of woolen 
goods. Mr. O. M. Stillman bought this property in 1831, and by 
industry and various important inventions, added largely to his 
wealth and to the beauty of the village of Stillmanville. Mr. 
Stillman built a bridge across the river at that village, which is 
now public property. The O. M. Stillman factory is now owned 
and operated by the Messrs. Arnold Brothers, in connection 
with their mills on the Rhode Island side of Pawcatuck river, 
tinder the firm name of the Westerly Woolen Company. 

In 1891 the Clark Thread Mill Company purchased of the 
Messrs. C. B. Cottrell Company a tract of land on the old 
historic Paul Babcock farm, and erected thereon a large brick 
establishment with surrounding buildings thereto attached, 
which plant is now successfully operated by the Thread Mill 
Company, employing a large number of persons. 

Five granite quarries have been opened and worked in Ston- 
ington, one at Quiambaug, one at Taugwonk, one at Pequot- 
sepos, and two on the farm of the late Thomas Hinckley. 



MILLS AND MANUFACTURING. 145 

A wind-mill at Stonington Point was erected before the Revo- 
lutionary war, and as such was used in grinding corn and other 
grains for several years, but could not compete with the water 
power mills in town, and so was given up. 

John F, Trumbull, Esq., in 1851, built a stone factory in 
Stonington Borough, which was first used for the manufacture 
of horse shoe nails. In 1861 the Joslyn Firearms Company was 
formed, under the joint stock corporation laws of Connecticut, 
which leased this factory for their business. The close of the 
war of the Rebellion ended the demand for their goods and the 
company went out of business in 1864. 

The Standard Braid Company was organized in 1866, with a 
capital of $100,000 and purchased this building and went forward 
with their business, but the great reduction in the price of their 
goods and heavy losses compelled them to suspend. Nothing 
was done in this factory for some time, nor until the Atwood 
Machine Company purchased the factory and commenced mak- 
ing machinery therein for the manufacture of silk goods. Under 
the skillful management of this company their business has 
increased to such an extent that they have been compelled to 
enlarge the factory, and have their hands full to fill their orders. 
They give constant and remunerative employment to about one 
hundred and fifty men. 

A company for the manufacture of textile goods was organ- 
ized in the Borough which did not succeed to the satisfaction of 
its stockholders, and soon went out of business. 

The Stonington Manufacturing Company was organized in 
1869, with a capital of $10,000, for the purpose of making 
household furniture; commenced and carried on their business 
for a short time and then closed out the same. 

The Stonington Jewelry Company was formed in 1873, ^^^ 
subsequently its capital was increased, and after about two years 
went out of business. 

The Stonington Steamboat Company was organized in 1867, 
with a capital of $500,000. In order to make a satisfactory 
terminus for its new line of boats in Providence, they changed 
their base and organized the company as a Rhode Island cor- 
poration. 

The Stonington Building Company organized as a joint stock 
corporation, Dec. 19th, 1891, with a capital of $21,500, which 



146 ~ HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

was invested in a building now known as the Silk Velvet Fac- 
tory, which is occupied and operated by the American Velvet 
Company. Charles A. Wimpheimer, of 131 Spring street, New 
York city, superintendent. Business operations have been so 
successful as to require an enlargement of the plant, which was 
accomplished by adding to its capital $14,500, aggregating 
$36,000. Officers: Samuel H. Chesebrough, President; F. B. 
Noyes, Secretary and Treasurer ; Directors : Samuel H. Chese- 
brough, James Pendleton, Edward E. Bradley, D. Burrows 
Spalding. 



BANKING. 



The first effort of the citizens of Stonington to obtain banking 
faciHties was in the year 1805. A few prominent men associated 
themselves under written articles, which, when approved and 
adopted by the Legislature, were designed to become the funda- 
mental articles of the constitution of the bank, as follows : 

"Articles of Agreement between the subscribers to the Washington Bank, 
to be established in Stonington, Connecticut, are as follows: 

"Article 1st. — The capital stock of the bank shall consist of not less than 
fifty thousand, nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, and shall consist 
of one thousand shares of fifty dollars each. 

"Article 2d. — The subscription shall be payable in four equal payments, 
the first to be made on the 1st day of March next, when the subscription 
shall be closed, the second on the 1st day of May, the third at the distance 
of three calendar months from the second, and the fourth at the distance of 
three calendar months from the third, unless the directors shall think best 
to suspend or postpone the payment of the fourth payment to such time or 
times as the directors may think proper, in which case the directors shall 
give reasonable notice to the stockholders. The payment to be made in silver 
or gold coin current in the United States. If there shall be any failure of the 
first payment on any share, the subscription for such share shall be void. 
If there be any failure of the second payment, the first shall be forfeited to 
the bank, and the subscription shall be void; and in cas& of any failure of 
the third and fourth payment of any shares, the money paid in previously 
to such failure on said shares shall be forfeited to said bank and the sub- 
scription be void. 

"3d. — The capital of the company shall not be employed otherways than in 
the ordinary course of banking business, and shall not trade in anything 
except bills of exchange, gold, negotiable notes, or silver bullion, or in sale 
of goods pledged for money lent and not redeemed in due time, or in lands 
taken for debts previously contracted, nor shall the corporation take more than 
at the rate of six per cent, for or upon its loans. 

"4th. — The stock of said corporation shall be assignable or transferable only 
at the bank by the stockholder owning such stock, or by his agent or atttorney 
duly authorized for that purpose, in such way, manner, and under such reg- 
ulations as may be instituted by the laws of the said corporation. 

"5th. — The affairs of the bank as to all matters not herein regulated shall 



148 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

be under the management of eight directors, and there shall annually, on the 

day of in each and every year, after the first meeting, be a 

choice of directors to serve for one year, and the directors, at their first meet- 
ing after their election, shall choose one of their number as president, and 
none but stockholders shall be eligible as directors. 

"6th. — The number of votes to which each stockholder shall be entitled 
shall be according to the number of shares he may hold, one vote to each 
share to be given in by himself, or by any person by him legally authorized 
and appointed for that purpose. 

"7th. — Any stockholder or more who hold sixty shares in said company may 
call a general meeting of the stockholders for purposes relative to the insti- 
tution, giving at least one week more notice in the public Gazette, or by 
giving personal or actual notice under his or their hand to each stockholder, 
specifying the time, place, and object of said meeting. 

"8th. — No director shall be entitled to any compensation for his attendance 
on the business of the bank, unless allowed him by the stockholders at a 
general meeting, and not less than three directors shall constitute a board 
for doing or transacting any business of the bank, and in case of death, 
resignation or removal from office of any director, his place may be filled by 
a new choice for the remainder of the year. 

"9th. — Dividends of the profits of the bank shall be made once in every six 
months or so much thereof as shall appear to the directors advisable, and the 
state of the bank shall be made known by the directors at a general meeting 
of the stockholders whenever they are thereto required. 

"10th. — Every cashier, treasurer, or clerk employed in the bank shall, before 
entering on the duties of his office, give bond with two or more sureties, to 
the satisfaction of the directors, in such sum as the directors shall order, 
conditioned for the faithful discharge of his trust. 

"In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 12th day o£ 
October, 1805. 

"WILLIAM WILLIAMS, 
"CODDINGTON BILLINGS, 
"JOHN DBNISON, JR. 
"THOMAS SWAN, JR. 
"STILES PHELPS, 
"JONATHAN PHELPS, 
"WILLIAM LORD, 
"ELISHA DENISON." 

For reasons not now fully understood the Legislature did not 
charter the bank provided for in the foregoing articles of asso- 
ciation, nor was there any bank chartered and established in this 
town until 1822, when the Stonington Bank was chartered and 
located at Stonington Borough. Col. William Randall was in 
the Senate that year, and it was mainly through his influence 
that the charter for the bank was obtained. He was elected its 
first president, and held the office until his health compelled 



BANKING. 149 

him to resign. He was succeeded in the presidency by Gen. 
William Williams, who in turn was succeeded by the Hon. 
Ephraim Williams, followed by Francis Amy, Esq. The bank 
commenced and carried on business successfully until after the 
close of the Rebellion, when heavy losses compelled it to sus- 
pend, and its affairs soon wound up by receivers, paying forty 
per cent, on the dollar of the original stock. 

Old Mystic National Bank. — This bank was chartered by 
the General Assembly in June, 1833, with a capital of fifty 
thousand dollars. The stock was assigned, and the ofifacers 
elected were as follows, viz. : Elias Brown, Elisha Faxon, Elisha 
Haley, John Hyde, Asa Fish, Latham Hull, Nathan Daboll, 
Stephen Haley, Silas Beebe, George W. Noyes (2), Elias 
Hewitt, and William H. Woodbridge, directors, who elected 
Elias Brown, president, and George W. Noyes (2), cashier. 
In 1865 this bank was changed into a national institution, under 
the laws of Congress. It continued in business until July 7th, 
1887, when by a vote of the stockholders thereof it went into 
voluntary liquidation, paying $ii5^fper $100 of the capital stock. 

The officers of the bank at the close of its business were 
Nehemiah M. Gallup, Allen P. Williams, Jabez Watrous, Jr.,, 
John L. Manning, John Forsyth, directors; Nehemiah M. Gal- 
lup, president ; Jabez Watrous, Jr., cashier. 

Pawcatuck National Bank. — This institution was chartered 
by the Legislature in July, 1849, with a capital of seventy-five 
thousand dollars. The bank was organized and elected its 
officers as follows, viz.: O. M. Stillman, John Brown, Thomas 
Hinckley, Jonathan Maxson, Jr., Francis Sheffield, D. C. Pen- 
dleton and Asa Fish, directors; O. M. Stillman, president; John 
A. Morgan, cashier. 

In 1866 this bank was changed under a law of Congress into 
a national institution, with a capital of eighty-five thousand 
dollars. The present board of directors are Peleg Clark, Peleg 
S. Barber, Charles H. Hinckley, J. Daniel Davis, E. H. Knowles ; 
Peleg Clark, president; Peleg S. Barber, vice-president; J. A. 
Brown, cashier. 

First National Bank of Stonington. — This bank was char- 
tered by the Legislature of 185 1 as the Ocean Bank, with a 
capital of one hundred thousand dollars. The bank was duly 
organized under its charter, and the stock regularly assigned. 



150 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

The first board of directors were Charles P. WilHams, Gurdon 
Trumbull, William Hyde, Jr., Stiles Stanton, A. S. Matthews, 
Latham Hull, Jr., and F. C. Walker; Charles P. Williams, 
president; W. J. H. Pollard, cashier. This bank was national- 
ized Feb. ist, 1865, and its capital increased to two hundred 
thousand dollars, and the board of directors were reduced from 
seven to five persons ; and at present are as follows : William J. 
H. Pollard, Moses A. Pendleton, Frank B. Noyes, N. A. Pen- 
dleton, Samuel C. Langworthy; William J. H. Pollard, presi- 
dent; Moses A. Pendleton, vice-president; N. A. Pendleton, 
cashier. 

National Bank of Mystic Bridge. — This bank was organized 
Feb. 8th, 1864, by articles of association bearing that date, with 
a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, which was increased 
to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with which business 
was commenced. The first board of directors were Charles 
Mallory, Charles H. Mallory, David D. Mallory, George W. 
Mallory and Benjamin E. Mallory; Charles Mallory, president; 
Elias P. Randall, cashier. The bank continued in business 
until May 21st, 1894, when by a unanimous vote and consent 
of its stockholders went into voluntary liquidation, and closed 
its business operations at that date, except in liquidation. The 
officers of the bank at the close of its business were Francis M. 
Manning, George H. Greenman, Henry B. Noyes, J. Alden 
Rathbun, Elias P. Randall, directors; Francis M. Manning, 
president ; Elias P. Randall, cashier. 

Stonington Savings Bank. — This bank was chartered in 1850, 
incorporating Charles P. Williams, Gurdon Trumbull, William 
Hyde, Jr., Ephraim Williams, John F. Trumbull, Stiles Stanton, 
Hiram Shaw, Oliver B. Grant, Jesse N. Brown, Benjamin 
Pomeroy, Francis Pendleton, Joseph E. Smith and Horace L. 
Niles, under the name and style of the Stonington Savings Bank. 
The present board of directors are: Richard A. Wheeler, Wil- 
liam J. H. Pollard, Daniel B. Spalding, Moses A. Pendleton, 
Oscar F. Pendleton, George H. Robinson, Horace N. Pendleton ; 
Richard A. Wheeler, president; WilHam J. H. Pollard, vice- 
president; Daniel B. Spalding, secretary and treasurer. 

The People's Saving Bank. — This bank was chartered in 1886, 
incorporating Peleg S. Barber, C. B. Cottrell, Charles Perrin, 
Stanton Hazard, Charles H. Hinckley, Charles Richmond, 



BANKING. 151 

Benjamin G. Richmond, Charles H. Browning, Calvin Davis, 
John McDonald, William F. Watrous, A. R. Stillman, and 
their successors, under the name and style of the People's 
Savings Bank. Said corporation to be located in the village 
of Pawcatuck, in the town of Stonington, County of New Lon- 
don. The present board of trustees are : Peleg S. Barber, C. 
B. Cottrell, Peleg Clark, C. H. Browning, E. H. Knowles, D. M. 
Newell, and C. G. Stanton; Peleg S. Barber, president; C. B. 
Cottrell, vice-president; J. A. Brown, secretary and treasurer. 



RAILROADS. 



The first railroad in Stonington was incorporated in May, 

1832, under the name of the "New York and Stonington Rail- 
road Company," with the following named persons as corpor- 
ators, viz. : Charles H. Phelps, Gurdon Trumbull, Peter Crary, 
William H. Woodbridge, Wilham W. Rodman, George E. 
Palmer, Charles H. Smith, William C. Denison, Courtlandt 
Palmer, N. A. Norton, Joseph Goddard, and their associates, 
successors and assigns. The first board of directors were John 
S. Crary, S. F. Denison, Charles H. Phelps, Gurdon Trumbull, 
Courtlandt Palmer, F. A. Norton, and Joseph Goddard. The 
May session of the General Assembly of this State, in 1833, 
passed a resolution merging the New York and Stonington 
Railroad Company in the New York, Providence and Boston 
Railroad Company, a corporation previously chartered by the 
State of Rhode Island, to take efifect on the ist day of July, 

1833, on condition that the Legislature of that State would before 
that time pass a similar act or merger of their company with 
ours ; which when accepted and adopted by such aforesaid cor- 
porations, the railroad from Stonington to Providence should 
be known and operated under the name and title of the "New 
York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company." The State 
of Rhode Island passed such an act, and both corporations 
accepted and adopted the merging acts of both States, and the 
railroad has been so known and operated ever since. 

The next and only other railroad company in Stonington 
was chartered in .1852, under the name of the "New London 
and Stonington Railroad Company," embodying as corpor- 
ators Charles P. Williams, Thomas Fitch (2), Charles Mallory, 
Asa Fish, Frederick R. Griffin, Henry L. Champlain, Nathan 
G. Fish, Charles C. Griswold, Belton A. Kopp, E. E. Morgan, 
B. C. Baxter, Henry Hotchkiss, William P. Burrall, N. S. 
Perkins, Jr., F. W. Lawrence, J. Hammond Trumbull, Benjamin 



RAILROADS. 153 

F. Palmer, Isaac Randall, Louis Bristol, Matthew Morgan, John 
W. Hull, John P. C. Mather, and Ralph D. Smith, et al. This 
road was to extend from the river Thames easterly to a junction 
with the track of the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad 
in Stonington. It was not built for several years, nor was it 
finished until it was consolidated and merged with the New 
Haven and New London Railroad Company in 1856, under the 
name of the New Haven, New London and Stonington Railroad 
Company, with authority as such to establish a ferry across the 
river Thames. This consolidation resulted in the completion of 
the road from Stonington to New London. This extension- 
road, as it was called, though furnishing the last link of railway 
communication between Boston and New York, did not prove- 
successful. It became embarrassed, and in the year 1858 the 
Legislature authorized the New York, Providence and Boston 
Railroad Company to lease this road from New London to 
Stonington for a term of two years, provided such a lease would 
be acceptable to such corporation. 

The next year the General Assembly authorized and em- 
powered these railroads to extend their lease or contract for 
twenty years, provided it was acceptable to both corporations. 
The leiasing operations did not result in a financial success to 
the new road, nor were they able to pay the interest on their 
bonded indebtedness. So the, bondholders petitioned for a 
foreclosure of their mortgages, and while they were pending the 
aid of the Legislature was invoked to enable the trustees of the 
bondholders to run, lease or sell the road for their benefit. 

The Legislature finally, in 1864, reorganized the New Haven, 
New London and Stonington Railroad Company, under the 
name of the Shore Line Railway, extending from New Haven to 
New London. The Legislature the same year also reorganized 
the old New London and Stonington Railroad Company, em- 
bracing the railroad between New London and Stonington, by 
.associating themselves corporators to form a new company and 
buy out the bondholders, and authorizing the trustees to sell 
or lease their interest in the road ; dissolving the connection be- 
tween the old New Haven and New London, and the old New 
London and Stonington Railroad Companies, formed by the 
merging act of 1856. The New York, Providence and Boston 
Railroad Company purchased this railroad, ferry property and 



154 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

franchises on the ist day of December, 1864, and has operated 
it ever since. 

In 1875 the Legislature amended the charter of the New 
York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company, so as to enable 
them to form a connection between their tracts west of the 
Borough of Stonihgton, and as so arranged it is now in success- 
ful operation. 

The New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company, 
acting under its amended charter of 1875, formed the aforesaid 
connections, and so as arranged, the road was ably and suc- 
cessfully operated by its officers, who in order to make a 
connection with the New York, New Haven, and Hartford 
Railroad Company tracks at New London, in 1882 in response 
to a petition of the new Providence and Boston Railroad Com- 
pany, the General Assembly of Connnecticut authorized this 
company to construct and maintain a railroad bridge with suit- 
able openings across the Thames river, not below Winthrop's 
Point, with approaches to connect with other railroads in the 
towns of New London or Waterford. In 1885 the General 
Assembly of Connecticut passed resolutions providing for a 
union depot at New London, to be constructed, maintained and 
used as a union passenger station in the city of New London, 
by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, the New 
London Northern Railroad Company and the New York, 
Providence and Boston Railroad Company. 

The construction of the railroad bridge over the Thames 
River, as provided for in the year 1882 by the Connecticut 
General Assembly, was not commenced until June ist, 1888, 
and was formally opened for business October loth, 1889. This 
bridge is double tracked, 1,423 feet in length, with a swing draw 
of 503 feet long, two spans 310 feet each, and two spans of 150 
feet each. This bridge and the necessary approaches cost the 
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company over 
$1,600,000. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- 
road Company took the road of the New York, Providence and 
Boston Railroad Company under a lease of April ist, 1892, and 
by February, 1893, had purchased every share of its stock, 
when the company was merged and consolidated with the New 
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, which with 
all of its railroad purchases is now known and operated success- 



RAILROADS. 155 

t 
fully as the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 

Company, by the following directors and officers thereof: 
Officers : Charles P. Clark, president. New Haven, Conn, ; John 
M. Hall, vice-president, New Haven, Conn.; C. S. Meller, second 
vice-president. New Haven, Conn.; J. R. Kendrick, third vice- 
president, New Haven, Conn.; W. D. Bishop, Jr., secretary, 
Bridgeport, Conn. ; Wm. L. Squires, treasurer. New Haven, 
Conn. Directors: William D. Bishop, Bridgeport, Conn.; 
Henry C. Robinson, Hartford, Conn. ; Charles P. Clark, New 
Haven, Conn. ; Joseph Park, New York, N. Y. ; Chauncey M. 
Depew, New York, N. Y. ; Henry S. Lee, Springfield, Mass. ; 
William Rockefeller, New York, N. Y. ; Leverett Brainard, 
Hartford, Conn. ; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York, N. Y. ; George 
MacCulloch Miller, New York, N. Y.; John M. Hall, New 
Haven, Conn. ; Charles F. Choate, Boston, Mass. ; Nathaniel 
Thayer, Boston, Mass.; Royal C. Taft, Providence, R. I.; Charles 
F. Brocker, Farmington, Conn. ; Carlos French, Seymour, 
Conn.; L. De Ver Warner, Bridgeport, Conn.; Arthur D. 
■Osborn, New Haven, Conn. 



THE PRESS. 



In 1798, Mr. Samuel Trumbull, son of John Trumbull, printer 
of Norwich, Conn., came to this village, known then as Ston- 
ington Port, and on October 2nd issued the first number of a 
newspaper entitled "The Journal of the Times." The motto of 
the paper was : 

"Pliant as reeds where streams of freedom glide. 
Firm as the hills to stern oppression's tide." 

The first twelve numbers were printed on small sized paper, but 
in January, 1799, paper of demi-folio size was used. The 
next year the title of the paper was changed to "The Impartial 
Journal." Mr. Trumbull conducted his paper with as much 
ability as the editors of cotemporary papers. His paper was dis- 
continued in 1805, the editor becoming a merchant. 

Mr. John Munson, of New Haven, came to Stonington, and 
on July 6th issued the first number of a newspaper entitled 
"America's Friend." It is not known how long this paper con- 
tinued, probably not more than two or three years. 

In March, 1824, Mr. Samuel A. Seabury came here from Long 
Island and commenced the publication of a newspaper entitled 
"The Stonington Chronicle." Only one number was issued. 
The editor died suddenly before another number was issued. 

In July, 1824, Mr. Wilham Storer, Jr. (who had previously 
published a newspaper at Caldwell, situated at the head of Lake 
George, Warren county, New York), came here, and on July 
28th was issued the first number of a newspaper entitled "The 
Yankee," and took for its motto : 

"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." 

After three years its title was changed to "The Stonington 
Telegraph," under which name the paper existed till July 22nd, 
1829, when it was discontinued. Mr. Storer was an able editor, 
but the enterprise was a financial failure. 



THE PRESS. 157 

The next adventurers in the newspaper line were Charles W. 
Denison, a native of Stonington, and William H. Burleigh. 
They were both good writers, and many excellent articles ap- 
peared in the "Stonington Phenix" and "Stonington Chronicle." 
The first number appeared in May, 1832, and the last in May, 
1834, but the enterprise was a failure financially. After this, 
despite the ill success of so many editors, Mr. Thomas H. 
Peabody, of North Stonington, came here and published a paper 
styled "The Stonington Spectator," which had for its motto : 

"We are the advocates of no party." 

He was assisted at first by David Austin Woodworth of North 
Stonington, and later by Marcus B. Young of Norwich. He 
was forced by ill health to discontinue the paper after it had 
existed six months from May, 1834. After him a few other at- 
tempts were made at publishing, when Mr. Jerome S. Anderson 
(who had many years before when a very young man attempted 
to publish a paper here), commenced the publication of the 
"Stonington Mirror," Nov. 27th, 1869. This paper has been 
continued without intermission for thirty years, and its circula- 
tion is becoming more extensive every year. 



CIYIL OFFICERS. 



The following is a list of the judges of the County Court,, 
sheriffs, probate judges, assistants, senators, representatives, 
selectmen, and town clerks of Stonington, etc. 

JUDGE OP THE COUNTY COURT. 
Benjamin Pomeroy. 

ASSOCIATE JUDGE. 

William Randall, for sixteen years. 

SHERIFF. 
Richard A. Wheeler was elected sheriff in 1860, and re-elected in 1863, 1866, . 
and 1869, holding the office for twelve years; then declined. 

ASSISTANTS UNDER THE OLD CHARTER. 
1683-87, Samuel Mason; 1818, Enoch Burrows. 

SENATORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. 
1819-21, Enoch Burrows; 1822, William Randall; 1831, Jesse Dean; 1832, . 
Samuel F. Denison; 1838, Asa Fish; 1840, Asa Fish; 1843, William Hyde, 
M. D.; 1847, Ephraim Williams, Sr.; 1848, Bphraim Williams; 1849, Asa 
Fish; 1854, Clark Greenman; 1857, Franklin A. Palmer; 1861, Elisha D. 
Wightman; 1865, Charles H. Mallory; 1867, Ephraim Williams; 1870, 
Amos B. Taylor; 1876-77, Alexander S. Palmer; 1884-6, Stiles Stanton; 
1898, James Pendleton. 

The probate district of Stonington was established in 1767, 
including the present towns of Stonington, North Stonington, 
Groton and Ledyard. 

1767.— Charles Phelps, M. D., judge; Paul Wheeler, clerk. 

1770. — June 26th, Elnathan Rossiter, clerk. 

1785.— January 4th, Charles Phelps, Jr., clerk. 

1785. — August, William Phelps, clerk. 

1786.— August 1st, John Denison (4), clerk. 

1787. — November 6th, John Denison (3), clerk. 

1800.— September 1st, Stiles Phelps, clerk. 

1806.— Latham Hull, Esq., judge; Coddington Billings, clerk. 

1806.— August 5th, Wm. Lord, M. D., clerk. 

1806. — Coddington Billings, clerk. 

1807. — December, Edward Smith, clerk. 

1810.— Edward Smith, appointed special judge; Alexander G. Smith, clerk. 

1811.— Coddington Billings, judge; Edward Smith, clerk. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 159 

1811. — June 4th, Alexander G. Smith, clerk. 

1814. — Ralph Hurlburt, judge; Alexander G. Smith, clerk. 

1818.— March 17th, Erastus T. Smith, clerk. 

1819. — Wm. Williams, Esq., judge; George Hubbard, clerk. 

1831. — Asa Fish, Esq., judge; Nathan Daboll, clerk. 

1835. — The town of North Stonington was set off by an act of the General 

Assembly, and established as an independent district. 
1836. — Stephen Haley, judge; John D. Noyes, clerk. 
1837. — The town of Ledyard was set off by an act of the General Assembly, 

and established as an independent district. 
1838. — Asa Fish, Esq., judge; John D. Noyes, clerk. 
1839. — The town of Groton was set off by an act of the General Assembly, 

and established as an independent district. 
1846. — Ephraim Williams, Esq., judge; William H. Woodbridge, clerk. 
1847. — Asa Fish, Esq., judge; John D. Noyes, clerk. 
1860. — Stiles Stanton, Esq., judge; John D. Noyes, clerk. 
1863. — Elias P. Randall, Esq., judge; John D. Noyes, clerk. 
1864. — Richard A. Wheeler, judge; John D. Noyes, clerk. 
1873. — Moses A. Pendleton, clerk. 

1887. — Ephraim Williams, judge; Moses A. Pendleton, clerk. 
1892. — Elias B. Hinckley, judge; William R. Palmer, clerk; John Ryan, clerk. 

STONINGTON REPRESENTATIVES. 

Under the charter of King Charles II. representatives were 
elected semi-annually. 

1664. — William Chesebrough. 

1665. — Thomas Miner, Samuel Chesebrough, John Gallup. 

1666. — Thomas Stanton, Samuel Chesebrough. 

1667. — Thomas Stanton, John Gallup, John Miner. 

1668. — Thomas Stanton, Nehemiah Palmer. 

1669. — Thomas Stanton, Nehemiah Palmer, Elisha Chesebrough. 

1670. — Thomas Stanton, Samuel Chesebrough, Thomas Miner. 

1671. — Thomas Stanton, Samuel Chesebrough, George Denison. 

1672. — Thomas Stanton, Samuel Chesebrough, Thomas Miner. 

1673. — Thomas Stanton, Samuel Chesebrough, Thomas Wheeler. 

1674. — Thomas Stanton, Nehemiah Palmer, George Denison. 

1675. — George Denison, John Gilbert. 

1676. — Nehemiah Palmer, Amos Richardson, Ephraim Miner. 

1677. — Thomas Miner, Amos Richardson, Ephraim Miner. 

1678. — George Denison, Samuel Mason. 

1679. — Thomas Miner, Amos Richardson, Samuel Mason. 

1680. — Amos Richardson, Thomas Miner, Samuel Mason, Bzekiel Maine. 

1681. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Amos Richardson, Ephraim Miner. 

1682. — George Denison, Samuel Mason. 

1683. — George Denison, Thomas Stanton. 

1684. — George Denison, Daniel Mason. 

1685. — George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, John Gallup. 



160 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

1686.— George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, James Avery, for New London 

and Stonington. 
1687. — George Denison, Steven Richardson. 
1688. — No sessions were held. 
1689. — Nehemiah Palmer, Thomas Miner. 
1690. — Ephraim Miner, John Stanton. 
1691. — Nehemiah Palmer. 
1692.— Isaac Wheeler. 

1693. — George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer. 
1694. — George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, John Denison. 

1695. — John Holborn, Nehemiah Palmer, John Denison, Nathaniel Chesebrough. 
1696. — John Gallup, Joseph Miner, Bzekiel Maine. 
rL697.— John Gallup. 

1698. — Manasseh Miner, Robert Denison, John Gallup. 
:1699. — Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Henry Stephens. 
1700. — Nehemiah Palmer, Manasseh Miner, Henry Stephens. 
1701. — Ephraim Miner, Henry Stephens 
1702. — Manasseh Miner, Henry Stephens. 
1703. — William Gallup, Nehemiah Palmer. 
1704. — Ephraim Miner, Samuel Stanton. 
1705. — Nehemiah Palmer, Manasseh Miner, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Elnathan 

Miner. 
1706. — Joseph Miner, Gershom Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Jr., Henurie Hopkins. 
1707. — Ephraim Miner, Henurie Hopkins, Manasseh Miner, Ichabod Palmer. 
1708. — Ephraim Miner, Samuel Stanton. 
1709. — Daniel Eldredge, William Gallup, Ephraim Miner. 
1710. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, Manasseh Miner, William Gallup. 
1711. — Ephraim Miner, Manasseh Miner, Jr. 
1712. — Manasseh Miner, William Gallup, Daniel Palmer. 
1713. — William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Joseph Miner. 

1714. — Ephraim Miner, Daniel Palmer, Samuel Chesebrough, Francis West. 
1715. — William Gallup, Ebenezer Searles, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Nathaniel 

Miner. 
1716. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Manasseh Miner, Samuel 

Stanton. 
1717. — Manasseh Miner, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes. 
1718. — Manasseh Miner, Thomas Noyes, John Noyes. 

"1719. — Daniel Palmer, Stephen Richardson, William Gallup, Joseph Stanton. 
1720. — Joseph Stanton, John Noyes. 

1721. — Joseph Stanton, Ebenezer Billings, John Noyes, Samuel Prentise. 
1722. — John Mason, Ebenezer Billings, Ephraim Miner. 

1723. — William Gallup, Samuel Chesebrough, Daniel Palmer, Ephraim Miner. 
1724. — John Mason, Samuel Prentise, Daniel Palmer, Ephraim Miner. 
1725. — Thomas Noyes, Ebenezer Searles, James Miner, William Gallup. 
1726.— James Miner, William Gallup. 

1727. — John Williams, Increase Billings, Thomas Noyes. 
1728.— Daniel Palmer, Increase Billings, Ephraim Miner, John Noyes. 
:1729. — John Noyes, Theophilus Baldwin, Thomas Noyes, Increase Billings. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 161 

1730. — John Noyes, Theophilus Baldwin, Daniel Palmer, Increase Billings. 
1731. — John Noyes, Theophilus Baldwin, Joseph Miner. 

1732. — John Noyes, Increase Billings, Daniel Palmer, Theophilus Baldwin. 
1733. — Thomas Noyes, Increase Billings, John Noyes. 
1734. — John Noyes, Increase Billings. 

1735. — Daniel Palmer, Israel Hewitt, Theophilus Baldwin, John Breed. 
1736. — Joseph Palmer, Theophilus Baldwin. 

1737. — Daniel Palmer, Theophilus Baldwin, Increase Billings, John Noyes. 
1738. — Joseph Palmer, Increase Billings, Joseph Denison. 
1739. — Joseph Palmer, John Williams, Amos Chesebrough, Simeon Miner. 
1741. — John Breed, Simeon Miner, Amos Chesebrough, Joseph Denison. 
1741. — John Breed, Simeon Miner, Amos Chesebrough, Joseph Denison 
1742. — Joseph Palmer, Increase Billings, John Whiting, Joseph Denison. 
1743. — Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner. 
1744. — Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner. 

^1745. — Israel Hewitt, Amos Chesebrough, Joseph Denison, Rufus Miner. 
1746. — Simeon Miner, John Breed, John Noyes, Joseph Denison. 
1747. — Joseph Denison, Rufus Miner, Jonas Prentice. 
1748. — John Williams, Rufus Miner, Joseph Denison, Nehemiah Palmer. 
1749. — Simeon Miner, Joseph Denison, Samuel Prentice, Nehemiah Palmer. 
1750. — Joseph Denison, Amos Chesebrough, Samuel Prentice. 
1751. — Rufus Miner, Josiah Prentice, Simeon Miner. 
1752. — Simeon Miner, Joseph Prentice, Jonas Prentice. 
1753. — ^John Williams, Simeon Miner, Samuel Prentice. 
1754. — Simeon Miner, John Williams, Jonah Prentice. 
1755. — Simeon Miner, Joseph Denison, John Williams. 
1756. — Simeon Miner, Joseph Prentice, Amos Chesebrough. 
1757. — Simeon Miner, John Williams, Samuel Prentice, Amos Chesebrough. 
1758. — Simeon Miner, Phineas Munson, Joseph Denison. 
1759. — John Williams, John Baldwin, Simeon Miner, Amos Chesebrough. 
1760. — Simeon Miner, Amos Chesebrough, John Denison. 
1761. — Simeon Miner, John Williams, Amos Chesebrough, Phineas Stanton. 
1762. — Simeon Miner, Joseph Denison, Jonas Prentice, Charles Phelps. 
1763. — Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner. 

1764. — Joseph Denison, Charles Phelps, Jonas Prentice, Paul Wheeler. 
1765. — Joseph Denison, Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler. 

1766.— Amos Chesebrough, Paul Wheeler, Henry Babcock, Charles Phelps 
1767. — Paul Wheeler, Charles Phelps, Joseph Denison. 

1768. — ^Amos Chesebrough, Paul Wheeler, Charles Phelps, Phineas Stanton. 
1769. — Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Babcock. 
1770. — Charles Phelps, Phineas Stanton, Benjamin Clark. 
1771.— Charles Phelps, John Williams, Daniel Fish. 
1772. — Charles Phelps, Daniel Fish. 
1773. — Charles Phelps, Benjamin Clark, Daniel Fish. 
1774. — John Dean, Nathaniel Miner, Charles Phelps, Samuel Prentice. 
1775. — Charles Phelps, Nathaniel Miner, William Williams. 
1776. — John Dean, Charles Phelps, Daniel Fish, Joshua Prentice. 
1777. — Charles Phelps, Nathaniel Miner, Paul Wheeler. 



162 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1778. — John Williams, Peleg Chesebrough, Paul Wheeler, John Swan. 

1779. — Jonathan Palmer, Oliver Smith, Phineas Stanton, Benjamin Clark. 

1780. — Charles Phelps, Oliver Smith, Henry Babcock. 

1781. — Gilbert Fanning, Sanford Billings, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner. 

1782. — Paul Wheeler, Oliver Smith, Henry Miner. 

.1783. — Charles Phelps, Gilbert Fanning, Samuel Prentice, John Randall. 

1784.— Charles Phelps, William Williams. 

1785. — William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Jonathan Palmer. 

1786. — Jonathan Palmer, Jr., Joshua Prentice, Elisha Denison, John Randall. 

1787. — Jonathan Palmer, Jr., Charles Phelps, Elisha Denison. 

1788. — Latham Hull, Jonathan Palmer, Jr., Charles Phelps, Sanford Billings. 

1789. — Jonathan Palmer, Jr., Latham Hull, Thomas Swan. 

1790. — Charles Phelps, Jonathan Palmer, Elias S. Palmer. 

1791. — Charles Phelps, Jonathan Palmer, Latham Hull. 

1792. — Charles Phelps, Amos Palmer, Edward Swan, Isaac Williams. 

1793. — Charles Phelps, Latham Hull, Daniel Denison. 

1794.— Latham Hull, Charles Phelps, Elias S. Palmer. 

1795. — Latham Hull, Sanford Billings, Amos Palmer, Isaac Williams (2). 

1796. — Amos Palmer, Charles Phelps, Latham Hull, Elias S. Palmer. 

1797. — Latham Hull, Amos Palmer, Edward Swan, Elisha Swan. 

1798. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Thomas Swan, Isaac Williams (2). 

1799. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Stephen Avery (2), Elias S. Palmer. 

1800. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Smith, Coddington Billings 

1801. — Latham Hull, Edward Smith, Amos Palmer, Sands Cole. 

1802. — Amos Palmer, Latham Hull, William Williams, Nathaniel Pendleton. 

1803. — Latham Hull, Nathaniel Pendleton. 

1804. — Latham Hull, Amos Palmer, Nathan Pendleton. 

1805. — Nathan Pendleton, Amos Gallup, Latham Hull, Edward Smith. 

1806. — Latham Hull, Nathaniel Pendleton, Amos Gallup. 

1807. — Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Amos Gallup, Amos Palmer. 

1808. — Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup. 

1809. — Amos Palmer, Coddington Billings, Nathaniel Palmer, Jr. 

1810. — Coddington Billings, Nathaniel Palmer, Amos Palmer, Enoch Burrows. 

1811. — Coddington Billings, Enoch Burrows, Jesse Dean, Amos Palmer. 

1812. — Jesse Dean, William Randall, Peleg Denison. 

1813. — ^William Randall, Peleg Denison, Amos Denison, Amos Gallup. 

1814. — Amos Gallup, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, John Hallam. 

1815. — Enoch Burrows, John Hallam, Jesse Dean. 

1816. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Jesse Dean. 

1817. — Jesse D. Noyes, Enoch Burrows, George Hubbard. 

1818. — George Hubbard, William Randall, Samuel F. Denison, Amos Williams, 

Under the constitution representatives were elected annually 
in May. 

1819. — Samuel F. Denison, Amos William. 
1820.— Giles R. Hallam, Asa Fish. 
1821.— Giles R. Hallam, Asa Fish. 



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1822. — Elisha Faxon, Amos Gallup. 

1823. — Elisha Faxon, Jesse Dean, 

1824. — Jesse Dean, Jesse D. Noyes. 

1825.— Jesse D. Noyes, William Randall, 

1826.— Jesse Dean, William Williams. 

1827. — Jesss Dean, William Williams. 

1828. — William Williams, John Hyde. 

1829.— John Hyde, Elisha Faxon, Jr. 

1830. — Ephraim Williams, Jesse Dean. 

1831. — Asa Fish, George B. Palmer. 

1832. — Samuel Chesebrough, Elias Brown. 

1833.— Blias Brown, Gilbert Collins. 

1834.— Gilbert Collins, John D. Noyes. 

1835.— John D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith. 

1836. — Thomas Hinckley, Samuel Chesebro. 

1837. — Eleazer Williams, Jesse D. Noyes. 

1838.— Jesse D. Noyes, John F. Trumbull. 

1839.— George Sheffield, John F. Trumbull. 

1840.— Gurdon Trumbull, George Sheffield, 

1841. — Jeremiah Holmes, Stiles Stanton, 

1842. — Henry Harding, Ezra Chesebro. 

1843.— Asa Fish, Charles T. Stanton, 

1844. — Jesse D. Noyes, Elias B. Brown. 

1845. — Benjamin F. Palmer, Oliver B. Grant, 

1846.— Benjamin F. Palmer, Charles H, AUyn. 

1847. — Charles H. AUyn, Joseph Noyes, Jr. 

1848. — Joseph Noyes, Jr., Gurdon Trumbull. 

1849. — William Hyde, Jr., Noyes Palmer. 

1850. — William Hyde, Jr., Noyes Palmer, 

1851. — Gurdon Trumbull, Richard A. Wheeler. 

1852. — Jeremiah Holmes, Ossemus M. Stillman, 

1853. — Erastus Wentworth, Benjamin F. Langworthy. 

1854. — Benjamin P. Langworthy, John Holdridgs 

1855. — Franklin A. Palmer, Daniel W. Denison. 

1856,— John F. Trumbull', Thomas W, Russell, 

1857, — Alexander S. Palmer, Joseph Wheeler, 

1858. — George E. Palmer, Alexander S. Palmer. 

1859.— John F. Trumbull, Blias P. Randall. • 

I860.— Joseph Cottrell, Horace N. Trumbull. 

1861.— Charles Grinnell, Joseph B. Smith. 

1862.— Horace N. Trumbull, Jesse D. Noyes (2). 

1863. — Horace R. Hall, George E. Lanphere, 

1864.— Charles H. Mallory, John F. Trumbull. 

1865, — Jonathan Maxon, Amos B, Taylor. 

1866. — Thomas S. Greenman, Gurdon S. Crandall,_ 

1867.— George Sheffield, Joseph O. Cottrell. 

1868.— Giles Babcock, Asa Fish. 

1869.— David D. Mallory, Benjamin B. Hewitt. 



164 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1870. — Benjamin F. Stanton (2), George S. Brewster. 

1871.— Henry B. Noyes, De Witt C. Pendleton 

1872.— Alexander G. Frink, Nathan S. Noyes. 

1873. — Giles Babcock, Benjamin F. Stanton (2). 

1874. — Samuel H. Chesebro, John Forsyth. 

1875. — Alexander S. Palmer, Charles Perrin. 

1876.— Joseph S. Williams, George W. Bliven. 

1877. — Benjamin F. Lewis, Joseph B. Smith. 

1878. — Bphraim Williams, George W. Bliven. 

1879.— Joseph E. Smith, Elijah A. Morgan. 

1880.— Alexander G. Frink, Elias Williams. 

1881.— Elijah A. Morgan, Stiles T. Stanton. 

1882.— Stiles T. Stanton, Alexander S. Palmer, Jr. 

1883.— Ebenzer P. Couch, Alexander S. Palmer, Jr. 

1884. — Bbenezer P. Couch, Peleg S. Barber. 

1885. — Louis Lambert Palmer, Minthorn D. Tompkins. 

1886.— George W. Tingley, Joseph W. Chesebro. 

1887. — George W. Tingley, Joseph W. Chesebro. 

1888.— Warren W. Chase, Silas B. Wheeler. 

1890.— Silas B. Wheeler, Warren W. Chase. 

1892. — George R. McKenna, Arthur G. Wheeler. 

1894. — James Pendleton, Henry B. Noyes, Jr. 

1896. — James Pendleton, Elias Williams. 

1898. — Frank H. Hinckley, George H. Maxson. 

TOWN CLERKS. 
Southertown. 
In 1658, Capt. George Denison was elected town clerk, and held the office 
up to 1660. 
In 1660, Thomas Miner was elected town clerk, and held the office up to 1662. 
In 1662, Capt. John Stanton was elected town clerk, and held the office up 
to 1664. 

Mystic. 

In 1665, Capt. John Stanton was elected town clerk, and held the office for 
one year. 

Stonington. 

In 1666, Capt. John Stanton was elected town clerk, and held the office up 
to 1669. 

In 1669, Thomas Miner was elected town clerk, and held the office up to 1674. 

In 1674, Capt. John Stanton was again elected town clerk and held the 
office up to 1699. 

In 1699, Deacon Nehemiah Palmer was chosen town clerk, and held the 
office up to 1702. 

In 1702, Elnathan Miner was chosen town clerk, and held the office up to 
1729. 

In 1729, Joseph Palmer was chosen town clerk, and held the office up to 1742. 

In 1742, Samuel Prentiss was chosen town clerk, and held the office up 
to 1773. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 165 

In 1773, Peleg Chesebrough. was chosen town clerk, and held the office 
until 1791. 

In 1791, Stephen Avery (2) was chosen town clerk, and held the office until 
the division of the town in 1807. 

In 1807, Jesse Dean was chosen town clerk, and held the office up to 1831. 

In 1831, John D. Noyes was chosen town clerk, and held the office up to 1873. 

In 1873, Moses A. Pendleton was chosen town clerk, and held the office up 
to 1890. 

In 1890, Elias B. Hinckley was elected town clerk, and holds the office to 
the present time, 1899. 

SELECTMEN OP SOUTHBRTOWN. 
1658.— Capt. George Denison, Robert Park, William Chesebrough, Thomas 

Stanton, Walter Palmer, Thomas Miner. 
1659.— Capt. George Denison, Thomas Park, Thomas Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

Samuel Chesebrough. 
1660.— William Chesebrough, Walter Palmer, Thomas Stanton, Thomas Miner, 

Elihu Palmer. 
1661. — William Chesebrough, Walter Palmer, Thomas Stanton, Thomas Miner, 

Elihu Palmer. 
1662. — Capt. George Denison, William Chesebrough, Thomas Stanton, Samuel 

Chesebrough, Elihu Palmer. 
1663. — Capt. George Denison, William Chesebrough, Thomas Stanton, Thomas. 

Miner, Elihu Palmer. 
1664. — William Chesebrough, Samuel Chesebrough, Elihu Palmer, John Gallup,. 

Sr., Thomas Stanton, Sr. 

In 1665 the General Court enacted as follows : Southertown 
is by this court named Mystic, in memory of that victory God 
was pleased to give this people of Connecticut over the Pequot 
Indians. 

1665. — ^William Chesebrough, Thomas Stanton, Sr., Samuel Chesebrough, John 
Gallup, Sr., Elihu Palmer. 

In 1666, the General Assembly enacted as follows : The Town 
of Mystic is by this court named Stonington. 

1666. — William Chesebrough, Thomas Stanton, Sr., Thomas Miner, John Gallup, 

Samuel Chesebrough, Amos Richardson and Nehemiah Palmer. 
1667. — William Chesebrough, Thomas Stanton, Sr., Goodman Gallup, Nehemiah 

Palmer, Thomas Stanton, Jr. 
1668. — Thomas Stanton, Thomas Wheeler, Samuel Chesebrough, Nehemiah 

Palmer, John Gallup. 
1669. — Thomas Stanton, Sr., Thomas Wheeler, Samuel Chesebrough, Nehemiah 

Palmer, Thomas Miner. 
1670. — Thomas Stanton, Sr., Samuel Chesebrough, John Gallup, Sr., Nehemiah 

Palmer, Thomas Miner. 



166 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1671. — Thomas Stanton, Sr., Samuel Chesebrough, John Gallup, St., Nehemiah 

Palmer, Thomas Miner. 
1672. — Thomas Stanton, Sr., Capt. George Denison, Samuel Chesebrough, Nehe- 
miah Palmer, Amos Richardson. 
1673. — Thomas Stanton, Sr., Samuel Chesebrough, John Gallup, Sr., Samuel 

Mason, Nehemiah Palmer. 
1674. — Thomas Stanton, Sr., Nathaniel Chesebrough, George Denison, Sr., 

Samuel Mason," John Denison. 
1675. — Nehemiah Palmer, Samuel Mason, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Thomas 

Stanton, Jr., Ephraim Miner. 
1676. — Nehemiah Palmer, Samuel Mason, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Thomas 

Stanton, Jr., Ephraim Miner. 
1677. — James Pendleton, Nehemiah Palmer, Tobias Sanders, Ephraim Miner, 

Capt. George Denison. 
1678. — James Pendleton, Amos Richardson, Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, 

Ephraim Miner. 
1679. — James Pendleton, Amos Richardson, Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, 

Ephraim Miner. 
1680. — Samuel Mason, Capt. George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, John Denison, 

Ephraim Miner. 
1681. — John Baldwin, Thomas Stanton, Ephraim Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, 

John Gallup. 
1682. — Samuel Mason, Thomas Miner, Ephraim Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, 

John Denison. 
1683. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, John Denison, 

Thomas Stanton. 
1684. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

John Denison 
1685. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

John Denison 
1686. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

John Denison. 
1687. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

John Denison. 
1688. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

John Denison. 
1689. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Stanton, 

John Denison. 
1690. — Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, John Denison, Moses Palmer, John 

Gallup. 
1691. — Fergus McDowell, Daniel Mason, Gershom Palmer, Robert Stanton, 

James Dean. 
1692. — Capt. George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, William Billings, Sr., Ephraim 

Miner, John Gallup. 
1693. — Capt. George Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, William Billings, Sr., Ephraim 

Miner, John Gallup. 
1694. — Deacon Nehemiah Palmer, Thomas Stanton, Sr., Joseph Miner, John 
Denison, Isaac Wheeler. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 167 

1695. — Deacon Nehemiah Palmer, Joseph Miner, Isaac Wheeler, John Gallup, 

Nathaniel Chesebrough. 
1696. — Deacon Nehemiah Palmer, Joseph Miner, Joseph Saxton, Henry Stevens, 

Benadam Gallup. 
1697. — Deacon Nehemiah Palmer, Joseph Miner, Joseph Saxton, Henry Stevens, 

Benadam Gallup. 
1698. — Deacon Nehemiah Palmer, Joseph Saxton, Joseph Miner, Henry Stevens, 

Benadam Gallup. 
1699. — Ephraim Miner, Sr., Henry Stevens, Joseph Saxton, Manasseh Miner, 

Nathaniel Chesebrough. 
1700. — Ephraim Miner, Joseph Saxton, Gershom Palmer, William Denison, 

Nathaniel Chesebrough. 
1701. — Ephraim Miner, Sr., Gershom Palmer, Joseph Saxton, Nathaniel 

Chesebrough, Manasseh Miner. 
1702. — Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Henry Stevens, Nathaniel Chese- 
brough, Joseph Saxton. 
1703. — Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Henry Stevens, 

Nathaniel Chesebrough 
1704. — Ephraim Miner, Sr., Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Miner, Sr., Henry 

Stephens, Banadam Gallup, Gershom Palmer, William Bennet. 
1705. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, Ephraim Miner, Robert Denison, Daniel Palmer, 

Ebenezer Searle, Ebenezer Billings, William Bennet. 
1706. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, Daniel Mason, John Gallup, Isaac Wheeler, 

Ebenezer Searle, Samuel Richardson, Ebenezer Billings. 
1707. — Nehemiah Palmer, Henry Stephens, Joseph Saxton, Benadam Gallup, 

Benjamin Hewitt. 
1708. — Nehemiah Palmer, Daniel Eldredge, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Deacon 

Manasseh Miner, Benjamin Hewitt. 
1709. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Miner, Sr., William Gallup, Samuel 

Prink, Ichabod Palmer, Benjamin Hewitt, William Bennet. 
1710. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Miner, Sr., Robert Denison, Ephraim 

Miner, Joshua Holmes, William Gallup, Benjamin Hewitt. 
1711. — Manasseh Miner, John Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Benjamin Hewitt, Samuel 

Stanton, Sr., Samuel Prink, Joshua Holmes. 
1712. — Nathaniel Chesebrough, Deacon Manasseh Miner, Ephraim Miner, 

Daniel Palmer, William Gallup, Benjamin Hewitt, Joshua Holmes. 
1713. — Ephraim Miner, Daniel Palmer, Benjamin Hewitt, Joseph Miner, 

Ichabod Palmer, William Bennet, Sr., Samuel Chesebrough, Sr. 
1714.— Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Lieut. William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, 

David Hillard, Isaac Wheeler, Ichabod Palmer, Josiah Grant. 
1715. — Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, David 

Hillard, Isaac Wheeler, James Miner, Moses Palmer. 
1716. — Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Isaac 

Wheeler, Benjamin Hewitt, James Miner, Moses Palmer. 
1717.— Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Daniel 

Denison, Stephen Richardson, Samuel Prentis, Benjamin Hewitt. 
1718. — Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Manasseh Miner, John Gallup, Stephen 
Richardson, Daniel Denison, Samuel Prentis, William Bennet. 



168 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

1719.— Ichabod Palmer, Benjamin Hewitt, Adam Gallup, Joseph Denison, 

James Miner, Samuel Chesebrough, Sr., Joshua Holmes. 
1720. — Deacon Manasseh Miner, Joseph Stanton, Stephen Richardson, John 

Noyes, Samuel Prentis. 
1721. — Ichabod Palmer, Blihu Chesebrough, Joseph Denison, James Miner. 
1722.— Capt. John Mason, Thomas Noyes, James Miner, Samuel Prentis, Joshua 

Holmes. 
1723. — John Mason, Thomas Noyes, James Miner, Daniel Denison, Elihu 

Chesebrough. 
1724. — Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Capt. Thomas Noyes, Daniel Palmer, 

James Miner, Samuel Prentis. 
1725.— Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Noyes, Isaac 

Wheeler, John Frink. 
1726. — Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Daniel Denison, Thomas Noyes, Israel 

Hewitt, Samuel Prentis. 
1727. — Capt. Daniel Denison, Joseph Stanton, Ephraim Miner, Samuel Prentis, 

Israel Hewitt. 
1728. — Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Stanton, Daniel Denison, Daniel 

Palmer, Israel Hewitt. 
1729. — Daniel Palmer, Joseph Miner, Deacon John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, 

Increase Billings. 
1730. — Joseph Miner, Daniel Palmer, John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, I. Billings. 
1731. — Joseph Miner, Ichabod Palmer, Daniel Palmer, John Noyes, Israel 

Hewitt, Increase Billings, Mathew Randall. 
1732.— Joseph Miner, Ichabod Palmer, Daniel Palmer, John Noyes, Israel 

Hewitt, Increase Billings, Mathew Randall. 
1733. — Daniel Palmer, Joseph Miner, John Noyes, Samuel Hinckley, Israel 

Hewitt, Increase Billings, John Williams. 
1734. — Daniel Palmer, Joseph Miner, John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Samuel 

Hinckley, Increase Billings, Thomas Miner. 
1735. — Daniel Palmer, Jr., John Noyes, Capt. Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley,. 

Increase Billings, Daniel Brown, Silas Greenman. 
1736. — Daniel Palmer, Jr., John Noyes, Capt. Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley, 

Increase Billings, Daniel Brown, Silas Greenman. 
1737.— Daniel Palmer, Daniel Denison, Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley, 

Increase Billings, John Denison, Silas Greenman. 
1738.— John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Capt. John Williams, Increase Billings, 

Nathan Chesebrough, Simeon Miner, John Denison. 
1739. — John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Increase Billings, Nathan 

Chesebrough, Simeon Miner, John Denison. 
1740.— John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, Nathan Chesebrough, 

John Breed, George Denison, Simeon Miner. 
1741.— John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, Nathan Chesebrough, 

John Breed, George Denison, Simeon Miner. 
1742.— Capt. Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, George Denison, Thomas 

Wheeler, John Whiting, Nehemiah Palmer, Daniel Brown. 
1743.— Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, John Williams, Increase Billings, 

Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner, Nehemiah Palmer. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 169' 

1744. — Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Thomas Wheeler, 

Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner, John Holmes. 
1745. — Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Thomas Wheeler, 

Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner, Clement Miner. 
1746. — Capt. John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, Nehemiah 

Palmer, Daniel Brown, William Denison, John Holmes. 
1747. — John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, 

Daniel Brown, William Denison, John Holmes. 
1748. — John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, Daniel Brown, 

John Palmer, William Denison, John Holmes. 
1749. — John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Joseph Denison, William Denison, 

Nehemiah Palmer, John Holmes, John Randall. 
1750. — Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Daniel 

Brown, Joseph Hewitt, Jonas Prentice. 
1751. — Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Daniel 

Brown, Jonas Prentice, Joseph Stanton. 
1752. — Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Daniel 

Brown, Jonas Prentice, John Hallam. 
1753. — Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Jonas 

Prentice, Daniel Brown, John Hallam. 
1754. — Maj. Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Thomas 

Wheeler, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice. 
1755. — Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Daniel Brown, 

John Palmer, Jonas Prentice, John Hallam. 
1756. — ^Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, John Palmer, 

Daniel Brown, John Hallam, Jonas Prentice. 
1757. — Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, John Palmer, 

Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice, John Hallam. 
1758. — Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Daniel Brown, John 

Palmer, Jonas Prentice, Phineas Stanton. 
1759. — Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Daniel Brown, 

Jonas Prentice, Phineas Stanton, John Denison. 
1760. — Maj. Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Jonas Prentice, Phineas 

Stanton, Benjamin Clark, Robert Stanton, John Williams. 
1761. — Maj. Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Jonas Prentice, Phineas 

Stanton, Benjamin Clark, John Williams, James Noyes. 
1762. — Jonas Prentice, Benjamin Clark, John Williams, James Noyes, Samuel 

Miner, Amos Denison, Capt. Samuel Hubbard Burdick. 
1763. — Jonas Prentice, John Williamsi, James Noyes, John Breed, Amos 

Denison, Paul Wheeler, Daniel Brown. 
1764. — Jonas Prentice, John Williams, James Noyes, John Breed, Paul 

Wheeler, Daniel Brown, John Dean. 
1765. — Simeon Miner, Paul Wheeler, Henry Babcock, Samuel Hubbard Burdick,, 

George Denison, Thomas Prentice, Edward Hancox. 
1766. — Paul Wheeler, John Denison (2), Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard 

Burdick, Edward Hancox, Joseph Page, Joseph Palmer 
1767. — Paul Wheeler, John Denison (2), Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard,. 

Burdick, Edward Hancox, Daniel Denison, Joseph Palmer. 



170 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1768. — Paul Wheeler, John Denison (2), Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard 

Burdick, Edward Hancox, Joseph Palmer, Daniel Denison. 
1769. — Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph 

Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Simon Rhodes . 
1770. — Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph 

Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Elnathan Rosseter. 
1771. — Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph 

Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Elnathan Rosseter. 
1772. — Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph 

Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Elnathan Rosseter. 
1773. — Charles Phelps, Avery Denison, Cyrus Wheeler, Joseph Palmer, William 

Williams, Nathaniel Miner, John Breed. 
1774. — Charles Phelps, Avery Denison, Cyrus Wheeler, Nathaniel Miner, Joseph 

Palmer, Elnathan Rosseter, John Breed. 
1775. — Charles Phelps, Cyrus Wheeler, Joseph Palmer, Nathaniel Miner, John 

Breed, Jr., Elnathan Rosseter, Joshua Prentice. 
1776. — Charles Phelps, Joseph Palmer, Nathaniel Miner, John Breed, Jr., 

Elnathan Rosseter, Joshua Prentice, Samuel Mason, 
1777. — Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, John Williams, Peleg Chesebrough, Jon- 
athan Palmer, Christopher Brown, Joseph Smith. 
1778. — Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, John Williams, Peleg Chesebrough, John 

Denison (3), Joshua Prentice, Jonathan Palmer. 
1779. — Charles Phelps, Jonathan Palmer, Christopher Brown, Paul Wheeler, 

James Rhodes, Henry Miner, John Davis (2). 
1780. — Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner, James Rhodes, John 

Davis, Joshua Prentice, Gilbert Panning. 
1781. — Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner, James Rhodes, Joshua 

Prentice, Gilbert Fanning, Elisha Denison (2). 
1782. — Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner, James Rhodes, Joshua 

Prentice, Gilbert Fanning, Elisha Denison (2). 
1783. — Charles Phelps, John Randall, William Williams, Christopher Brown, 

John Swan, Joseph Denison, Joshua Prentice. 
1784. — John Randall, William Williams, Paul Wheeler, Joseph Denison, John 

Swan, Joshua Prentice, Christopher Brown. 
1785. — John Randall, Jonathan Palmer, Joshua Prentice, Nehemiah Mason, 

Christopher Brown, Sanford Billings, John Holmes. 
1786. — John Randall, Jonathan Palmer, Joshua Prentice, Nehemiah Mason, 

Christopher Brown, Sanford Billings, John Holmes. 
1787. — John Randall, Jonathan Palmer, Joshua Prentice, Nehemiah Mason, 

Christopher Brown, Sanford Billings, John Holmes. 
1788. — Charles Phelps, Jonathan Palmer, Latham Hull, Thomas Swan, John 

Holmes, William Woodbridge, William Chesebrough. 
1789. — Latham Hull, John Palmer, William Woodbridge, John Holmes, Chris- 
topher Brown, Thomas Swan, Ichabod Eclestone, Jr. 
1790. — Latham Hull, Jonathan Palmer, Samuel Stanton, John Holmes, William 

Woodbridge, Thomas Swan, Charles Phelps, Jr. 
1791. — Latham Hull, Daniel Denison, William Woodbridge, Elias S. Palmer, 

Rufus Wheeler, Daniel Main, Amos Palmer. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 171 

1792. — Latham Hull, Daniel Denison, Amos Palmer, Rufus Wheeler, Ellas S. 

Palmer, Daniel Main, James Dean. 
1793. — Latham Hull, Daniel Denison, Amos Palmer, Elias S. Palmer, Daniel 

Main, James Deane, Samuel Palmer. 
1794. — Latham Hull, Esq., Daniel Denison, Capt. Amos Palmer, Ellas S. Palmer, 

Daniel Main, James Deane, Capt. Thomas Noyes. 
1795.— Latham Hull, Ellas S. Palmer (2), Edward Swan, Nathan Brown, William 

Woodbridge, Joshua Swan, Elisha Denison. 
1796. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Noyes Palmer, Edward Swan, Elias S. 

Palmer, Stephen Hull, Edward Smith. 
1797. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Swan, Edward Smith, Stephen 

Avery, Stephen Hull, Elias S. Palmer. 
1798. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Smith, Edward Swan, Stephen 

Hall, Gabriel Rogers, Nathan Pendleton. 
1799. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Smith, Edward Swan, Stephen 

Hall, Nathan Pendleton, Luther Avery. 
1800. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Nathan Pendleton, Edward Smith, Luther 

Avery, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer. 
1801. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Nathan Pendleton, Luther Avery, William 

Williams, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer. 
1802. — Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Nathan Pendleton, Luther Avery, William 

Williams, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer. 
1803. — Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, William Williams, Chester Smith, 

Gershom Palmer, Coddington Billings, William Stanton. 
1804. — Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Oliver York, Amos 

Gallup, Jeremiah York, John Davis. 
1805. — Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Amos Gallup, John 

Davis, Jeremiah York, Coddington Billings. 
1806. — Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Amos Gallup, John 

Davis, Coddington Billings, David Coats. 
1807. — Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Amos Gallup, John 

Davis, Jeremiah York, Coddington Billings. 
1808. — Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, Enoch Burrows, William Randall, 

Amos Denison, Adam States, Richard Wheeler. 
1809. — Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Elisha Faxon, 

Amos Denison, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States. 
1810. — Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Elisha Faxon, 

Amos Denison, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States. 
1811. — Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, 

Nathaniel Clift, Adam States, Lodowick Niles. 
1812. — Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, 

John Brown, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States. 
1813. — ^Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Adam 

States, George Haley, Jesse Breed. 
1814. — Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Jesse 

Breed, Adam States, Jeremiah Holmes. 
1815. — Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Adam 

States, Jesse Breed, Joseph D. Mason. 



172 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1816. — Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, George 

Hubbard, Joseph D. Mason, Ellas Chesebrough. 
1817. — William Randall, Amos Denison, George Hubbard, Eliasi Chesebrough, 

Samuel Stanton (2), Amos Williams, Alexander Bradford. 
1818. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, 

Samuel Stanton (2),, Amos Williams, Alexander Bradford. 
1819. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, 

Amos Williams, Alexander Bradford, Thomas Palmer. 
1820. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, 

Amos Williams, Thomas Palmer, John Davis. 
1821. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, 

Asa Fish, Thomas Palmer, John Davis. 
1822. — ^William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, 

Jesse D. Noyes, Thomas Palmer, Asa Fish. 
1823. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, 

Henry Harding, Thomas Palmer, Asa Fish. 
1824. — William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Thomas Palmer, Ellas 

Chesebrough, John Davis, Henry Harding. 
1825. — William Williams, Elisha Faxon, Jasper Latham, Nathaniel Clift, David 

C. Smith, Denison Palmer, Thomas Hinckley. 
1826. — William Williams, Elisha Faxon, Jasper Latham, Nathaniel Clift, David 

C. Smith, Denison Palmer, Thomas Hinckley, Jr. 
1827. — William Williams, Reuben Chesebrough, Jasper Latham, John D. Noyes, 

David C. Smith, Denison Palmer, Nathaniel Clift. 
1828. — William Williams, Elias Chesebrough, Benjamin F. Babcock, Jasper 

Latham, John D. Noyes, Thomas Hinckley, Jr., John Davis. 
1829. — William Williams, George B. Palmer, Joseph D. Mason, John Davis, 

Thomas Hinckley, Jr. 
1830. — Elias Brown, George E. Palmer, Joseph D. Mason, George Sheffield, 

Denison Palmer. 
1831. — Elias Brown, George E. Palmer, Joseph D. Mason, Mason Manning, 

Thomas Hinckley. 
1832. — Jesse Dean, Mason Manning, Thomas Hinckley, Gilbert Collins, Jesse 

York. 
1833. — William Randall, Mason Manning, Gilbert Collins, Thomas Hinckley, 

Denison Palmer. 
1834. — William Randall, Mason Manning, -Thomas Hinckley, Eleazer Williams, 

Charles Bennet. 
1835. — Thomas Hinckley, Eleazer Williams, Charles Bennet, Samuel Chese- 
brough, Daniel Bentley. 
1836. — Thomas Hinckley, Eleazer Williams, Charles Bennet, Samuel Chese- 
brough, Daniel Bentley. 
1837.— Asa Fish, J. D. Noyes, C. H. Smith, W. C. Moss, Gilbert Collins. 
1838. — Asa Fish, Jesse D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith, William C. Moss, George 

W. Noyes. 
1839. — Asa Fish, Jesse D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith, George W. Noyes, Daniel 

Bentley. 



CIVIL OFFICERS. 173 

1S40. — Asa Fish, Jesse D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith, George W. Noyes, Daniel 

Bentley. 
1841. — Charles T. Stanton, George W. Noyes, Daniel Bentley, Benjamin F. 

Langworthy, Elias B. Brown. 
1S42. — Charles T. Stanton, Elias B. Brown, Benjamin F. Langworthy, Francis 

Sheffield, John Davis. 
1S43. — Ephraim Williams, Elias B. Brown, Benjamin F. Langworthy, John 

Davis, Henry Noyes, Oliver B. Grant. 
1844. — Ephraim Williams, Elias B. Brown, John Davis, Oliver B. Grant, Henry 

SheflQeld, Ezra Miner. t 

1845. — Elias B. Brown, Oliver B. Grant, Benjamin F. Palmer, Henry Shefiaeld, 

Richard A. Wheeler. 
1846. — Ephraim Williams, Benjamin F. Palmer, Henry ShefiBeld, Richard A. 

Wheeler, Hiram Shaw, Perez Wheeler, Giles C. Smith. 
1847. — Benjamin F. Palmer, Hiram Shaw, Perez Wheeler, Giles C. Smith, John 

W. Hull, Francis Sheffield, Samuel Copp. 
1848.— Hiram Shaw, Giles C. Smith, John W. Hull, Samuel Copp, Elias P. 

Randall, Pitts D. Frink, Henry Harding. 
1849.— Giles C. Smith, Elias P. Randall, Pitts D. Prink, Peleg Noyes, Daniel 

P. Collins, David N. Prentice, George D. Hyde. 
1850.— Giles C. Smith, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, David N. Prentice, Ezra 

Chesebro. 
1851.— Giles C. Smith, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, David N. Prentice, Ezra 

Chesebro. 
1852.— Giles C. Smith, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, David N. Prentice, Ezra 

Chesebro. 
1853.— John W. Hull, Elisha D. Wightman, Ezra Chesebro. 
1854.— John W. Hull, Clark Greenman, Henry Sheffield. 
1855.— Henry Sheffield, Harris Pendleton, Mason C. Hill. 
1856.— Henry Sheffield, Harris Pendleton, Jr., Mason C. Hill. 
1857-58. — Alexander S. Palmer, William C. Moss, Leonard C. Williams. 
1859-60.— Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Franklin Williams, Leonard C. 

Williams, Benjamin B. Hewitt. 
1861. — Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin B. 

Hewitt, Harris Pendleton, Jr. 
1862. — Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin B. 

Hewitt, Thomas E. Swan. 
1863. — Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Thomas E. 

Swan, Benjamin P. Stanton (2). 
1864-65. — Horace R. Hall, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Benjamin P. Stanton (2), Gurdon 

S. Crandall, Charles H. Denison. 
1866. — Horace R. Hall, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Benjamin P. Stanton (2), Gurdon 

S. Crandall, Charles Grinnell. 
1867. — Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Gurdon S. Crandall, Charles Grinnell, Nathan 

G .Wheeler, Charles H. Rhodes. 
1868. — Horace R. Hall, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles Grinnell, George S. 

Brewster, Nathan G. Wheeler. 
1869. — Horace R. Hall, Benjamin P. Stanton (2), Charles Grinnell, George S. 

Brewster, Nathan G. Wheeler. 



174 ° HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

1870. — George S. Brewster, Charles Burch, Joseph S. Williams, Sr., Charles 

S. Bennet. 
1871. — Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles Grinnell, Amos 

B. Taylor, Samuel H. Chesebrough. 
1872. — Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, 

Nathan G. Wheeler, William E. Brewster. 
1873. — Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, 

Nathan G. Wheeler, William E. Brewster. 
1874. — Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, 

Nathan G. Wheeler, William E. Brewster. 
1875. — Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, 

William B. Brewster, Leonard C. Williams. 
1876. — John Forsyth, Samuel H. Chesebrough, Abel H, Hinckley, George W. 

Bliven. 
1877. — Elijah A. Morgan, Charles Grinnell, Samuel H. Chesebrough, John 

Forsyth, George W. Bliven. 
1878. — Elias Babcock, Joseph S. Williams, Jr., Elijah A. Morgan, Charles 

Grinnell, George W. Bliven. 
1879. — Elias Babcock, Alexander G. Frink, Joseph S. Williams, Jr., Joseph E. 

Smith, Benjamin F. Stanton (2). 
1880. — Elijah A. Morgan, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Elias Babcock, Joseph S. 

Williams, Jr., Laughlin Harty. 
1881. — Elijah A. Morgan, George S. Brewster, Laughlin Harty, Benjamin F. 

Stanton (2), Joseph S. Williams, Jr. 
1882. — Samuel S. Brown, Samuel L. Dickens, William C. Harris, George E. 

Tripp, Albigence Hyde. 
1883. — Charles H. Cottrell, Samuel L. Dickens, George D. Stanton. 
1884. — Charles H. Cottrell, Samuel L. Dickens, George D. Stanton. 
1885.— Charles H. Cottrell, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), George D. Stanton, George 

W. Bliven, William H. Weems. 
1886. — George D. Stanton, Joseph W. Chesebro, William H. Weems, Charles 

H. Cottrell, Samuel L. Dickens. 
1887. — Charles H. Cottrell, James Pendleton, George D. Stanton, Eugene 

O'Neil, George W. Tingley. 
1888.— George D. Stanton, Eugene O'Neil, George W. Tingley, Jamesi Pendleton, 

Samuel L. Dickens. 
1889.— George D. Stanton, Eugene O'Neil, George W. Tingley, James Pendle- 
ton, Benjamin F. Stanton (2). 
1890. — George D. Stanton, Bernard Halpin, Benjamin F. Williams. 
1891.— George D. Stanton, Bernard Halpin, Benjamin F. Williams. 
1892. — Benjamin F. Williams, James Purtell, George D. Stanton. 
1893. — George D. Stanton, James Purtell, Benjamin F. Williams. 
1894. — Benjamin F. Williams, Eugene O'Neil, Henry M. Stillman. 
1895. — George D. Stanton, Benjamin F. Williams, Henry M. Stillman. 
1896. — Benjamin F. Williams, Henry M. Stillman, George D. Stanton. 
1897.— Benjamin F. Williams, George D. Stanton, Henry M. Stillman. 
1898. — Benjamin F. Williams, Henry M. Stillman, James Purtell. 
1899.— George D. Stanton, M. D., Henry M. Stillman, Benjamin F. Williams. 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 



The Pequots were doubtless a branch of the great Mohegan 
natives, whose principal seat or central place of residence was 
on the east bank of the Hudson River nearly opposite Fort 
Orange, now the city of Albany, New York. In their efforts to 
enlarge their dominions they crossed the Hudson River and 
attempted to invade the tribal land of the Mohawk Indians, 
which resulted in war, and after an exhaustive struggle they 
were driven back across the Hudson and away from their tribal 
homes and lands in a southeasterly direction, until they reached 
the territory now known as the State of Connecticut. During 
their war with the Mohawks, a powerful sachem by the name 
of Pequoat greatly distinguished himself, and his followers as- 
sumed for him the name of Pequot, and in their eastern progress 
they gave him the name of Wopigwooit, alias Wapyquart, sig- 
nifying a powerful leader. 

After the defeat and dispersion of the Mohegan tribe by the 
Mohawks, they emigrated easterly and became divided into small 
tribes, under, and sometimes hostile, chiefs. The Pequots were 
the most powerful clan of the great Mohegan tribe and lorded 
it over the smaller clans with a high hand, and in their progress 
they crossed the Connecticut River and invaded the tribal lands 
of the Niantic Indians, which bordered on the seashore between 
the Narragansett and Connecticut Rivers. 

The Pequots succeeded in dividing the Niantic tribe into two 
clans, leaving one clan to occupy Niantic in Rhode Island, and 
the other clan to occupy Niantic in Connecticut, taking pos- 
session of and holding all the lands between the divided clans 
of the Niantic Indians. 

After establishing their authority over the central tribal 
lands of the Niantic Indians, they commenced and built for 
themselves two wigwam villages, one on each side of the River 
Thames, now known as the city of . New London and Groton 



176 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Bank, which the Pequots occupied when Governor John Endi- 
cott, in 1636, came with ninety men to chastise them for 
murdering Capt. John Oldham and others. Elated with their 
success in dividing the Niantic Indians, and in being able to 
hold their central tribal lands in defiance of their power and 
authority, yet, while so doing they were apprehensive of an 
invasion by the eastern Niantics and the powerful Narragansett 
tribe of Indians, who might dispossess them of their seashore 
dominions and restore the entire Niantic tribal lands to them. 
So they built two forts to protect themselves from any invasion 
of the eastern Niantics and Narragansetts, on or near what is 
now known as Fort Hill in the town of Groton, and the other 
farther east on Mystic Hill in said town, which they regarded 
as an all sufficient defense against their eastern enemies. 

Thus protected, they felt able to extend their dominions to 
the north and west, and after arming themselves with their rude 
munitions of war, they invaded the tribal lands of the Sequeen 
Indians, which lay on both sides of the Connecticut River in 
the present county of Hartford, Conn., which was doubtless 
one of the clans of the original Mohegan tribe, and after three 
hand to hand conflicts with them compelled the Sequeens to 
acknowledge their power and authority and became tributary to 
them. 

According to the Dutch account the successful invasion of 
the tribal lands of the Sequeens by the Pequots was after the 
discovery of our seacoast by the Dutch in 1614, but no exact 
date of the time has been preserved. 

From Broadhead's Dutch history of New York, vol. i, page 
238, we learn that the Dutch projected a trading-house to be 
located on the Connecticut River, in 1623, but it was not built 
till 1633, when the Dutch General Van Twiller dispatched John 
Van Culer, one of his commissaries, with six others, to finish 
the long projected fort on the Connecticut River and to obtain 
a formal deed of the tract of land previously selected by the 
Dutch for a fort and trading-house. One clan of the Mohegan 
tribe of Indians that migrated to Connecticut from the Hudson 
River adhered to the original tribal name of Mohegan, and at 
the time of the first settlement of this State was under the 
sachemdom of a powerful leader, known as Uncas, who repeat- 
edlv revolted against the power of the Pequot sachems, 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 177 

Wopigwooit and his son Sassacus, but could not release himself 
and clan from their authority. 

His tribal lands were situated in what is now Montville, Conn., 
where his central wigwam village was located, the site of which 
still exists. The site of the fort purchased by Van Culer of the 
sachem of the Pequots, by the general consent of the Sequeen 
clan, was situated on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 
within the present limits of the city of Hartford, Conn., adjoining 
Little River on the north and the Connecticut River on the east. 
There was a condition in the agreement with the Pequots in 
the purchase of the land for the fort and trading-house, which 
appears in the deed of the same as follows : "That the said 
purchase was made with the free will and consent of the inhab- 
itants there; that the ceded territory, Sicajoock, should always 
be a central ground, where all the Indian tribes might resort 
for purposes of trade, and where no war should ever be waged." 
With the consent of the Pequot sachem and Magasitinne, chief 
of "Sloops Bay," it was also arranged that the chief of the 
Sequeens should thereafter live with the Dutch. This land was 
bought of the Pequots, as conquerors, with the good will and 
assent of the Sequeens. This deed was dated June 8th, 1633, 
and the trading-house and fort erected thereon was called "Good 
Hope." 

Previous to the erection of the fort and trading-house, and as 
early as 1631, an Indian sachem visited the governors of Mas- 
sachusetts and Plymouth Colonies in the guise of a suppliant, 
calling himself Waquimacut, and described his tribal lands as a 
rich and beautiful valley occupied by his and kindred tribes, 
abounding in corn and game of all kinds and divided by a river 
called Connecticut. The governors gave him a courteous re- 
ception, but declined to enter into any arrangement with him 
relative to his assumed dominions. This sachem was doubtless 
a Tunxis Indian, who belonged to one of the clans of the original 
tribe of the Mohegans, and before the invasion of the Pequots 
occupied the territory now known as Windsor, Conn., from 
which he had been driven by the Pequots. 

Whether thq governors of Massachusetts and Plymouth 
Colonies were aware of the successful invasions of the Con- 
necticut River valley by the Pequots does not appear. Be that 
as it may, Governor Winslow of the Plymouth Colony became 



178 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

interested in the story of the Tunxis sachem and sent some men 
to explore the Connecticut River region to learn the condition 
of the alluvial deposits on each side of the river, which are 
now known to be some of the richest meadows in New England. 
Governor Winslow was so well pleased with their explorations 
of the Connecticut valley that under the sanction of his Colonial 
magistrates, he decided to establish and build a trading-house 
near the mouth of the Tunxis River, in what is now known as 
Windsor, Conn., in defiance of the Dutch at Fort "Good Hope," 
some six miles below the site of the contemplated Plymouth 
trading-house. 

In October, 1633, Gov. Winslow selected William Holmes to 
build the Plymouth trading-house at Windsor. So with the 
frame of this trading-house and all the requisite materials for its 
erection and with his commission in his pocket. Holmes set sail 
for the Connecticut River, which he entered and ascended 
without meeting with any opposition until he arrived at the 
Dutch fort at Hartford, when he was threatened with dire 
vengeance by them, which he disregarded and sailed on to his 
destination, where he erected his trading-house and palisaded it. 

The Tunxis sachem, who had visited Massachusetts and 
Plymouth with some of the chiefs of the river clans, had been 
driven away from their tribal lands by the Pequots. It appears 
that Holmes had brought back to Windsor with him in his 
vessel some of the chiefs of these river clans, of whom he pur- 
chased such land as he found requisite for carrying out his plans. 
This aggravated and enraged the Pequot sachems, inciting them 
to acts of violence against the English traders. 

Capt. Stone, one of the fur traders on our New England 
coast, on his way from Boston to Virginia in 1634, entered the 
mouth of the Connecticut River, for the purpose of trading at 
the Dutch fort, and while on his way up the river was treach- 
erously murdered by the Pequots. 

The massacre of Capt. Stone and his comrades was followed 
soon afterward by the killing of some friendly Sequeen Indians, 
who had come to the Dutch fort to trade, relying on the 
conditional covenants of the Pequot deed of the Dutch Good 
Hope trading fort. 

This massacre was ordered done by Wopigw^ooit, the chief 
sachem of the Pequots at the time. Commissary Van Culer 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 179 

with his soldiers punished the treacherous savages by slaying 
the old Sachem Wopigwooit, alias Wapyquart, and several of 
his associate assassins. 

This excited and angered the Pequots to such an extent that 
they commenced and prosecuted an unrelenting war with the 
Dutch, and all pale faces that they caught in their assumed 
dominions. 

At first they sought an alliance with the English of the 
Massachusetts Colony, for the purpose of diverting all the fur 
trade of the New England coast from the Dutch and giving it 
to the English traders. To effect their purpose they negotiated 
a treaty with the Governor and Magistrates of Massachusetts, by 
which the Pequots agreed to surrender the murderers of Capt. 
Stone and his party, giving them also all of their right and 
title in the Connecticut River and adjoining valley, on condition 
that they would give all their trade to the Pequots. This treaty 
was in direct contravention with the claims of the Dutch, derived 
from their assumed discoveries and conveyances from the 
Pequots. To recover which, the Dutch sent a strong force to 
dislodge Capt. Holmes and his men from their trading-house 
at Windsor, Conn. 

Meeting with unexpected resistance, the Dutch force did not 
attempt to reduce the palisaded fort there, and thus ended all 
of their efforts to hold by force any trading place on the Con- 
necticut River. 

But Capt. Holmes soon found difficulties beginning to thicken 
around him. The sachems of the river tribes, who had been 
driven away from their territories by the Pequots, and had been 
brought by him in his vessel and of whom he had purchased 
such land as he found requisite for carrying out his enterprise, 
enraged the Pequots, who claimed that such sachems and their 
clans were tributary to them and were being restored by the 
English to their former tribal lands on the Connecticut River, 
which incited them to acts of violence against the English 
traders. The Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies generally 
regarded the treaty with the Pequots as opening up the rich and 
fertile valley of the Connecticut alluvial lands to their migration 
and settlement there. Some of the colonists, however, doubted 
the validity of their title and appealed to the English courts for 
a solution of the matter. 



180 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Pending the consideration thereof, the Pequots, doubtless 
apprehending the motives of the English and treacherously 
disregarding their treaty obligations with the colonists, com- 
menced the massacre of the English and Dutch indiscriminately, 
and when reminded of their treaty obligations responded by 
saying that they could not tell the difference between the Dutch 
and English, as they were all pale faces. 

During the years of 1634 and 1635, the Pequots sought every 
available opportunity to murder every Englishman whom they 
could find alone or so situated as to be unable to defend himself. 

In 1635 the migration overland of the English colonists from 
Dorchester, Mass., to Windsor, Conn., took place. The towns 
of Hartford and Wethersfield were settled about the same time. 

The atrocious and inhuman murder of the English by the 
Pequots aroused the Massachusetts and Plymouth authorities to 
a sense of their duty, as well as their own safety, to put a stop 
by force to such atrocities and inflict if possible adequate 
punishment upon the assassins. 

So in 1636, they sent General Endicott with ninety men with 
full power and authority to deal with the Pequots as their 
treacherous and inhuman conduct demanded. Endicott's ex- 
pedition resulted in the destruction of a good deal of the property 
of the Indians, but no decisive results as to the protection of 
the English from the murderous assaults of the Pequots was 
attained or secured thereby. The settlement of Windsor, 
Hartford and Wethersfield, with a General Court organized and 
acting independent of Massachusetts authority, with deputies 
thereto elected by said towns, and so terrible and ferocious had 
the Pequots become and the victims of their atrocities so 
numerous that the Connecticut General Court when assembled 
in May, 1637, declared war against the Pequots, and passed an 
act to raise ninety men, forty-two from Hartford, thirty from 
Windsor and eighteen from Wethersfield, and appointed Capt. 
John Mason, of Windsor, commander of the expedition. 

The soldiers were enlisted, equipped and provisioned in ten 
days, and sailed from Hartford May loth, 1637, accompanied by 
Uncas and seventy friendly Mohegan Indians. The fleet con- 
sisted of three vessels and the English being unacquainted with 
the navigation of the river ran their vessel aground several times, 
and after five days they reached Saybrook fort. Capt. Underbill 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 181 

with his detachment of Massachusetts soldiers then at the fort, 
tendered his services with nineteen men for the expedition, on 
condition that Capt. Lyon Gardner, the commander of the fort, 
would consent, which was readily granted. 

Capt. Mason then sent back twenty of his men to guard the 
well nigh defenseless settlements during his absence. After 
some delay, caused by adverse winds, and after a council of 
war, Capt. Mason says : "On Friday morning we set sail for 
Narragansett Bay, and on Saturday towards evening we arrived 
at our desired port ; then we kept the Sabbath. On the Monday 
following the wind blew so hard at the northwest that we could 
not go on shore, so also on Tuesday until sunset," at which time 
Mason landed and marched up to the place of the chief sachem's 
residence and told him that "we had not an opportunity to 
acquaint him with our coming around into his country sooner, 
yet not doubting but it would be well accepted by him, there 
being love between himself and us, well knowing also that the 
Pequots and themselves were enemies, and that he could not be 
acquainted with those intolerable wrongs and injuries that the 
Pequots had lately done unto the English, and that we were 
now come, God assisting us, to avenge ourselves upon them, 
and that we did only desire free passage through his country." 
He returned us this answer, "That he did accept of our coming 
and did approve of our design, only he thought our numbers 
were too weak to deal with the enemy, who were great captains 
and men skilled in war, thus he spoke somewhat slightingly of 
us." 

Canonicus' wigwam was situated near Wickford harbor or 
landing place in Rhode Island, and he was the chief sachem of 
the Narragansett Indians at the time. This was the opinion of 
the late Hon. Elisha R. Potter, who in his day was the best in- 
formed Indian historian of Rhode Island. Mason was undoubt- 
edly piloted to or as near Canonicus' residence as he could go 
with his fleet by Uncas, with whom Mason desired an interview 
to explain his coming with armed men into his dominions, as it 
might be regarded by him as a cause for war, unexplained. 

Mason adds to his history of the Pequot war the following: 
"On Wednesday morning we marched from Canonicus' resi- 
dence to a place called Niantic, it being about eighteen or 
twenty miles distant, where another of these Narragansett 



182 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

sachems lived in a fort, it being a frontier of the Pequots. 
They did not carry themselves very friendly towards us, not per- 
mitting any of us to come into their fort. We beholding their 
carriage, and the falsehood of Indians, and fearing lest they 
might discover us to the enemy, especially they having many 
times some of their near relations among their greatest foes, 
we therefore caused a strong guard to be set about their fort, 
giving charge that no Indian should be suffered to pass in or 
out. We also informed the Indians that none of them should 
stir out of the fort, upon peril of their lives, so as we would 
not sufifer any of them to go out of the fort." Continuing, Capt. 
Mason says : "That we quartered that night, the Indians not 
offering to stir out all the while. In the morning there came to 
us several of Miantonomo's men, who told us they had come 
to assist us in our expedition, which encouraged diverse Indians 
of that place to engage also, who suddenly gathering into a ring 
one by one, making solemn protestations how gallantly they 
would demean themselves and how many men they would kill. 
On Thursday about eight of the clock in the morning, we 
marched thence towards Pequot, with about five hundred In- 
dians. But, through the heat of the weather and want of 
provisions some of our men fainted, and having marched about 
twelve miles came to Pawcatuck River at a ford where our 
Indians told us the Pequots did usually fish ; there making a halt 
we stayed some small time." 

An affidavit on our old Stonington land records shows that 
Miantonomo and Ninigret, sachems of the Narragansett and 
Niantic tribes, were with Capt. Mason and his friendly Mohegans 
when they reached Wecapaug, five miles east of Pawcatuck 
River. But evidently these sachems with a large part of the 
Indian allies, left Capt. Mason before he reached Pawcatuck 
River. Uncas renewed his friendship and assurances of assist- 
ance to Capt. Mason, and faithfully kept his declarations. After 
Mason and his soldiers and friendly Indians had refreshed them- 
selves with their rations, they marched to Westerly, about three 
miles, and came to a field which had lately been planted with 
Indian corn, where he made another halt and called his council 
of war, supposing that they drew near the enemy. Mason in 
his narrative says : 

"And being informed by the Indians that the enemy had two 



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forts almost impregnable, but we were not at all discouraged, but 
rather animated in so much that we were resolved to assault 
both forts at once. But understanding that one of them was 
so remote that we could not come up with it before midnight, 
though we marched hard, whereat we were much grieved, chiefly 
because the greatest and bloodiest sachem there resided, whose 
name was Sassacus, we were constrained, being exceedingly 
spent in our march with extreme heat and want of necessaries, to 
accept the nearest." Continuing, Mason says : 

"We then marching on in a silent manner, the Indians that 
remained fell all into the rear, who formerly kept the van (being 
possessed with great fear), we continued our march till about 
one hour in the night and coming to a little swamp between two 
hills, there we pitched our little camp, much wearied with hard 
travel, keeping great silence, supposing we were very near the 
fort, as our 'Indians informed us, which proved otherwise. The 
rocks (now known as 'Porter's Rocks') were our pillows, yet 
rest was pleasant, the night proved comfortable, being clear 
and moonlight. We appointed our guard and placed our sen- 
tinels at some distance, who heard the enemy singing at the 
fort, who continued that strain until midnight with great in- 
sulting and rejoicing as we were afterwards informed; they 
seeing our pinnaces sail by them some days before, concluded 
we were afraid of them, and durst not come near them, the 
burthen of their song tending to that purpose. In the morning, 
we awaking, and seeing it very light, supposing it had been 
day, and so we might have lost our opportunity, having purposed 
to make our assault before day, roused the men with all ex- 
pedition and briefly commending ourselves and designs to God, 
thinking immediately to go to the assault, the Indians showing 
us a path, told us that it led directly to the fort. We held on 
our march about two miles, wondering that we came not to 
the fort, and fearing we might be deluded, but seeing corn newly 
planted at the foot of a great hill, supposing the fort was not 
far o&, a champion country being round about us, there making 
a stand, gave the word for some of the Indians to come up. 

"At length Uncas and one Wequash appeared. We demanded 
of them where was the fort? They answered : 'On the top of 
that hill.' Then we demanded : 'Where was the rest of the In- 
dians?' They answered: 'Behind, exceedingly afraid.' We 
wished them to tell the rest of their fellows that they should 



184 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

by no means fly, but stand at what distance they pleased and 
see whether Englishmen would now fight or not. 

"Then Capt. Underbill came up, who marched in the rear 
and commending ourselves to God, divided our men. There 
being two entrances into the fort, intending to enter both at 
once, Capt. Mason leading up to that on the northeast side, 
who, approaching within one rod, heard a dog bark and an 
Indian crying out 'Owanox,' Owanox,' which is Englishmen, 
Englishmen. We called up our forces with all expedition and 
gave fire upon them through the palisades, the Indians being 
in a dead, indeed their last sleep. Then wheeling off, fell upon 
the main entrance, which was blocked up with bushes about 
breast high, over which Capt. Mason passed, intending to make 
good the entrance, encouraging the rest to follow. 

"Lieut. Seeley endeavored to enter, but being encumbered 
somewhat, stepped back and pulled out the bushes, and so en- 
tered with sixteen men. We had formerly concluded to destroy 
them by the sword and save the plunder, whereupon Capt, 
Mason, seeing no Indians, entered a wigwam, when he was 
beset with many Indians, watching an opportunity to lay hands 
on him, but could not prevail. At length William Hayden, 
espying the breach in the wigwam, supposing some English 
might be there, entered, but on his entrance fell over a dead 
Indian, but speedily recovering himself; some of the Indians 
fled, others crept under their beds. The captain, going out of 
the wigwam, saw some Indians in the lane or streets and he 
marching towards them they fled and were pursued to the end 
of the lane, where they were met by Edward Pattison, Thomas 
Barber and some others, when seven of them were slain as they 
said. The captain, facing about, marched at a slow pace up 
the lane. He came down feeling himself very much out of 
breath and coming to the other end, near the place where he 
first entered, saw two soldiers, standing close to the palisades 
with their swords pointing to the ground. The captain said 
that we should never kill them after that manner, but said we 
must burn them and immediately stepping into^ the wigwam, 
where he had been before, brought out a fire-brand and putting 
it into the mats with which the wigwams were covered set them 
on fire. Lieut. Thomas Bull and Nicholas Olmstead, beholding, 
came up and when it was thoroughly kindled the Indians ran 



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185 



as men most dreadfully amazed. And indeed such a dreadful 
terror did the Almighty let fall upon their spirits that they 
would fiy from us and run into the very flames, where many 
of them perished, and when the fort was thoroughly fired, 
command was given that all should fall off and surround the 
fort, which was readily attended by all, only one, Arthur Smith, 
being so wounded that he could not move out of the place, but 
he was happily espied by Lieut. Bull and by him removed and 
rescued. 

"The fire was kindled on the northeast side to windward, 
which did swiftly overrun the fort to the extreme amazement 
of the enemy and great enjoyment of ourselves, some of them 
cHmbing to the top of the palisades, others of them running 
into the very flames, many of them gathering to windward, lay 
pelting at us with their arrows, and we repaid them with small 
shot. Others of the stoutest issued forth as we did guess to 
the number of forty, who perished by the sword. What I have 
formerly said is according to my own knowledge, there being 
sufficient living testimony to every particular. But in reference 
to Capt. Underbill, and his party acting in the assault, I can 
only intimate as we were informed by some of themselves. 

"Immediately after the fight, then they marching up to the 
entrance on the southwest side of the fort, there made some 
pause, a valiant, resolute gentleman, one Mr. Hedge, stepping 
towards the gate, saying, Tf we may not enter, whereupon came 
we here,' and immediately endeavored to enter, but was opposed 
by a sturdy Indian who did impede his entrance, but the Indian 
being slain by himself and Sergeant Davis, Mr. Hedge then 
entered the fort with some others, but the fort being on fire the 
smoke and flames were so violent that they were constrained to 
desert the fort." 

Capt. Mason in his history of the fight says nothing of the 
size of the fort, which has been described by some others as 
containing from ten to fifteen acres of land. G. H. Hollister, 
in his history of Connecticut, estimates the area of the fort at 
twenty acres within the palisades surrounding it. This esti- 
mate is far too great, for the charcoal of the palisades that were 
burned, did not assimilate with the soil in which they stood, 
and when the site of the fort was plowed up and cultivated by 
the colonists, the charcoal appeared very plain, showing that 



186 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

the fort was round, and did not contain over one and one-half 
acres of land. 

Mr. Hollister also says : "That the area of the fort was suf- 
ficient to afford room for a large Indian village with more than 
twenty houses with adequate lanes and streets." He and several 
other historians claim that the houses in the fort were the 
homes for all the women and children of the Indians who gar- 
risoned it, all of whom perished in the conflagration that 
destroyed the fort. Mason does not say anything about women 
or children in the fort, nor is it probable, when we consider the 
size of the fort and the number of Indians that it contained and 
the purpose for which it was built, that any of their women and 
children made it their home, nor does Mason in his history 
thereof say anything about the houses it contained. He speaks 
of a wigwam which he entered at first and later to get a fire- 
brand to burn their wigwams, which as he says was covered 
with mats. His object in burning their wigwams doubtless was 
to drive the Indians from their hiding places in and about their 
wigwams, so as to bring them out into a fair open hand to hand 
fight. Mr. Hollister in his history greatly overestimates the 
area of the fort and the number of the Indians there. 

The Pequots had two wigwam villages, which were known 
to the New England colonists before the Pequot war. Their 
fort was not built for the purpose of enclosing and protecting 
an Indian wigwam village, nor was the Pequot fort on Groton 
hill, where Sassacus and some of his warriors bivouacked at the 
time when the fort on Mystic hill was destroyed, built for any 
such purpose. They were evidently built by the Pequots to 
enable them to resist and prevent the Narragansetts and Niantics 
from invading their tribal lands, from which the Pequots had 
previously driven them for the purpose of regaining possession 
thereof. The wigwams of which Mason speaks were mainly 
designed for barracks for the Indians to occupy when they 
occupied the fort for its defense. Mason also says in his history 
of the Pequot war, that the Pequots knew of his contemplated 
invasion of their tribal lands and had seen his vessels when they 
sailed by for Narragansett Bay, and felt assured that the English 
were afraid of them. Doubtless being apprehensive of an attack 
from the east, they gathered all of their warriors into their forts 
so as to resist and defeat the English if they attempted to attack 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 187 

them there, showing conclusively that these forts were built for 
war purposes and not for the protection of their wigwam vil- 
lages. Wig"wams for Indian families to occupy were not 
generally clustered into villages, but were more frequently 
erected near their cultivated lands for the convenience of their 
women, who did all the work of cultivation of all sorts, while 
the men were roaming on hunting excursions, or training and 
drilling as warriors for war purposes. Mason gives the casual- 
ties of the Pequot fight as follows : "There were two of his 
soldiers killed outright and about twenty wounded," adding that 
some fainted by reason of the sharpness of the weather and 
small comforts and necessaries as were needful in such a case, 
especially his surgeon was much needed, whom he had left with 
his bark in Narragansett Bay, who had orders there to remain 
until the night before the intended assault, adding that thereupon 
grew many difificulties : "Our provisions and munitions of war 
were spent, we were in the enemies' country, who did far exceed 
our numbers, being much enraged and nearly all of our Indians, 
except Uncas, deserting us; our pinnaces at a great distance 
from us and when they would come we were uncertain. But as 
we were consulting what course to take it pleased God to dis- 
cover our vessels to us before a fair gale of wind, sailing into 
Pequot Harbor to our great rejoicing. We had no sooner dis- 
covered our vessels, but immediately came up the enemy from 
the other fort, three hundred or more as we conceived. The cap- 
tain led a file or two of men to skirmish with them, chiefly to try 
what temper they were of, who put them to a standstill, we being 
much encouraged thereat, whereupon we presently prepared to 
march towards our vessels. Four or five of our men were so 
severely wounded that they had to be carried by our men, we 
being also faint, were constrained to put four of our men to 
each one of the four or five men who were dangerously wounded, 
so that we had not above forty men free. At length we hired 
several of our friendly Indians to carry our disabled wounded 
men, which eased us of that burthen and after marching about 
one quarter of a mile, the enemy coming up to the place where 
the fort was and beholding what was done there stamped and 
tore the hair from their heads and after a little space came 
-mounting down the hill upon us in a full career as if they would 
run over us, but when they came within shot, the rear faced 



188 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

about, giving fire upon them, some of them being shot made 
the rest of them more wary, yet they kept on running to and 
fro and shooting their arrows at random. At the foot of the 
hill was a small brook, where we rested and refreshed ourselves,, 
having by that time taught them a little more manners than to 
disturb us. We then marched on towards Pequot Harbor, and 
falling upon several wigwams, burnt them, the enemy still fol- 
lowing us in the rear, which was to windward, though to little 
purpose, yet some of them lay Jn ambush behind rocks and 
trees, often shooting at us, yet through mercy touched not one 
of us, and as we came to any swamp or thicket we made some 
shot to clear the passage. Some of them fell with our shot 
and probably more might but for want of munitions. When 
any of them fell our Indians would give a great shout and thus 
would they take so much courage as to fetch their heads. And 
thus we continued until we came within two miles of Pequot Har- 
bor, when the enemy gathered together and left us, we marching 
on to the top of a hill adjoining the harbor, with our colors flying, 
having left our drums at the place of our rendezvous the night 
before. We seeing our vessels there riding at anchor to our 
great rejoicing and came to the water side, we there sat down 
in quiet. Capt. Patrick, being arrived there with our vessels, 
who as we were informed was sent with forty men by the 
Massachusetts Colony upon some service against the Block 
Islanders, who coming to the shore in our shallop, with all 
of his company, as he said to rescue us, supposing that we were 
pursued, though there did not appear the least sign of such a 
thing. But we could not prevail with him by any means to put 
his men ashore, so that we might carry our wounded men aboard, 
although it was our own boat in which he was. We were very 
much troubled, but knew not how to help ourselves. 

"At length we were fetched aboard to the great rejoicing of 
our friends. Shortly after our coming aboard, there fell out a 
great contest between Capt. Underbill and Capt. Patrick. Capt. 
Underbill claiming an interest in the bark where Capt. Patrick 
was, which indeed was Underbill's right. The contest grew to 
a great height. At length we propounded that if Patrick would 
ride with that bark in contention and secure the Narragansett 
Indians, it being also the place of rendezvous to those vessels 
that were expected from Massachusetts, until we transported our 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 189 

■wounded men to Saybrook, five leagues distant, then we would 
immediately return our pink to convey the Narragansetts home, 
the which Capt. Patrick seemed very ready to accept. 

"Capt. Underhill soon after set sail in one of our barks for 
Saybrook, but before he was out of sight signified by writing, 
that he could not attend that service, but he must wait for the 
Bay vessels at Saybrook, wishing us having the honor of that 
.service to complete it, by securing the Narragansett Indians, 
which at first seemed very difficult, if not impossible, for our 
pink could not receive them, and to march by land was very 
dangerous, it being near twenty miles in the enemy's country, 
our numbers being much weakened, as we were then about 
twenty men, the rest we had sent home for fear of a Pequot 
invasion. But absolutely necessitated to march by land we 
hasted ashore with our Indians and small numbers. Capt. 
Patrick seeing what we intended came ashore also with his men, 
although in truth we did not desire or delight in his company 
and so we plainly told him ; however, he would and did march 
along with us. About the midway between that and Saybrook 
we fell upon a people called Niantics, belonging to the Pequots, 
who fled to a swamp for refuge, they hearing or espying us fled. 
We pursued them a while by the track as long as they kept 
together, but being much spent with former travel and the Sab- 
bath drawing on, it being about two or three of the clock on 
the Saturday in the afternoon, we leaving our pursuit hasted 
towards Saybrook and about sunset we arrived at Connecticut 
River side, being nobly entertained by Lieut. Gardner, with 
many great guns, and were forced there to quarter that night. 
On the morrow we were all fetched over to Saybrook, receiving 
many courtesies from Lieut. Gardner, and after we had taken 
order for the safe conduct of the Narragansett Indians, we 
repaired to the places of our abode, where we were entertaind 
with great triumph and rejoicing and praising God for His 
goodness to us, in succeeding our weak endeavors, in crown- 
ing us with success and restoring us with so little loss. Almost 
immediately after we left, the whole body of the remaining 
Pequots repaired to the fort, where Sassacus, the chief sachem, 
resided, charging him that he was the sole cause of all trouble 
that had befallen them, and therefore they would destroy both 
Vhim and his, but by the entreaty of their counsellors, they 



190 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

spared his life and after consulting what course to take, con- 
cluded there was no abiding any longer in their country, and 
so resolved to fly into several places. The greatest body of 
them went towards Manhatance (now New York city). Passing 
over Connecticut River they met with three Englishmen in a 
shallop, going for Saybrook, whom they slew. The Englishmen 
fought very stoutly as they afterward confessed, wounding many 
of them." 

Mason further says : "That about a fortnight after his return 
home, which was about one month after the fight at Mystic, 
there arrived in Mystic River several vessels from the Massa- 
chusetts Colony, Capt. Israel Stoughton being commander in 
chief, and with him about one hundred and twenty men, being 
sent by that colony to pursue the war against the Pequots, the 
enemy being all fled before they came, except some few strag- 
glers, who were surprised by the Moheages and others of the 
Indians and by them delivered to the Massachusetts soldiers. 
Connecticut Colony being informed thereof, sent forthwith forty 
men, Capt. Mason being chief commander, with some other 
gentlemen to meet those of the Massachusetts to consider what 
was necessary to be attended respecting the future, who meet- 
ing with them of the Massachusettts in Pequot Harbor, after 
some time of consultation, concluded to pursue those Pequots 
that were fled towards Manhatance and forthwith marched after 
them, discovering several places where they had rendezvoused 
and lodged not far distant from their several removes, making 
but little haste by reason of their children and want of provisions, 
being forced to dig for clams and to procure such other things 
as the wilderness afforded, our vessels sailing along by the 
shore. In about the space of three days we all arrived at New 
Haven Harbor, then called Quinnypiag, and seeing a great 
smoke in the woods not far distant we, supposing that some of 
the Pequots, our enemies, might be there, hastened ashore, 
but quickly discovered them to be Connecticut Indians; then 
we returned aboard our vessels, where we stayed some short 
time, having sent a Pequot captive upon discovery; we named 
him Lux, who brought no tidings of the enemy, which proved 
true, so faithful was he to us, though against his own nation. 
Such was the terror of the English upon them that a Moheage 
Indian named Jack Eatow, going ashore at that time, met with 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 191 

three Peqiiots, took two of them and brought them aboard. 
We then hastened our march towards the place where the enemy 
was and coming into a corn field, several of the English espied 
some Indians, who fled from them and they pursued them, and 
coming to the top of a hill saw several wigwams just opposite, 
only a swamp intervening which was almost divided into two 
parts, Sergeant Palmer hastening with about twelve men, who 
were under his command, to surround the smaller part of the 
swamp, that he might prevent the Indians flying. Ensign 
Davenport and Sergeant Jeffries, entering the swamp, intended 
to have gone to the wigwams, were there set upon by several 
Indians, who in all probability were deterred by Sergt. Palmer. 
In this skirmish the English slew but few, two or three of them- 
selves were wounded, the rest of the English coming up, the 
swamp was surrounded. Our council being called, and the 
question propounded, how we should proceed, Capt. Patrick 
advised that we should cut down the swamp, there being many 
Indian hatchets taken, Capt. Trask concurring with him, but 
was opposed by others ; then they would have a hedge made like 
those of Gotham, all of which was judged by some almost 
impossible and to no purpose and that for several reasons and 
therefore strongly opposed, but some others advised to force 
the swamp, having time enough, it being about three of the 
clock in the afternoon, but that being opposed it was then pro- 
pounded to draw up our men close to the swamp, which would 
have much lessened the circumference and withal to fill up the 
open passages with bushes, that so we might secure them until 
morning and then we might consider further about it. 

"But neither of these would pass, so different were our ap- 
prehensions, which were very grievous to some of us, who 
concluded the Indians would make an escape in the night as 
easily they might and did. We keeping a great distance, what 
better could be expected. Yet Capt. Mason took order that the 
narrows in the swamp should be cut through, which did much 
shorten our leagues. It was resolutely performed by Sergeant 
Davis. 

"We being loath to destroy women and children, as also the 
Indians belonging to that place, whereupon Mr. Thomas Stan- 
ton, a man well acquainted with Indian language and manners, 
offered his services to go into the swamp and treat with them. 



192 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

to which we were somewhat backward, by reason of some hazard 
and danger he might be exposed unto, but his importunity 
prevailed, who going to them did in a short time return to us 
with near two hundred old men, women and children, who 
delivered themselves to the mercy of the English. And so night 
drawing on, we beleaguered them as strongly as we could. 
About half an hour before day, the Indians that were in the 
swamp attempted to break through Capt. Patrick's quarters, but 
were beaten back several times, they making a great noise as 
their manner is at such times ; it sounded round about our 
leaguer, whereupon Capt. Mason sent Sergeant Stears to en- 
quire into the cause and also to assist if need require. Capt. 
Trask coming also to their assistance, but the tumult growing 
to a very great height we raised our siege and marching up to 
the place at a turning of the swamp, the Indians were forcing 
out upon us, but we sent them back by our small shot. We 
waiting a little for a second attempt, the Indians in the mean- 
time facing about, pressed violently upon Capt. Patrick, 
breaking through his quarters and so escaped. They were 
about sixty or seventy as we were informed. We afterwards 
searched the swamp and found but few slain. The captives we 
took were about one hundred and eighty, whom we divided, 
intending to keep them as servants, but they could not endure 
the yoke, few of them continuing any considerable time with 
their masters. Sassacus, his brother Mononoto and several of 
-his sachems did not surrender to the English, but fled to the 
.Mohawks for protection and personal safety, but contrary to 
their expectations the Mohawks, remembering their old-time 
wars with the Pequots, put Sassacus and several of his refugee 
•sachems to death, but his brother Mononoto escaped, though 
seriously wounded by them. After taking the life of Sassacus 
the Mohawks cut ofif his head and sent it by special messenger 
to the Connecticut authorities as a token of their friendship 
for the English." 

In the foregoing history of the Pequot Indians, I have con- 
sulted Broadhead's Dutch history of New York, and have closely 
•followed Capt. John Mason's history of the causes that resulted 
in the declaration of war by the Connecticut Colonial General 
Court against the Pequots and the successful progress and 
.consummation of the expedition that he conducted against 



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them. After the close of the Pequot war, Uncas, Miantonomo 
and Ninigret, with the remaining" captive Pequots, on the 2ist 
day of Sept., 1637, met the magistrates of Connecticut at 
Hartford, and after mutual friendly intercourse, a treaty was 
entered into between the colony of Connecticut and the Mohe- 
gan, Narragansett and Niantic Indians, which by its terms 
established perpetual peace between the colony of Connecticut 
and the Mohegan, Narragansett and Niantic Indians, and then 
with imposing ceremonies the magistrates divided the remnant 
of the Pequots among the Mohegan, Narragansett and Niantic 
Indians as follows : They gave eighty to Uncas, to Miantonomo 
they gave eighty, and to Ninigret they gave twenty, upon 
condition that the Pequots were no longer to be known by their 
tribal name, and were debarred from ever again dwelling in 
their old homes or occupying their old hunting and planting 
grounds. This treaty stipulation did not control the Pequots, 
for as soon as those assigned to Miantonomo reached Rhode 
Island, they left him and were afterward joined by those who 
were assigned to Ninigret, and in disobedience of the terms 
of the treaty with the Connecticut magistrates, they located 
themselves at a place called Massatuxet in Westerly, R. I., about 
three and one-half miles north of Watch Hill, where they built 
a wigwam village and planted adjoining lands with India:' maze 
or corn. 

In order to compel these Pequot Indians to live with Mian- 
tonomo and Ninigret according to their treaty obligations of 
1637, the Connecticut authorities sent Capt. John Mason and 
forty men to break up their settlement at Massatuxet, and 
drive them back to the tribal homes of the Niantics and Narra- 
gansetts, but they refused to go, whereupon Mason burned 
their wigwams, seized and carried off in his vessel all of their 
canoes, corn and wigwam furniture, but all to no purpose ; the 
Pequots would not leave their Massatuxet home. They rebuilt 
their wigwams and planted the adjoining land and lived peace- 
ably with the neighboring Indian tribes, claiming that their 
place of abode was on some of the old Pequot tribal lands, 
where they continued to reside from 1637 to 1661, when a ren- 
egade Pequot captain, Sosoa, who lived with the Narragansetts, 
claimed that Massatuxet and nearly all of the present town of 
Westerly, which he called Misquamicut, belonged to him by 



194 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

virtue of a gift of the Narragansett sachems for his vaHant 
services for them in their previous wars with the Pequots, before 
Mason overthrew them in 1637. 

The original Indian title to Massatuxet, and in fact to Mis- 
quamicut, claimed by Sosoa as his property by virtue of a gift 
from the Narragansett sachems, never belonged to that tribe, 
but was the tribal lands of the Niantic Indians, before their 
original territory was seized and held by the Pequots and the 
Niantics sufifered to live on the east and west ends thereof, 
which is now known as Niantic, Rhode Island, and Niantic in 
Connecticut. These Pequots remained at Massatuxet until 
1660, when they were driven from their homes where they had 
lived for over twenty years (long enough to have acquired a title 
thereto by possession in any civilized community) over Paw- 
catuck River into Stonington, Conn., and occupied land at 
Causet Point, on the north side of Pawcatuck or Little Narra- 
gansett Bay, for a few years. Subsequently they occupied land 
at Taugwonk and Cosatuc Hill, then in Stonington, and finally 
on a reservation, now in North Stonington, provided for them 
by the Connecticut Colony in 1686, and there the remnants of 
Miantonomo and Ninigret, and Pequots resided, until nearly 
all of them found homes elsewhere or departed this life, subject 
to more or less annoyance by some of the surrounding English 
settlers and yielding a passive obedience to their overseer, 
appointed by the Connecticut General Court at first, and later 
by the Superior Court of Connecticut. The eighty Pequots 
who were assigned to Uncas by said magistrates would not live 
with him and his tribal clan at Mohegan, now Montville, Conn. 
To offset his enforced obedience to Sassacus, he lorded it over 
them with a high hand, which caused them to leave him and 
pitch their wigwam tents in the present town of Groton, where 
they continued to live until a reservation was provided for 
them by the Connecticut Colony at Mashantuxet, in the present 
town of Ledyard, Conn., which they reluctantly consented to 
accept in lieu of their Noank homes, reserving the right of 
fishing in Mystic River, Conn. 

In this reservationary home they were more or less annoyed 
by the surrounding English neighbors and for relief repeatedly 
petitioned the General Assembly of Connecticut, which resulted 
in very little benefit to them. 



PEQUOT INDIANS. 195 

Pending the French and Indian war and the American 
Revolutionary struggle, a number of them enlisted and served 
Mrith our Connecticut soldiers, and during their absence from 
home their families were provided for by the towns and General 
Assembly. The Pequot reservation in Ledyard and North 
Stonington do not at the present time contain a single wigwam 
house, nor a residence of any Pequot descendants. A large 
part of the Ledyard reservation has been sold with the timber 
of the rest of it, and the avails thereof have been safely invested 
under the care and control of their overseers. The North 
Stonington reservation remains intact and is leased as pasture 
land and the yearly income of both reservations is applied by 
the overseers thereof for the benefit of the sick and feeble old 
men and women of both of the clans of the Pequots, wherever 
they may reside. 



Genealogical Register 



STONINGTON FAMILIES. 



AVERY FAMILY. 



I. CHRISTOPHER AVERY, the emigrant ancestor and 
progenitor of the Avery family, was born in England about 1590. 
He was a weaver by trade, and came to this country and located 
at Gloucester, Mass., where he was selectman in 1646, 1652 and 
1654. At a court in Salem he took the freeman's oath, June 29, 
1692, and was chosen clerk of the band, constable, and clerk 
of the market. His wife did not come to this country. In 1658 
he sold lands at Gloucester and removed to Boston, where on 
the 1 6th of March, 1658-9 he purchased land, a small lot, about 
twenty-six by forty-six feet. It was located in what is now the 
centre of the post-office building, facing on Devonshire street. 
The famous old spring, which gave the name to Spring Lane 
and which is now preserved under the post-office, was near. 
This Avery plot was a part of, or at least adjoined, the site of 
two notable resorts of later days — ^the well known restaurant 
whence first came the famous "Julien soup," and the "Stack- 
pole House," not much less famous. The Winthrop estate was 
not far away, and near by, in after years, Benjamin Franklin 
was born. Christopher Avery did not long retain this property, 
for March 22, 1663, he sold land to Ambrose Dew, for forty 
pounds. There had evidently been no increase of value in the 
five years that he had held possession. After being owned by 
two or three different persons, it was bought by Mr. Stackpole 
about 1790. Christopher Avery now followed his son James to 
Connecticut, and August 8, 1665, purchased a house, orchard 
and lot of Robert Burrows in New London. Here he claimed 
exemption from watching and training, on account of age, in 
June, 1667, and was made freeman of the colony October, 1669, 
He died March 12, 1670, by Minor diary. 

HAD SON: 

2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was 
born in 1620. Came to America with his father, and lived at 



200 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Gloucester for several years. The Rev. Mr. Blinman, who had 
been the minister of Gloucester for eight years, was engaged 
to become the minister of the Pequot Plantation. A party of his 
friends proposed to move with him, and came on to make 
preparatory arrangements, Oct. 19, 1650. It appears that 
James Avery went back to Gloucester, sold his possession there 
to his father, and in 165 1 returned to New London. In March 
of that year the principal body of these eastern families arrived. 
Capt. James acquired large tracts of land at what is now 
Poquonoc Bridge, Groton, east of New London. About 1636 
he built the hive of the Avery's at the head of Poquonoc Plain, 
a mile and a half from the river Thames. In 1684, the old 
Blinman edifice, first church of New London, the unadorned 
church and water-tower of the wilderness, which had stood for 
thirty years, was sold to Capt. Avery for six pounds, with the 
condition that he should remove it in one month's time. Ac- 
cording to tradition, the church was taken down, its materials 
carried across the river, and added to the house he had already 
built at Poquonoc. In spite of this analytic and synthetic 
process, the ancient dwelling seemed to have retained some of 
its sacred character, for a century later it was occupied until 
July 21, 1894, when a spark from a passing locomotive ignited 
its well-seasoned frame, and in a short time only the ancient 
chimney remained to mark the spot of this historic house of 
Eastern Connecticut. A few years later the chimney was taken 
down, the grounds graded, and a tasteful monument was erected 
by the descendants of James Avery. He was ensign, lieuten- 
ant and captain of the New London companies and served 
throughout King Philip's war in command of forty Indians .from 
Stonington, New London and Lyme. In 1676 he was captain 
of one of the four companies which protected the frontier, and 
ior twenty-three years an officer of the town, and twelve times 
deputy to the General Court, 1656-80; also assisting judge in 
the Prerogative Court, and was most prominent in matters 
relating to the church, as references to him in such connections 
are numerous. He m. ist, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, 
b. about 1622 ; she d. after 1693. He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail 
(Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 
1698, (No. 2) Plolmes family. He d. April 18, 1700. His widow 
was living at late as 1714. 



AVERY FAMILY. 201 

CHILDREN: 

3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 

1666, (No. 15) that family. 

4 JAMES, b. at Gloucester, Dec. 15, 1646, m. Deborah Sterling, or Stall- 

yon, Feb. 18, 1669. 

5 MARY, b. Feb. 19, 1648, m. Joseph Miner, Oct. 28, 1668, (No. 16) that 

family. 

6 THOMAS, b. May 6, 1651, m. Hannah Miner, Oct. 22, 1677. 

7 JOHN, b. Feb. 10, 1654, m. Abigail Chesebrough. 

8 REBECCA, b. Oct. 6, 1656, m. William Potts of New Castle, England, 

Aug. 5, 167S. 

9 JONATHAN, b. Jan. 5, 1658, buried Sept. 15, 1681. 

10 CHRISTOPHER, b. Apr. 30, 1661, d. Dec. 8, 1683. 

11 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 14, 1664, m. Susannah Palmei^, dau. of William Palmes 

and Ann Humphrey, Oct. 25, 1686, of Swanzey, Mass. He was a 
large farmer, and was chosen moderator upon the legal organization 
of the town of Groton in 1704, and its first townsman at the first 
town meeting in 1705, and held that office until his death. May 1, 
1723. His farm was in what is now South Groton. He is buried 
about a mile northwest of Seth Williams' farm in Ledyard, on the 
farm of C. H. Stanton. 

12 JOANNA, b. in 1669. 

Lieut. James Avery, Jr., (No. 4) m. Deborah, daughter of Ed- 
ward SterHng, or Stallyon, Feb. 18, 1669. Like his father he was 
an important man of affairs. Their names are first in the Hst of 
those who were in full communion in the church of Groton, in 
the old church record, begun by John Owen, pastor, before 
1727. He was lieutenant in the Connecticut Colonial forces 
during the frontier wars. Mr. and Mrs. Avery are buried near 
the centre of the west burying ground at Pequonoc. He d. 
Aug. 22, 1748; she d. Mar. 27, 1729. 

CHILDREN: 

13 DEBORAH, b. Aug. 10, 1670, m. Robert Allyn, June 29, 1691. 

14 JAMES, b. Apr. 20, 1673, m. Mary Griswold in 1696, d. Sept. 18, 1754. 

15 MARGARET, b. Feb. 5, 1674, m. William Morgan, July 7, 1696. 

16 EDWIN, b. Mar. 20, 1676, m. Susanna Rose, June 3, 1699, at Preston, Ct. 

17 EBENEZER, b. May 1, 1678, m. Dorothy Park. 

18 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 23, 1679, m. 1st, Abigail Park; 2nd, Mrs. Pru- 

dence Wheeler; 3rd, Mrs. Esther Prentice; 4th, Susannah . 

19 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 9, 1681, m. Elizabeth Waterman. 

20 MARY, b. Aug. 4, 1683, d. y. 

21 HANNAH, b. Mar. 24, 1685, m. Samuel Morgan. 

22 SARAH, b. May 10, 1688, m. Mr. Luther. 

23 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 9, 1691, m. Tabitha Gardiner. 

24 BENJAMIN, b. 1693, m. Thankful Avery. 

25 MARY, b. 1696, m. William Morgan, (No. 35) that family. 



202 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Thomas Avery (No. 6) m. Hannah Miner (No. 21) that family,. 
Oct. 22, 1677; she d. 1692. Married 2nd, Mrs. Hannah Buck- 
ley, widow of Edward Buckley, M. D., Mar. 11, 1693. He was 
in King Philip's war and was a successful Indian interpreter. 
During the latter part of his life he removed to Montville, Conn. 
He d. Jan. 5, 1737; she d. 1692. 

CHILDREN BY 1ST MARRIAGE: 

26 THOMAS, b. Apr. 20, 1679, m. Ann Shapley. 

27 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 15, 1680, m. Elizabeth Ransford in 1702. 

28 a daughter, b. Oct. 2, 1682. 

29 JONATHAN, b. 1683, m. Elizabeth. Bill. 

30 WILLIAM, b. 1683 (twin), buried 1684. 

31 EPHRAIM, b. 1685, m. Abigail . 

32 HANNAH, b. May 4, 1686, m. Thomas Miner, (No. 62) that family. 

33 MARY, b. 1688, m. Benjamin Baker of Fairfield. 

34 ABRAHAM, b. 1690, m. Jane Hill. 

35 ELIZABETH, b. 1692, m. Sylvester Baldwin, (No. 20) that family; she 

d. July 17, 1728. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

36 JOSHUA, bapt. Aug. 25, 1695, m. Jerusha Rockwell. 

37 Daughter, b. 1697. 

38 Daughter, b. 1699. 

39 ISAAC, b. 1702, m. Elizabeth Fox. 

40 CHARLES, b. 1704, d. y. 

John Avery (No. 7) m. Abigail Chesebrough, Nov. 29, 1675, 
(No. 15) that family. He owned land in Stonington, Groton, 
and Preston, and was in King Philip's war. 

CHILDREN: 

41 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 15, 1677, d. y. 

42 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 18, 1679, m. James Packer. 

43 MARY, b. Nov. 14, 1680, m. William Denison, (No. 53) that family. She 

m. 2nd, Daniel Palmer, (No. 23) that family. 

44 JOHN, Jr., b. Apr. 1, 1683, m. Sarah Denison in 1705. 

45 BENJAMIN, b. 1686, m. Sarah Denison, (No. 68.) 

46 WILLIAM, b. 1687, m. Anne Richardson; 2nd, Sarah Walker. 

47 ANNA, b. 1692, m. William Satterlee Sept. 6, 1711. 

■ 48 BLISHA, b. 1694, m. Elizabeth Babcock, (No. 34) that family. 

49 DESIRE, b. (twin) 1694. 

50 JOSIAH, b. 1697, m. Miss Edmund. 

51 DANIEL, b. Nov. 5, 1699. 

52 NATHANIEL, b. 1701, m. Abigail . 

53 THOMAS, b. 1703. 



AVERY FAMILY. 203 

54. James Avery (No. 14) m. Mary, daughter of Mathew 
Griswold and Hannah Wolcott. Her father was the founder 
of the town of Lyme, and Governor of Connecticut in 1784- 1786. 

CHILDREN: 

55 JAMES, b. May 27, 1698, m. Elizabeth Smith. 

56 JOHN, b. Feb. 4, 1700, m. Elizabeth Morgan. 

57 EBENEZER, b. Mar. 29, 1704, m. Lucy Latham. 

58 ELIHU or ELISHA, b. July 29, 1708. 

59 MARY, b. Feb. 23, 1710, m. William Morgan. 

60 HANNAH, b. Apr. 7, 1712. 

61 PRUDENCE, b. Mar. 21, 1715. 

62 THOMAS, b. 1717. 

Ebenezer Avery (No. 17) m. Dorothy Park, June 19, 1707. 
He d. July 19, 1752; she d. Nov. 6, 1732. 

CHILDREN: 

63 PARK, b. Dec. 9, 1710, m. Mary Latham. 

64 MARY, b. Feb. 17, 1713, m. Mr. Latham. 

65 DOROTHY, b. Jan. 10, 1716, m. Joseph Morgan. 

66 LUCY, b. Oct. 14, 1718, d. y. 

67 EBENEZER, b. Apr. 3, 1721, m. Lucy Davis; 2nd, Eunice Park. 

68 AMY, b. Feb. 17, 1724, m. Jabez Smith. 

69 EUNICE, b. Mar. 2, 1725, m. George Williams, (No. 180) that family. 

70 SIMEON, b. Apr. 25, 1730, m. Sarah Niles; 2nd, Lucy Morgan. 

Christopher Avery (No. 18) m. Abigail Park, Dec. 19, 1704; 
she d. Feb. 12, 1713. Married 2nd, Mrs. Prudence (Payson) 
Wheeler, widow of Richard Wheeler, (No. 10) that family. 
Married 3rd, Esther Prentice, widow of Samuel Prentice, (No. 
11) Prentice family and dau. of Nathaniel Hammond of New- 
ton, Mass. He m. 4th, Sussannah . 

CHILDREN BY 1ST MARRIAGE: 

71 JOHN, b. Oct. 26, 1705, m. Anna Stanton. 

72 ABIGAIL, b. July 16, 1707, m. Robert Allyn, Jr. 

73 CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 16, 1709, m. Eunice Prentice. 

74 NATHAN, b. Mar. 12, 1712, m. Hannah Stoddard, Mar. 27, 1746. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

75 PRISCILLA, b. Apr. 29, 1715, m. Joseph Breed, (No. 11) that family. 

76 ISAAC, b. May 26, 1717. 

77 HANNAH, b. Feb. 10, 1719, m. Benadam Gallup, (No. 77) that family. 

78 JACOB, b. Aug. 26, 1721, m. Elizabeth Avery; 2nd, Sylvia Eddy. 

79 TEMPERANCE, b. Sept. 14, 1725, m. William Morgan, (No. 36) that 

family. 



204 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

John Avery (No. 44) m. Sarah Denison, Aug. 23, 1705. 

CHILDREN: 
' 80 JOHN, b. May 14, 1706, m. Lydia Smith. 

81 ANNA, b. June 13, 1711, d. 1720. 

82 SARAH, b. Oct. 10, 1713. 

83 ABIGAIL, b Dec. 25, 1715, m. John Denison (No. 120) that family. 

84 THANKFUL, b. Apr. 15, 1718, m. Benjamin Avery. 

85 WILLIAM, b. 1722, m. Phebe Denison, Dec. 4, 1746, (No. 123). 

86 GEORGE, b. Sept. 2, 1724, m. Eunice Avery. 

Benjamin Avery (No. 45) m. Sarah Denison in 171 1, (No. 68) 
that family. 

CHILDREN: 

87 THANKFUL, b. 1712, d. 1814, aged 101 yrs. 

88 SARAH, b. 1714, m. 1st, Beebe Denison, (No. 116); 2nd, Benadam Den- 

ison, (No. 160) that family. 

89 BENJAMIN, b. 1715, m. Mary Morgan. 

90 GEORGE, b 1716, m. Lydia Gardiner. 

91 WILLIAM, b. 1717. 

92 ABIGAIL, b. 1718, m. .lonathan Rathbone. 

93 DAVID, b. 1719, m. Hannah Meach. 

94 MARY, b. 1721, m. John Morgan. 

95 LUCY, b. 1723, m. Peter Buckley. 

96 DANIEL, b. 1725. 

:100 JOHN, b. 1727, m. Mary Hough. 

William Avery (No. 46) m. ist, Anna Richardson, Mar, 7, 
171 5-16; she d. July 5, 1729. He m. 2nd, Mrs. Sarah Walker, 
dau. of William and Eleanor (Pendleton) Walker. The title 
Mrs. used above indicated good social position, and not widow- 
hood. Lieut. Wm. Avery lived and died on his farm near the 
centre of North Stonington. His original will is on file in the 
probate ofhce. New London, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

101 WILLIAM, JR., b. Feb. 6, 1716-17, d. 1717. 

102 RICHARDSON, b. Jan. 25, 1717-18, m. Sarah Plumb, No. 3, 1740. He 

removed about 1770 to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. In 
the battles which preceded the massacre July 3, 1778, he with many 
others sought refuge in Forty Fort, where they were made prisoners 
and remained several days. After their release by the Tories and 
Indians they, with 200 others, returned to Connecticut, walking all 
the way, the whole distance being over two hundred miles. 

103 WILLIAM, bapt. Apr. 5, 1724, m. Abigail Williams, Dec. 13, 1750. 

104 ANNE, bapt. 1724, m. Oliver Babcock, (No. 74) that family. 

105 JOHN, b. Apr. 29, 1727, m. Mary Dennis; m. 2nd, Anna Miner, 1761. 



AVERY FAMILY. 205 



CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

106 AMOS, b. Jan. 30, 1732-33, m. Patience BorodeL 

107 CHRISTOPHER, b. Apr. 1, 1734. 

108 ELIAS, b. July 5, 1736. 

109 DAVID, b. Oct. 30, 1718. 

110 DANIEL, b. Oct. 29, 1741. 

111 BENONI, b. Jan. 29, 1744. 

112 ABIGAIL, b. Apr. 25, 1746. 

113 JAiMES, b. Dec. 27, 1748, m. Martha Smith. 

114 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 28, 1751, m. Amy . 

^ 115 ABRAHAM, b. May 20, 1754, m. Mercy Packer. 



John Avery (No. 56) m. Mary Elizabeth Morgan in 1729. 
He d. July 11, 1759. 



CHILDREN: 

116 JOHN, b. 1730, d. y. 

117 GRISWOLD, b. July 30, 1732. 

118 ELIJAH, bapt. Sept. 15, 1734, m. Prudence Morgan. 

119 AMOS, b. Apr. 18, 1736, d. y. 

120 JOHN, b. Apr. 21, 1738. 

121 ANN, b. (twin) Apr. 21, 1738. 

122 CALEB, b. Apr. 12, 1740. 

123 AMOS, b. Mar. 6, 1743, m. Prudence . 

124 AARON, b. 1750. 

Elder Park Avery of Groton (No. 63) m. Mary Latham, about 
1735. He d. Mar. 4, 1797; she d. June 11, 1773. 

CHILDREN: 

125 DOROTHY, b. 1736, m. John Morgan. 

126 ABIGAIL, b. May 15, 1737, m. Capt. Robert Niles. 

127 PARK, b. Mar. 22, 1741, m. Hannah Morgan, 1783. He was fearfully 

wounded at the massacre of Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. He lived 
forty years afterwards. 

128 JASPER, b. in 1743, was killed Sept. 6, 1781, at Fort Griswold. 

129 EUNICE, b. 1745, m. Elder Soloman Morgan. 

130 EBENBZER, b. 1749. He also was wounded at the massacre at Port 

Griswold; he d. Jan. 11, 1828. 

131 STEPHEN, b. May 10, 1750, m. Mary Denison; m. 2nd, Fanny Barnes. 

132 LIEUT. SIMEON, b. Oct. 20, 1753, m. Lucy Swan, July 25, 1777. He 

was a patriotic and successful officer in the army of the Revolution, 
and d. Aug. 1, 1809. 

133 ELISHA, b. 1755, m. 2nd wife, Grace Denison, Dec. 10, 1778. 

John Avery (No. 71) m. Anna Stanton, Feb. 19, 1732, (No. 
131) of that family. Married 2nd, Mrs. Rachel Park in 1750; 
m. 3rd, Mrs. Phebe Burrows. 



.206 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

134 JOHN, b. Dec. 6, 1732, m. Mary Park. 

135 ABIGAIL, b. Apr. 1, 1735, m. Dea. John Hurlbut. 

136 AMOS, b. Apr. 16, 1737, m. Hannah Niles. 

137 ANNA, b. May 28, 1739, m. Thomas Niles. 

138 MARGARET, b. Apr. 19, 1741, m. Joshua Downer. 

139 ISAAC, b. Mar. 24, 1743, m. Mercy Williams, Jan. 5, 1766. 

140 JONAS, b. July 13, 1745, m. Mary Avery. 

141 HANNAH, b. Oct. 9, 1747, m. Brewster. 

Christopher Avery (No. 73) m. Eunice Prentice (No. 20) that 
family, Sept. 10, 1735. He d. July 2, 1778; she d. Mar, 22, 1796. 

CHILDREN: 

142 ESTHER, b. Apr. 14, 1736, m. Daniel Williams. 

143 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 23, 1737-8, m. Dorothy Heath; m. 2nd, Mary 

Eldredge. 

144 EUNICE, b. Dec. 11, 1740, m. George Avery. 

145 LUCY, b. Dec. 10, 1742, m. Allyn. 

146 NATHAN, b. May 2, 1744, m. Rebecca Elderkin. 

147 THOMAS, b. Feb. 10, 1746, m. Hannah Smith. 

148 ANNA, b. Feb. 2, 1748, d. 1778. 

149 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 15, 1752, m. Lucy Jane Foye. 

150 PRENTICE, b. Feb. 10, 1755, d. June 10, 1778. 

151 OLIVER, b. Feb. 8, 1757, m. Margaret Avery. 

152 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 22, 1759, m. Vine Stoddard. 

153 SARAH, b. Aug. 7, 1761, m. Nathaniel Hewitt, (No. 119). 

154 HANNAH, b. Jan. 20, 1763. 

Rev. Nathan Avery (No. 74) came from Groton to Stoning- 
ton, and purchased a farm south of and adjoining the village of 
now North Stonington, where he built him a dwelling-house, 
which stood where the present residence of Mrs. Dudley R. 
Stewart now stands. He became a member of the Separatist 
or strict Congregational Church, and subsequently was chosen 
and ordained pastor thereof, which he held until he departed 
this life. He enjoyed the respect and confidence of his parish- 
ioners, and was a devoted and able preacher. He m. Hannah 
Stoddard of Groton, Mar. 21, 1746. She d. Oct. 19, 1810; he 
d. Sept. 7, 1780. 

CHILDREN: 

155 ISAAC, b. Aug. 23, 1747, m. Lucy Swan. 

156 NATHAN, b. Dec. 21, 1749, d. y. 

157 HANNAH MARY, b. Feb. 28, 1752, m. Roswell Randall (No. 66); m. 

2nd, John Randall (No. 65) that family. 



AVERY FAMILY. 207 

158 LUTHER, b. , m. Mary Wheeler. 

159 STEPHEN, b. Jan. 13, 1756, m. Anna Wheeler, Elizabeth Morgan. 

160 PHEBE, b. Jan. 10, 1758, m. Roswell Randall, (No. 66) that family. 

161 WEALTHY, b. Oct. 5, 1772, m. Darius Hewitt, (No. 100) that family; 

2nd, Col. Wm. Randall, (No. 71) that family. 

Elijah Avery (No. ii8) m. Prudence Morgan, Mar. lo, 1770. 

CHILDREN: 

162 ELIZA, b. Dec. 1, 1771, m. William Eldridge, Jr. 

163 CALEB, b. 1772. 

164 JOHN, b. Mar. 17, 1776, m. Anna or Nancy Murdock. 

Stephen Avery (No. 131) m. Mary Denison, (No. 212) that 
family; she d. Feb. 27, 1815. Married 2nd, Fanny Barnes, Apr. 
26, 1818, and she d. Sept. 16, 1874. He d. July 15, 1827. 

CHILDREN: 

165 MARY, b. Feb. 19, 1819, d. Aug. 23, 1825. 

166 ELIZA, b. Mar. 23, 1821, m. Eliza B. Brown, of Old Mystic, (No. 28) 

that family. 

167 STEPHEN, b. Feb. 8, 1827, d. y. 

John Avery (No. 134) m. Mary Park, Jan. 22, 1752. He d. 
July 23, 1794; she d. Jan. 14, 1752. 

CHILDREN: 

168 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 22, 1752, d. y. 

169 ZIPPORAH, b. Sept. 22, 1753, m. Thomas Williams; m. 2nd, Daniel 

Cook; m. 3rd, Elias . 

170 JOHN, b. Dec. 14, 1755, m. Lucy Ayer. 

171 ANNA, b. Dec. 3, 1757, d. Nov. 29, 1769. 

172 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 3, 1760, m. Sarah Eldridge. 

173 ROBERT, b. Sept. 28, 1762, drowned May 21, 1764. 

174 WILLIAM, b. Mar. 22, 1765, m. Margaret Avery. 

175 HANNAH, b. Dec. 17, 1767, m. David Avery. 

176 ROBERT, b. Feb. 25, 1771, m. Sarah Crary. 

177 NATHANIEL, b. May 14, 1773, m. Amy Denison (No. 322). 

178 AMOS, b. Nov. 3, 1775, m. Dorothy Crary, May 10, 1804. 

Christopher Avery (No. 143) m. Dorothy Heath, Dec. 16, 
1763; she d. June 14, 1803. He m. 2nd, Mary Eldridge Nov. 
7, 1803. He was a Separatist minister in Stonington for 33 
years, and was ordained Nov. 20, 1785. He d. July 5, 1819. His 
last wife d. Dec. 7, 1848. 



208 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

179 TIMOTHY, b. May 8, 1766, d. 1795. 

180 CHRISTOPHER, b. Dec. 10, 1768, m. a Miss Ayer. 

181 TEMPERANCE, b. June 14, 1773, m. Abel Avery. 

182 .lONATHAN, b. Mar. 5, 1775, m. Anna Hewitt. 

183 HENRY, b. July 27, 1783, drowned June 30, 1799. 

Isaac Avery (No. 155) m. Lucy Swan, June 11, 1771, (No. 59) 
Swan family. 

CHILDREN: 

184 LUCY, b. Jan. 18, 1773, m. a Mr. Daniels. 

185 NATHAN, b. Sept. 21, 1775, m. Matilda Babcock, Dec. 16, 1802. 

186 ISAAC, b. Jan. 14, 1777, m. Nabby (or Tabitha) Wheeler, April 27, 1800, 

(No. 179) Wheeler family. 

187 MARY H., b. July 18, 1780, m. Elisha Avery. 

188 PHEBE, b. Feb. 18, 1783, d. Sept. 12, 1795. 

189 WEALTHY, b. Sept. 19, 1795, d. May 12, 1795. 

190 CHRISTOPHER SWAN, b. Nov. 25, 1788, m. a Miss Brewster. 

191 WILLIAM WHEELER, b. June 20, 1791, m. Nancy Smith, Mar. 29, 1812. 

Luther Avery (No. 158) m. Mary Wheeler, Oct. 13, 1782, (No. 
loi) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

192 LUTHER, JR., b. June 27, 1784, d. Aug. 4, 1853; unmarried. 

193 NATHAN, b. Dec. 19, 1786, d. Apr. 11, 1848; unmarried. 

194 PAUL WHEELER, b. May 18, 1789. 

195 POLLY, b. Mar. 14, 1792, m. Elisha Satterlee. 

196 ALFRED, b. Dec. 1, 1794, m. Fanny S. Wheeler, Mar. 1, 1827 (No. 268). 

197 PHEBE, b. May 7, 1797, m. Elisha Burnham, Nov. 1815. 

198 MIRANDA, b. Feb. 7, 1800. 

199 WILLIAM RANDALL, b. Mar. 18, 1802, m. Rhoda Emeline Avery, Feb. 

28, 1832. 

200 HANNAH, b. Nov. 8, 1808, d. Oct. 3, 1813. 

Stephen Avery (No. 159) m. ist, Anna Wheeler, Dec. 9, 1781, 
(No. 100) that family; m. 2nd, Elizabeth Morgan, Aug. 18, 1804, 
(No. 34) that family. Mrs. Anna d. Aug. 10, 1801 ; Mrs. 
Elizabeth d. Aug. 11, 1841. He was a prominent man in Ston- 
ington, and held various public offices of trust, particularly town 
clerk, which he held a number of years before and at the time 
when the town was divided and the town of North Stonington 
was established, 1807, again being elected town clerk of North 
Stonington, which he held until his death. He served in the 
Revolutionary war. He d. April i, 1828. 



AVERY FAMILY. 209 

CHILDREN: 

201 NANCY, b. Dec. 29, 1783, m. Isaac Williams, June 8, 1804, (No. 298) 

Williams family. 

202 STEPHEN LYMAN, b. May 12, 1786, m. Mrs. Rebecca Wheeler, (No. 169) 

that family. 

203 HANNAH MARY, b. June 18, 1789, m. Luther Miner. 

204 ROSWELL RANDALL, b. Nov. 5, 1791, m. Mary Wheeler, Apr. 19, 1818, 

(No. 265) that family. 

205 CHARLES GRANDISON, b. Apr. 9, 1796, m. Ede Wheeler, Nov. 4, 1823, 

(No. 266) that family. 

206 CYRUS, b. Oct. 10, 1788, d. Oct. 12, 1884. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

207 ELIZA ADALINB, b. Nov. 17, 1805, m. Elisha Park, Mar. 20, 1823; she 

died Oct. 9, 1865. 

208 WEALTHY ALMIRA, b. Sept. 29, 1807, m. Col. George Ayer, May 16, 

1831; she died Nov. 30, 1835. 

209 ROGER GRISWOLD, b. Sept. 4, 1809, d. Dec. 31, 1885; unmarried. 

210 CALVIN GODDARD, b. Feb. 9, 1812, d. Mar. 30, 1833. 

211 ALEXANDER HAMILTON, b. June 28, 1814, m. 1st, Mary Whittaker, 

Aug. 9, 1838; she d. Sept. 14, 1853. Married 2nd, Sarah H. Osgood, 
daughter of Dr. Samuel Osgood of Springfield, Mass., Nov. 30, 1854. 
He died June 27, 1872. 

212 RALPH HURLBUT, b. Apr. 22, 1816, m. Martha Chesebrough Randall, 

(No. 106) that family, June 21, 1842. He d. May 16, 1889; she d. . 

213 ERASTUS, b. Aug. 8, 1818, d. Nov. 16, 1861, unmarried. 

214 FRANCES MARY, b. Sept. 20, 1821, m. Richard Anson Wheeler, Jan. 

12, 1843, (No. 429) Wheeler family, d. Sept. 3, 1855. 

John J. Avery (No. 164) m. Anna or Nancy Murdock, 1794; 
m. 2nd, Mrs. Margaret Taylor (nee Foote), 1820. 

CHILDREN: 

215 MARIA M., b. Jan. 26, 1796, d. July 13, 1867; unmarried. 

216 ELIJAH MURDOCK, b. Mar. 17, 1798, d. 1834. 

217 DEAN LAY, b. Feb. 14, 1800. 

218 GEORGE ANSON, b. Jan. 28, 1802, m. Frances M. Stanton. 

219 DELIA ANN, b. Mar. 6, 1804, m. S. B. Wheeler, Nov. 27, 1827, (No. 267) 

that family. 

220 CARLETON M., b. Apr. 24, 1806, m. Mary J. Millard, Sept. 6, 1849. 

221 COURTLAND, b. Dec. 8, 1807, m. Mary Ann Burlingame, Sept. 10, 1840. 

222 ERASTUS, b. Dec. 8, 1809, m. Mary Elizabeth Denison, Mar. 21, 1844. 

223 ALBERT L., b. July 12, 1811, m. Phebe B. E. Wheeler, Mar. 15, 1837, 

(No. 318); she died Aug. 9, 1837. He m. 2nd, her sister, Joanna B. 
Wheeler, Jan. 5, 1839, (No. 320) Wheeler family; she d. Mar. 5, 1866. 
He m. 3rd, Mrs. Abby J. Burrows (nee Jackson), of Norwich, Conn., 
Feb. 24, 1869. 

224 OSCAR FITZALEN, b. Mar. 24, 1813, m. Phebe A. Ely, Nov. 21, 1842. 



210 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

225 AMANDA MALVINA, (twin) b. Mar. 24, 1813, m. Samuel P. Wheeler, 

(No. 505) that family. 

226 SOLON CICERO, b. May 27, 1816, m. Susan Avery Cook, Aug. 11, 1845. 

Robert Avery (No. 176) m. Sarah Crary, June 14, 1807; she 
d. Jan. 3, 1829. He married 2nd, Nancy Crary, June 8, 1829. 

CHILDREN: 

227 ROBERT S., b. May 1, 1808, m. Lydia Tyler, Oct. 16, 1861. 

228 ULYSSES, b. July 17, 1809, m. Lucy Ann Williams, Nov. 13, 1848, (No. 

65) Groton Williams family. 

229 ISAAC, b. Mar. 31, 1811, m. Henrietta Billings, May 14, 1850. 

230 EUNICE, b. Nov. 15, 1813, m. William Huntington; 2nd, Aaron B. 

Emmons. 

231 MARY ANN, b. Sept. 8, 1815, d. Sept. 26, 1881; unmarried. 

232 SARAH, b. Aug. 15, 1817, m. William Morse, Jan. 13, 1851. 

233 REV. JOHN, b. Aug. 1819, m. Susan Mitson Champion, Nov. 6, 1851. 

He graduated from Yale College, 1843, and Yale Divinity School, 1847. 

235 ERASMUS, b. May 6, 1822, m. Eunice Serviah Williams, Jan. 21, 1847, 

(No. 66) Groton Williams family. 

Jonathan Avery (No. 182) m. Anna Hewitt, Feb. 2, 1802, (No. 
115) Hewitt family. 

CHILDREN: 

236 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 25, 1803, m. Gurdon S. Crandall (No. 315) Thomas 

Stanton family of Stonington, Ct. 

237 MARY ANN, b. Feb. 20, 1807, d. unmarried. 

Ebenezer Avery (No. 6f) m. Eunice Park for his 2nd wife, 
Nov. 9, 1758; had son 

238 EBENEZER, b. Oct. 10, 1760, m. Abigail Story, Dec. 11, 1783, had son 

239 ASA, b. May 16, 1785, m. Desire Giddings, May 21, 1809; had son 

240 ASA, b. Feb. 19, 1810, m. Abby Eliza Morgan, Sept. 23, 1832, and their 

son, Allen Avery, m. Alice B. Hinckley, Aug. 19, 1862, and lives in 
Mystic. 



BABCOOK FAMILY. 



I. JAMES BABCOCK, born in 1612, who was the progen- 
itor of the Babcock family of Westerly and the region round- 
about, first appears in Portsmouth, R I., in 1642. He held the 
office of Commissioner from 1656 to 1659 and was by occupation 
a blacksmith and gunsmith. He came to Westerly with his 
family soon after 1664, after having sold his house and land in 
Portsmouth to Thomas Fish. During the year 1670 he gave tes- 
timony, calling his age 58 years, his son James 29, and his son 
John 26. He m, ist, Sarah , and he d. June 12, 1679, 

CHILDREN OF JAMBS AND SARAH BABCOCK. 

2 JAMES, b. in 1641, d. in 1698; m. Jane Brown, daughter of Nicholas 

Brown; she d. 1719. 

3 JOHN, b. 1644. 

4 JOB, b. in . 

5 MARY, b. in , m. William Champlin. She d. 1747; he d. 1715. 

Mrs. Sarah Babcock d. in 1665 and Mr, James Babcock m. 

for his second wife, Elizabeth . After his death his 

widow m. 2nd, William Johnson, Sept. 22, 1679. 

CHILDREN: 

6 NATHANIEL, b. in 1666. 

7 JOSEPH, b. in 1670. 

8 ELIZABETH, b. in , m. Benjamin Sumner, May 3, 1706. 

James Babcock (No. 2) m. Jane, daughter of Nicholas Brown. 

CHILDREN: 

9 JAMES, b . 

10 SARAH, b. , m. James Lewis. 

11 JANE, b. , m. Israel Lewis. 

12 MARY, b. , m. George Brown. 

13 HANNAH, b. , m. Roger Larkin. 

14 ELIZABETH, b. , m. David Lewis. 



212 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

John Babcock (No. 3) m. Mary, daughter of George and Eliz- 
abeth (Hazard) Lawton. He d. in 1685 and his wife Mary d. 
Nov. 8th, 171 1. 



CHILDREN: 



15 JAMES, b. 

16 ANN, b. - 

17 MARY, b. ■ 

18 JOHN, b. ■ 

19 JOB, b. 



20 GEORGE, b. 1673, d. May 1st, 1756. 

21 ELIHU, b. . Was an invalid and helpless. 

22 ROBERT, b. . 

23 JOSEPH, b. . 

24 OLIVER, b. . 

John Babcock (No. 3) d. either the last of December, 1684, or 
the very first of January, 1685, for on the 6th day of January, 
1685, his eldest son, James Babcock, and his mother, Mrs. Mary 
Babcock, recognizing the English law of primogeniture as in 
force in Rhode Island, agreed that he might take all of the real 
estate of his father, which he assumed, and gave his mother one- 
half thereof by deed. Mrs. Mary Lawton Babcock afterwards 
m. Erasmus Babbitt, April 21st, 1698. 

The oldest son and child, James Babcock, was appointed 
guardian to the four youngest children, viz. : Elihu, Robert, 
Joseph and Oliver, April 21, 1698. 

Job Babcock (No. 4) m. Jane, daughter of John Crandall. He 
d. 1718 and she d. 1715. 

CHILDREN: 

25 JOB, b . 



26 JOHN, b . 

27 BENJAMIN, b . 

28 JANE, b. , m. Braman, 

29 SARAH, b. , m. Hall, 

30 MARY, b. , m. Tanner, 

31 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Brand- 

32 HANNAH, b. . m. 

33 MERCY, b. , m. . 



Joseph Babcock (No. 7) m. ist in 1696, April 3rd, Dorothy 
Key; she d. Dec. 14, 1727; and Mr. Joseph Babcock m. 2nd, 
Jan. 1st, 1729, Hannah Coates. 

CHILD BY FIRST WIFE: 

34 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 29tli, 1698, m. Elisha Avery, (No. 48) that family, 
Sept. 30, 1714. 



BABCOCK FAMILY. 213 

CHILDREN BY 2ND WIFE: 

35 DOROTHY, b. Feb. 2, 1730. 

36 ABIGAIL, b. Apr. 20, 173L 

37 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 15, 1733. 

38 JOHN, b. Jan. 26, 1736. 

James Babcock (No. 15) b. probably 1664, m. Elizabeth 
-, probably 1687. His wife d. Mch. 3, 1731, and he m. 



2nd, Content Maxson, July 9th, 1731. He made his will, Jan. 
9, 1737, and d. Jan. 17, 1737. 
NOTE. — "In Memory of Captain James Babcock, who died January 17, 

1736-7. In ye of his age. 

Having been in his life 
One of righteousness, charity and benevolence, 
And not altogether silent at his death." 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE, ELIZABETH: 

39 JAMES, b. Dec. 23, 1688, m. Sarah Vose. 

40 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 5, 1691. 

41 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 15, 1697. 

42 DANIEL, b. April 11, 1699. 

43 ANNA, b. Nov. 19, 1701. 

44 SARAH, b. Dec. 3, 1704, d. Nov. 13, 1705. 

45 JOSHUA, b. May 19, 1707, m. Hannah Stanton. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock d. Mch. 3, 1731, aged 68, and her 
husband m. Miss Content Maxson, July 9, 1731. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

46 ANNE, b. Mch. 30, 1732, m. Capt. Simon Rhodes, (No. 1) that family, 

Dec. 15, 1756. 

47 JAMES, b. Nov. 1, 1734.' 

48 JONATHAN, b. Oct. 11, 1736. 

George Babcock (No. 20) m. Elizabeth Hall, Nov. 28th, 1694. 
His will was proved May 10, 1756. Elizabeth was daughter of 
Henry and Content Hall of Kingston, R. I. 

CHILDREN: 

49 MARY, b. 1695, m. Thomas Potter, Mch. 19, 1717. 

50 GEORGE, b. 1699. 

51 DAVID, b. 1700. 

52 JOHN, b. 1702. 

53 ABIGAIL, b. 1706, m Hall. 

54 RUTH, b. 1709. 

55 EUNICE, b. 1712, m. Silas Greenman, (No. 11) that family, 1st, and 

2nd, . 

56 HEZBKIAH, b. 1715. 

57 ELISHA, b. 1718, lived in Richmond, R.- I. 

58 ELIZABETH, b. , mentioned in will as the widow of Edward 

Sanders; other children are found on the Wickford records. 



214 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Oliver Babcock (No. 24) m. Susannah Clark in 1704. She 
was daughter of Joseph Clark and wife, Bethiah Hubbard, and 
was b. Aug. 31st, 1683; was a grand-daughter to Samuel Hub- 
bard of Newport. 

CHILDREN: 

59 SUSANNAH, b. Sept. 20, 1705. 

60 THOMAS, b. Mch. 3, 1710. 

61 MARY, b. Feb. 8, 1713, m. Henry Cobb (No. 23) Cobb family. 

62 NATHAN, b. Oct. 12, 1715. 

63 SIMEON, b. Sept. 27, 1717. ' 

64 JOHN, b. May 5, 1720. 

65 OLIVER, b. Sept. 16, 1722. 

66 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 18, 1726. 

Joseph Babcock, Jr., (No. 37) m. Mary Bentley, Dec. 28, 1755. 

CHILDREN: 

67 MARY, b. Jan. 8, 1757. 

James Babcock (No. 39) m. Sarah Vose, of Milton, Mass She 
was the daughter of Edward Vose, and was born Aug. 30, 1684, 
and m. June 12, 1706. He d. April 9, 1731. 

CHILDREN: 

68 JAMES, b. May 29, 1708. 

69 NATHANIEL, b. March 6, 1710. 

70 ELIAS, b. Feb. 20, 1712. 

71 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 25, 1715, m. John Davison, Feb. 5, 1736. 

72 MARTHA, b. Mch. 18, 1717, d. April 18, 1717. 

73 ISAIAH, b. Jan. 29, 1719. 

74 OLIVER, b. July 27, 1720. 

75 GRACE, b. Dec. 31, 1722, m. Samuel Plumb, Aug. 16, 1738. 

76 TIMOTHY, b. Oct. 12, 1724. 

Joshua Babcock (No. 45) m. Hannah Stanton, (No. 227) that 
family, Aug. nth, 1735. 

CHILDREN: 

77 (COL.) HENRY, b. April 26, 1736. 

78 LUKE, b. July 6, 1738. 

79 ADAM, b. Sept. 27, 1740. 

80 HANNAH, b. Jan. 22, 1742, m. John Brown of Newport, R. I. 

81 FRANCES, b. May 11, 1745, m. Capt. Dudley Saltonstall. 

82 PAUL, b. Dec. 5, 1748. 

83 AMELIA, b. Apr. 19, 1751. 

84 SALLY, b. Oct. 18, 1753. 

85 HARRIET, b. May 18, 1756. 

James Babcock (No. 47) was a physician in the Revolutionary 
war. He m. ist, Sarah (No. 229), dau. of Joseph Stanton, Jr., 



BABCOCK FAMILY. 215 

and wife, Esther Gallup, Dec. 2, 1754. He m. 2nd, Joanna Mc- 
Dowell, Aug. 27, 1769; he d. Sept. 1781. 

CHILDREN: 
S6 AMELIA, b. Nov. 4, 1756, m. Nathan Pendleton, (No. 31) Pendleton 
family, Jan. 22, 1775. 

87 SIMON, b. . 

88 SARAH, b. , m. Sylvester Gavitt, Sept. 30, 1781. 

89 JAMES, b. . 

90 EZRA, b. . 



91 JOANNA, b. . 

92 CHARLOTTE, b. . 

93 ANNE, b. . 

Jonathan Babcock (No. 48) m. Ether Hazard, dau, of Robert 
and Esther (Stanton) Hazard in 1758. 

CHILDREN: 

94 ESTHER, b. June 23, 1759, m. Nathan Brand of Stonington. 

95 JONATHAN, b. May 30, 1761, m. Ruth Rodman, of South Kingston. 

96 ROBERT, b. Dec. 13, 1763, m. Mary Hazard. 

97 HANNAH, b. Feb. 11, 1766. 

George Babcock (No. 50) m. Susannah, dau, of John and wife> 
Sarah (Wilson) Potter, Dec. 20, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

98 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 25, 1725, m. Beriah Brown, Dec. 11, 1771, and d. 

Sept. 24, 1815. 

99 GEORGE, b. Dec. 9, 1727. 

100 MARTHA, b. Dec. 8, 1729, m. 1st, Capt. Simon Rhodes, (No. 1) that fam- 

ily, Aug. 27, 1769, and 2nd, Col. James Rhodes, May 12, 1800. 

101 SUSANNAH b. Mch. 16, 1731, m. Benjamin Clark. 

102 CHRISTOPHER, b. Feb. 27, 1736, m. Martha Perry; d. 1801. 

103 SAMUEL, b. May 30, 1739, m. Ruth Babcock, 1769, d. Dec. 15, 1817. 

104 HBZEKIAH, b. May 30, 1739, m. Martha Hoxie, Dec. 12, 1769, d. Apr. 

7, 1807. 

105 ROUSE, b. Apr. 29, 1746, m. Ruth Maxson, Oct. 12, 1769, d. June 13, 1801. 

David Babcock (No. 51) m. Dorcas, dau. of Daniel Brown and 
wife, Dorcas Gardiner, Feb. 24, 1730. They lived in South 
Kingston. 

CHILDREN ON WESTERLY RECORDS: 

106 DAVID, b. Apr. 10, 1734. 

107 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 19, 1735. 

108 BENEDICK, b. Oct. 21, 1737, but there was a daughter 

108a MARY, b. in 1746, who m. Joseph Denison, (No. 174) that family, Oct. 
10, 1765, and she d. Dec. 15, 1798, aged 52 years. 



216 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

James Babcock (No. 68) m. Phebe Swan May 7th, 1730. 

CHILDREN: 

109 PHEBE, b. May 2, 1731. 

110 SARAH, b. Feb. 12, 1733. 

111 JAMBS, b. Feb. 22, 1735. 

112 ELIAS, b. Dec. 16, 1736. 

113 ABEL, b. April 28, 1739. 

114 MARTHA, b. Feb. 22, 1741. 

Nathaniel Babcock (No. 69) m. Sarah Billings, of Preston, 
Nov. 20, 1733. 

CHILDREN: 

115 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 24, 1735. 

116 JONAS, b. Feb. 24, 1737. , / 

Elias Babcock (No. 70) m. Ann Plumb, Nov. 10, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

117 ELIAS, b. July 5, 1738, d. July 15, 1738. 

118 ELIJAH, b. Aug. 15, 1739. 

119 ANNE, b. July 5, 1743. 

120 NANCY, b. April 4, 1746. 

121 LYDIA, b. Dec. 9, 1752. 

122 RUFUS, b. April 22, 1758. 

Isaiah Babcock (No. 73) m. Elizabeth Plumb, Dec. 25th, 1738. 

CHILDREN: 

123 ISAIAH, b. April 27, 1741. 

124 ENOCH, b. Dec. 27, 1742. 

125 ELIZABETH, b. June 9, 1745. 

126 BLISHA, b. July 26, 1747. 

127 GEORGE, b. July 27, 1749. 

128 JOHN, b. Nov. 13, 1752. 

129 PHEBE, b. Oct. 5, 1755. 

Oliver Babcock (No. 74) m. Anna Avery, (No. 104) that fam- 
ily, Mch. 6, 1740. 

CHILDREN: 

130 OLIVER, b. Jan. 22, 1741. 

131 JOSHUA, b. June 5, 1743. 

132 ANNE, b. July 15, 1745. 

133 WILLIAM, b. Mch. 19, 1747. , 

134 RUFUS, b. Nov. 10, 1748. 

135 GERSHOM, b. Nov. 9, 1752. 

136 ATTANA, b. Jan. 14, 1755. 

137 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 26, 1757. 

138 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 15, 1759. 

139 DANIEL, b. Aug. 31, 1760. 



BABCOCK FAMILY. 217 

Timothy Babcock (No. 76) m. Lois Billings, (No. 68) that 
family, Julv 12th, 1745. 

CHILDREN: 

140 LOIS, b. April IS, 1746, m. Oliver Clark. 

141 TIMOTHY, b. Aug. 22, 1747. 

142 JESSE, b. Mch. 24, 1750. 

143 GRACE, b. Sept. 4, 1753. 

144 DESIRE, b. May 4, 1756. 

Mrs. Lois Babcock d. Oct. 14, 1756, and Mr. Timothy Bab- 
cock m. 2nd, Thankful Read in Norwich, Ct., Oct. 20, 1757. 

CHILDREN: 

145 SARAH, b. Jan. 20, 1761, m. Stanton Campbell. 

146 ANNE, b. Mch. 20, 1763. She was unmarried at the time of her father's 

death, 1795. 

147 JOHN, b. July 26, 1766, m. Louisa Gilmore, dau. of Robert and Sarah 

Gilmore, of Keene, New Hampshire, Oct. 18, 1787; he d. April 24, 
1806. His wife d. Mch. 21, 1844. 

CHILDREN: 

148 JOHN READ, b. Jan. 28, 1788, m. Eliza Ely, Nov. 1, 1815, and moved 

to Penrsylvania; he d. Oct. 15, 1836. They had ten children. 

149 LOUISA M., b. Dec. 17, 1789 in North Stonington, m. Jesse Brown, Sept. 

13, 1815; he d. in Hopkinton, R. I., July 27, 1869. His wife d. Sept. 
17, 1870; had seven children. 

150 ROBERT G., b. Feb. 29, 1792, in Pomfret, Ct., m. 1st, in Boston, Mass., 

Sally Otis, Aug. 3, 1817; she d. two months after and he m. Lucy 
Blackman April 22, 1822; she was of Dorchester, and they had 
eleven children. 

151 JAMES, b. July 5, 1770; supposed to have gone to New York state. 

Timothy Babcock, Jr., (No. 141) m. Esther Billings. 

Col. Henry or Harry Babcock (No. 'j']) m. Mary Stanton, 
(No. 288) Stanton family, Dec. 2nd, 1764. She was dau. of 
Robert and Anna Stanton. 

NOTE. — Colonel Henry Babcock, (No. 77), served in a Rhode Island Regi- 
ment in the French and Indian wars, 1755-59; captain under Sir William 
Johnson, after the battle of Fort George; major 1756-58; colonel Rhode Island 
Regiment at Ticonderoga, wounded there, 1759. Led his regiment at capture 
of Ticonderoga, and publicly thanked by Lord Amherst. 

CHILDREN: 

152 BENJAMIN F., b. Nov. 6, 1765, d. July 27, 1781. 

153 PAUL, b. Mch. 13, 1768, d. Mch. 14, 1839. 

154 DUDLEY, b. Jan. 7, 1770, m. Nancy Wright of Newport, R. I. 

155 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 29, 1771, d. Mch. 1797. 

156 HANNAH, b. Nov. 30, 1773, m. Joseph D. Phelps, (No. 36) Phelps family, 

Sept. 30, 1792. 



218 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Major Paul Babcock (No. 153) m. ist, Nancy Bell, April 2nd, 
1789; had six children. 

CHILDREN: 

157 BENJAMIN F., b. Feb. 3, 1790, m. Maria Eells, April 1813; he d. July 

21, 1829. 

158 MARY A., b. April 3, 1792, m. David Sherman, Oct. 6, 1813, d. Aug. 3, 1815. 

159 DUDLEY, b. May 10, 1794, d. Nov. 17, 1794. 

160 JOSHUA, b. May 11, 1796, d. Sept. 1, 1818. 

161 HENRY, b. Oct. 4, 1798, m. Ann E. Smith, Dec. 3, 1828, d. May 15, 1834. 

162 NANCY B., b. Mch. 5, 1802 m. William R. Palmer, (No. 391) that family, 

July 3, 1822, d. Dec. 22, 1845. 

Mrs. Nancy Bell Babcock was b. Sept. 30, 1767, and d. Nov. 2, 
1803, and April 15, 1804, Major Paul m. Lucy Bell, the cousin 
of his first wife; they had ten children. 

CHILDREN: 

163 COURTLAND, b. Mch. 25, 1806, m. Elizabeth Cany, May 3, 1834, d. Feb. 

10, 1853. 

164 GILES, b. Jan. 8, 1808, m. Anne Denison, (No. 552) that family, Oct. 1, 

1832; d. Mch. 4, 1862. 

165 ELIZA T., b. Feb. 13, 1810, m. Nathaniel B. Palmer, (No. 474) that family, 

Dec. 7, 1826; d. April 17, 1872. 

166 ABBY E., b. Sept. 4, 1811, m. Jedediah Leeds, Nov. 13, 1833. 

167 GEORGE W., b. Oct. 26, 1813, m. Louisa Boucher, Mch. 19, 1845, and 

d. Feb. 11, 1874. 

168 LUCY B., b. Mch. 30, 1815, m. Giles F. Ward, Dec. 22, 1836. 

169 ROBERT S., b. Feb. 8, 1818, m. Emily Hall, Sept. 11, 1850; d. Apr. 

20, 1885. 

170 MARY A., b. Apr. 1, 1821, m. John Breckenridge, Sept. 1, 1840. 

171 DAVID S., b. Aug. 13, 1822, m. Charlotte A. Noyes, (No. 278) that family, 

May 28, 1850; d. Aug. 24, 1885. 

172 HANNAH, b. June 6, 1825, d. Aug. 18, 1829. 

Mrs. Lucy Bell Babcock was b. Mch. 10, 1784, and d. Feb. 8, 1846. 

George Babcock (No. 99), of South Kingston, m. Mehitable 
Wheeler, (No. 59) that family, June 26, 175 1. 

CHILDREN: 

173 GEORGE, b. Sept. 22, 1753. 

174 LUCY, b. Dec. 15, 1754. 

175 CYRUS, b. Dec. 11, 1756. 

176 EPHRAIM, b. May 19, 1758. 

177 SUSANNAH, b. May 2, 1760. 

178 MARY, b. Jan. 17, 1767. 

179 FREDERICK, b. Sept. 10, 1771. 

180 THOMAS WHEELER, b. Aug. 13, 1773. 



BABCOCK FAMILY. 219 

Rouse Babcock (No. 105) m. Ruth Maxson, Oct. 12, 1769. 

CHILDREN: 

181 RHODA, b. Dec. 17, 1769, m. Gen. William Williams, (No. 271) that 

family, June 15th, 1799; d. Aug. 29, 1801. 

182 ROUSE, b. Feb. 27, 1771, d. Dec. 4, 1772. 

183 ROUSE, b. May 12, 1773, m. Hannah Brown, Jan. 13, 1801; d. Apr. 

2, 1841. 

184 ELIZABETH, b. Mch. 14, 1775, m. Joseph Noyes, (No. 153) that family, 

Jan. 13, 1799; d. July 1, 1846. 

185 MARTHA, b. May 2, 1777, d. June 15, 1778. 

186 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 2, 1779, m. Nancy Wilcox, Jan. 26 1806; d. July 10, 

1815. 

187 SALLY, b. April 6, 1782, m. Jeremiah Thurston; d. Feb. 27, 1841. 

188 NANCY, or ANN, b. May 15, 1786, m. Gen. Wm. Williams, (No. 271) that 

family, Dec. 23, 1804; d. Oct. 23, 1855. 

Rouse Babcock (No. 183) b. May 12, 1773, and m. Hannah 
Brown, Jan. 13, 1801. He d. April 21, 1841. She d. July 14, 
1872, and was 86 years old, being b. Oct. 10, 1785. 

CHILDREN: 

189 ROUSE b. Oct. 19, 1801; d. May 4, 1802. 

190 ROUSE, b. May 4, 1803, m. Mary Townsend, April 27, 1832; d. Mch. 

6, 1872. 

191 HANNAH B., b. Nov. 1805, m. Oliver D. Wells, Nov. 29, 1825, and d. 

July 30, 1874. 

192 MARTHA, b. Sept. 1807, m. Thomas P. Stanton, (No. 419) that family, 

Oct. 25, 1827; d. Apr. 24, 1864. 

193 HARRIET, b. Oct. 5, 1809, m. Horatio Campbell, Sept. 8, 1846, and d. 

Aug. 28, 1884. 

194 SARAH A., b. Jan. 27, 1812, m. John G. Pierce, June 1, 1840; d. Jan. 

10, 1881. 

195 WILLIAM R., b. Mch. 28, 1814, m. Catharine Pearce, Oct. 6, 1840. 

196 ALBERT, b. Sept. 6, 1816, d. young. 

197 EDWIN, b. April 8, 1819, m. Olive S. Cady, April 21, 1845. 

198 HORACE, b. Aug. 14, 1822, m. 1st, Abby Jane Cross, Sept. 11, 1843; she 

died at the expiration of sixteen years, and Mr. Horace Babcock m. 
for his 2nd wife, her sister, Harriet Cross, Dec. 18, 1861. 

Daniel Babcock (No. 139) m. Content, dau. of George and 
Content (Maxson) Potter, April 8, 1784. He d. Sept. 18, 1846. 
She was b. May 25, 1765, and d. Sept. 14, 1850. 

CHILDREN: 

199 DANIEL, b. Dec. 16, 1784, d. Apr. 2, 1874. 

200 BETSEY, b. Feb. 21, 1787, d. June 4, 1858. 

201 JACOB, b. Jan. 20, 1789, d. June 17, 1867. 



220 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

202 ANN, or NANCY, b. May 9, 1791, d. Nov. 20, 1868. 

203 GEORGE P., b. Nov. 4, 1795, d. Sept. 29, 1825. 

204 OLIVER, (twin) b. Dec. 12, 1797, d. Sept. 9, 1859. 

205 LUCY, (twin) b. Dec. 12, 1797, d. Sept. 9, 1869. 

206 MARY, b. Nov. 2, 1807, d. Jan. 18, 1883. 

207 EMILY H., b. June 14, 1810, d. May 23, 1890. 

Oliver Babcock (No. 204) m. Phebe, (No. 219) of that fam- 
ily, dau. of Stephen and Phebe (Burch) Babcock, Jan. 11, 1824. 
She was b. Mch. 5, 1802, d. Oct. 15, 1886. 

CHILDREN: 

208 NATHAN, b. Nov. 19, 1824. 

209 PHEBE M., b. Feb. 20, 1826, d. May 18, 1833. 

210 AMANDA, b. Oct. 20, 1827, d. July 15, 1887. 

211 DANIEL, b. Dec. 4, 1828. 

212 ANN E., b. Jan. 7, 1831, d. Apr. 2, 1859. 

213 STEPHEN, b. Dec. 22, 1832. 
,214 LUCY A., b. Sept. 17, 1834. 

215 MARTHA J., b. Dec. 9, 1836, d. Oct. 31, 1837. 

216 PHEBE J., b. Sept. 30, 1838. 

217 CYNTHIA C, b. May 28, 1841, d. Apr. 25, 1842. 

218 JULIA M., b. Apr. 13, 1843. 

The above said Stephen Babcock, father of Phebe, who m. 
Oliver Babcock (No. 204) is descended from John and Mary 
(Lawton) Babcock (according to the views of Mr. Stephen 
Babcock of New York.) Capt. John Babcock, fourth child of 
John and Mary (Lawton) Babcock, b. in Westerly, R. I., about 
1669, d. in Westerly, Mch. 28, 1746. He m. about 1770, Mary 
Champlin, dau. of Wm. and Mary Babcock Champlin. William 
Babcock, fourth child of Capt. John and Mary Champlin 
Babcock, b. in Westerly, Apr. 15, 1708, d. there Jan. 15, 1752. 
He m. Aug. ii, 1730, Sarah Dennison, of Saybrook, Ct. Their 
third child, Christopher Babcock, b. Sept. 12, 1734, m. Mehitable 
Chaucer, of Saybrook. Their tenth child, Stephen Babcock, b. 
in Westerly, Feb. 27. 1772, m. Mch. 22, 1801, Phebe Burch, 
(No. 55) that family, dau. of Henry and Mary (Irish) Burch, b. 
in Stonington, Nov. 2nd, 1774, d. Nov. 10, 1837. 

CHILDREN: 

219 PHEBE, b. Mch. 5, 1802, d. Oct. 15, 1886; m. Oliver Babcock (No. 204) 

that family. 

220 STEPHEN, b. May 10, 1804, d. Jan. 22, 1856. 

221 BLIAS, b. Mch. 19, 1806, d. Mch. 19, 1881. 

222 NATPIAN, b. July 27, 1808, d. Dec. 11, 1814. 

223 AMANDA, b. Nov. 29, 1810, d. Sept. 19, 1812. 



BABCOCK FAMILY. 221 

Robert Babcock (No. 22) m. Lydia , and their son 

224. Ezekiel Babcock, b. in Westerly, R. I., June 23rd, 1716, 
m. Eunice Billings (No. (if) that family, Oct. 26, 1740. In 1794 
the sons of this family went to New York State. 

CHILDREN: 

225 ELIHU, b. July S, 1741, m. Elizabeth Jeffries, Aug. 28, 1766. 

226 MARY, b. Dec. 18, 1744, m. Nathan Hinckley, Sept. 8, 1776, (No. 35) 

Hinckley family. 

227 DAVID, b. 1745, m. Mary Hinckley, (No. 36) that family. 

228 MARTHA, b. , m. Nath. Eells, Jr., Dec. 24, 1772, (No. 20) that 

family. 

229 ROBERT, b. , m. Grace Hinckley, Feb. 27, 1780, (No. 40) of 

Hinckley family. 

David Babcock (No. 22'f) m. Mary Hinckley, Mch. 12, 1769. 
He d. Nov. 16, 1820. She d. Mch. 5, 1838. 

CHILDREN: 

230 DANIEL, b. May 13, 1769, d. 1831. 

231 DAVID, b. Feb. 28, 1770, d. 1801. 

232 HENRY, b. July 29, 1771, d. 1824; m. Anna Bull. 

233 ROBERT, b. July 6, 1773. 

234 GURDON, b. Oct. 6, 1775. 

235 POLLY, b. Apr. 22, 1778, m. Rev. Elisha Morgan. 

236 DUDLEY, b. Apr. 29, 1780, d. 1846. 

237 FREDERICK, b. June 16, 1782. 

238 MERIT, b. Sept. 18, 1784. 

239 FANNY, b. July 5, 1787, m. Amos Cell. 

240 FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 18, 1789. 

Benj. F. Babcock (No. 157) m. Maria Eells, Apr. 1813, (No. 

42) of that family. 

CHILDREN: 

241 FRANK, b. , m. Phebe Swan, (No. 153) of the Swan family. 

242 SAMUEL D., b. , m. Crary, dau. of Peter Crary. 

243 MARIA, b. , m. Rev. Mr. Moore. 

244 PARTHENIA, b. , m. William Babcock. 

245 CHARLES, b. , m. Crary. 

David S. Babcock (No. 171) m. Charlotte A. Noyes, (No. 278), 

on May 28th, 1850. 

Elias Babcock (No. 221) m. Lucretia, dau. of Clark Davis. 

CHILDREN: 

246 MARIA, b. , m. Samuel H. Chesebrough. 

247 BLIAS, b. , m. Miss Hancox. 



222 ' HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Courtland Babcock (No. 163) m. Elizabeth Cany, May 3rd, 
1834. 

CHILDREN: 

248 LOUISE, b. , m. Edmund Stanton; and 2nd, Edwin Tillinghast. 

249 GEORGIA P., b. , m. Capt. Charles P. Williams (No. 297) Williams 

family. 

250 COURTLAND C, b. , m. Mary B. Woodruff. 

251 AMELIA C, b. , d. . 

252 HENRY S., b. , m. Lena Denison. 



BALDWIN FAMILY. 



SYLVESTER BALDWIN, father of the family that settled 
in New Haven, Conn., in 1638, was b. in Aston- Clinton, Buck- 
inghamshire, Eng., a little previous to the year 1600. His 
father, Sylvester Baldwin, and his mother, Jane Willis, were 
married in 1590, and he was their fifth son. His grandfather, 
Henry Baldwin, held the manor of Dundridge, in Aston-Clinton, 
which went from him to Richard, his oldest son, and from Rich- 
ard to our Sylvester's brother Henry. 

I Sylvester Baldwin (son of Henry) was m. to Jane Wissis, 
in 1590. Had six sons, and d. previous to 1632. 

CHILDREN: 

2 HARRY, b. , buried in 1594. 

3 JOHN, living in 1632. 

4 HENRY, inherited Dundridge. 

5 RICHARD, no record. 

6 WILLIAM, no record. 

7 SYLVESTER, b. , m. Sarah Bryan in 1620. These six sons were 

born between 1590 and 1600. 

Sylvester Baldwin (No. 7), before coming to America, lived 
at St. Leonards in Aston-Clinton, near Dundridge, where he 
owned the "Chapel Farm." He m. Sarah Bryan, early in 1620. 
In 1638, Sylvester and his wife Sarah and six living children, 
sailed for America in the ship Martin. They belonged to the 
"New Haven Company." Sylvester d. on the passage, "in mid 
ocean," July 21, 1638. His will was admitted to probate, in 
Boston, where the ship Martin arrived. He left a large estate. 
His widow and six children settled with the rest of the emigrat- 
ing company in New Haven. In 1643, "the Widow Baldwin" 
was recorded in New Haven as one of the wealthiest proprietors. 
In 1643 she m. Capt. John Astwood; they settled in Milford, 
Conn. Capt. Astwood d. in London in 1654. She d. in Milford 
in 1669. 



224 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN BY 1ST MARRIAGE. 

8 SARAH, b. or bapt. April 22, 1621, m. Benjamin Penn. 

9 RICHARD, b. or bapt. Aug. 25, 1622, m. Elizabeth Alsop. 

10 MARY, b. or bapt. Feb. 28, 1624, d. in 1624. 

11 MARY, b. or bapt. Feb. 19, 1625, m. Robert Plum of Milford. 

12 MARTHA, b. or bapt. Apr. 20, 1628. 

13 RUTH, b. or bapt. in 1630. 

14 SAMUEL, b or bapt. Jan., 1632, d. 1632. 

15 ELIZABETH, b. or bapt. Jan. 25, 1633, d. 1633. 

16 JOHN, b. or bapt. in 1635, m. Mrs. Rebecca (Palmer) Chesebrough. 

John Baldwin, of Stonington, (No. i6) m. first wife, name 
unknown. It is conjectured that she was a daughter of Capt. 
John Atwood, his mother's second husband, in 1656, and it 
appears in the records that "a house lot of an acre and half" was 
then assigned to him in Milford, Conn. His first wife d. in 
1657, soon after the birth of her child. In 1664 he settled in 
New London, and July 24, 1672, he m. 2nd wife, Rebecca 
Palmer (No. 13) Palmer family, young widow of Elisha Chese- 
brough, and daughter of the first Walter Palmer, of Stonington. 
They settled permanently in Stonington, where they owned an 
extensive tract of land. He d. Aug. 19, 1683. She outlived him 
thirty years, and d. May 2, 1713. 

CHILDREN: 

17 JOHN, b. April 13, 1657, d. in England, 1676. 

18 REBECCA, b. May 20, 1673, m. Blnathan Miner, Mar. 21, 1694, "(No. 59) 

Miner family. 

19 MARY, b. Feb. 24, 1675, m. John Randall, Nov. 25', 1706, (No. 2) Randall 

family. 

20 SYLVESTER, b. Mar. 4, 1677, m. Lydia Miner; 2nd, Elizabeth Avery. 

21 SARAH, b. , 1680, d. unmarried. 

22 JANE, b. , 1681, d. previous to 1692. 

23 THEOPHILUS, b. , 1683, m. Priscilla Mason. 

Sylvester Baldwin, of Stonington, (No. 20) m. first, Lydia 
Miner, July 8, 1706, (No. 63) Miner family. She d. April 22, 
1707. He m. 2d wife, Elizabeth Avery, of New London, May 
19, 1724, (No. 35) that family. She d. July 17, 1728. He d. in 
1732, leaving a large estate. 

CHILDREN: 

24 JOHN, b. and d. April 18, 1707. • 

25 ELIZABETH, b. July 6, 1725, m. Capt. Thomas Prentice, Feb. 1, 1744, 

(No. 21) Prentice family. 

26 MARY, b. Sept. 14, 1726, m. Humphrey Avery of Preston, June 19, 1745. 



: BALDWIN FAMILY. 225 

Theophilus Baldwin, of Stonington, (No. 23) m. ist, Priscilla 
Mason, (No. 27) that family, May 25, 17 10, dau. of Daniel 
Mason, and granddaughter of the famous Major John Mason; 
granddaughter also of Rev. Jeremiah Hobart, of Hingham, 
Mass., whose daughter Rebecca was Daniel Mason's second wife. 
Mrs. Priscilla (Mason) Baldwin d. soon after the birth of her 
son Sylvester. He m. May i, 1724, Jemima Powers, who d. in 
1733, and Oct. 18, 1733, m. Mrs. Elizabeth Hascall, of Norwich, 
He was the first deacon of the church organized in 1727, in what 
is now North Stonington. In many ways a man of mark in the 
town, having character, ability, wealth, and a remarkably sunny 
temper. 

CHILDREN: 

27 JOHN, b. July 12, 1711, m. Mary Clark; 2nd, Eunice Spaulding. 

28 PRISCILLA, b. Nov. 17, 1713, m. Daniel Calkins of Norwich, Sept. 2, 1731, 

son of Hugh Calkins, a great great grandson of the first American 
John Calkins. 

29 THEOPHILUS, b. Oct. 23, 1716, m. Sarah Lamb; 2nd, Elizabeth Billings. 

30 SYLVESTER, b. Mar. 29, 1719, m. Anna ; 2nd, Bridget Chese- 

brough. 

John Baldwin, of Stonington, (No. 27) m. Mary Clark, Feb. 6, 
1736. She d. Jan. 24, 1737, four weeks after the birth of a son. 
He m. 2nd, Eunice Spaulding, of Plainfield, Conn., July 3, 
1740. He d. in 1762, having been known in Stonington as 
Capt. John Baldwin, and she was m. Nov. i, 1764, to Elisha 
Williams, (No. 51) Williams family. He d. Sept. 22, 1788; she 
d. in Jan. 1819, aged 98 years and 6 months. 

CHILDREN: 

31 JOHN, b. Dec. 27, 1736, d. Jan. 8, 1737. 

32 MARY, b. Feb. 9, 1741, m. Stephen Frink, Nov. 5, 1780, (No. 47) Frink 

family. 

33 PRISCILLA, b. May 20, 1743, m. Hubbard Burroughs, Jr., Dec. 24, 1761, 

(No. 87) that family. 

34 ELIZABETH, b. June 23, 1745, m. Jesse Swan, (No. 49) Swan family. 

35 EUNICE, b. Oct. 25, 1747, d. Apr. 23, 1766. 

36 THOMAS, b. Apr. 6, 1751, d. Apr. 10, 1751. 

37 JOHN, b. May 12, 1752, m. Sarah Denison. 

38 ZIBA, b. Feb. 16, 1755, m. Amy Brown. 

Theophilus Baldwin (No. 29) m. ist, Sarah Lamb, of Ston- 
ington, Feb. 5, 1738, who d. Aug. 20, 1764. He m. 2nd, 
Elizabeth Billings, Jan, 20, 1764. They lived in Stonington, 
Conn. 



226 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

39 THANKFUL, b. Jan. 26, 1739, m. Ichabod Brown (No. 119) tbat family. 

40 DAVID, b. Aug. 17, 1741, m. Phebe Billings. 

41 ABIGAIL, b. May 17, 1744, d. unmarried. 

42 SARAH, b. Oct. 6, 1746, m. John Davis. 

43 THEOPHILUS, b. Feb. 26, 1749, d. young. 

44 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 13, 1751, m. Sabra Billings. 

45 NATHAN, b. May 17, 1754, d. young. 

46 ASA, b. Dec. 17, 1756, m. Dolly Brown. 

47 LUCY, b. Oct. 19, 1758, m. Randall Billings, (No. 139) Billings family. 

48 REBECCA, b. Oct. 25, 1761, d. unmarried. 

Sylvester Baldwin (No. 30) m. ist, Anna ; she d. 

childless, Oct. 1754; and Oct. 22, 1759, he m. 2nd, Bridget 
Chesebrough. He d. Oct. 12, 1795 ; his wife d. Sept. 14, 1818, 
all of Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

49 THEOPHILUS, b. Nov. 13, 1762, d. in 1781. 

50 SYLVESTER, b. Nov. 13, 1761; married. 

51 WILLIAM, b.. Dec. 2, 1763, d. Feb. 9, 1765. 

52 JONATHAN, b. Dec. 24, 1765, m. Lucy Slack, 1788. 

53 ANNA, b. June 27, 1768, m. Edward Chesebrough, (No. 232) Chesebrough 

family. 

54 BRIDGET, b. June 27, 1768, m. John Leray, in 1791. 

55 PRISCILLA, b. Oct. 7, 1770, d. in 1788. 

56 AMOS, b. Jan. 2, 1773, m. Rebecca Palmer, Jan. 2, 1793. 

57 THOMAS, b. Dec. 7, 1775, d. young. 

58 PHEBE, b. Apr. 21, 1778. 

John Baldwin (No. 37) m. Sarah Denison, Jan. 23, 1772, (No. 
213) Denison family. They settled on the old homestead in 
Stonington, Conn. She d. June 19, 1813 ; he d. Aug. 3, 1814, 
leaving a large estate. 

CHILDREN: 

59 JOHN, b. Oct. 28, 1772, m. Abigail Boardman; 2nd, Mrs. Anner Rose. 

60 EUNICE, b. Mar. 16, 1775, m. Stephen Tucker, Jan. 17, 1793. 

61 DENISON b. Mar. 25, 1778, d. unm. 

62 ANDREW, b. Dec. 15, 1780, m. Mary Boardman, Nov. 22, 1801. 

63 DANIEL, b. May 21, 1783, m. Eunice Frink; 2nd. Lucy Boardman, 

Aug. 27, 1806; 3rd, Hannah, dau. of Nathaniel Stanton, Apr. 21, 
1808, the mother of his nine children. 

64 POLLY, b. Feb. 1, 1786, m. Stephen Frink in 1807. 

65 GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. July 21, 1788, m. Mary C. Kinney, Nov. 

16, 1809. 

66 SARAH, b. Nov. 1790, m. Thomas Holmes. 

67 NANCY, b. Oct. 1793, d. in 1834, unmarried. 



BALDWIN FAMILY. 227 

Ziba Baldwin (No. 38) m. Amy Brown of Preston, July 20, 
1/75' '^"cl settled in North Stonington, where he d. Sept. 27, 
1803. His widow m. 2nd, Isaac Randall, Aug. 31, 1817. 

CHILDREN: 
6S THOMAS, b. May 3, 1777, m. Nancy, dau. of Dr. Asa Spalding, of Ston- 
ington, Apr. 16, ISOl. 

69 AMOS, b. June 4, 1779, m. Sally White of Hartford, May 2, 1807. 

70 TURNER, b. July 6, 1781, m. Elizabeth Gray in 1805. 

71 HEZEKIAH, b. Aug. 12, 1783, m. Amanda, dau. of Dr. Asa Spalding of 

Stonington, Mar. 22, 1812. 

72 ELISHA, b. Aug. 11, 1786, m. Patty, dau. of Asa Spalding, in 1808. 

73 ALANSON, b. Oct. 15, 1788, d. unmarried. 

74 ASHER, b. Dec. 9, 1791, m. Polly Morgan, Nov. 13, 1814. 

75 BILLINGS, b. Sept. 25, 1795, m. Orla O. Jones, Jan. 1, 1815. 

76 NATHAN, b. Aug. 13, 1797, m. Betsey A. Bromley, Jan. 3, 1823. 

77 AMY, b. Oct. 26, 1801, m. Ephraim Randall, only child of her mother's 

second husband. Mar. 8, 1818. 

David Baldwin (No. 40) m. Phebe Billings, Dec. i, 1763, both 
of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

78 PHEBE, b. , d. unmarried. 

79 MARTHA, b. June 27, 1764, m. Brown. 

80 DAVID, b. Aug. 5, 1766, m. Susan Stewart. 

81 THEOPHILUS, b. 1769, m. Philura Holmes, (No. 97) Holmes family. 

Joseph Baldwin (No. 44) m. Sabra Billings in 1771. 

CHILDREN: 

82 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Thomas Holmes, (No. 59) that family, Nov. 

19, 1789. 

83 SALLY, b. 1774, m. Simeon Clark. 

84 SABRA, b. 1777, m. Daniel Thurston. 

85 BRIDGET, b. 1780, d. unmarried. 

86 ANDREW, b. Jan. 2, 1788, m. Betsey Hutchlns, Jan. 1, 1811. 

87 HENRY, b. Mar. 8, 1790, m. Abigail Baldwin, Sept. 18, 1815. 

David Baldwin (No. 80) m. Susan Stewart, May 29, 1793. He 
d. Oct. 14, 1805; she d. June 5, 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

89 SUSAN, b. Mar. 2, 1794, m. Capt. Samuel Prentice, (No. 85) that family. 

90 STEWART, b. Mar. 6, 1796, m. Mary A. Baldwin. 

91 DAVID, b. May 5, 1798, m. Mary Brown. 

92 WOLCOTT, b. Oct. 20, 1801, m- in Troy, N. Y. 

93 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 20, 1805, d. Jan. 6, 1806. 



228 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

David Baldwin (No. 91) m. Mary Brown, Feb. 13, 1823, and 
settled in Preston, Conn. He d. Apr. 17, 1848; she d. Jan. 2, 
1865. 

CHILDREN: 

94 MARY, b. Apr. 12, 1824, d. infant. 

95 DAVID D., (twin) b. Apr. 12, 1824, m. Belle P. Sturgis, of Providence, R. I. 

96 SUSAN, b. May 5, 1828, m. Thomas S. Wheeler, (No. 284) Wheeler family. 

97 LUCY, b. Mar. 17, 1830, m. Henry T. Loring, of St. Louis, Mo. 

98 MARY ELLEN, b. Sept. 4, 1831, m. Samuel B. Wheeler, (No. 267) 

Wheeler family. 

99 CHARLOTTE W., b. Aug. 28, 1854. 

John Baldwin (No. 59), of Stonington, m. Abigail Boardman, 
of Griswold, Jan. 31, 1796. She d. July 30, 1814, aged 35, and 
he m. 2nd, Mrs. Anna Rose, who d. in 1864. He d. in 1858. 

CHILDREN: 

100 ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 21, 1797, m. Henry Baldwin. 

101 JOHN ADAMS, b. May 26, 1799, d. 1805. 

102 BETSEY MASON, b. Apr. 18, 1801, m. William S. Grant, of North 

Stonington, (No. 74) Grant family. 

103 LUCY P., b. Nov. 13, 1803, m. Isaac Swan. 

104 EUNICE, b. Sept. 26, 1806. 

105 BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 15, 1809, d. infant. 

106 EMILY A., b. Apr. 26, 1810, m. John Smith Hewitt; 2nd, Russell Griffin. 

107 SALLY ANN, b. June 1, 1814, 'm. George N. Griffing. 



BENNETT FAMILY. 



I. JOHN BENNETT, the first of this name in Stonington, 
Conn., came here from New London, and m. Oct. 22, 1691, but 
who, it is not known. 



CHILDREN: 

2 JOHN, b. in 1658, d. Feb. 11, 1660. 

3 WILLIAM, b. Apr. 18, 1660. 

4 JOHN, b. Feb. 19, 1666, m. Elizabeth Park. 

5 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 28, 1672. 

6 JOSEPH, b. Mch. 20, 168L 

William Bennett (No. 3) m. Susannah Bright, Oct. 30, 1676. 
He served in King Philip's war. 

CHILDREN: 

7 REBECCA, b. Nov. 22, 1678. 

8 JOHN, b. Aug. 11, 1683. 

9 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 8, 1685. 

10 HENRY, b. . 

John Bennett (No. 4) m. Elizabeth Park, Mch. 8, 1687. He 
served in King Philip's war. 

CHILDREN: 

11 HANNAH, b. Apr. 2, 1688. 

12 JOHN, b. Jan. 24, 1691. 

13 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 7, 1694. 

14 THOMAS, b. Nov. 14, 1697. 

15 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 8, 1699. 

16 ELIZABETH, b. July 31, 1702. 

17 ISAAC, b. July 14, 1705. 

18 NATHAN, b. July 14, 1709. 

Joseph Bennett (No. 6) m. Sarah Bequess, Nov. 4, 1702. 

CHILDREN: 

19 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 16, 1703. 

20 JBRUSHA, b. Oct. 26, 1705. 

21 STEPHEN, b. Apr. 8, 1707. 

22 SARAH, b. Mch. 4, 1709. 

23 HANNAH, b. Apr. 19, 1711. 

24 PHEBB, b. May 19, 1713. 

25 DANIEL, b. Aug. 19, 1715. 

26 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 22, 1717. 

27 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 20, 1724. 



230 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Joseph Bennett (No. 15) m. Joanna Williams, Nov. 14, 1724. 
William Bennett (No. 9) m. Mary Church, Feb. 2, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

28 SAMUEL, b. Apr. 3, 1719. 

29 MARY, b. Jan. 3, 1722. 

30 SARAH, b. Aug. 3, 1729. 

31 ESTHER, b. Jan. 28, 1725. 

Stephen Bennett (No. 21) m. Mehitable Stebbens, Sept. 23, 
1736. 

CHILDREN: 

32 MEHITABLE, b. June 25, 1738. 

33 STEPHEN, b. Apr. 22, 1740. 

34 JESSE, b. Aug. 20, 1742. 

35 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 6, 1744. 

36 NOAH, b. July 4, 1746. 
\ 37 AARON, b. Oct. 25, 1748. 

38 MARY, b. Jan. 16, 17517"'" 

39 ELISHA, b. May 18, 1753. 

40 SAMUEL, b. July 18, 1755. 

41 THANKFUL, b. Oct. 5, 1757. 

42 DAVID, b. . 

43 JOSEPH, b. . 

44 CHARLES, b. . 

Joseph Bennett (No. 2,f) m. Anna Wyllis, Oct. 2^, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

45 JBRUSHA, b. May 1, 1744, d. y. 

46 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 8, 1746. 

47 JOANNA, b. Mch. 28, 1749. 

48 JEDBDIAH, b. July 17, 1751. 

Aaron Bennett (No. 37) m. Hannah Holdredge, Sept. 15, 1773. 

CHILDREN: 

49 AARON, b. Aug. 9, 1774. 

Mrs. Hannah Bennett d. , and Mr. Bennett m. 2nd, 

Abigail Smith, Feb. 13, 1777. 

CHILDREN: 

50 HANNAH, b. Feb. 11, 1779, m. Jonathan Fish. 

51 SALLY, b. Dec. 14, 1780, m. Mark Ethridge. 

52 AMOS, b. June 28, 1783. 

53 THANKFUL, b. Mch. 14, 1785, m. 1st, Jerry Burrows, and 2nd, Joseph 

Chapman. 

54 MERRANDA, b. July 19, 1788, m. Samuel Hempstead. 

55 CHARLES, b. Nov. 11, 1790. 

56 OLIVER, b. Mch. 29, 1793. 

57 DUDLEY, b. June 6, 1797, m. Mary Lamphere. 

58 MARY ANN, b. Dec. 15, 1803. 



BENNETT FAMILY. 231 

Aaron Bennett (No. 49) m. Lucy Williams, dan. of Elisha 
Williams, April 19, 1796, (No. 133 ), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

59 AARON, b. May 25, 1797, d. y. , 

60 ELISHA WILLIAMS, b. June 7th, 1798. 

61 SABRA, b. , d. at 18 years. 

62 NATHAN DENISON, b. Dec. 20, 1802. 

63 AARON, b. Dec. 1, 1800. 

64 LUCY, b. Apr. 21, 1805. 

65 JESSE, b. Oct. 3, 1807. 

66 ESTHER, b. Mch. 29, 1810. 

67 JOHN, b. May 15, 1812, d. Oct. 19, 1819. 

68 JANE, b. . 

Charles Bennett (No. 55) m. Martha Babcock, the dau. of 
Ichabod and wife Dorcas (Hoxie) Babcock, and granddaughter 
of Hezekiah, (No. 104) Babcock family, and Martha (Hoxie) 
Babcock, Nov. 11, 1810. 

CHILDREN: 

69 CAROLINE, b. Aug. 29, 1811, m. Henry Bennett, Sept. 21, 1828. 

70 MARY ANN, b. Jan. 5, 1813, m. Thomas Franklin, June 24, 1830. 

71 CHARLES S., b. Dec. 17, 1815, m. Wealthy Ann Frink, Jan. 2, 1842. 

72 EMILY, b. Mch. 6, 1818, m. Elder Cyrus Miner, Nov. 7, 1834. 

73 AMANDA, b. July 7, 1820, m. William Miner, Apr. 25, 1844. 

74 JOHN. b. June 7, 1822, m. Mercy Topliff, Feb. 13, 1845. 

75 PERRY, b. Mch. 1, 1824, m. Amanda Morgan, Oct. 18, 1846. 

76 BENJAMIN F., b. Apr. 18, 1826, m. Mary Graves, Oct. 27, 1852. 

77 MARTHA, b. Mch. 10, 1828, m. Samuel Culver, Sept. 29, 1847. 

78 ELIZA, b. Feb. 7, 1830, m. James Miner, Aug. 25, 1847. 

79 JAMES C, b. Mch. 6, 1832, m. a Miss Berry, Dec. 26, 1866. 

80 ALONZO, b. Aug. 7, 1834, m. a Miss Berry, Dec. 25, 1866. 

81 ELLEN, b. Apr. 9, 1837, m. Walter Coan, Nov. 11, 1858. 

Dea. Elisha Bennett (No. 39) m. Esther Davis about 1774. 

CHILDREN: 

82 ELISHA, JR., b. in 1776, m. Eunice Smith. 

83 ESTHER, b. in 1778. 

84 HENRY, b. in 1780. 

85 PHEBE, b. in 1782, m. a Smith. 

86 JOHN, b. in 1785, m. Sarah Williams. 

87 ERASTUS, b. in 1787. 

88 MARY, b. in 1790, m. a Frink. 

89 CYNTHIA, b. in 1793. 

90 EPHRAIM T., b. in 1797, m. Abby White. 



232 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Oliver Bennett (No. 56) m. Fanny, dau. of Ramsford Hemp- 
stead. 

CHILDREN: 

91 OLIVER, b. . 

92 WILLIAM, b. . 

93 FANNY, b. . 



94 MELINDA, b. . 

95 RAMSFORD, b. . 

96 and 97 (twins) ALLEN and ABBY. Allen d. young, but Abby m. John 

Bldredge. 

Elisha Williams Bennett (No 6a) m. ist, Huldah Lewis, June 
1 8, 1820. 

CHILDREN: 

98 JOHN, b. , m. Sarah Williams. 

99 SUSAN, b. , m. Burch. 

100 SALLY ANN, b. , m. Potter. 

101 REUBEN, b. , m. Champlin. 

Mrs. Huldah Bennett d. and Mr. Bennett m. 2nd, Mrs. Har- 
riet H. Stanton, (No. 201) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

102 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 13, 1846, m. 1st, a Peckham, of Ledyard, 

and 2nd, Ella, dau. of Albert Brown. 

103 JOHN, b. , m. Sarah, dau. of James Williams. 



BENTLEY FAMILY. 



I. WILLIAM BENTLEY came to New England in the 
•ship Arabella, Richard Sprague, master, which sailed from 
Gravesend May 27th, 1671, and he was resident of Narragansett, 
R. I., Jan. 29, 1679. His will approved in 1720 at Kingston 
mentions wife, Sarah , and 

CHILDREN: 



2 WILLIAM, b. 

3 JAMBS, b. — 

4 THOMAS, b. - 



5 BENJAMIN, b. . 

6 JANE, b. , m. Jobn Wightman, Jan. 6, 1700. They lived on the 

Great Plain, now Exeter, and are buried on a farm about a mile north- 
west of Slocumville, lately owned by John F. Gardiner. There is 
said to have been a son, Robert Bentley, who in 1709 purchased land 
southeast of Exeter Hill, but no mention is made of him in his will. 

William Bentley (No. 2) m. Apr. 21, 1703, Mary Eliot, (No. 
3) York family, dau. of Henry Eliot and wife, Deborah (York), 
of Stonington, Ct. He d. 1760. 

CHILDREN: 



7 JOHN, b. — 

8 GEORGE, b. 

9 CALEB, b. - 



10 EZEKIEL, b. . 

11 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Nathaniel Potter, May 12, 1727. 

12 TABITHA, b. , m. Thomas Sweet, April 1728. 

13 RUHAMA, b. , m. James. 

14 MARY, b. , m. James. 

Mrs. Mary Bentley d. , and he m. 2nd, Bathsheba, 

widow of Israel Lewis, Aug. i, 1734. 

CHILDREN: 

15 WILLIAM, b. May 29, 1735. 

16 THOMxYS, b. 1737. 

17 JAMES, b. June 6, 1739. 

18 GREEN, b. Mch. 23, 1741. 

19 BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 11, 1744. 



234 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

James Bentley (No. 3) m. Dorothy Albro, dau. of Samuel and 
wife, Isabel (Lawton) Albro ; she d. and he m. 2nd, Han- 
nah . 

1ST WIFE'S CHILD: 

20 HANNAH, b. Mch. 25, 1703. 

2ND WIFE'S CHILD. 

21 Daughter, b. Dec. 15, 1718. 

Thomas Bentley (No. 4) m. Elizabeth Chamberlin, June 6th, 
1706. 

Benjamin Bentley (No. 5) m. Rathbone, dau. of 

Thomas and wife, Mary (Dickens) Rathbone. 

CHILD: 

22 WILLIAM, b. . 

John Bentley (No. 7) m. EHzabeth Gardner, May 30, 1727. 

George Bentley (No. 8) m. Ruth Barber, dau. of Moses and 
wife, Susannah (Wiat) Barber, of Kingston, R. L, Mch. 4, 1724. 
She was b. Jan. 23, 1705. Their son 

23. George Bentley, of Westerly, R. I., called junior, b. 1730, 
and d. Oct. 28, 1814; m. Amy Carter, June 2,^, 1751. 

CHILDREN: 

24 MARY, b. Sept. 25, 1752. 

25 GEORGE, b. June 26, 1756. 

26 SARAH, b. April 25, 1761. 

27 ROBERT, b. Aug. 6, 1765. 

28 ANNE, b. July 9, 1769. 

George Bentley (No. 25) m. Lucy Gardiner. He d. May 3, 
1831. She was b. 1756, d. June 7, 1844, aged 88, 

CHILDREN: 

29 JONATHAN, b. , m. Nancy Ely, d. Aug. 22, 1848. 

30 LUCY, b. , never m.; d. May 1, 1854. 

31 GEORGE, b. . 

32 DANIEL, b. Mch. 27, 1789. 

33 RUSSEL, b. Oct. 12, 1791, d. Sept. 25, 1852. 

34 HENRY, b. , d. Apr. 15, 1833. 

35 IRA, b. , d. July 9, 1838. 

Daniel Bentley (No. 32) m. Esther Wheeler (No. 272) of the 
Wheeler family, Apr. 29, 1819. 

CHILDREN: 

36 Infant daughter, b. and d. May 23, 1822. 

37 Infant son, b. and d. Oct. 24, 1823. 

38 ANNA ESTHER, b. July 14, 1825. 



BENTLEY FAMILY. 235 

39 DANIEL E., b. Feb. 15, 1S27, d. young. 

40 DANIEL EDWIN, b. May 30, 1828, d. young. 

41 REV. EDWIN, b. Oct. 29, 1829. ' 

42 COURTLAND W., b. Nov. 5, 1831. 

43 Infant son, b. and d. May 8, 1834. 

44 ADONIRAM JUDSON, b. May 16, 1836, d. young. 

45 SAMUEL HORTON, b. Aug. 14, 1837,. 

46 SARAH, b. Aug. 14, 1837. 

Russel Bentley (No. 33) m. Oct. 22, 1822, Susan Stanton, (No. 
93) daughter of Amos and wife, Amelia (Babcock) Stanton. 
She was b. Aug. 17, 1798, and d. Nov. 20, 1844. 

CHILDREN: 

47 HARRIET D., b. Jan. 1, 1824, m. 1st, John D. Babcock, Jan. 5, 1843, m. 

2nd, David N. Gallup, Jan. 25, 1859, and m. 3rd, Henry D. Hunger- 
ford, Apr. 9, 1869; d. Jan. 31, 1889. 

48 MARTHA E., b. Apr. 8, 1825, m. John H. Crary, Nov. 12, 1845. 

49 SUSAN E.,.b. Sept. 24, 1827, d. Dec. 22, 1844. 

50 Infant daughter, b. and d. May, 1831. 

51 LUCY G., b. July 17, 1829, m. Richard Wheeler, (No. 501) of that fam- 

ily, Oct. 20, 1850. 

52 MARY J., b. Sept. 10, 1832, m. Henry L. Miner, son of (No. 298) Miner 

family, Jan. 5, 1858. 

53 EMELINE N., b. May 4, 1835, m. Charles H. Kenyon, June 25, 1861. 



BILLINGS FAMILY. 



I. WILLIAM BILLINGS, the progenitor of the Billings 
iamily of Stonington, Conn., came from Taunton, Eng., and first 
appears in this country at Dorchester and Braintree, Mass., as 
we learn from Mr. Somersby, a distinguished genealogist of 

Massachusetts. He m. Mary (family name and birth 

date not given), at Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 5, 1658. The time 
of his coming to Stonington is not certainly known, but his name 
appears here among the planters of Stonington. He built him 
a dwelling-house on Cosatuc Hill, where the site may still be 
seen. He became by grants and purchases a large land owner. 
Our records do not contain a list of his children, with their 
births. What is known of them is by his will. He d. in 1713. 

CHILDREN: 

2 WILLIAM, b. in 1660, m. Hannah Sterry, 1689. He d. 1738. 

3 LYDIA, b. . 

4 MARGARET, b. , in. Edmund Fanning, (No. 2) that family. 

5 MARY, b. . 

6 ABIGAIL, b. . 

7 DOROTHY, b. . 



8 PATIENCE, b. . 

9 EBBNBZER, b. , m. Anna Comstock. 

Wihiam Billings (No. 2) m. Hannah Sterry in 1689, (No. 4) 
Hewitt family, both of Stonington, Conn. He was in the early 
Colonial wars, and d. 1738. 

CHILDREN: 

10 MARY, b. 1689, m. John Boardman, 1713. 

11 JOSEPH, b. June 28, 1692, m. Comfort Denison; 2nd, Sarah . 

12 PRUDENCE, b. June 12, 1694. 

13 REV. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 16, 1697, m. Bethiah Otis; d. 1733. 

14 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 18, 1699, m. Hannah Williams. 

15 DOROTHY, b. Feb. 5, 1702, m. Thomas Edwards in 1720. 

16 RACHEL, b. Mar. 25, 1704, m. Kennedy. 

17 SARAH, b. Sept. 10, 1705. 

17a HANNAH, b. 1706, m. Eleazar Putnam, of Preston, 1730-1. 

18 ROGER, b. Mar. 19, 1708, m. Abigail Denison. 

19 ICHABOD, b. Sept. 5, 1710. 

20 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 5, 1713, m. Theophilus Avery, son of Edward and 

Joanna (Rose) Avery, of Groton, Conn. 



BILLINGS FAMILY. 237 

Ebenezer Billings (No. 9) m. Anna Comstock, March i, 1680. 
He was in the Colonial wars. 

CHILDREN: 
21 ANNA, b. Oct. 7, 16S1, m. Soloman Hakes, Jan. 16, 1718. 
^ 22 EBENEZER, b. Jan. 1, 1684, m. Phebe Denison. 

23 WILLIAM, b. Apr. 4, 1686. 

24 JAMES, b. Oct. 4, 1688, m. Mary Hewitt. 

25 MARGARET, b. 1690, m. Jeremiah Burch, Feb. 8, 1717, (No. 10) that 

family. 

26 ZIPPORAH, b. Apr. 4, 1693. 

27 JEMIMA, b. Apr. 15, 1695. 

28 INCREASE, b. May 13, 1697, m. Hannah Hewitt. 

29 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 8, 1699, m. Daniel Smith, Mar. 18, 1725, (No. 13) 

that family. 

30 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 15, 1703, m. Mary Denison. 

Joseph Billings (No. 11) m. Comfort Denison in 171 1; both 
of Stonington, Conn. Married 2nd, Sarah . 

CHILDREN: 

31 ANNA, b. Dec. 18, 1712. 

32 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1714. 

33 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 17, 1716, m. Thankful Denison. 

Samuel Billings (No. 14) m. Hannah Williams, Jan. 6, 1726. 
He d. Sept. 21, 1733; both of Stonington, Conn. She d. 1727. 

CHILD: 

34 HANNAH, b. Jan. 6, 1727. 

Capt. Roger Billings (No. 18) m. Abigail Denison, (No. 107) 
that family, July 3, 1729. 

CHILDREN: 

35 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 21, 1730, m. Benjamin Coit, 1753. She d. 1760. 

36 JOHN, b. Dec. 15, 1732, m. Eunice Gallup. 

37 CAPT. WILLIAM, b. May 8, 1734, d. 1774; m. Mrs. Mary (Leffingwell) 

Richards, 1757. 

38 PELEG, b. June 26, 1738, m. Mary Stanton. 

39 DOROTHY, b. Apr. 16, 1741. 

40 BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 10, 1743. 

41 CAPT. HENRY, b. Apr. 19, 1746, d. 1797; m. Lucretia Leffingwell, 1770, 

sister of William's wife. 

42 SABRA, b. Jan. 21, 1747, m. Elias Brown. 

43 MARY, b. May 24, 1755, m. Darius Denison, (No. 293) that family. 

Lieut. Ebenezer Billings, b. 1684, (No. 22), ensign 1721, lieu- 
tenant 1731, at Stonington, Conn.; m. Phebe Denison, Apr. 2, 
1706, (No. 58) that family. 



238 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

44 ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 1, 1707, m. Dea. Samuel Prentice, (No. 13) that 

family. 

45 JOHN, b. Dec. 8, 1708,' d. young. 

46 EBBNBZER, b. Mar. 20, 1711, m. Mary Noyes, Mrs. Sarah Chesebrough 

Geer. 

47 PHEBE, b. Apr. 4, 1714, m. Dr. Nathan Palmer, (No. 99) that family. 

48 GRACE, b. May 27, 1716, m. James JSToyes, (No. 114) that family. 

49 ANN, b. Jan. 21, 1718, m. Col. Samuel Prentice, (No. 38) that family. 

50 JOHN, b. Sept. 29, 1720, m. Elizabeth Page, (No. 14) that family. 

51 CHRISTOPHER, b. Feb. 10, 1723, m. Anna Panning, Abigail Babcock. 

52 DANIEL, b. Feb. 10, 1725, m. Katherine Geer. 

53 NATHAN, b. Apr. 9, 1727, m. Anna Bell. 

54 ANN BORODEL, b. Apr. 18, 1732, m. Oliver Grant, (No. 24) that family. 



William Billings (No. 23) m. 



CtllLDREN: 

55 BENAJAH, b. Apr. 12, 1711. 

56 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 28, 1716. 

57 ICHABOD, b. June 15, 1721. 

58 MOSES, b. Dec. 25, 1723. 

59 DOROTHY, b. May 16, 1727. 

60 SAMUfiL, b. Apr. 11, 1729, m. Patience Billings. 

61 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 26, 1732. 

62 MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1734, m. Daniel Prentice, (No. 40) that family. 

63 ESTHER, b. June 1, 1735. 

64 "WILLIAM, b. Aug. 25, 1736. 

James Billings (No. 24) m. Mary Hewitt, Mar. 17, 1715, (No. 
y^ 10) that family. 

' CHILDREN: 

65 ZIPPORAH, b. Oct. 22, 1715, m. Dr. Joseph Palmer, (No. 148) Palmer 

family. 

66 JAMBS, b. Sept. 20, 1719, m. Margaret . 

67 EUNICE, b. Aug. 17, 1721, m. Ezekiel Babcock, (No. 224) that family. 

68 LOIS, b. Jan. 6, 1724, m. Timothy Babcock (No. 76) Babcock family. 

69 AMOS, b. May 9, 1728, m. Bethia Miner. 

70 DAVID, b. Sept. 6, 1730. 

71 JESSE, b. Apr. 18, 1737. 

Increase Billlings (No. 28) m. Hannah Hewitt, Dec. 29, 1720, 

(No. 13) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

72 ANDREW, b. Feb. 22, 1721. 

73 STEPHEN, b. Mar. 23, 1723, d. young. 

74 INCREASE, b. Feb. 15, 1725. 

75 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 27, 1726. 

76 LUCY, b. Aug. 12, 1728. 

77 JEMIMA, b. July 30, 1732. 

78 STEPHEN, b. May 18, 1734, m. Bridget Grant. 

79 JARED, b. Dec. 30, 1735. 



BILLINGS FAMILY. 239 

Benjamin Billings (No. 30) m. Mary Denison, June 22, 1724, 
(No. 1 28) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

50 DESIRE, b. June 5, 1726. 

51 BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 12, 1728, m. Abby Brown, (No. 62) that family. 

John Billings (No. 36) of Preston, Conn., m. Eunice Gallup 
of Groton (No. 93) that family, June 19, 175 1. 

CHILDREN: 

52 JOSEPH, b. Apr. 6, 1759, m. Sarah Belcher. 

53 ROGER, b. Apr. 6, 1759 (twin). 

54 JOHN, b. Oct. 4, 1761, m. Elizabeth Page. 

55 RUFUS, b. Dec. 18, 1763 

86 ABIGAIL, b. July 26, 1764. 

87 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 11, 1766. 

88 EUNICE, b. Sept. 1, 1771. 

89 WILLIAM, b. June 22, 1774. 

90 CHARLES, b. Mar. 21, 1780. 

Peleg Billings (No. 38) m. Mary Stanton in 1771. 

CHILDREN: 

91 THBOPHILUS, b. May 11, 1773, m. Ethridge Whipple. 

92 SUSANNAH, b. Jan. 19, 1775. 

93 LUCY, b. July 26, 1778. 

94 PELEG, b. Dec. 4, 1780. 

Ebenezer Billings (No. 46) m. Mary Noyes, Nov. 20, 1733, 
(No. 113) that family. He m. 2nd, Mrs. Sarah (Chesebrough) 
Geer, (No. 73) Chesebrough family. 

CHILDREN: 

95 ELIZABETH or ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 6, 1734, m. Capt. Nathan Stanton. 

(No. 342) that family. 

96 SANFORD, b. Apr. 20, 1736, m. Lucy Geer. 

97 PHEBE, b. Mar. 21, 1738. 

98 EBENEZER, b. Feb. 26, 1740. 

99 REBECCA, b. Apr. 5, 1742. 

100 GILBERT, b. Sept. 15, 1744. 

101 MARY, b. Apr. 5, 1747. 

102 BLISHA, b. Aug. 6, 1750. 

John Billings (No. 50) m. Elizabeth Page, Apr. 7, 1743 (No. 

14) Page family. 

CHILDREN: 

103 ANDREW, b. Nov. 24, 1743. 

104 PHEBE, b. Feb. 17, 1745. 

105 JOHN, b. Jan. 27, 1747, d. young. 

106 DANIEL, b. May 19, 1749. 

107 JOHN, b. Aug. 1, 1750. 

108 SABRA, b. June 16, 1752, m. Elias Brown, (No. 17) that family. 



^ 



240 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Christopher Billings (No. 51) m. Anna Fanning, Nov. 14,, 
1743; she d. Nov. 16, 1758. He m. 2nd, Abigail Babcock. 

CHILDREN : 

109 MERCY, b. Nov. 28, 1745. 

110 CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 5, 1748. 

111 NATHAN, b. May 15, 1750. 

112 MARGARET, b. Apr. 1, 1752. 

113 LYDIA, b. Dec. 18, 1755. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

114 ANNA, b. Aug. 26, 1759. 

115 JOHN, b. Apr. 8, 1761. 

116 JOSEPH, b Apr. 18, 1763. 

117 JONAS, b. Feb. 15, 1765. 

Daniel Billings (No. 52) m. Katharine Geer, of Groton, Mar. 
21, 1779. 

CHILD: 

118 NANCY, b. Dec. 19, 1779. 

Nathan Billings (No. 53) m. Anna Bell, daughter of John Bell, 
Apr. 21, 1757, of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

119 NATHAN, b. May 6, 1758. 

120 POLLY, b. 1762, m. Eleazer Williams (No. 461) that family. 

121 GRACE, b. Jan. 23, 1774, m. Gilbert Williams, (No. 462) that family. He 

d. Apr. 15, 1799. She m. 2nd, John Denison Smith, about 1800. 

Joseph Billings (No. 33) m. Thankful Denison, Nov. 10, 1737, 

(No. no) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

122 COMFORT, b. Sept. 24, 1740. 

123 SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1746. 

124 NATHAN, b. Jan. 9, 1748. 

Amos Billings (No. 69) m. Bethia Miner, Jan. 10, 1750. 

CHILD: 

125 MARY, b. Aug. 21, 1750. 

Stephen Billings (No. 78) m. Bridget Grant, Dec. 4, 1746, (No. 
23) Grant family; she d. Aug. 15, 1762. He m. 2nd, Mary 
Ledyard, Dec. 12, 1765; she d. Mar. 7, 1787. He m. 3rd, 
Martha Denison, Apr. 9, 1789. 

CHILDREN: 

126 HANNAH, b. July 3, 1748. 

127 STEPHEN, b. July 3, 1748, m. Cynthia Hewitt; 2nd, Ann Raymond. 

128 BRIDGET, b. Feb. 16, 1754. 

129 KATHARINE, b. May 5, 1758. 

130 ANDREW, b. Aug. 3, 1760. He was killed at the massacre of Fort 

Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. 

131 EUNICE, b. Aug. 6, 1763, d. Aug. 28, 1764. 



BILLINGS FAMILY. 241 



CHILD BY 2ND MARRIAGE. 

132 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 14, 1766. 

James Billings (No. 66) m. Margaret in 1740; she 

d. Mar. 27, 1752. 

CHILDREN: 

133 JONAS, b. Feb. 6, 1742. 

134 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 5, 1744, m. Rahama Palmer. 

135 ALPHEUS, b. Oct. 27, 1746. 

136 AMOS, b. Jan. 16, 1749. 

137 JAMES, b. Oct. 11, 1751. ^_ 

Samuel Billings (No. 6o) m. Patience Billings, Aug. 22, 1749. 

CHILDREN: 

138 THANKFUL, b. June 24, 1751. 

139 RANDALL, b. Jan. 25, 1753, m. Lucy Baldwin, (No. 47) that family. 

140 ANNA, b. Aug. 15, 1755. 

141 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 31, 1757. 

142 BENAJAH, b. Oct. 20, 1759, m. Lucy Smith, Jan. 25, 1771. 

143 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 19, 1761. 

144 ELI, b. Mar. 23, 1764. 

145 ADAM, b. Mar. 27, 1765. 

146 PATIENCE, b. no date given. ^ 

Joseph Billings (No. 82) m. Sarah Belcher, Nov. 15, 1781. 

CHILD: 

147 BETSEY, b. May 8, 1783. 

Stephen Billings (No. 127) m. Cynthia Hewitt, Oct. 6, 1774, 
(No. 93) that family; she d. May 13, 1786. He m. 2nd, Anna 
Raymond, May 24, 1787. He d. Aug. 15, 1850. 

CHILDREN: 

148 ISAAC, b. Nov. 6, 1775. 

149 Infant daughter, b. and d. young. 

150 HENRY, b. Sept. 5, 1779. 

151 STEPHEN, b. Sept. 25, 1781, m. Martha Allyn. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

152 BETSEY, b. Apr. 16, 1788. 

153 Infant, b. Jan. 6, 1790. 

154 ANDREW, b. Dec. 31, 1790. 

155 NANCY, b. Dee. 23, 1792. 

156 EUNICE, b Nov. 22, 1794. 

157 PRANCES, b. Oct. 3, 1797. 

Theophilus Billings (No. 91) m. Ethridge Whipple, Jan. i, 
1799. 

CHILDREN: 

158 PELEG, b. Sept. 24, 1800. 

159 DANIEL, b. Mar. 17, 1804. 

160 GEORGE, b. Jan. 16, 1807. 

161 CODDINGTON, b. May 15, 1810. 



242 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Sanford Billings (No. 96) m. Lucy Geer, of Groton, Jan. 24, 
1760. He d. Apr. 25, 1806; she d. Apr. 19, 1810. 

CHILDREN: 

162 EBENEZER, b. Jan. 21, 1761, d. Apr. 7, 1787. 

163 SANFORD, b. Apr. 15, 1763, d. Feb. 22, 1787. 

164 ROBERT, b. Dec. 15, 1764, d. Feb. 15, 1796. 

165 Son, b. Apr. 7, and d. Apr. 30, 1767. 

166 GILBERT, b. Nov. 25, 1768, m. Lucy Swan. 

167 CODDINGTON, b. Oct. 25, 1770, m. Mrs. Eunice (Williams) Wbeeler; 

2nd, Ann (Wilcox) Babcock. 

168 NOYES, b. Mar. 20, 1773, d. Oct. 17, 1797. 

169 LUCY, b. June 20, 1775, m. Stephen Meech, Mar. 20, 1796. 

170 JAMES GEER, b. Oct. 4, 1777, d. July 2, 1798. 

171 SARAH, b. July 17, 1781, d. Jan. 8, 1800. 

172 WASHINGTON, b. Dec. 21, 1783, d. Sept. 9, 1799. 

Benjamin Billings (No. 134) m. Rahama Palmer, Nov. 7, 1766. 

CHILDREN: 

173 PEREZ, b. in 1767. 

174 EZRA, b. Oct. 5, 1768. 

175 LYDIA, b. Aug. 5, 1770. 

Stephen Billings (No. 151) m. Martha Allyn, (No. 191) 
Stanton family, Apr. 9, 1809. She d. Feb. 24, 1861. 

CHILDREN: 

176 CYNTHIA, b. Jan. 11, 18( 0, m. Col. William Morgan (No. 36) that family. 

177 HANNAH ADELIA, b. "Jiine 12, 1812, m. Alexander Palmer, (No. 350) 

that family. 

178 ANNA S., b. , Sept. 1, 1814, m. Christopher M. Gallup, (No. 180) that 

family. 

179 POLLY, b. Apr. 18, 1817, m. Jonah Witter. 

180 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 23, 1818, d. Dec. 25, 1840, aged 22 years. 

181 JAMES ALLYN, b. Feb. 24, 1821, m. Margaret J. Allyn, Dec. 28, 1852. 

182 HENRIETTA, b. Oct. 25, 1824, m. Isaac Avery, (No. 229) that family. 

Gilbert Billings (No. i66) m. Lucy Swan in 1792, (No. 73) 
Swan family. He d. May 4, 1856; she d. Dec. 16, 1854, aged 84. 

CHILDREN: 

183 SANFORD, b. June 21, 1793, d. Sept. 22, 1820. 

184 LUCY, b. June 30, 1798, m. Asher Coates, (No. 26) that family. 

185 ROBERT, b. May 23, 1800, m. Calista Keeney. 

186 JAMBS, b. Jan. 2, 1802. 

187 GEORGE, W., b. Dec. 9, 1803, d. Feb. 14, 1873. 

188 HORATIO NELSON, b. Nov. 26, 1805, m. Mary Ann Fish. 

189 Child, b. Sept. 19, 1807. 

190 JOHN S., b. Mar. -4, 1809, d. Aug. 28, 1812. 

191 BENJAMIN F., b. Jan. 15, 1811, m. Mrs. Abby Jane Starkweather, widow 

of Denison Stewcirt (No. 51) Stewart family. 

192 MARY P., b. Jan. 24, 1813, d. Mar. 20, 1856. 



BILLINGS FAMILY. 243 

Coddington Billings (No. 167) m. Mrs. Eunice (Williams) 
Wheeler, widow of Rufits Wheeler, Sept. 13, 1797, (No. 272) 
Williams family. He m. 2nd, Mrs. Ann (Wilcox) Babcock, July 
18, 1819. He d. Feb. 6, 1845. 

CHILDREN BY 1ST MARRIAGE: 

193 CODDINGTON, b. in Stonington, Sept. 3, 1798, d. Jan. 19, 1801. 

194 HON. NOYES, b. in Stonington, Mar. 31, 1800, was graduated from 

Yale College in 1819, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 
1846. He m. Isabella Stewart, Oct. 1826. 

195 HON. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. in Stonington, Feb. 16, 1802, a graduate 

of Yale in 1821, and was one of the most prominent and successful 
business men of New London. He m. Louise Trott, Apr. 6, 1828. 

196 EUNICE W., b. in Stonington, June 15, 1804, m. Dr. Ralph Parnsworth, 

who was an eminent and successful physician of Norwich, Conn. 
CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

197 ANN, b. May 14, 1821, m. Calvin G. Williams, (No. 351) that family. 

198 HARRIET, b. Jan. 13, 1832, m. Theo. D. Palmer, (No. 483) that family. 

199 CODDINGTON, b. Feb. 8, 1834, m. Mary B. Williams, Nov. 15, 1855, (No. 

388) that family. 

Robert Billings (No. 185) m. Calista, daughter of Lot Keeney. 

CHILD: 

200 GILBERT, b. , m. Mary Ann Hewitt, (No. 258) that family. 

Horatio N. Billings (No. 188) m. Mary Ann Fish, Jan. 30, 
1838. He was a sea-faring man. He went to California and 
was never heard from. 

CHILDREN: 

201 LUCY H., b. , m. John L. Spalding. 

202 SANFORD N., b. , m. Lucy E. Main, Oct. 28, 1867. 

203 EDWARD E., b. , m. twice. 

204 MARY A., b. , m. Charles D. Thompson. 



BREED FAMILY. 



1. ALLEN BREED, the progenitor of the Breed family, 
appears first in Lynn, Mass., in 1630. He was b. in England 
in 1601. The name of his wife is unknown. He d. Mar. 17, 
1692, and had five children. 

THEIR SON 

2. Allen Breed, b. 1626, m. Mary , and had six 

children. 

THEIR SON 

3. John Breed, b. Jan. 18, 1663, m. ist, Mary Kirtland, Apr. 
28, 1686. He m. 2nd, Mercy Palmer, June 8, 1690, (No. 31) 
Palmer family. He resided in Lynn until after the death of his 
first wife and daughter, and then removed to Stonington, Conn., 
where he purchased land of Gershom Palmer, the father of his 
second wife. They were both buried at Wequetequock burial 
ground, and they were members of the First Congregational 
Church of Stonington, Conn. He d. in 1761 ; his wife d. Jan. 
28, 1752. 

CHILDREN: 

4 SARAH, b. July 15, 1687, d. Jan. 28, 1688. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

5 ANNA, b. Nov. 8, 1693, m. Israel Hewitt, (No. 8) that family. 

6 MARY, b. Jan. 8, 1697, m. Daniel Brown, June 21, 1721, (No. 24) that 

family. 

7 JOHN, b. Jan. 26, 1700, m. Mary Prentice. 

8 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 28, 1702, m. John Hinckley (No. 18) that family. 

9 SARAH, b. Feb. 1, 1704, m. James Miner, (No. 74) that family. 

10 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 27, 1706, m. Samuel Hinckley, (No. 20) that family. 

11 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 4, 1708, m. Priscilla Avery. 

12 BETHIA, b. Dec. 30, 1710. 

13 ALLEN, b. Aug. 29, 1714, m. Ann Cole; 2nd, Hannah Dewey. 

14 GERSHOM, b. Nov. 15, 1715, m. Dorothy McLaren, May 10, 1747. 

John Breed (No. f) m. Mary Prentice, (No. i6) that family, 
Oct. 14, 1725. 

CHILDREN: 

15 MERCY, b. Aug. 3, 1727, m. John Noyes, (No. 123) that family. 

16 JOHN, b. Sept. 5, 1729, m. Silence Grant. 



BREED FAMILY. 245 

17 NATHAN, b. Dec. 13, 1731, m. Lucy Babcock. 
IS MARY, b. Dec. 25, 1733. 

19 SARAH, b. Dec. 2S, 1737, m. Joshua Grant, (No. 26) that family. 

20 EUNICE, b. Feb. 23, 1738, m. Wyatt Hinckley, (No. 31) that family. 

21 GRACE, b. June 2, 1740. 

22 ANN, b. June 2, 1742, m. Jesse York, (No. 36) that family. 

23 AMOS, b. Dec. 23, 1744, m. Lucy Randall. 

24 LUCY, b. Dec. 18, 1746. 

Joseph Breed (No. ii) m. Priscilla Avery, (No. 75) that fam- 
ily, June 2, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

25 JOSEPH, b. April, 1708, m. a Miss Avery. 

26 AVERY, b. Nov. 21, 1739. 

John Breed (No. 16) m. Silence Grant, May 19, 1750, (No. 25) 

that family. 

CHILDREN: 

27 MARY, b. Feb. 9, 1751. 

28 JOHN, b. Nov. 15, 1752. 

29 SARAH, b. Dec. 16, 1754. 

SO OLIVER, b. Feb. 6, 1757, m. Grace Green, Mar. 11, 1773. 

31 REUBEN, b. Sept. 23, 1758. 

32 PRENTICE, b. Jan. 1, 1761, m. Mary Stanton. , 

33 EUNICE, b. Feb. 25, 1763. 

34 SAMUEL, b. Mar. 23, 1765, m. Eunice Allyn. 

35 MARCY, b. Feb. 6, 1769. 

Allen Breed (No. 13) m. Ann Cole, Feb. 2, 1737; m. 2nd, 
Hannah Dewey, July 5, 1752. 

CHILDREN (ALL BORN IN STONINGTON): 

36 ANN, b. July 11, 1739. 

37 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 30, 1740. 

38 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 23, 1741. 

39 MARY, b. Jan. 3, 1744. 

40 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 20, 1745, m. Prudence Palmer, (No. 274) that family. 

41 ALLEN, b. Nov. 14, 1747. 

42 SUSANNAH, b. June 3, 1750, m. Joshua Stanton, (No. 48) that family. 

CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE: 

43 REV. GERSHOM, b. Apr. 29, 1756, m. Hannah Palmer. 

44 JABISH, b. Feb. 24, 1758, m. Sarah Chapman. 

45 ESTHER, b. Aug. 5, 1759. 

46 CHRISTOPHER, b. July 25, 1761. 

47 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 21, 1763, m. Rhoda Greene. 

48 HANNAH, b. July 29, 1765. 

Gershom Breed (No. 14) m. Dorothy McLaren, May 10, 1747. 



246 fflSTOEY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

49 JOHN McLaren, b. April 28, 1748, in Stonington, Conn. He gradu- 

ated from Yale College in 1768. He was a merchant at Norwich, 
Conn., and Mayor of the city. Married Mary Devotion, Nov. 14, 1771. 

50 SUSANNAH B., b. Nov. 19, 1749, m. Rev. David Brewer. 

51 GERSHOM, b. Oct. 2, 1751, d. young. 

52 GERSHOM, b. Sept. 5, 1753, d. young. 

53 DAVID, b. June 6, 1755, m. Elizabeth Clement. 

54 ALLEN, b. Sept. 6, 1757, d. young. 

55 SHUBAL, b. April 20, 1759, m. Lydia Perkins. 

56 JESSE, b. May 21, 1761, m. Cynthia Buckley. 

57 SIMEON, b. July 17, 1763, d. unmarried. 

58 ANNA, b. May 14, 1767, m. Rev. Salmon Cone. 

Dea. Nathan Breed (No. 17) m. Lucy Babcock in 1751. 

CHILDREN: 

59 NATHAN, b. March 30, 1752. 

60 LUCY, b. May 10, 1754, m. William Slack, March 4, 1779. 

61 JOSEPH, b. July 9, 1759, m. Mercy Holmes. 

62 STEPHEN, b. March 15, 1760, m. Esther Wheeler. 

62a ESTHER, b. , 1762, m. William Witter, (No. 58) that family. 

63 ANNA, b. — 1764, m. Gilbert Grant, (No. 49) that family. 

64 PRUDENCE, b. 1766, m. Nathaniel Wheeler, (No. 361) that family. 

65 GRACE, b. 1768, m. Jesse Billings. 

66 THOMAS, b. 1770. 

67 JOSHUA, b. 1771. 

Amos Breed (No. 23) m. Lucy Randall, Jan. 25, 1768, (No. 
63) that family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Mar. 20, 1885. 
She m. 2nd, Elias Sanford Palmer, (No. 238) Palmer family. 

CHILDREN: 

68 AMOS, b. May 5, 1769, m. three times. 

69 JESSE, b. June 12, 1771, m. Hannah Randall. 

70 JEDEDIAH, b. Aug. 15, 1773, m. Nancy . 

71 LUCY, b. Feb. 10, 1776, m. Samuel Peabody. 

72 JONAS, b. April 23, 1779, m. Betsey Niles, July 14, 1803. 

73 DEA. ELIAS, b. March 12, 1782, m. Betsey Randall, (No. 84) that fam- 

ily. Settled near Norwich, N. Y., and became wealthy. 

Oliver Breed (No. 30) m. Grace Green, Mar. 11, 1779. 

CHILDREN: 

74 HENRY, b. March 10, 1781, m. Eleanor Pish, June 10, 1801. 

75 JOHN, b. March 15, 1782, m. Catherine Fish, April 11, 1805. 

76 REUBEN, b. July 4, 1783, m. Martha Everett. 

77 NANCY, b. , m. John York. 

78 LUCY, b. , m. Mr. Williams. 

79 ADIN, b. Feb. 2, 1787, m. Nancy . 



BREED FAMILY. 247 

SO OLIVER, b. , 1789. 

81 CYRUS, b. , 1792, m. Susan Ward. 

82 EUNICE, b. , m. a Mr. Frink. 

83 MARTHA, b. . 

84 GRACE, b. , m. a Mr. York. 

Prentice Breed (No. 32) m. Mary Stanton, Dec. i, 1780, (N,o., 
300) that family. He d. Oct. 7, 1816. She d. Jan. 20, 1844.. 

CHILDREN: 

85 POLLY, b. Aug. 20, 1781. 

86 SOPHIA, b. Oct. 8, 1784. 

87 FANNY, b. March 27, 1787. 

88 BETSEY, b. Feb. 21, 1789. 

89 JOHN P., b. March 21, 1798. 

Samuel Breed (No. 34) m. Eunice, daughter of Thomas and 
Lucy (Avery) Allyn. 

CHILDREN: 

90 JULIA, b. Oct. 14, 1788, d. May 12, 1867. 

91 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 19, 1790, m. Eliza P. Williams. 

92 THOMAS, b. Aug. 25, 1792. 

93 JOHN, b. Sept. 18, 1794, m. Prudence Hancox; 2d, Polly Sheffield. 

Jabish Breed (No. 44) m. Sarah Chapman, Jan. 30, 1782, (No. 
iS") that family. 

CHILDREN: 

94 SALLY, b. March 22, 1783, m. William Pendleton, (No. 89) Pendleton 

family. 

95 HANNAH, b. Dec. 18, 1784, m. Reuben York, (No. 84) that family. 

96 POLLY, b. April 7, 1788. 

97 ANDREW, b. Jan. 25, 1790. 

98 PATTY, b. Aug. 19, 1791, m. Nathan York, (No. 81), that family. 

99 ALLYN, b. May 10, 1793. 

100 GERSHOM, b. Feb. 10, 1795. 

101 LUCY, b. March 21, 1797. m. Ray. 

102 WILLIAM, t>. Jan. 10, 1799. 

103 ANNA, b. Jan. 26, 1801, m. Jonathan Wheeler, (No. 403) that family. 

Joseph Breed (No. 61) m. Mercy Holmes, (No, 67a) that fam- 
ily, Tan. 25, 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

104 JOSEPH, b. July 23, 1781. 

105a CHARLES, b. March 17, 1785, m. Polly Hancox, (No. 20) that family. 
105b MERCY, b. Feb. 17, 1795, m. Amos Hancox, (No. 26) that family. 

106 LUCY, b. May 20, 1787, m. Gilbert Collins, (No. 12) that family. 

107 NATHAN, b. Jan. 26, 1789. 

108 ANNA, b. Jan. 6, 1791. 

109 JOHN, b. Nov. 8, 1792. 

110 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 17, 1794, m. a Mr. Lines. 

111 NANCY, b. , m. a Mr. Beeler. 

112 ABIGAIL, b. , m. a Mr. Greason. 



248 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Stephen Breed (No. 62) m. Esther, daughter of Richard 
Wheeler, (No. 360) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

114 ESTHER, b. , m. Oliver Grant in 1801, (No. 54) that family. 

115 STEPHEN, b. July 1, 1785, m. Sophia Geer. 

116 SILENCE, b. Dec. 1, 1791, m. Stephen Chalker, March 2, 1813. 

117 HANNAH, b- , m. York. 

118 ALICE, b. , m. Coon; 2d., Williams. 

119 FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. July 4, 1809, m. Ann Holbrook. 

Jesse Breed (No. 69) m. Hannah Randall, (No. 89) that fam- 
ily, Apr. 12, 1794, at Stonington. She d. June 12, 1824. He 
m. 2nd, Hannah Randall, (No. 83) that family, July 9, 1825. He 
d. at Homer, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1831. She d. May 2, 1838. 

CHILDREN (ALL BORN IN STONINGTON): 

120 HANNAH T., b. March 5, 1795, m. Joseph Frink, (No. 98) that family. 

121 JESSE BILLINGS, b. July 15, 1798, m. Freelove Breed, (No. 135). 

122 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Feb. 3, 1801, m. Mary Ann Breed, (No. 134). 

123 JOSHUA RANDALL, b. May 27, 1803. 

124 AMOS PALMER, b. May 13, 1805, d. at Stonington, Nov. 4, 1826. 

125 CALVIN G., b. Aug. 22, 1808, d. at Stonington, Oct., 1872. 

126 PRUDENCE MARY, b. Aug. 22, 1811. 

127 LUCY PENDLETON, b. Jan. 27, 1814. 

128 RHODA ANGELINE, b. March 10, 1816. 

129 AMANDA, b. June 8, 1818, d. at Stonington, July 3, 1818. 

Samuel Breed (No. 91) m. Eliza P. Williams, (No. 355) that 
family, Nov. 21, 1822. He d. Feb. 9, 1826. 

CHILDREN: 

130 SAMUEL EDWIN, b. , d. in infancy. 

131 LUCY PALMER, b. , d. in infancy. 

132 ANN ELIZABETH, b. , m. John Hart. 

John Breed (No. 93) m. Prudence Hancox (No. 22) that fam- 
ily; m. 2nd, Polly Sheffield, daughter of Isaac Sheffield. He 
d. Sept, 14, i860. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE. 

133 EUNICE, b. Nov. 26, 1799. 

134 MARY ANN, b. Feb. 21, 1802, m. Benjamin F. Breed, (No. 122). 

135 FREELOVE, b. May 7, 1803, m. Jesse B. Breed, (No. 121) Nov. 25, 1837. 

136 ISAAC SHEFFIELD, b. Dec. 19, 1804, m. Phebe P. Hewitt, (No. 241) 

that family. 

137 HARRIET, b. Dec. 24, 1806. 

138 Twins, b. and d. at birth. 



BREWSTER FAMILY. 



I. ELDER WILLIAM BREWSTER, son of William 
Brewster, was b. in 1560, a graduate of Cambridge College, 
England, afterward the confident friend of William Davison, 
Queen Elizabeth's ambassador to Scotland, then joining the 
independent church, he entertained their meetings at his house, 
fled with them to Amsterdam and Leyden, was appointed their 
elder, sailed in the Mayflower and landed on Plymouth Rock, 
Dec. 20, 1620. He drafted in the cabin of the Mayflower the 
first written constitution. He served in the early Indian wars 
under Capt. Myles Stan dish. The Plymouth Church Records 
say of him that with the most submissive patience he bore the 
novel and trying hardships to which his old age was subjected; 
lived abstemiously, and after having been in his youth the 
companion of ministers of state, the representative of his sov- 
ereign familiar with the magnificence of court, and the possessor 
of a fortune, sufficient not only for the comfort but for the 
exigencies of life, this humble Pilgrim labored steadily with his 
own hands in the field for daily subsistence; yet he possessed 
that happy electricity of mind which could accommodate himself 
with cheerfulness to all circumstances ; destitute of meat, of fish, 
and bread, even with his single meal of clams would he return 
thanks to the Lord, that he could suck of the abundance of the 
seas and treasures hid in the sand. He enjoyed a healthy 
old age and was sick but one day, when he d. Apr. 16, 1644. He 

m. Mary , before 1592, who came to this country with 

him, and d. Apr. 17, 1627. 

CHILDREN: 
y 2 JONATHAN, b. at Scrooby in Nottinghamshire, Aug. 12, 1593, m. Lu- 
cretia Oldham of Darby, April 10, 1624. He d. in Connecticut, Aug. 7, 
1659; she d. March 4, 1678-9. 

3 PATIENCE, b. in England, m. Gov. Thomas Prence, Aug. 5, 1624, and 

d. 1634. 

4 FEAR, b. in England, m. Isaac Allerton, 1626, d. 1633-4. 

5 LOVE, b. in England about 1636, m. Sarah Colliers March 15, l^MJb<r\-v<^ 
•6 WRESTLING, b. in England, m. Emla Story in 1630. 



250 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Jonathan Brewster (No. 2) m. Lucretia Oldham. Their son 

7 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 17, 1633, m. Anna Dart, Feb., 1659. He died Sept, 

14, 1710; she d. May 9, 1709. Their son 

8 DANIEL, b. March 1, 1666-7, m. Hannah, dau. of John Gager, Dec. 23, 

1686; m. 2d Dorothy Witter, Dec. 19, 1727, probably widow of Ebenezer 
Witter, and dau. of Lieut. Joseph and Dorothy (Park) Morgan. He 
d. May 7, 1735. Their son 

8 GAPT. JOHN, b. July 18, 1695, m. Dorothy Treat, Sept. 20, 1725. He d. 

Aug. 29, 1776. Their son 

9 DANIEL, b. , m. Phebe Williams, May 31, 1753; 2d Elizabeth Swan 

of Stonington, Conn, (No. 53) that family, Oct. 4, 1764. 

Benjamin Brewster (No. 7) m. Anna Dart. Their son 

10 JONATHAN, b. Nov., 1664, m. Judeth Stevens of Norwich, Dec. 18, 1690. 

He d. Nov. 20, 1704. His widow m. 2d, Christopher Huntington, Oct. 
1706. Their son 

11 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 13, 1695, m. Dorothy Witter, March 17, 1723. He d. Oct. 

15, 1770. Their son. 

12 ELIJAH, b. Sept. 3, 1724, m. Elizabeth Fitch, Jan. 25, 1749. Their 

daughter 

13 ELIZABETH, b. March 15, 1757, m. Israel Morgan, (No. 39) that family, 

July 22, 1777. He d. June 4, 1816; she d. Sept. 15, 1826.) Their 
daughter 
, 14 ELIZABETH MORGAN, who married Stephen Avery, (No. 159) that fam- 
ily, had daughter Frances Mary Avery, who married Richard A. 
Wheeler, (No. 429). that family. 



KEY. CHAD BROWN FAMILY. 



I. REV. CHAD BROWN, not related so far as known to 
the three Brown Brothers, of Lynn, Mass., came as we learn 
from his deposition to New England with his wife Elizabeth 

, and their son John, in the good ship Martin, and 

landed in Boston, Mass., in the year 1638. He located himself 
and family in Salem, Mass., where he did not long reside. 
Entertaining religious and political sentiment in sympathy with 
Roger Williams, he went to reside with him in Providence, R. 
I. Mr. Brown soon rose to prominence in Providence Planta- 
tion, where he merited and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow 
townsmen to an unlimited extent, receiving some of the highest 
positions of honor and trust in their power to bestow upon him. 
Having previously studied for the ministry, he was called to the 
pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Providence, where he 
was ordained in 1642 as the first settled minister of that church, 
(a disputed point by some, who claim that Roger Williams was 
the first minister of that church). Be that as it may, it is very 
evident that their labors with and for the church were harmoni- 
ous and their ministry may have been an ideal, dual, coadjuting. 
pastorate. 

CHILDREN OF ELDER CHAD BROWN AND WIPK ELIZABETH. 

2 PHEBE, b. , in England, m. Thomas Lee; 2d, (Greenfield Larrabee. 

3 JOHN, b. , 1630, in England. 

4 JAMES, b. , in England, d. 1683. 

5 JEREMIAH, b. , in England, d. 1690. 

6 CHAD, alias Judah, b. , place unknown, d. unmarried May 10, 1663.^ 

7 DANIEL, b., probably in New England. 

John Brown (No. 3) m. Mary Holmes, dau. of Obadiah and 
Catharine Holmes, in 1659; ^- 1706. \ 

CHILDREN: 

8 SARAH, b. . 

9 JOHN, b. . 

10 JAMES, b. . 

11 OBADIAH, b. . 

12 MARTHA, b. . 

13 MARY, b. . 



14 DEBORAH, b. 



:252 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

James Brown (No. 4) and Elizabeth Carr were m., date and 
place unknown. She m. 2nd, Samuel Gardiner. 

CHILDREN: 
15 JOHN, b. in the year 1671. 
-. 16 JAMBS, b., date unknown. 

17 ESBCK, b. Marcli 8. 1679. 

18 CLARK, b. . 

Jeremiah Brown (No. 5) m. Mary Gardiner; and 2nd, Mary 
Cook. 

CHILDREN: 

19 JAMES BROWN, b. . 

20 SAMUEL, b. in 1680, m. 1st Mary ; 2d, Mary Carr, d. 1762. 

21 DANIEL, b. , d. in 1726. 

22 WILLIAM, b. in 1676, m. Elizabeth Robinson; d. 1756. 

Daniel Brown (No. 7) m. Alice Hearndon, Dec. 25, 1669. 

CHILDREN: 

23 JUDAH, b. , m. Hannah , d. Jan. 13, 1734. 

24 JABEZ, b. , m. Anne . 

25 SARAH, b. Oct. 10, 1677, m. Thomas Angell, April 4, 1700. 

26 JEREMIAH, b. , m. Sarah Tinker, Feb. 8, 1715. 

27 HALLELUJAH, b. , m. James Olney, Aug. 31, 1702. 

28 HOSANNAH, b. , m. Mary Hawkins. 

29 JONATHAN, b. , no record than that he sold by consent of his 

brothers, Judah and Daniel, certain real estate. May 21, 1713. 

30 DANIEL, b. , m. Mary Sprague. He was a cooper by trade. 

John Brown (No. 15) m. Elizabeth Cranston, dau. of John and 
wife, Mary (Clarke) Cranston. He d. Oct. 20, 1731. 

CHILDREN: 

31 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 30, 1693. 

32 JOHN, b. Dec. 26, 1696, m. Jane Lucas, d. Jan. 2, 1764. 

33 JAMES, b. . ,' 

34 WILLIAM, b. . 

35 ROBERT, b. . 



1/ 



36 PELEG, b. in 1709, d. Feb. 21, 1756. m. Sarah Freebody, Feb. 20, 1746. 

37 ELIZABETH, b. , m. John Gridley. 

James Brown (No. 16) m. ist, Ann Clarke, and 2nd, Catharine 
^Greene, April 27th, 1740. He d. in 1756. 

CHILDREN ALL BY FIRST WIFE: 

38 JAMES, b. in 1700, m. Ann Noyes, (No. 103). He d. 1765; she d. in Nor- 
wich in 1754. 

39 JOHN, b. in 1702, m. Dorothy Noyes, (No. 107), July 4, 1728. 

40 CLARKE, b. in 1704. 

41 HOPE, b. in 1706, m. Nathaniel Coddington, March 20, 1720. 

42 THOMAS, b. in 1708, m. Almey Greene, April 3, 1746. 



REV. CHAD BROWN FAMILY. 253; 

Eseck Brown (No. 17) m. Mercy Carr, Nov. 29, 1705, d. Dec. 
10, 1772, 

CHILDREN: 

43 MARY, b. March 28, 1707, d. young. 

44 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 10, 1708. 

45 DEBORAH, b. June 10, 1711, d. young. 

46 ESEK, b. Aug. 13, 1712. 

47 ROBY, b. March 10, 1715. 

48 DEBORAH, b. Oct. 13, 1716. 

49 MARY, b. Jan. 18, 1718. 

50 JAMES, b. Nov. 12, 1719. 

51 BENJAMIN, b. July 17, 1721. 

52 JEREMIAH, b. July 17, 1723. 

Daniel Brown (No. 21) m. Frances Watson, daughter of John 
and w'ife, Dorcas Gardiner Watson. They both d. in 1726. 

CHILDREN: 

53 ELIZABETH, b. March 13, 1704. 

54 MARY, b. Aug. 3, 1706. 

55 BENJAMIN, b. March 16, 1708. 

56 DANIEL, b. Nov. 15, 1709. 

57 ELISHA, b. Jan. 20, 1711. 

58 DORCAS, b. May 22, 1713. 

59 JOHN, b. Feb. 18, 1714. 

60 DESIRE, b. Jan. 8, 1722. 

61 PRANCES, b. . 



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John Brown (No. 39) b. at Newport, R. I., m. Dorothy Noyes, 
(No. 107) that family. They made Stonington their home for 
life. 

CHILDREN: 

62 ABBY, b. — , m. Benjamin Billings, (No. 81) that family, Nov. 22, 1750. 

63 ANNA, b. , m. Caleb Arnold. 

64 JONATHAN, b. , d. young. 

65 JOHN, b. -, m. Mary Holmes. 

66 NOYES, b. , d. at sea. 

67 SANFORD, b. , m. Lucy Peabody. 

68 PELEG BROWN, b. , m. Mercy Denison, (No. 242). 

69 DOLLY, b. , m. Samuel Copp, Dec. 10, 1769, (No. 32) Copp family. 

70 MARY, b. , m. Ebenezer Cobb, Jan. 26, 1776, (No. 30) Cobb family. 

71 HOPE, b. , d. young. 

72 ABIGAIL, b. , m. Elkanah Cobb, April 18, 1773, (No. 32). 

73 BRIDGET, b. , m. Jonathan Crarey, June 16, 1781. 

Benjamin Brown (No. 55) m. Abigail, dau. of John and wife, 
Anne Maccoon, of Westerly, R. I. 



254 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

74 BENJAMIN, b. March 7, 1731. 

75 DESIRE, b. June 18, 1733, d. young. 

76 FRANCES, b. Marcb 12, 1735. 

77 JAMES, b. March 13, 1737. 

78 JOHN, b. April 13, 1739. 

■79 JEREMIAH, b. April 4, 1741. 

80 DESIRE, b. March 18, 1743. 

81 JESSE, b. April 1, 1745. 

82 ELIJAH, b. June 10, 1747. 

83 ABIJAH, b. Nov. 3, 1749. 

John Brown (No. 65) b. July 25, 1735, and m. Mary Holmes, 
July 2, 1767. 

CHILDREN: 

84 JOHN, b. Oct. 30, 1768, d. young. 

85 (Rev.) CLARK, b. Jan. 25, 1771. 

86 MARY, OR MOLLY, b. May 9, 1773, d. young. 

87 NOYES, b. Mch. 13, 1775, m. Polly Palmer. 

88 SANFORD, b. May 2, 1777. 

Peleg Brown (No. 68) m. ist, Mary or Mercy Denison (No. 
:242) that family, April 14th, 1776. 

CHILDREN: 

89 MERCY, b. Feb. 22, 1777, m. Nathaniel Palmer, (No. 357) that family, 

on Mch. 18, 1798. 

90 BETSEY OR ELIZABETH D., b. Jan. 29, 1781, m. Stiles Phelps, (No. 40). 

91 PELEG, b. Mch. 16, 1779, d. young. 

Capt. Peleg Brown m. 2nd, Nancy Ingraham, Oct. 24, 1782. 

CHILDREN: 

92 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 6, 1783, d. young. 

93 PELEG, b. Aug. 14, 1784, d. young. 

94 ANN OR NANCY, b. July 16, 1785, m. Jonathan Phelps (No. 39). 

95 PELEG, b. April 5, 1787. 

96 POLLY or MARY, b. April 30, 1789. 

Jesse Brown (No. 81) m. Jan. 1774, Mary Palmer. 

CHILDREN: 

97 JESSE, b. Sept. 2, 1774, m. Sally Adams. 

98 MARY, b. March 23, 1776, m. Richard Jerome. 

99 DAVID P., b. Oct. 11, d. unm. 

100 LUCY P., b. Dec. 12, 1784, d. unm. 

101 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 17, 1789, d. young. 

Noyes Brown (No. 87) m. Apr. 18, 1793, Polly Palmer, (No. 

361) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

102 JOHN NOYES, b. May 2, 1799. 



REV. CHAD BROWN FAMILY. 255 

103 EDGAR M., b. Feb. 24, 1801, in. Jane Bergh. 

104 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 4, 1803. 

105 HENRY A., b. June 5, 1809. 

106 WILLIAM A., b. May 5, 1811. 

107 MARY, b. Nov. 14, 1813, d. young. 

108 DANIEL, b. Sept. 12, 1815. 

109 MARY, b. . 

Jesse Brown (No. 97) m. Sally Adams, dau. of Nathan and 
Elizabeth (Comstock) Adams, Jan. 1794. 

CHILDREN: 

110 BENJAMIN, b. June 13, 1797, m. Mary A. Middleton. 

111 WILLIAM N., b. Sept. 16, 1798. 

112 FREDERICK F., b. Mch. 1, 1801, d. young. 

113 MARY P., b. Oct. 23, 1803. ' 

114 JESSE, b. Apr. 4, 1805. 

115 ORLANDO, b. Aug. 4, 1807. These two last were drowned in Middle 

Race, Aug. 13, 1825, and bodies never found. 

116 ROBERT D., b. Oct. 8, 1809. 

117 PARDON TAYLOR, b. Nov. 17, 1811. 

118 WELLINGTON, b. Jan. 2, 1816. 

Pardon Taylor Brown (No. 117) m. ist, Prudence Spicer, and 
.2nd, Eunice M. Avery, Jan. 30, 1854. 



EDWARD BROWN FAMILY. 



The descendants of Edward Brown of Ipswich and Wenham: 

I. EDWARD BROWN, of Ipswich, made his will Feb. 9, 
1659, ^^^-^ ^^ ^^s proved 27th, i mo., 1660, in which he mentions 
wife. Faith , sons 

2 THOMAS, d. who had an Aunt Watson in Old England. 

3 JOSEPH. 

4 JOHN, and daughters, but no names mentioned; also brother Bartholo- 

mew of whom he purchased land. 

John Brown (No. 4) m. Elizabeth , and d. Sept. 13, 

1677; had first son 

5 NATHANIEL, b. , and m. Judith Perkins in Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 

16, 1673, and settled on the north side of Mile River in Hamilton, 
and were original members of the church in that part of Ipswich, 
called the Hamlet, organized in 1714. Nathaniel Brown d. Sept. 13, 
1717. They had son 

6 JOHN, b. 1675. He was a cordwainer of Wenham, Mass. He m. Eliza- 

beth . They sold land Mch. 25, 1701, to Samuel Kemball; 

also on Mch. 30, 1702, sold a dwelling house, shop and barn to John 
Gilbert, and on Dec. 26, 1702, John Brown, of Preston, Conn., (with 
consent of his wife Elizabeth) sold to John Frost, of Salem, 11% 
acres of upland in Ipswich. So it seems that he resided close to the 
line between Ipswich and Wenham and his lands were both sides 
of the line. John Brown purchased land in Preston, Conn., May 
29, 1702. 

John Brown d. Feb. 17, 1767, and his wife Elizabeth d. Jan. 
19. 1739- 

CHILDREN: 

7 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 22, 1704. 

8 JOHN, b. July 19, 1706. 

9 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 7, 1708. 
10 JACOB, b. July 6, 1711. 



EDWARD BROWN FAMILY. 257 

Capt. John Brown (No. 8) and Amie Fellows were m. Dec. 
i6, 1731, and he d. March 17, 1776. 

CHILDREN: 

11 AMIE, b. Oct. 4, 1732. 

12 JUDITH, b. Aug. 19, 1734. 

13 JOHN, b. Nov. 16, 1737. 

14 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 4, 1738. 

15 RACHEL, b. Feb. 10, 1740. 

16 HANNAH, b. Mch. 15, 1743, 

17 ELIAS, b. Feb. 24, 1745. 

18 EUNICE, b. July 15, 1747. 

Elias Brown (No. 17) and Sabra Billings, (No. 108) that family, 
were m. Nov. 22, 1769. He d. Sept. 15, 1801, and his wife Sabra 
d. Nov. 22, 1820. 

CHILDREN: 

19 JOHN, b. June 18, 1770, d. at sea Sept. 1804, left widow but no children. 

20 JOSIAH, b. Mch. 19, 1777, d. unmarried Mch. 30, 1842. 

21 BETSEY, b. April 26, 1779, d. April 17, 1802. 

22 SABRA, b. Dec. 18, 1782, and d. in infancy. 

23 BILLINGS, b. Sept. 17, 1790. From other records are 

24 ZERUAH, b. Aug. 17, 1772, d. in infancy. 

25 ELIAS, b. Jan. 28, 1786. 

26 ROGER, b. July 28, 1774, d. in infancy. 

27 WILLIAM HENRY, b. Mch. 17, 1789, drowned when 4 years old. 

Elias Brown (No. 25) was a graduate of Brown University, 
and member of the New London County Bar. He m. in Mystic, 
Mary Louisa Burrows (No. 138) daughter of Enoch and Esther 
(Denison) Burrows. He d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 8, 1861, 
and his wife d. there July 12, 1868. 

CHILDREN: 

28 ELIAS BILLINGS, b. July 3, 1817, m. Eliza Avery (No. 166) that family. 

May 10, 1838. She d. Feb. 20, 1893. He d. Oct. 28, 1887. 

29 WILLIAM HENRY, b. July 17, 1819, d. Jan. 28, 1838. 

30 MARY LOUISA, b. Aug. 26, 1821, d. Mch. 8, 1825. 

31 JOSEPH W., b. April 20, 1824, d. Dec. 13, 1824. 

32 MARY ELIZABETH, b. Mch. 17, 1826, m. James E. Southworth July 20, 

1859. 

33 CHARLES WOLCOTT, b. June 28, 1828, d. Nov. 24, 1851. 

34 ESTHER B., b. Feb. 12, 1831, d. April 7, 1852. 

35 ENOCH BURROWS, b. June 26, 1833, m. Helen Agalice Hyde (No. 43) 

that family, Sept. 17, 1862. 

36 ROGER, b. June 7, 1835, d. Sept. 11, 1835. 

Billings Brown (No. 23) m. Mary Tyler, daughter of John 
Brown Tyler, of Griswold, Conn., Feb. 24, 1825. She was b. 
Oct. 15, 1804 and d. Oct. 10, 1853. He was again m. Nov. 7, 



258 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1855, to Mrs. Abby Ann Goodwin, daughter of Nathan Whiting. 
They had one child, John Herbert Brown, b. April 8, 1862, and 
d. April 22, 1864. Billings Brown d. at Groton, Conn., April 
6, 1883. 

CHILDREN OP BILLINGS BROWN AND MARY TYLER: 

37 JOHN T., b. Nov. 22, 1825, d. July 18, 1851. 

38 EDWARD A., b. June 24, 1832, d. Sept. 15, 1832. 

39 HENRY B., b. Mch. 2, 1836. 

40 MARY S., b. May 12, 1836, d. May 2, 1851. 

Henry B. Brown (No. 39) graduate of Yale College, settled in 
Detroit, Mich., where he m. July 13, 1864, Caroline, daughter 
of Samuel Pitts of Detroit. He was appointed judge of the 
United States court for Michigan in 1875, which position he held 
until Jan. i, 1891, when he was appointed by President Harrison 
a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 



LYNN BROWN FAMILY. 



The greater number of the Brown families of Stonington, de- 
scend from three brothers, Thomas, John and Eleazer Brown, 
sons of Thomas Brown of Lynn, Mass. The names of the parents 
of his father has not as yet been ascertained. Thomas Brown, 
senior, of Lynn, Mass., married Mary Newhall, the youngest child 
of Thomas and Mary Newhall of Lynn, date not preserved. 
Thomas Brown and wife were doubtless both of English origin, 
but the place of their nativity is unknown. 

I. THOMAS BROWN, senior, was born in the year 1628, 
and his wife, Mary Newhall, was born in the year 1637. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

2 THOMAS, Jr., b. in Lynn, Mass., and m. there Hannah Collins, Feb. 8, 

1677, and soon after removed to Stonington. 

3 MARY, b. Feb. 10, 1655, and d. there May 18, 1662. 

4 SARAH, b. Aug. 20, 1657, d. Aug. 1, 1658. 

5 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 16, 1658, and m. Sarah Jones, Jan. 22, 1680. 

6 SARAH, b. Sept. 13, 1660, and d. April 2, 1662. 

7 JONATHAN, b. and d. April 12, 1662. 

8 JOHN, b. date unknown, and when a young man re.noved to Stonington,. 

Conn. 

9 MARY, b. July 26, 1666, and m. Thomas Norwood, Aug. 24, 1685. 

10 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 11, 1668. 

11 ELEAZER, b. Aug. 4, 1670, and came to Stonington at maturity. 

12 EBBNEZER, b. March 16, 1672, and d. in the year 1700. 

13 DANIEL, b. April 24, 1673, and d. young. 

14 ANN and 

15 GRACE (twins), b. Feb. 4, 1674, and both d. Feb. 7, 1674. 

16 DANIEL, b. Feb. 1, 1676; bought out the rights of his three brothers,. 

who came to Stonington and lived and died on the old Brown home- 
stead in Lynn, Mass. 

Thomas Brown (No. 2), m. Hannah Collins, Feb. 8, 1677; he d. 
Dec. 27, 1723. 

CHILDREN: 

17 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 8, 1678. 

18 HANNAH, b. Dec. 5, 1680. 

19 MARY, b. May 26, 1683, m. Thomas York (No. 7), York family. 

20 JERUSHA, b. Dec. 25, 1688. 

21 SARAH, b. July 11, 1689. 



260 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

\ 

■* 22 THOMAS, b. Feb. 14, 1692. 

23 ELIZABETH, b. May 9, 1694. 

24 DANIEL, b. Oct. 9, 1696. 

25 PRISCILLAH, b. Jan. 30, 1699. 

26 HUMPHREY, b. Sept. 16, 1701. 

John Brown (No. 8) and Elizabeth Miner (No. 42), daughter 
of Ephraim and Hannah (Avery) Miner, were m. in the year 1692. 

CHILDREN: 

27 JOHN, Jr., b. in July, 1693, d. in April, 1694. 

28 JONATHAN, b. March 15, 1695. 

29 ELIZABETH, b. in 1699. 

30 HEBSIBAH, b. . 

31 Son, b. and d. unnamed in 1701. 

32 ICHABOD, b. March 12, 1704. 

33 PRUDENCE, b. April 28, 1707. 

34 JEDBDIAH, b. April 28, 1709. 

35 MEHITABLB, b. in Aug., 1712. 

36 MARY, b. in Aug., 1716. 

Eleazer Brown (No. 11) and Ann Pendleton (No. 10), daughter 
of Capt. James Pendleton, of Westerly, R. I., were m. Oct. 18, 
1693. He d. Nov. 30, 1734. 

CHILDREN: 

37 JONATHAN, b. July 12, 1694. 

38 JAMES, b. June 1, 1696. 

39 ELEAZER, b. May 4, 1698, m. Temperance Holmes. 

40 ANNAH, b. Feb. 1, 1700, m. Dea. Thomas Main (No. 18). 

41 EBENEZER, b. June 28, 1702. 

42 MARY, b. Nov. 28, 1703, m. Elder Wait Palmer (No. 145), 

43 HANNAH, b. Dec. 12, 1705, m. William Wilcox (No. 35), 

44 PATIENCE, b. Dec. 28, 1707. 

45 ABIGAIL, b. June 3, 1712. 

46 RUTH, b. June 30, 1714. 

Thomas Brown (No. 22) and Deborah Holdredge were m. Oct. 
4th, 1 71 5. 

CHILDREN: 

47 THOMAS, b. April 5, 1717. - '■" 'lU 1 i - ■ ■ 

48 WILLIAM, b. July 9, 1719. 

49 DEBORAH, b. May 30, 1721. 

50 DOROTHY, b. Feb. 20, 1724. 

51 JESSE, b. Aug. 18, 1731. 

52 SAMUEL b. July 14, 1734. 

53 LOIS, b. Sept. 1, 1736, m. Israel Palmer (No. 249). 

Daniel Brown (No. 24) and Mary Breed (No. 6), daughter of 
John and Mary (Palmer) Breed, were m. June 21st, 1721, by Rev. 
Hezekiah Lord, pastor of the church in Preston, Conn. 



LYNN BROWN FAMILY. 261 

CHILDREN: 

54 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 14, 1722. 

55 DANIEL,b. March 20, 1725. 

56 WALTER, b. Feb. 1, 1728. 

57 AMOS, b. Oct. 28. 1730. 

58 DESIRE, b. July 5, 1733. 

59 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 12, 1736. 

60 NATHAN, b. June 20, 1738. 

61 NEHEMIAH, b. July 11, 1740,. 

Jonathan Brown (No. 28) and Hannah Richardson were m. 
Oct. 5, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

62 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 28, 1719. 

63 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 14, 1721. 

64 STEPHEN, b. Sept. 5, 1723, and d. Aug. 1, 1725. 
f5 HEPZABETH, b. May 8, 1726. 

56 JAMES, b. Jan. 28, 1728. 

?7 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 16, 1730. 

«8 JONATHAN, b. June 14, 1732. 

James Brown (No. 38) and Elizabeth Randall (No. 6) were m. 
Mays, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

69 JAMES, Jr., b. Jan. 29, 1719, and d. Dec. 24, 1741. 

70 Daughter (twin), b. and d. Oct. 22, 1720. 

71 THANKFUL (twin), b. Oct. 22, 1720, m. Jeremiah Main (No. 23). 

72 SIMEON, b. Jan. 31, 1723, m. Dorothy Hearn, March 1, 1743. 

73 ANN, b. March 23, 1728. 

74 ZEBULON, b. Nov. 20, 1730, m. Anne Main (No. 33). 

75 ELIZABETH, b. July 31, 1732, m. Timothy Main (No. 31). 

76 ABIGAIL, b. April 23, 1737. 

77 JOSHUA, b. April 8, 1740. 

Ebenezer Brown (No. 41) and Elizabeth Main (No. 20) were m. 
April 5, 1723. He d. March 4, 1725. 

CHILDREN: 

78 DAVID, b. Feb. 23, 1724. 

Jedediah Brown (No. 34) and Abigail Holmes (No. 21) were m. 
Nov. 27, 1728. He d. Jan. 15, 1732, and she d. June 6, 1732. 

CHILDREN: 

79 JEDEDIAH, Jr., b. March 14, 1729. 

80 LUCIEN, b. Oct. 20, 1730. 

Humphrey Brown (No. 26) and Tabitha Holdredge were m. 
July 22, 1724. 

CHILDREN: 

81 HUMPHREY, b. Aug. 13, 1725. 

82 TABITHA, b. Nov. 23, 1727. 



'262 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

83 GERSHOM, b. Aug. 29, 1729. . ^ , 

84 MARY, b. Sept. 14, 1731. 

85 CONTENT, b. Aug. 20, 1733. 

86 EUNICE, b. July 26, 1736. 

87 REUBEN, b. Aug. 20, 1738. 

Thomas Brown (No. 22) and Deborah Holdredge were m. 
April 27, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

88 COLLINS, b. June 13, 1743. 

89 BBNONI, b. Nov. 16, 1746. 

Mrs. Deborah Brown (nee Holdredge) d. date unknown, and 
her husband m. for his second wife Sarah Randall, March 29, 
1753- 

CHILDREN: 

90 WEALTHY, b. Oct. 19, 1753. 

91 LUCY, b. March 9, 1755, m. John Randall (No. 42). 

92 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 16, 1757. 

93 SARAH, b. Oct. 1, 1758. 

94 PEREZ, b. Oct. 2, 1760. 

95 ABEL, b. Aug. 7, 1762. 

Nathaniel Brown (No. 62) and Elizabeth Brown were m. in 
the year 1742. 

CHILDREN: 

96 ANNA, b. in the year 1743, and d. May 31, 1755. 

97 RUPUS, b. in the year 1745. 

98 HANNAH, b. in the year 1747. 

99 HENRY, b. May 3, 1750. 

100 NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 7, 1754. 

101 CHARLES, b. July 15, 1757. 

102 ESTHER, b. Aug. 18, 1760. 

103 CYRUS, b. Jan. 13, 1765. 

Christopher Brown (No. 59) and Margaret Holmes (No. 48) 
that family, were m. Dec. 25, 1763. 

CHILDREN: 

104 MOLLY, b. Aug. 29, 1766, m. David Coates (No. 24). 

105 LOIS, b. July 1, 1768. 

106 PEGGY, b. March 4, 1772. 

107 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 1, 1774. 

108 PHBBE, b. June 16, 1776. 

109 PATTY, b. June 28, 1778. 

110 EUNICE, b. June 2, 1780. 

111 BETSEY, b. Aug. 9, 1782. 

Nehemiah Brown (No. 61) of Stonington and Rebecca Lewis of 
Westerly, R. I., were m. May 11, 1766. 



LYNN BROWN FAMILY. 263 

CHILDREN: 

112 REBECCA, b. March 12, 1767. 

113 NEHBMIAH, b. July 1, 1768. 

114 MARY, b. Jan. 2, 1770. 

115 PRUDENCE, b. May 14, 1772. 

116 KETURAH, b. Jan. 28, 1774. 

117 ESTHER, b. Nov. 22, 1777. 

118 LEWIS, b. Oct. 9, 1778. 

Ichabod Brown (No. 32) and Sarah Chapman (No. 2), both of 
Stonington, were m. May 30, 1731. 

CHILDREN: • 

119-iCHABOD, b. Feb. 4, 1732. 

120 ELIAS, b. Feb. 1, 1734. 

121 STEPHEN, b. June 22, 1736. 

122 SARAH, b. July 27, 1738. 

123 ASA, b. July 29, 1740. 

124 JONAS, b. Dec. 23, 1742. 

125 MICAH, b. May 12, 1746. 

126 ANDREW, b. Nov. 22, 1748. 

127 KETURAH, b. Aug. 30, 1752. 

Asa Brown (No. 123) and Deborah Grant, both of Stonington, 
were m. Feb. 12, 1761. 

CHILDREN: 

128 ASA, b. July 13, 1765. 

129 OLIVER, b. Dec. 17, 1769. 

130 DEBORAH, b. Jan. 26, 1772. 

131 EUNICE, b. Nov. 6, 1774. 

132 GRANT, b. May 15, 1777. 

133 MINER, b. Feb. 4, 178L 

134 ASA, b. Feb. 9, 1783. 

135 MARTHA, b. Feb. 20, 1786. 

136 NATHAN, b. Dec. 10, 1788. 

Eleazer Brown (No. 39) and Temperance Holmes, both of 
Stonington, were m. in 1723. 

CHILDREN: 

137 NATHAN, b. July 17, 1724. 

138 MARY, b. Jan. 26, 1726. 

139 ELEAZER, b. June 1, 1728, m. Anne Greene. 

140 TEMPERANCE, b. May 15, 1731. 

141 JOANNAH, b. May 12, 1733. 

142 REBECCA, b. Jan. 19, 1735. 

143 PHBBE, b. July 4, 1737. 

144 TIMOTHY, b. June 7, 1739. 

145 JOHN, b. Aug. 10, 1741. 

, 146 PELEG, b. Sept. 26, 1749.' - 
147 RUTH, b. June 27, 1746. 



264 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Eleazer Brown (No, 139) and Anne Green of Hopkinton, R. 
I., were m, Oct, i6th, 1755. 

CHILDREN: 

148 ELEAZER, b, July 4, 1757. 

149 ANNE, b. Feb, 6, 1759. 

150 REBECCA, b, April 8, 1761, 

151 JOHN, b. Jan. 31, 1763. 

152 BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 20, 1765. 

153 LUTHER, b. Dec. 11, 1766. 

154 HULDAH, b. March 3, 1769. 

155 Mary, b. Feb, 29, 1771, m. Laban Main (No. 56). 

John Brown (No. 145) and Mary Holmes, both of Stonington, 
were m. July 2, 1767. 

CHILDREN: 

156 JOHN, b. Oct, 30, 1768, 

157 CLARK, b. May 25, 1771. 

158 NOYES, b. March 13, 1775. 

159 SANFORD, b. May 2, 1777. 

160 MOLLY, b. Jan. 9, 1773. and d. Oct. 8, 1777. 

Andrew Brown (No. 126) and Sarah Cobb (No. 34), both of 
Stonington, were m. Feb, 14, 1771. 

CHILDREN: 

161 EDWARD, b. Nov. 30, 1771. 

162 STANTON, b. April 17, 1774. 

163 SARAH, b. Feb. 19, 1776. 

164 ALLEN, b. April 19, 1778. 
^ 165 HENRY, b. Jan. 9, 1781. 

166 EZRA, b. Jan. 16, 1785, and d. March 7, 1785. 

167 PAUL, b. Jan. 5, 1787. ^ 

Jedediah Brown (No. 79) and Mrs. Annah Holmes were m. 
Dec, 19th, 1 75 1, He d, Oct, 31, 1791. 

CHILDREN: 

168 JEDEDIAH, b. Dec. 17, 1752. 

169 LUCY. b. Oct, 28, 1754. 

170 SHUBAEL, b. Oct. 5, 1758. 

171 ROSWELL, b. Aug. 27, 1760. 

172 TALOO. b. Oct. 13, 1762. 

173 ABIGAIL, b. July 31, 1764. 

174 MARTHA, b. Aug. 3. 1766. 

175 THATCHER, b. in 1768; m. ' 

176 EPHRIAM, b. Aug. 28, 1770. 

177 DESIRE, b. July 26, 1772. 

Daniel Brown of Stonington (No. 55) and Theody Park of 
Groton were m, Mch. 22d, 1750- 

CHILDREN: 

178 DANIEL, Jr., b. Feb. 5, 1751, 



LYNN BROWN FAMILY. 265 

Mrs. Theody Brown (nee Park) d. Feb. ii, 1753, and her hus- 
band m. Abigail Brown for his second wife in the year 1753- 

CHILDREN: 
179 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 11, 1754. 
ISO DESIRE, b. July 21, 1755. 

181 EUNICE, b. March 21, 1757. 

182 SUSANNAH, b. Sept. 3, 1760. 

183 TEMPERANCE, b. April 12, 1763. 

Samuel Brown (No. 54) of Stonington and Phebe Wilbur of 
Little Compton, R. I., were m. May 12, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

184 MARY, b. Jan. 11, 1749. 

185 PHEBE, b. Jan. 16,1751; m. Amos Palmer (No. 286). 

186 SAMUEL, b. June 8, 1753. 

187 ANNE, b April 21, 1757. 

188 DAVID, b. March 18, 1762. 

189 EDITH, b. April 30, 1766. 

Stephen Brown (No. 121) and Abigail Palmer, both of Ston- 
ington, were m. Nov. 2d, 1758. 

CHILDREN: 

190 ABIGAIL, b. June 30, 1759, and d. Oct. 1, 1759. 

191 STEPHEN, b. Aug. 10, 1760. 

192 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 22, 1762. 

193 LUCY, b. Sept. 29, 1763. 

194 LUTHUR, b. Aug. 21, 1765. 

195 SARAH, b. Aug. 28, 1767. 

196 ABEL, b. Oct. 3, 1769. 

197 KETURAH, b. June 28, 1771. 

198 JEDEDIAH, b. May 21, 1773. 

199 ROSWELL, b. Dec. 19, 1774. 

Nathan Brown (No. 60) and Lydia Dewey were m. Sept. 17th,. 
1761. 

CHILDREN: 

200 LYDIA, b. March 8, 1762. 

201 NATHAN, b. June 18, 1765. 

202 CHARLES, b. Feb. 6, 1767. 

203 ESTHER, b. May 1, 1771. 

204 DEBORAH, b. Aug. 14,1773. 

205 DUDLEY, b. Dec. 16, 1774. 

206 JOSEPH, b. March 16, 1778. 

207 AVERY, b. May 28, 1780. 

208 THEODA, b. April 16, 1786; m. Col. George Denison (No. 300). 

209 POLLY, b. Feb. 7, 1789. 

Amos Brown (No. 57) and Eunice Brown were m. June 5th^ 
1757- 



266 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

210 AMOS, b. May 23, 1758. 

211 ANNE, b. Oct. 7, 1759. 

212 DAUGHTER, b. March 19, 1761. 

213 DESIRE, b. April 23, 1763. 

214 EUNICE, b. May 30, 1765. 

215 SARAH, b. May 31, 1767. 

Jedediah Brown (No. i68) and Sally Wheeler (No. 86), both 
of Stonington, were m. June 30, 1778. 

CHILDREN: 

216 JEDEDIAH, b. April 20, 1778. 

217 WHEELER, b. Dec. 5, 1779. 

218 RUSSELL, b. Jan. 29, 1782. 

219 ROWLAND, b. Feb. 7, 1784. 

220 SALLY, b. March 31, 1787. 

221 SHEPARD, b. April 21, 1790. 

222 CODDINGTON, b. April 24. 1792. 

223 PATTY, b. Feb. 19, 1794. 

224 NANCY, b. Sept. 2, 1799. 

Shubael Brown (No. 170) and Lydia Palmer were m. in 1785. 
She was the dau. of Ichabod Palmer (No. 234) of Palmer family. 

CHILDREN: 

225 PHILURA H. b. Aug. 23, 1787, m. Grant. 

226 NANCY, b. Aug. 14, 1790. 

227 POLLY, b. June 11, 1794. 

228 ROXANNA, b. June 17, 1798, m. John Burrows (No. 39). 

229 SHUBAEL, b. March 4, 1799. 

230 BETSEY, b. June 30, 1801. 

Roswell Brown (No. 171) and Esther Williams (No. 276), daugh- 
ter of John and Keturah (Randall) Williams, were m. September 
6th, 1786. 

CHILDREN: 

231 CYRUS WILLIAMS, b Nov. 30, 1788. 

232 ROSWELL, b. March 13, 1790. 

233 WILLIAM, b. June 5, 1792. 

234 ELIAS W., b. Aug. 18, 1794. 

235 ESTHER, b. June 15, 1796. 

Roswell Brown (No. 171) d. and his widow m. for her second 
husband, Thatcher Brown, his brother (No, 175), Aug. 15, 1800. 

CHILDREN: 

236 THATCHER, b. Aug. 31, 1801, m. Spalding. 

237 RHODA, b. Jan. 15, 1803. 

238 JEDEDIAH, b. Jan. 31, 1805. 

239 KETURAH, b. Oct. 18, 1807, m. Charles Pendleton (No. 116). 

Roswell Brown (No. 232) and Nancy Brown (No. 226) were m. 
April 7, 1814. 



LYNN BROWN FAMILY. 267 

CHILDREN: 

240 LUCY MARY, b. , m. Wm. Burrows, and 2d Hull. 

241 LYDIA ESTHER, b. , m. Simeon Haley, Jr. (No. 42), Haley family. 

242 ROSWELL, b. . 

243 SHUBAEL, b. 



Mrs. Nancy Brown (No. 226), wife of Roswell Brown (No. 232), 
d. July 24, 1818, and after her death her husband m. for his sec- 
ond wife her sister, Betsey Brown (No. 230), Jan. 26, 1820. She 
d. July 26, 1839. 

CHILDREN: 

244 THOMAS W., b. , m. Mary A. Clarke. 

Elias W. Brown (No. 234) and Martha Miner (No. 342), 
•daughter of Elder Asher Miner, were m. Jan. 5, 1815. 

CHILDREN: 

245 ELIAS F., b. May 10, 1816. 

246 ELIZA ANN, b. Mch. 22, 1818, m. Daniel Rodman, of South Kingston, 

R. L 

247 MARTHA ESTHER, b. May 1, 1821. 

248 LUCY M., b. Sept. 15, 1822. 

249 ABBY SMITH, b. Sept. 20, 1825. 

250 ASHER MINER, b. Feb. 14, 1827. 

251 MARY HOXIE, b. June 16, 1830. 

252 JOSEPH PAGE, b. March 4, 1832. 

Cyrus Williams Brown (No. 231) and Theoda Brown, daughter 
of Nathan Brown, were m. date not known. 

CHILDREN: 

253 DBA. CYRUS WILLIAM, b. March 11, 1806. 

254 ESTHER, b. March 11, 1808. 

255 LYDIA, b. May 24, 1814. 

256 POLLY, b. March 25, 1817. 

257 BENADAM, b. Jan. 12, 1819, and d. in the year 1820. 

258 LUCY P., b. Feb. 26, 1822. 

Dea. Cyrus W. Brown (No. 253) m. Elizabeth Stewart Babcock 
;Dec. 12, 1826. 

CHILDREN: 

259 EMILY E., b. Jan. 16, 1828, m. Thomas W. Wheeler (No. 476) of Wheeler 

family. 

260 CYRUS H., b. Nov. 24, 1829. 

261 LOUISA A., b. March 21, 1832. 

262 GIDEON P., b. Aug. 3, 1834. 

263 BENADAM W., b. April 4, 1836. 

264 THOMAS S., b. June 28, 1838. 

265 JOHN B., b. Feb. 3, 1841. 

266 SARAH E., b. May 23, 1843. 

267 WILLIAM, b. July 11, 1845. 
^68 JAMES S., b. March 2, 1848. 



268 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Roswell Brown (No. 242) and Catharine Chesebrough, both of 
Groton, at the time, were m. Mch. 17, 1844. She d. Mch. 28,. 
1897; he d. Oct. 20, 1896. 

Elder Simeon Brown (No. 72) of Stonington, Conn., and Doro- 
thy Hearn of Westerly, R. I., were m. Mch ist, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

275 SIMEON, Jr., b. Dec. 4, 1746. 

276 JAMES, b. Dec. 5, 1752. 

277 DOROTHY, b. Aug. 2, 1755. 

278 JEPTHA, b. July 20, 1758. 
279J0SIAH, b. May 30, 1761. 

280 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 5, 1766. 

281 MARTHA, b. April 14, 1769. 

Joshua Brown (No. "jf) and Joanna Rogers were m. Dec. 24th^ 
1761. 

CHILDREN: 

282 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 4, 1764. 

283 flOGERS, b. July 11, 1766. 

284 JOANNA, b. June 23, 1768. 

285 MARTHA, b. Sept. 20, 1770. 

286 ADAMS, b. Oct. 26, 1772. 

286a PRUDENCE, b. June 10, 1776, m. James Dean (No. 24), that family. 

287 ANNA, b. July 9, 1778. 

288 MARGARET, b. Dec. 25, 1780. 

289 RANDALL, b. June 20, 1783, m. Sally Palmer. 

290 DELIA, b. April 9, 1786. 

Mrs. Joanna Brown (nee Rogers) d. not known, and her hus- 
band m. for his second wife Mrs. Lydia Hewitt Stanton, a widow, 
Dec. 14, 1816. No children by this marriage, 

Joshua Brown, Jr. (No. 282), and Eunice Palmer, both of 
Stonington, were m. April 9, 1785. 

CHILDREN: 

291 EUNICE, b. Sept. 27, 1786. 

292 ESTHER, b. Aug. 19, 1788. 

293 JOSHUA, b. Feb. 4, 1791. 

294 SYLVIA, b. July 14, 1793. 

295 JOANNA, b. Feb. 18, 1796. 

296 CHARLES, b. Jan. 27, 1799. 

297 GILES, b. Feb. 8, 1802. 

298 DOLLY, b. Sept. 21, 1804. 

299 HOSEA, b. May 7, 1807. 

Josiah Brown (No. 279) and Deborah Griffin were m. Feb. 23d, 
1786. 



I 



LYNN BROWN FAIMILY. 269 

CHILDREN: 

300 DEBORAH, b. Oct. 9, 17S6, and d. young. 

301 NANCY, b. Dec. 8, 1789. 

302 JOSLVH, b. April 15, 1793, and d. young. 

303 SIMEON, b. March 8, 1795. 

304 JOSIAH, b. Sept. 17, 1799. 

305 DEBORAH, b. Sept. 12, 1802. 

Ichabod Brown (No. 119) and Thankful Baldwin (No. 39), that 
:family, were m. March 17, 1757. 

CHILDREN: 

306 SARAH, b. July 13, 1758. 

307 PRISCILLA, b. Sept. 17, 1760. 

308 THANKFUL, b. Nov. 25, 1762. 

309 ICHABOD, b. Dec. 10, 1764. 

310 EUNICE, b. Feb. 15, 1767. 

311 CYNTHIA, b. Feb. 25, 1769. 

312 POLLY, b. July 15, 1771. 

313 BETSEY, b. Nov. 7, 1772. 

314 JOHN, b. Dec. 5, 1774. 

315 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 13, 1776. "•' 

316 BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 25, 1778. 

Ichabod Brown (No. 309) and Lucy Palmer (No. 383) were m. 
June 8, 1788. 

CHILDREN: 
, 317 ICHABOD, b. Sept. 4, 1789. 

318 LUCY, b. Jan. 19, 1791. 

319 PALMER, b. Oct. 4, 1792. 

320 NELLY, b. April 15, 1794. 

321 SALLY, b. Sept. 17, 1795. 

322 MARTHA, b. May 30, 1797. 

323 NELSON, b. Feb. 13. 1799. 

324 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 9, 1800. 

325 STILES, b. Sept. 13, 1802. 

326 EDWARD, b. May 17, 1804. 

327 SMITH, b. Nov. 25, 1805. 

328 ERASTUS, b. April 23, 1807. 

329 FRANCIS, b. Nov. 28, 1810. 

330 ALMIRA, b. March 5, 1812, m. John A. Morgan. 

Nelson Brown (No. 323) and Anne York were m. May 23, 1843, 

CHILDREN: 

331 HELANNA, b. July 27, 1844. 

332 DEA. NELSON A., b. Feb. 16, 1847, m. Levisa Crary Feb. 19, 1871. 

333 WELCOME P., b. March 8, 1849. 

334 CALIFA, b. Sept. 8, 1851. 

335 ELLEN, b. Sept. 7, 1854. 

336 HEIRMAN, b. April 11, 1857. 
237 CHARLES P., b. July 21, 186L 



270 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Jesse Brown (No. 51) of Stonington and Hannah Leeds of 
Groton were m. Feb. 12th, 1652. 

CHILDREN: 

338 JESSE, b. Jan. 16, 1753, d. young. 

339 ISRAEL, b. Sept. 28, 1754. 

340 MARY, b. Aug. 30, 1757. 

341 NATHAN, b. March 3, 1759. 

342 ELISHA. b. May 25, 1761. 

Mrs. Hannah Brown (nee Leeds) d., after which her husband 
m. for his second wife Lydia Brown in the year 1764. 

CHILDREN: 

343 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 25, 1766. 

344 ANNE, b. July 3, 1768. 

345 JABBZ, b. Dec. 5, 1769. 

346 LYDIA, b. May 23, 1772. 

347 JESSE, b. Nov. 14, 1773. 

348 POLLY, b. Feb. 1, 1776. 

349 JOHN, t). Jan. 1, 1778. 

350 SANPORD, b. April 9, 1780. 

351 BETSEY, b. Sept. 26, 1782. 

352 PHEBE, b. Sept. 17, 1784. 

353 EUNICE, b. March 4, 1787. 

David Brown (No. 188) and Lydia Miner were m, Jan. 8, 1786. 

CHILDREN: 

354 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 22, 1786. 

355 ELIJAH, b. March 14, 1789. 

356 ELISHA, b. Jan. 20, 1791. 

357 BETSEY, b. Aug. 15, 1793. 

358 MARY, b. March 22, 1796. 

359 DELIA, b. Jan. 22, 1801. 

360 REBECCA, b. Jan. 4, 1803, m. Joshua Haley (No. 38). 

EHjah Brown (No. 355) and Mary Saunders were m. July 16, 
1826. 

CHILDREN: 

361 DAVID F., b. Jan. 3, 1827. 

362 BETSEY, b. Sept. 13, 1828. 

363 CHARLES H., b. July 14, 1834. 

364 GEORGE W., ^ 

365 JOHN M., y Triplets, b. Jan 4, 1839. 

366 WILLIAM J., ) 

367 LYDIA, b. . 

368 Edward, b. . 

EHsha Brown (No. 356) and Desire Miner, both of Stonington, 
were m. Feb. 14, 1816, 



LYNN BROWN FAMILY. 271 

CHILDREN: 

369 LYDIA M., b. Aug. 7, 1817, d. Nov. 15, 1830. 

370 JOHN J., b. June 20, 1823. 

371 ABBY D., b. Sept. 4, 1825. 

372 WILLIAM M., b. Jan. 20, 1828. 

Dea. Zebulon Brown (No. 74) and Ann Main were m. Dec. 24^ 
1749. 

CHILDREN: 

373 ANNE, b. May 3, 1751. 

374 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 15, 1752. 

375 MARVIN, b. July 4, 1754. 

376 ZEBULON, b. May 20, 1756. 

377 JAMES, b. March 19, 1758. 

378 OLIVER, b. Feb. 9, 1760. 

379 HANNAH, b. June 15, 1761. 

380 NABBB, b. Dec. 11, 1762. 

381 THOMAS, b. Nov. 26, 1764. 

382 MATHEW, b. in 1766. 

Mathew Brown (No. 382) and Elizabeth Brown were m. May 
25, 1788. 

CHILDREN: 

383 BETSEY, b. April 10, 1789. 

384 MATILDA, b. March 10, 1791. 

385 MATHEW, b. Sept. 5, 1793. 

Mathew Brown (No. 385) and Lucy Ann Denison (No. 389), 
that family, were m. July 4, 1816, 

CHILDREN: 

386 DANIEL, b. May 23, 1817. 

387 ANDREW, b. Sept. 24, 1818. 

388 LUCY E., b. May 16, 1823. 

389 HERMAN E., b. Sept. 7, 1830. 

Josiah Brown (No. 304) and Rebecca Bliven were m. March 
6th, 1823, and he d. Jan. ist, 1841. Rebecca Bliven was daughter 
of Joshua Bliven and Rhoda Brown, daughter of Elder Eleazer 
Brown. 

CHILDREN: 

390 IRA, b. Sept. 21, 1823, and d. Sept. 21, 1861. 

391 JERUSHA ANN, b. Jan. 16, 1826, m. Daniel Brown and d. Dec. 29, 1871. 

392 ANGELINE, b. Dec. 31, 1828, m. Charles W. Vincent (No. 36), that family. 

Randall Brown (No. 289) m. Sally Palmer (No. 344) about 
1805. 

CHILDREN: 

393 RANDALL, b. March 28, 1807, m. Mary Ann Holmes, Jan. 1, 1832 (No.. 

106), that family. 



272 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

:394 SALLY A., b. in 1809. 

.395 PRUDENCE D., b. June 24, 1810, m. George W. Noyes (No. 267) that fam- 

ly, for his second wife. 
.396 JOSHUA ROGERS, b. June, 1812, m. Susan Almira Brown of New Haven. 

He d. July, 1858. 
,397 NOYES P., b. March 27, 1816, m. Martha Denison Noyes (No. 372), that 

family. 
■398 Infant son, d. young. 

399 Infant son, d. young. 

400 JOANNA, b. 1818, d. Oct. 10, 1845. 



BROWNING FAMILY. 



I. NATHANIEL BROWNING, the progenitor of the 
Browning family of Stonington, Conn., and other parts of the 
country, appears first at Portsmouth, R. I. Afterwards removed 
to Kingston, R. I., m. Sarah Freeborn, b. in 1632, daughter of 
William and Mary Freeborn. 

CHILDREN: 

2 WILLIAM, b. . 

3 JANE, b. and d. in 17. 

4 SARAH, b. Oct. 10, 1677. 

5 JEREMIAH, b. . 

6 HALL, b. — . 

7 HANNAH, b. . 

8 JONATHAN, b. . 

9 DANIEL, b. . 



William Browning (No. 2) m. Rebecca, daughter of Samuel 
and Hannah (Porter) Wilbor, and 2d Sarah . 

CHILDREN: 

10 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 10, 1688. 

11 HANNAH, b. July 16, 1691. 

12 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 29, 1693, m. Mary Freelove. 

13 SARAH, b. April — , 1695. 

14 JOHN, b. March 4, 1697, m. Ann Hazard. 

15 REBECCA, b. . 

William Browning (No. 12) m. Mary Freelove, Dec. 7, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

16 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 28, 1724. 

After the death of his first wife William Browning m. 2d, 
Mary Wilkinson, Aug. 5, 1728. 

CHILDREN: 

17 WILKINSON, b. July 14, 1731, m. Susannah Hazzard, Feb. 4, 1753. 

18 JOHN, b. July 26, 1733, m. Ann Browning (No. 31), Jan. 31, 1754. 

19 MARY, b. June 10, 1735, m. Thomas Browning (No. 24), 

20 DINAH, b. Sept. 10, 1736. 

21 JOSEPH, b. , m, Mary Champlin, Feb. 12, 1761. 

22 RUTH, b. , m. Jeremiah Browning (No. 25). 

23 TABITHA, b. . 

John Browning (No. 14) m. Ann Hazzard April 21, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

24 THOMAS, b. , m. Mary Browning. 



274 HISTORY OF STONINGTON, 

25 JEREMIAH, b. , m. Ruth Browning. 

26 HANNAH, b. , m. Jedediah Frink of Preston, Conn., Sept. 7, 1748. 

27 SARAH, b. , m. Samuel Stanton in 1755. 

28 JOHN, b. Nov. 15, 1742, m. Mary Davis, Eunice Williams and Elizabeth 

Boss. 

29 EPHRAIM, b. Sept. 20, 1776, m. Susannah Davis. 

30 MARTHA, b. , m. Samuel Powers. 

31 ANN, b. , m. John Browning, Jan. 31, 1754 (No. 18). 

32 MARY, b. , m. Robert Champlin. 

S3 EUNICE, b. , m. Gideon Clark. 

Thomas Browning (No. 24) m. his cousin, Mary Browning 
(No. 19) in 1755. 

CHILDREN: 

34 ROBERT, b. in 1757, m. Mary Allyn. 

35 THOMAS, b. , m. Betsey Kenyon Pettis; 2d, Mary Morey. 

36 WILLIAM, b. , m. Catharine Morey. 

37 Mary, b. , m. Thomas Hoxey. 

38 ANNE, b. , m. Samuel Powers. 

Jeremiah Browning (No. 25) m. Ruth Browning (No. 22), his 
cousin, May 4, 1755. He was made freeman of South Kingston, 
R. I., in May, 1744; removed to Block Island in 1756, where he 
had purchased no acres of land for £5,500, old tenor, where he 
resided four years, or more, and came from there to Stonington, 
Conn., where he purchased large tracts of land. He d. of sun- 
stroke in 181 1 ; she d. Sept. 10, 1828. 

CHILDREN: 

39 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 7, 1758, m. Morey. 

40 RUTH, b. April 14, 1768, m. Robert Morey. 

41 SAMUEL, b. March 16, 1770, m. Elizabeth Morey. 

42 JOHN, b. July 22, 1777, m. Abigail (Lucy) Swan. 

43 EUNICE, b. , m. Ephraim Browning. 

44 SANDS, b. , m. Sheffield. 

45 MARY, b. , m. Noah Grant (No. 87), Grant family. 

William Browning (No. 36), known later in life as William 
Thomas, m. Catharine Mowry ; came from South Kingston, R. I., 
to Stonington, Conn., in the later part of the last century, and 
lived upon a farm recently owned by Andrew J. Avery, now in 
North Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

46 CATHARINE, b. Jan. 25, 1786, m. Rufus Williams (No. 287), Williams 

family. 

47 MARY, b. Feb. 4, 1788, d. unmarried. 

48 THOMAS, b. April 21, 1790, m. Amy Prentice. 

49 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 11, 1792, m. Latham Hull (No. 15), that family. 

50 SARAH, b. Aug. 9, 1794, m. Daniel Averill. 



BROWNING FAMILY. 275 

51 ANNA, b. Aug. 9, 1794 (twin), m. Asa Prentice, Feb. 15, 1818 (No. 84). 

52 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 25, 1746, m. Eliza Ann Averill. 

53 JOSEPH M., b. June 21, 1798. 

54 JOHN H., b. July 28, 1801, m. Eliza S. Hull Sept. 21, 1829 (No. 35). 

55 LATHAM H., b. April 3, 1804, m. Emeline Wheeler (No. 161) that family. 

56 ORRIN T., b. March 31, 1806, m. Elenora Fogel. 

57 BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 18, 1808, m. Eunice Hull (No. 36), that family. 

58 SUSAN, b. Nov. 8, 1810, m. Jonathan Slocomb. 

Thomas (No. 48) m. Amy Smith Prentice, Nov. 22, 1812 (No. 

83), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

59 WILLIAM T., b. Feb. 2, 1814, m. Nancy Avery. 

60 MARY P., b. Dec. 28, 1816, m. Denison Hewitt (No. 195), that family. 

61 MASON B., b. May 26, 1816, m. Anna Brewer. 

62 SARAH A., b. Oct. 10, 1817, m. Oliver Hewitt (No. 190), that family. 

63 JOSHUA P., b. June 2, 1819. 

64 ADELINE, b. July 21, 1820, m. William C. Osgood. 

65 CATHARINE (twin), b. July 21, 1820, d. unmarried. 

66 ELIZABETH H., b. Feb. 11, 1824, m. Rev. George H. Bryan. 

67 FRANCES H., b. Dec. 25, 1825, d. unmarried. 

68 HARRIET H., b. Feb. 4, 1828, d. unmarried. 

John Browning (No. 42) m. Abigail or Lucy Swan (No. 96), 
Swan family (some give one Christian name and some the other, 
perhaps both were combined), Feb. 10, 1799. They lived about a 
mile north of the village of North Stonington. He was an intelli- 
gent and successful farmer. His wife d. June 20, 1852 ; he d. Sept. 
2, 1852. 

CHILDREN: 

69 LUCY, b. Dec. 16, 1799, m. Cyrus Wheeler March 26, 1822 (No. 193), 

Wheeler family; d. Dec. 16, 1799. 

70 CHARLES PHELPS, b. March 22, 1802, m. Mary Geer; he d. March 20, 

1862. 

71 SALLY MARIA, b. March 8, 1805, m. Major Dudley R. Wheeler (No. 191) 

that family. 

72 CYRUS SWAN, b. June 7, 1807, m. Fanny Alice Wheeler, July 13, 1831; 

he d. Nov. 6, 1845 (No. 162), Wheeler family. 

73 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. April 13, 1819, m. Angeline C. Harris of 

Norwich, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1844, d. April 9, 1858; accidentally shot at 
Norwich, N. Y. 



BURCH FAMILY. 



Owing to the neglect of many of the progenitors of this family 
to place on Church, Probate, Town or Family records a correct 
statement of their marriages and birth dates of their children, it 
makes it very difficult, if not well nigh impossible, to write and 
compile a full and correct genealogy of the family. The first 
knowledge we have of the Burch family in this country is found 
in Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, Vol. ist. Page 300, thus : 

I. GEORGE BURCH appears in the town of Salem, Mass., 
where he m. Elizabeth — . 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

2 MARY, b. June 30, 1659, d. young. 

3 ELIZABETH, b. June 4, 1662. 

4 JOHN, b. May 24, 1664. 

5 MARY, b. Sept. 26, 1667. 

6 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 16, 1669. 

7 GEORGE, b. April 27, 1671, d. Oct. 1, 1672. 

Savage's Dictionary also tells us of a Joseph Burch of Dor- 
chester, Mass., but the history of Dorchester, published in 1859, 
makes no mention of the Burch family. 

8. Jeremiah Burch, the first of the family that appears 
in Stonington, Conn., came here before 1670, and had a grant of 
land east of the present village of Clarke's Falls. What relation 
he sustained to George Burch (No. i) of Salem, Mass., the rec- 
ords fail to tell us. When and to whom he was married is to us 
unknown. 

HIS SONS: 
9 THOMAS, b. May 25, 1671. 

10 JEREMIAH, b. July 14, 1673. 

11 JOSEPH, b. July 14, 1673, d. July 20, 1673. 

12 JONATHAN, b. . 

Jonathan Burch (No. 12) m. Mary Rathbone Aug. 22, 1706. 

CHILDREN: 

13 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 1, 1707. 

14 JANE, b. Dec. 3, 1708. 

15 JOHN, b. June 4, 1711. 

16 ZURVIAH, b. June 4, 1713. 

17 JEREMIAH, b. July 8, 1715. 

18 MARCY, b. Aug. 18, 1717. 

19 DAVID, b. June 23, 1719. 

20 JOSHUA, b. Nov. 11, 1721, m. Abigail Udall Feb. 16, 1749. 



BURCH FAMILY. 277 

Jeremiah Burch (No. lo) and Margaret Billings (No, 25), Bil- 
lings family, were m. Feb. 5th, 1717. 

CHILDREN; 

21 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 26, 1717. 

22 THOMAS, b. Nov. 9, 1719. 

23 ISAIAH, b. Feb. 11, 1720. 

24 MARY, b. Jan. 19, 1722. 

25 JEREMIAH, b. May 26, 1724, m. Sarah Downer Oct. 24, 1744. 

26 MARTHA, b. July 14, 1726. 

27 JONATHAN, b. Jan. 10, 1730. 

28 INCREASE, b. Oct. 25, 1728. 

29 BENJAMIN, b. March 15, 1731, m. Mrs. Anna Udall Nov. 8, 1750. They 

had son, 

30 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 4, 1751. 

Jonathan Burch (No. 13) and Mary Rathbone of Lyme, were 
m. Jan. 15, 1736. 

CHILDREN: 

31 JANE, b. March 10, 1738. 

32 JONATHAN, b. Sept. 16, 1740. 

33 WILLIAM, b. June 24, 1742. 

John Burch (No. 15) and Mary Bessey were m. June 23, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

34 JOHN, b. Dec. 13, 1738. 

35 JOSHUA, b. Jan. 26, 1741. 

Thomas Burch (No. 22) and Martha Davis of Westerly were 
m. Oct. 10, 1740, and he was drowned in Pawcatuck River. 

CHILDREN: 

36 THOMAS, b. , m. Desire Elliott. 

37 SAMUEL, b. . 

38 POLLY or MARY, b. , m. Peleg Palmer (No. 224). 

39 BILLINGS, b. , m. Susan Bentley, and 2d, Ellen J. Clark . 

40 HENRY, b. June 6, 1744, m. Mary Irish. 

Thomas Burch (No. 36) m. Desire Elliott. He was taken pris- 
oner in the war of 1812 and d. in Halifax prison, 

CHILDREN: 

41 THOMAS, b. , m. Mary Burdick Nov. 27, 1806. 

CHILDREN: 

42 THOMAS, b. , m. Harriett Miner. 

43 MARY, b. , never m. 

44 HARRIETT, b. , m. Benjamin F. States. 

45 DESIRE, b. , m. Hiram Shaw. 

46 FREDERICK, b. , m. Mary Ann Thompson. 

47 PAUL, b. , m. Abby Thompson. 

Samuel Burtch (No. 37) m. Record not known. 

CHILDREN: 

48 MARTHA, b. , m. John Dean 



278 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

49 MARION, b. , m. Wilcox. 

50 SALLY, b. , m. Chapman. 

51 ELLEN, b. , lived in Newport. 

52 STANTON, b. , lived in Newport. 

53 BILLINGS, b. , lived in Newport. 

Henry Burtch (No. 40) m. Mary Irish June 9, 1772. She was 
b. Dec. 8, 1750, d. June 16, 1838. He d. April 6, 1813. 

CHILDREN: 

54 RHODA, b. July 13, 1773, m. George Sheffield (No. 30), Sheffield family, 

Jan. 3, 1802; she d. Feb. 1, 1850. 

55 PHEBE, b. Nov. 22, 1774, m. Stephen Babcock (No. 10) of John and Mary 

Babcock, March 22, 1801; d. 1837. 

56 THOMAS, b. June 17, 1776, d. Nov., 1868; m. Susan Pendleton. 

57 SALLY, b. Dec. 6, 1777, d. June 23, 1866; unmarried. 

58 NATHAN, b. Jan. 6, 1781, d. June, 1858. 

59 HENRY, b. July 7, 1784, d. April 8, 1834, m. Elizabeth Daboll. 

60 POLLY, b. Nov. 22, 1786, d. Sept. 10, 1824, never m. 

61 LYDIA, b. Jan. 8, 1787, d. April 28, 1864, m. Ransom Smith. 

62 BETSEY, b. Nov. 23, 1793, m. Henry Adams. 

Billings Burtch (No. 39) m. Susan, dau. of John Bentley of 
Richmond, R. I., Nov. 13, 1770; was afterwards m. to Ellen J. 
Clark. He was a Revolutionary soldier, having been a member 
of a regiment from Hopkinton, R. I. He wag a pensioner, and 
is buried in the Warren Palmer burying ground. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE. 

63 SAMUEL, b. , m. Polly Sloan. 

64 SUSAN, b. , m. Archibald Merritt. 

65 BETSEY or ELIZABETH or ELIZA, b. , m. Joshua Burdick, and 

m. 2d, a Carr. 

66 BILLINGS,, b. . 

67 KATY, b. , m. Chipman. 

68 THOMAS, b. . 

69 MARTHA, b. . 

Samuel Burtch (No. 63) m. Polly Sloan, March 7th, 181 1. He 
d. March 21st, 1861, and she d. May 28, 1828. 

CHILDREN: 

70 SAMUEL, b. May 23, 1812, d. March 28, 1815. 

71 WILLIAM HENRY, b. Feb. 12, 1814, m. Rhoda Thompson, and lived at 

Hanover, Conn., and had four children. 

72 SAMUEL JAMES, b. March 8, 1816, m. Susan Bennett; had four children. 

73 GEORGE C, b. Sept. 27, 1820, m. Mary Esther Holmes, Oct. 26, 1843, and 

had seven children. He d. Aug. 14, 1893. 

74 BILLINGS, b. Oct. 19, 1818, now living at Stonington, Conn. He m. Nancy 

Maria Chesebrough (No. 415), March 10, 1847; have had six children. 

75 MARY, b. Sept. 20, 1822, m. Capt. William E. Brewster; no children. 

76 CHARLES, b. Sept. 20, 1825, d. in 1893, m. Harriet Newhall States; had 

two children, but they are both dead. 



BURROWS FAMILY. 



I. ROBERT BURROWS probably came from Boston, 
Mass., or vicinity, and settled first at Wethersfield, Ct., where he 
owned land "in 1641. He m. Mary, widow of Samuel Ireland, 
prior to 1642, moved to New London about 1650, and soon set- 
tled at Poquonnock, and was one of the earliest settlers on the 
west side of Mystic River. He was by appointment the first ferry- 
man on Mystic River; he d. 1682, and his wife d. Oct. 2, 1672. 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOHN, b. 1642. 

3 SAMUEL, b. . 

John Burrows (No. 2) m. Hannah, b. April 11, 1651, dau, of 
Edward and wife Ann Culver, Dec. 14, 1670. He d. in Groton, 
Conn., Feb. 12, 1716, 



CHILDREN: 



4 JOHN, b. 1671. 

5 MARY, b. 



6 MARGARET, b. . 

7 SAMUEL, b. , m. Mary Chester Nov. 21, 1706. 

8 ROBERT, b. . 

9 JEREMIAH, b. . 

10 ISAAC, b. . 



John Burrows (No. 4) m. Lydia Hubbard, dau. of Hugh and 
Jane (Latham) Hubbard, Oct. 14, 1700; d. in Groton, 1752, 

CHILDREN: 

11 JOHN, b. Nov. 14, 1701. 

12 LYDIA, b. April 19, 1703, m. William Pendleton (No. 18), March 10, 1726, 

d. in Westerly Aug. 18, 1750. 

13 MARY, b. Nov. 4, 1704, m. Nathan Fish, d. May 11, 1732, 

14 HUBBARD, b. Feb. 10, 1707, m. Mercy Denison (No. 155). 

15 HANNAH, b. Jan. 23, 1709, m. William Denison Jan. 30, 1733 (No. 106). 

16 SILAS, b. Oct. 4, 1710, m. Hannah Gore (No. 36), Gore family. 

17 ABIGAIL, b. July 19, 1712, m. Latham. 

18 AMOS, b. Aug. 6, 1714, m. Mary Rathbun, d. 1773. 

John Burrows (No. 11) m. Desire Packer. 

CHILDREN: 

19 MARY, b. June 17, 1732, m. Samuel Ahorn, d. 1797. 

20 LYDIA, b. , m. John A. Ahorn. 

21 PHEBE, b. , m. William Holdredge May 27, 1770. 

22 LUCRETIA, b. , m. William Burrows Nov. 19, 1767. 

23 WAITY, b. , m. Dea. Jabez Smith. 



280 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

24 DESIRE, b. , m. Joseph Elliot. 

25 NABBY, b. , m. Uriah Wilbur. 

26 JOHN, b. , m. Hannah Wilbur Sept. 13, 1761. 

27 NATHAN, b. 1744, m. Ist.Amy Williams, and 2d, Sarah Williams, 1788. 

28 DANIEL, b. , m. Kezia Rhodes and 2d, Abigail E. Park. 

29 JAMBS, b. , d. young. 

30 THOMAS, b. , d. young . 

31 Son, b. , d. young. 

John Burrows (No. 26) m. Hannah Wilbur Sept. 13, 1761. 

CHILDREN: 

32 MARY, b. , m. Nathan Niles. 

33 PHEBE, b. , m. William Thornton. 

34 LYDIA, b. , m. Thomas Eldredge. 

35 HANNAH, b. , m. George Eldredge. 

36 ELEANOR, b. , m. Zebulon Williams. 

37 ELAM, b. Sept. 6, 1773, m. Sarah Denison Oct. 15, 1797, d. Jan. 8, 1840. 

38 DELIGHT, b. , m. Daniel Deboise. 

Elam Burrows (No. 37) m. Sarah Denison (No. 401), that 
family, Oct. 15, 1797. She was b. April 9, 1778; d. Oct. 13, 1835. 

.CHILDREN: 

39 JOHN, b. Oct. 28, 1798. 

40 EUNICE, b. March 29, 1801, m. Elam Eldredge Aug. 12, 1821. 

41 DENISON, b. Oct. 7, 1804. 

42 HANNAH, b. June 15, 1806. 

43 PHEBE, b. Feb. 19, 1809, m. Isaac D. Miner May 10, 1832 (No. 278). 

44 SALLY, b. May 22, 1811, m. Nathan Noyes March 18, 1830 (No. 337). 

John Burrows (No. 39) m. Roxanna Brown (No. 228), Aug. 23, 
182 1. 

CHILDREN: 

45 EUNICE E., b. April 3, 1823, m. Isaac W. Denison (No. 566). 

46 FRANCES E., b. May 23, 1825, m. Horace H. Clift Oct. 25, 1848 (No. 45). 

47 MARY E., b. April 29, 1827, d. young. 

48 MARY B., b. July 12, 1828, m. John L. Denison May 10, 1853 (No. 570). 

49 LYDIA B., b. June 20, 1831, m. Daniel Morgan Dec. 25, 1861. 

50 SARAH J., b. April 15, 1834, m. Samuel Buckley Nov. 26, 1860. 

51 JOHN, b. July 21, 1836, d. young. 

Nathan Burrows (No. 2y) m. ist, Amy Williams, June 2, 1765 ; 
d. in 1808. 

CHILDREN: 

52 JOSEPH, b. July 18, 1765, m. 1st, Sarah Rice, March 30, 1788; m. 2d, Hen- 

rietta Rice, Sept. 25, 1803, and 3d, Frances Packer Jan. 10, 1808. 

53 WAITY, b. , m. Latham Fitch. 

54 GEORGE, b. , m. Sarah Fitch. 

55 BETSEY, b. , m. Benjamin Ashby. 

56 AMY, b. , m. Mason Packer. 

57 ABIGAIL, m. , m. Samuel Rathbun. 



BURROWS FAMILY. 281 

58 JAMBS, b. , m. Polly Brown. 

59 NANCY, b. ■ , m. Beriah Grant. 

60 EXPERIENCE, b. , m. John Woodward. 

61 LYDIA, b. , m. . 

62 DESIRE, b. . 

Mr. Nathan Burrows m. 2d, Sarah WilHams in 1788. 

CHILDREN: 

63 BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 20, 1789. 

64 JESSE, b. 1791. 

65 NATHAN, b. 1793. 

66 SIMEON, b. . 

67 BETSEY, b. . 

68 EDWARD, b. , d. young. 

69 EDWARD, b. June, 1806. 

Mrs. Sarah Burrows (nee Williams) d. May ist, 1820. 

Benjamin Burrows (No. 6^) m. ist, Rebecca Thompson March 

17, 1808; m. 2d Lucy Perkins, Nov. 10, 1844; m. 3d 

Williams, and m. 4th, Sarah R. Holdredge, Nov. 22, 1864. 

CHILDREN BY REBECCA THOMPSON: 

70 NATHAN, b. July 12, 1809. 

71 WILLIAM T., b. Dec. 26, 1810, m. Almira W. Smith July 4, 1833. 

72 HANNAH, b. April 1, 1813, m. Franklin Gallup (No. 206); she d. Jan. 1, 

1843. 

73 BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 6, 1815, m. 1st, Sarah Hammond July 25, 1838, and 

m. 2d, Ann M. Avery Oct. 23, 1854, and m. 3d, Frances L. Denison 
March 26, 1867 (No. 574), Denison family. 

74 CALVIN, b. March 22, 1817, m. 1st, Mary A. Niles; m. 2d, Catharine 

Gates. 

75 EDWIN S., b. April 19, 1819. 

76 ROSWELL S., twin, b. Dec. 2, 1820, m. Clarissa Edgecomb. 

77 RUFUS S., twin, b. Dec. 2, 1820, d. young. 

78 SARAH, b. Feb. 19, 1823, m. Franklin Gallup (No. 206), her sister's hus- 

band. 

79 SIMEON S., b. July 9, 1825, m. Frances Lewis. 

80 MARY A., b. May 2, 1827, m. G. W. Morgan Feb. 18, 1849. 

- 81 GEORGE, b. Feb. 17, 1829, m. Maria Burdick, and 2d, Anna . 

82 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 3, 1831. 

CHILDREN BY LUCY PERKINS: 

83 LORENZO, b. June 24, 1845. 

84 DANIEL, b. April 3, 1847. These both died in the army. 

Hubbard Burrows (No. 14) m. Mercy Denison (No. 185), old- 
est dau. of William and Mercy (Gallup) Denison, May 28, 1730. 

CHILDREN: ^4_? 

85 ESTHER, b. Not. 21, 1731, -m. Xe^M-i^ 'Packer. 

86 HANNAH, b. Nov. 21, 1733, m. Daniel Packer. 

87 HUBBRAD, Jr., b. June 26, 1739, m. Priscilla Baldwin (No. 33) Dec. 24, 

1761. 



282 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

88 BLISHA, b. Nov. 27, 1744, d. young. 

89 SARAH, b. Aug. 6, 1747, m. Blisba Niles. 

90 MARY, b. Oct. 7, 1749, m. Benjamin Avery. 

91 MERCY, b. , m. Nathan Avery. 

92 JONATHAN, b. May 3, 1752, m. Lucy Avery. 

93 ANNA, b. , m. Nathan Whiting. 

Capt. Hubbard Burrows, Jr. (No. 87) m. ist Priscilla Baldwin: 
(No. 33), dau. of Capt. John and wife Eunice (Spalding) Baldwin,. 
and he was killed at Fort Griswold Sept. 6, 1781. 

CHILDREN: , t 

94 HUBBARD, b. , m. Mary DrcRensen.X'^'^-***^ 

95 JOHN B., b. , m. Betsey Haley (No. 35). John was born Feb. 2,. 

1768. 

96 VYIBY, b. , unm. 

97 SETH, b. , d. young from smallpox. 

Capt. Hubbard Burrows m. 2d, Sarah Avery. 

CHILDREN: 

98 SARAH, b. July 2, 1770, m. Caleb Haley (No. 32), that family. 

99 ELISHA, b. — , m. Rebecca Turner. 

100 PERCY, twin, b. , m. Deborah Wightman. 

-f^Ol PRISCILLA, twin, b. , m. Daniel Morgan. 

102 BENJAMIN, b. , scalded to death when two years old. 

103 SOLOMON, b. . 

104 DANIEL, b. , d. young. 

105 DENISON, b. , m. Nancy Burrows. 

Silas Burrows (No. 16) m. Hannah Gore (No. 36), Gore family, 
June 17, 1740, and died in Groton April 19, 1741. 

CHILD: 

106 SILENCE, b. July 1, 1741, nearly three months after her father's death, 

and she m. Richard Wheeler, Dec. 24, 1761. See Wheeler family. 
No. 343). Mrs. Hannah Gore Burrows m. 2d, Nathaniel Gallup, and 
had several children. See Gallup family. 

Amos Burrows (No. 18) m. Elizabeth or Mary Rathbun of Col- 
chester, Conn. She d. Jan. 25, 1808, aged 87 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

107 AMOS, b. ; went to New York State. 

_^108 SILAS, b. Aug. 8, 1741, d. in Groton, Aug. 8, 1818. 

109 JOSHUA, b. , m. Jane Fish, dau. of John Fish, of Groton. 

110, ELISHA, b. , m. Susan, dau. of John Fish, and m. 2d, a Fish. 

111 PAUL, b. , m. Catharine Haley, d. Feb. 28, 1834. 

112 NATHAN, b. , m. Ann Smith, July 24, 1774. 

113 JOSEPH, b. , m. Abby Chipman, d. in Pennsylvania. 

114 ELIZABETH, b. , m. 1st, Richard Mitchell of Block Island Nov. 16,. 

1769, and 2d, Sylvester Havens. 

115 ANNA, b. , m. Asa Franklin Jan. 5, 1769, and 2d, Daniel Lewis. 

116 EUNICE, b. , m. Solomon Tift. 



BURROWS FAMILY. 



283 



Rev. Silas Burrows (No. io8) m. ist, Mary, dau. of Isaac and 
Esther Smith, April 7, 1764; she was b. Nov. 15, 1743. and d. 
Oct. 26, 1816, aged '/2. yrs and 11 mos. He m. 2d, widow Phebe 
Smith, Feb. 8, 1818. He was the first pastor of the Fort Hill 
Baptist Church and held the position till his death, a period of 53 
years. 

CHILDREN: 

117 SILAS, b. March 14, 1765, d. Dec. 22, 1781. 

118 DANIEL, b. Oct. 28, 1766, m. Mary Avery Dec. 16, 1787, d. Jan. 23, 1858, 

aged 91 years. He was a Methodist minister and had 10 children. 

119 ROSWELL, b. Sept. 2, 1768, m. Jerusha Avery, Jan. 28, 1790, d. May 28, 

1836; his wife d. Nov. 3, 1838, aged 67 years. He was pastor of the 
Second Baptist Church in Groton. 

120 ENOCH, b. July 28, 1770, d. Dec. 5, 1852, aged 82 years. 

121 JABBZ, b. April 13, 1772, m. Betsey Bell, d. March 13, 1855. 

122 GILBERT, b. May 10, 1774, d. Oct., 1775. 

123 JOSHUA, b. Jan. 10, 1779, d. • in Spain, Jan. 28, 1809. 

124 MARY, b. May 9, 1782, m. Jedediah Randall (No. 132), May 19, 1799, d- 

May 25, 1871. 

125 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 9, 1784, d. Dec. 9, 1785. 

126 LUCY, b. Dec. 5, 1786, d. Jan. 28, 1809. 

Roswell Burrows (No. 119) m. Jerusha Avery, dau. of Latham 
and Jerusha Avery, Jan. 28, 1790. 

CHILDREN: 

127 LATHAM AVERY, b. Aug. 30, 1792, m. Sarah Lester, d. 1855. 

128 JERUSHA AVERY, b. June 24, 1795, d. Oct. 12, 1814. 

129 ROSWELL S., b. Feb. 22, 1798. 

130 LUCY L., b. Jan. 19, 1801, m. Alexander Stewart Feb. 22, 1821. 

131 LORENZO, b. April 7, 1809, d. Oct. 7, 1814. 

132 MARY E., b. April 7, 1809, d. Oct. 7, 1814. 

133 JULIA A., b. Aug. 20, 1811, m. Albert G. Smith May 13, 1830. 

Roswell Burrows (No. 129) m. Mary Ann Randall (No. 133), 
dau. of Jedediah and wife Mary Randall, Jan. 19, 1822. 

CHILDREN: 

134 CHARLES R., b. Aug. 26, 1826. 

135 WILLIAM, b. July 11, 1828, d. 1859. 

136 MARY E., b. July 11, 1830, m. Alexander Stewart May 25, 1852. 

Enoch Burrows (No. 120) m. ist, Esther, dau, of George and 
wife Jane (Smith) Denison (No. 310), D. family, Aug. 28, 1791 ; 
m. 2d, Mrs. Caroline Hyde King, Dec. 28, 1826, and he d. Dec. 
5, 1852, aged 82 yrs. They had one child, Randall King, bapt. 
Aug. I, 1830. 

CHILDREN: 

137 LUCY, b. Jan 8, 1791, m. John Hyde Feb. 21, 1808 (No. 14), Hyde family, 

138 MARY, b. in 1793, m. Esquire Elias Brown (No. 25), Brov.'n family. 

139 SILAS ENOCH, b. Oct. 29, 1794. 



284 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Silas E. Burrows (No. 139) m. ist, Mary Van Buskirk, Nov. 
20, 1820, by whom he had 4 children. 

CHILDREN: 

140 ENOCH, b. June 7, 1822, d. young. 

141 SILAS E., b. March 28, 1824, m. Mary W. Trowbridge, Feb. 21, 1860. 

142 MARY J., b. June 2, 1826, m. Charles A. Greene Feb. 12, 1850. 

143 OGDEN HOFFMAN, b. July 22, 1828, m. Sarah E. Maynard June 3, 1863. 

Mrs. Mary Burrows d. Jan. 30, 1831, and Mr. Burrows m. 2d, 
Mary D. Russ, May 19, 1834. 

CHILDREN: 

144 MARY RUSS, b. Dec. 14, d. April 23, 1857. 

145 JOHN RUSS, b. Sept. 13, 1838, d. Aug. 11, 1871, unmarried. 

146 WILLIAM H., b. Dec. 21, 1840, d. Aug., 1841. 

Mr. Silas E. Burrows d. Oct. 12, 1870, and his last wife d. 
March 22, 184 1. 

John B. Burrows (No. 95) m. Betsey Haley (No. 35), Haley 
family, Nov. 25, 1788. Betsey was born Sept. 14, 1767. 

CHILDREN: 

147 BETSEY, b. May 2, 1790, m. Coddington Burch. 

148 SETH, b. Oct. 13, 1791, m. Charlotte Stark. 

149 HUBBARD, b. Oct. 10, 1793, m. 1st, Amy Newton, and 2d, Mary E. Wheel- 

er (No. 438). 

150 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 12, 1795, never m. 

151 CALEB, b. Nov. 5, 1797, m. Julia Leeds. 

152 JOHN, b. March 7, 1800, m. Sylvia A. Wells. 

153 WAITY, b. Oct. 21, 1801, never m. 

154 STEPHEN, b. Sept. 14, 1803, never m. 

155 CHARLES, b. Oct. 29, 1805, m. Emily A. Wheeler (No. 440). 

156 PRISCILLA, b. Nov. 12, 1809, m. Capt. Simeon Haley (No. 31). 

157 MARY, b. Jan. 31, 1812, m. Henry Haley. 



CHAPMAN FAMILY. 



I. JOHN CHAPMAN, the progenitor of the Chapman fam- 
ily of this region romid about, was of Enghsh origin, the son of 
John Chapman and wife, Joanna Sumner, who resided about fifty 
miles from' London. Tradition has it that he was forced into the 
British Navy, by a press-gang, and after a while, the ship visited 
Boston, New England, when he availed himself of the opportun- 
ity to assume the liberty of which he had been deprived. He fled 
and found succor in the abode of Samuel Allen, in what is now 
called Wakefield, in Rhode Island. He was a weaver, having be- 
come proficient therein by several years service. He came to 
Stonington, now North Stonington, where he worked at his trade 
the remainder of his life. He m. Sarah Brown, Feb. i6, 1710, and 

d. in 1760. 

CHILDREN: 

2 SARAH, b. Nov. 25, 1710, m. Ichabod Brown (No. 32). 

3 JONAH, b. Sept. 2, 1712. 

4 JOHN, b. Sept. 9, 1714, m. Mary Boardman, April 28, 1742. 

5 V7ILLIAM, b. Dec. 19, 1716, m. Abigail Plumb, Jan. 31, 1740. 

6 ANDREW, b. March 3, 1719, m. Hannah Smith. 

7 THOMAS, b. about 1721, m. Mary . 

8 SUMNER, b. about 1723, m. Elizabeth Herrick. 

9 EUNICE, b. . 

Andrew Chapman (No. 6) m. Hannah, daughter of Benomi 
Smith and Ruth Pendleton, Oct. 15, 1745. He lived in North 
Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

10 ANDREW, b. Jan. 27, 1748, d. Dec. 19, 1752. 

11 JOSEPH, b. June 2, 1749, m. Prudence Lewis; 2d, Mary Main. 

12 RUTH, b. March 20, 1751. 

13 HANNAH, b. Dec. 10, 1752. 

14 ANDREW, b. May 10, 1754, m. Ann York. 

15 NAHUM, b. Nov. 6, 1757, m. Mary Stewart. 

16 NATHAN, b. Oct. 7, 1760, m. Abigail Peabody. 

17 AMOS, b. Sept. 7, 1763, m. Abigail Burdick. 

18 SARAH, b. Sept. 4, 1766, m. Jabez Breed (No. 44), Breed family. 

19 JONAS, b. Aug. 25, 1768, m. Susannah Peabody (No. 40). 

Sumner Chapman (No. 8) m. Elizabeth Herrick, Feb. 23, 1756. 
He resided in Westerly, R. I. 

CHILDREN: 

20 JOHN, b. , d. unmarried. 

21 SUMNER, b. , m. a Miss Greenman. 



286 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

22 ELIZABETH, b. , m. John Taylor. 

23 TIMOTHY, b. May 28, 1760, m. Naucy Pendleton. 

24 JOSEPH, b. 1767, m. Elizabeth Kenyon; 2d, Eunice Clark. 

25 ISRAEL, b. 1769, m. Mary Kenyon; 2d, Nancy Kenyon . 

26 CASE, b. 1171, m. Mary Pendleton (No. 70). 

Joseph Chapman (No. ii) m. Prudence Lewis, April i8, 1771 ; 
2d, Mary Main Nov., 1780. Resided in Bolton, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

27 SYBIL, b. Jan. 7, 1775. 

28 HANNAH, b. Nov. 28, 1776, m. Thomas Main (No. 66), that family. 

29 SARAH, b. Feb. 24, 1779. 

Children by second marriage: 

30 LEWIS, b. June 10, 1782. 

31 STEPHEN, b. Oct. 1, 1785, m. Keturah Palmer Sept. 27, 1801. 

32 GIDEON, b. , m. Hannah Wheeler Sept. 4, 1808 (No. 180), that 

family. 
Andrew Chapman (No. 14) m. Ann York (No. 78), that family, 
March 30, 1780, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

33 ANNA, b. July 3, 1781. 

34 LOUIS, b. July 6, 1783. 

35 ANDREW, b. Nov. 27, 1785. 

36 LUCY, b. Oct. 23, 1787. 

37 JESSE, b. Nov. 20, 1789. 

38 KETURAH, b. Dec. 28, 1791, 

Nahum Chapman (No. 15) m. Mary Stewart Dec. 11, 1783 (No. 
2T,), that family, both of North Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

39 CHARLES, b. Dec. 24, 1785. 

40 EZRA, b. June 22, 1787. 

41 ELIAS, b. Feb. 20, 1790. 

42 SANFORD, b. March 10, 1792. 

43 PALMER, b. June 18, 1794. 

44 SILAS, b. March 8, 1796. 

45 STEWART, b. May 15, 1797. 

46 ELISHA, b. Aug. 9, 1801. 

47 BETSEY, b. Feb.24, 1803. 

Nathan Chapman (No. i6) m. Abigail Peabody in 1785. He 
was for many years deacon of the First Baptist Church of North 
Stonington, and d. Feb. 14, 1824. 

CHILDREN: 

48 NATHAN, b. March 17, 1786. 

49 NABBY, b. Oct. 19, 1787. 

50 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 15, 1789. 

51 THOMAS, b. Sept. 12, 1791. 

52 LYDIA, b. Jan. 21, 1795. 

53 POLLY, b. March 4, 1796. 

,54 SMITH, b. Feb. 9, 1796, m. Eunice Miner Dec. 11, 1823. 



CHAPMAN FAMILY. 287 

Amos Chapman (No. 17) m. Abigail Burdick, Nov. 20, 1783. 
They lived in North Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

55 AMOS, b. July 23, 1784. 

56 BETSEY, h. Nov. 24, 1785, m. Zebulon T. York (No. 105), that family. 

57 JOHN, b. July 29, 1787. 

58 LUCY, b. May 26, 1789. 

59 SARAH, b. Nov. 2, 1791. 

60 ABEL, b. Oct. 3, 1793. 

61 ADAM, b. Feb. 12, 1796. 
62_ HANNAH, b. Jan. 17, 1798. 

Jonas Chapman (No. 19) m. Hannah Peabody April 28, 1792. 
He removed from Stonington to Knox, Albany County, N. Y. 
Seven of his children are recorded on Stonington records. The 
other six are supposed to have been born after his removal 

CHILDREN: 

63 SALLY, b. July 3, 1792. 

64 JONAS, b. May 20, 1795. 

65 CYRUS, b. March, 1797. 

66 THOMAS P., b. May 24, 1798. 

67 CLARISSA, b. May 17, 1799. 

68 LAVINIA, b. May 28, 1801. 

69 ROXANNA, b. Aug. 15, 1802. 

70 ERASTUS, b. . 

71 BLDRIDGB, b. . 

72 ALBERT, b. . 

73 DANIEL, b. . 



74 THADDEUS, b. . 

75 CORDELIA, b. . 

Capt. Timothy Chapman (No. 23) m. Nancy, daughter of Maj. 
Joseph Pendleton of Westerly, R. I. (No. 63), that family. He 
d. at Franklin, Conn., in 1827; she d. there in 1831. 

CHILDREN: 

76 NANCY, b. about 1784, m. Samuel H. Hinckley (No. 68), that family. 

77 BETSEY, b. 1787, m. Samuel Copp (No. 69), that family. 

78 JOSEPH P., b. , d. in 1825, and left one son. 

79 DEMARIOUS, b. 1793, m. David Leeds of Stonington. 

80 OLIVER, b. , d. in the last war with Great Britain. 

81 SUMNER, b. , d. at 8 years of age. 

82 JOHN, b. , d. at Natchez, Miss.; unmarried. 

83 ENOCH C, b. 1802, m. Elizabeth Demarest of New York, 1826. 

84 FREEMAN C, b. 1804, m. Fanny Hide of Franklin, Conn. 

85 WILLIAM P., b. 1806, m. Eliza Pendleton of New London; removed to 

Sandusky, Ohio. 

86 DUDLEY B., b. 1810, m. Mary Setchel of Norwich, Conn. 



WILLIAM OHESEBROUan FAMILY. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH, the first white man who made 
what is now Stonington, in Connecticut, his permanent place of 
abode, was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, in the year 
1594, where he m. A nna Stevenson, December 6th, 1620. He was 
a gunsmith, and worked at his trade in England, and in this coun- 
try, until he came to Stonington in 1649, when he changed his 
occupation to that of farming and stock raising, occupying and 
improving the large grants of land given him by the town of 
Pequot, now New London. 

In the early part of the year 1630 he joined a large party of 
immigrants who came with John Winthrop, Esq., to this coun- 
try. Mr. Chesebrough located himself in Boston, Mass., and soon 
after became a member of the first church. He was admitted a 
freeman of the Massachusetts Colony in May, 1631, and after- 
wards took an active part in public affairs. In 1632, Mr. Chese- 
brough was elected as "one of two" from Boston to unite with 
two from every plantation to confer with the court about raising a 
public stock, and "Prince" in his "Annals" says that this seems 
to pave the way for a house of representation in the General 
Court. 

In 1634, Mr. Chesebrough was elected constable of Boston, 
where he continued to reside for several years. Previous to 1640 
he removed to Braintree, and that year was elected deputy to the 
Massachusetts General Court. Soon after which he removed his 
residence to Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, where in 1643 his list 
was returned at £450. The next year lots were drawn for a di- 
vision of the woodland near the town, and Mr. Chesebrough re- 
ceived lot No. 4. During this year the planters of Rehoboth 
drew up and signed a compact by which they agreed to be gov- 
erned by nine persons, "according to law and equity until we 
shall subject ourselves jointly to some other government." Mr. 
Chesebrough was a party to that transaction, which was partici- 
pated in by thirty of the planters of the new settlement. He had 
taken an active and prominent part in organizing the town of 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 289 

Rehoboth. and at a public meeting held July 12, 1644, his services 
were recognized by the town in ordering that he "should have di- 
vision in all lands of Seakunk, for one hundred and fifty three 
pounds, besides what he is to have for his own proportion, and 
that in way of consideration for the pains and charges he hath 
been at for setting ofif this plantation." He was propounded for 
freeman at the General Court in Plymouth in 1645, ^^t was not 
admitted till 1648. Notwithstanding the prominent part he acted 
in establishing the plantation of Rehoboth, and the recognition of 
his services by the new town, he was not treated with much 
favor by the General Court of that colony, which ordered him to 
be arrested for an afifray with an Indian by the name of Vassa- 
mequine, and harshly treated him in other respects. This led him 
to look further for a permanent place of abode. About this time 
Mr. John Winthrop, Jr., acting under a commission from the 
Massachusetts General Court, commenced a settlement at Name- 
aug, afterward called Pequot, and then New London. Mr. Chese- 
brough visited the place in 1645 ^o^ the purpose of making it his 
future home. He was kindly treated by Mr. Winthrop, and urged 
to settle there ; but finding the place in several respects unsuitable 
to his expectations, he concluded not to stay. Subsequently he 
examined the Pawcatuck region, and finally concluded to settle 
at the head of Wequetequock Cove. He shared the friendship 
of Roger Williams, and was encouraged and assisted by him in 
removing his habitation to Pawcatuck. He did not, however, im- 
mediately remove his family there, and not until he had pro- 
vided for them a comfortable place of abode. It was during the 

?! summer of 1849 th^t his family came to Wequetequock and oc- 
cupied their new house in the wilderness. The marsh land bor- 
dering on Wequetequock Cove furnished hay for his stock in 
abundance. 

He brought his entire family with him, which consisted of his 

l^ wife and four sons, namely, Samuel, Nathaniel, John and Elisha. 
The two eldest and the youngest subsequently married and had 
families, and after the death of each, their widows married again. 
John died single in 1660, 

Mr. Chesebrough, like most of the early planters, traded more 
or less with the Indians, and was also engaged in trade with peo* 
pie of Long Island and elsewhere. The first act of the General 
Assembly of Connecticut was an order prohibiting all persons 



290 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

from selling firearms and ammunition to the Indians ; another 
act was passed in 1642 "forbidding smiths from doing any work 
for the Indians, or selling them any instruments or matter made 
of iron or steel without a license from two magistrates." Various 
other acts were passed regulating and in some cases prohibiting 
trade with the Indians. Mr. Chesebrough while living at Reho- 
both, had incurred the displeasure of certain parties in the Plym- 
outh Colony, and no sooner was he located here, than they in- 
formed the General Court of Connecticut that he had removed 
here for the purpose of selling firearms to the Indians ; whereupon 
the Court, in November, 1649, issued a warrant "to the constable 
of Pequot to repair forthwith to Chesebrough of Long Island 
(where he was trading at the time), and to let him understand that 
the government of Connecticut doth dislike and distaste the way 
he is in and trade he doth drive among the Indians, and that 
they do require him to desist therefrom immediately; and that 
he should repair to Capt. Mason of Seabrook or some of the 
Magistrates upon the river (Connecticut) to give an account to 
him or them of what he hath done hitherto." Mr. Chesebrough 
at first disregarded this order, claiming that his new home was 
within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, but subsequently, acting 
under the advice and assurance of Mr. Winthrop and other 
friends at Pequot, he so far yielded to the authorities of Connec- 
ticut as to engage to appear at the General Court at Hartford in 
March, 1651, some sixteen months after the issue of said order, 
and related to them the reason why he had taken up his abode at 
Wequetequock, and that he was not engaged in any unlawful 
trade with the Indians, and assured them that his religious opin- 
ions were orthodox, neither did he intend to remain alone in the 
wilderness, and was in hopes that in a short time he should be 
able to procure a competent company of desirable persons for 
the planting of the place. The court reluctantly permitted him 
to remain on condition that if he would give a bond of £300 
not to prosecute any unlawful trade with the Indians, and that 
he would furnish them with the names of such persons as he- 
could induce to settle at Pawcatuck before the next winter, they 
would not compel him to remove. While the planters of Pequot 
were friendly to Mr. Chesebrough, they preferred that he should 
become an inhabitant of that settlement, rather than to establish 
a new township. In September of the same year, Mr. Chese- 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 291 

brough again visited Hartford for the purpose of obtaining a legal 
title to the land he occupied. Mr. Winthrop and the deputies from 
Pequot engaged that if he would put himself on the footing of 
an inhabitant of Pequot he should have his lands confirmed to 
him by a grant of the town. To this he acceeded, but the bounds 
of Pequot did not include his lands, whereupon "on request" the 
court extended the bounds of the settlement to Pawcatuck River, 
and the town in November following gave him a house lot at 
Pequot, which he never occupied. In January, 1652, a large 
tract of land was given him by the town of Pequot, which was 
afterwards liberally enlarged until it embraced between two and 
three thousand acres, and was included within the following 
boundaries, namely, beginning at the harbor of Stonington, run- 
ning northerly up the same, and Lambert's Cove, and Stony 
Brook to the old Post Road, thence following said road easterly 
to Anguilla Brook; thence down said brook and Wequetequock 
Cove and the Sound, to the place of beginning. Mr. Chesebrough 
succeeded in drawing around him a sufficient number of "accepta- 
ble persons" to satisfy the General Court; and the settlement of 
the town was begun, went on in a flourishing condition until 1654, 
when the planters here desired a separation for religious, as well 
as civil purposes. This measure was resisted by the planters at 
Pequot. Meantime, Massachusetts laid claim to the settlement, 
and the controversy went up to the court of the Commissioners 
of the United Colonies, and terminated in 1658 in awarding all 
the territory east of Mystic River to the Massachusetts Colony, 
under the name of Southertown, and so remained until 1662, when 
it was included in the new charter, and again became a part of 
the colony of Connecticut. In 1665, the name of Southertown 
was changed to that of Mystic, and in 1666, it was again changed 
to Stonington. Mr. Chesebrough was a man of more than ordin- 
ary ability, and held positions of trust not only in the Massachu- 
setts Colony, but was prominent in the settlement of the town of 
Rehoboth,in Plymouth Colony. After his place at Wequetequock 
was included in the township of Pequot, he was elected deputy 
thereof to the General Court at Hartford in 1653-4-5-6, and on 
one occasion rate-maker or assessor. ■ 

When in 1658 the Massachusetts General Court asserted 
jurisdiction over this town, Mr. Chesebrough with others were 
appointed to manage the prudential affairs thereof, and one of 



292 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

the Commissioners to end small causes and deal in criminal mat- 
ters. He held the office of Townsman (Selectman) until Souther- 
town was annexed to Connecticut, and was the first man elected 
deputy after the reunion, 1653, '55, '57, '64, and succeeded in 
restoring amicable relations with the Court which had been seri- 
ously disturbed by the jurisdictional controversy. After his re- 
turn he was elected first selectman of the town, and re-elected 
every year up to the time of his death, which took place June 9, 
1667. His dwelling house stood on the west side of Wequete- 
quock Cove, near the head of tide water. 

I. WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH, b. in Boston, England, in 
1594, m. Anna Stevenson, who was b. in England in 1598. They 
were m. in Boston, Eng., Dec. 6, 1620. He d. June 9, 1667. 

CHILDREN: 

2 MARIE, bapt. Boston, Eng., May 2, 1622, buried June 9, 1622. 

3 MARTHA, bapt. Boston, Eng., Sept. 18, 1623, buried Sept. 28, 1623. 

4 DAVID, bapt. Boston, Eng., Sept. 9, 1624, buried Sept. 9, 1624. 

5 JONATHAN, bapt. Boston, Eng., Sept. 9, 1624 (twin), d. young. 

6 SAMUEL, bapt. Boston, Eng., April 1, 1627, m. Abigail Ingraham. 

7 ANDRONICUS, bapt. Boston, Eng., Feb. 6, 1629, d. Feb. 8, 1629. 

8 JUNIGE, bapt. Boston, Eng. (twin), Feb. 6, 1629, d. Feb. 6, 1629. 

i' 9 NATHANIEL, bapt. Boston, Eng., Jan. 28, 1630, m. Hannah Denison. 

10 JOHN, bapt. Boston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1632, d. Stonington, Conn., 1660. 

11 JABEZ, bapt. Boston, Mass., May 3, 1635, d. young. 

12 ELISHA, bapt. Boston, Mass., June 4, 1637, m. Rebecca Palmer. 

13 JOSEPH, b. at Brain tree (now Quincy), Mass., July 18, 1640, d. young. 

Samuel Chesebrough (No. 6) m. Abigail Ingraham, Nov. 30, 
1655; he was buried July 31, 1673. His widow m. 2d, Joshua 
Holmes (No. 2), Holmes family; 3d husband, Capt. James Avei;y; 

for his 2d wife (No. 2), Avery family. 

CHILDREN: 

14 MARIA, b. Feb. 28, 1658, d. Sept. 30, 1669. 

15 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 30, 1656, m. John Avery (No. 7), Avery family. 

16 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 20, 1660, m. Marie Ingraham. 

17 WILLIAM, b. April 8, 1662, m. Mary McDowell. 

18 SARAH, b. Dec. 24, 1663, m. John Bolton March 8, 1683. 

19 ELISHA, b. Aug. 4, 1667, m. Mary Miner, Rebecca Mason. 

20 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 6, 1669, m. William Ingraham of Bristol, R. I. 

Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 9) m. Hannah Denison in 1659 
(No. 38), that family, both of Stonington, Conn. He served in 
the Colonial Indian war. 

CHILDREN.' 

21 ANNA, b. Oct. 12, 1660, m. Samuel Richardson, 1685. 

22 SARAH, b. Jan. 30, 1662, m. William Gallup (No. 10), that family. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY, 293 

23 NATHANIEL, b. April 14, 1666, m. Sarah Stanton.-'' 

24 BRIDGET, b. March 25, 1669, m. William Thompson, Dr. Joseph Miner 

(No. 16), Miner family. 

25 HANNAH, b about 1671, m. Joseph Prentice. 
V 26 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1674, m. Priscilla Alden. 

27 MARGARET, b. about 1676, m. Joseph Stanton (No. Ill), that family. 
.■_28 MARY, b. June 30, 1678. 

The first six children were born previous to the organization of 
the church in the town of Stonington. Nathaniel Chesebrough 
was one of the fifst nine members of the church. He d. Nov. 2,2, 
1678, and July 15, 1680, his widow, Mrs. Hannah Denison- Chese- 
brough, m. Capt. Joseph Saxton, of Stonington, Conn. He was 
thirteen years younger than his wife. He was b. in Boston, Mass., 
May 9, 1656, and was the third son of Thomas Saxton, of Boston, 
and his 2d wife, Ann (Copp) Atwood. He settled in Stonington, 
and was largely engaged in the West India trade, by which he 
became very wealthy. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
lJ2,^ MARY, bapt. Sept. 4, 1681, m. Benjamin Miner (No. 53), that family; m. 
2d, Joseph Page, March 5, 1713; she d. Oct. 17, 1750. 

30 JERUSHA, bapt. Dec. 2, 1683, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 24), Palmer 

family. 

31 MERCY, bapt. May 30, 1686, m. Isaac Bailey of Roxbury, Mass., June 4, 

1702; m. 2d, William Dewey of Lebanon, Conn. 

Elisha Chesebrough (No. 12) m. Rebecca Palmer April 20, 
1665 (No. 13), Palmer family. He d. Sept. i, 1670; she m. 2d, 
John Baldwin (No. 16), Baldwin family. No children. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

32 ELIHU, b. Dec. 3, 1668, m. Hannah Miner. 

Samuel Chesebrough (No. 16), m. Marie, daughter of William 
and Mary (Barstow) Ingraham in 1690, who was b. June 26, 
1666; she d. Jan. 8, 1742. 

CHILDREN: 

33 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 16, 1691, m. Mary Rossiter. 

34 JEREMIAH, b. Aug. 27, 1692, d. young. 

35 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 27, 1693, m. 

36 JEREMIAH, b. Aug. 25, 1697, m. Susannah Rossiter. 

37 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 13, 1700, m. Bridget Miner. 

38 ANN, bapt. Oct. 9, 1706, m. John Palmer (No. 28), that family. 

39 MARY, bapt. Sept. 10, 1710, m. Nathaniel Palmer (No. 139), that family. 

40 JOSEPH, bapt. April 12, 1703, m. Thankful Thompson. 

William Chesebrough (No. 17) m. Mary McDowell, daughter 
of Fergus McDowell, Dec. 13, 1698. He d. Jan. 2, 1739-40; 
she d. March 23, 1744. 



294 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

41 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 20, 1669, d. Feb. 1, 1700. 

42 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 1, 1701, m. Lucy Palmer, 

43 DAVID, b. Feb. 1, 1702, m. Margaret . 



44 ABIGAIL, bapt. May 14, 1700, m. Thomas Mumford. 

45 THOMAS, b. 1706, d. Jan. 26, 1763, unmarried. 

46 MARY, bapt. Jan. 9. 1715. 

Elisha Chesebrough (No. 19) m. Mary, daughter of Joseph 
Miner, Jan. 27, 1692 (No. 51), Miner family; she d. March 29, 
1706. He m. 2d, Rebecca, daughter of Daniel Mason (No. 23), 
that family, Feb. 6, 1707. He d. Sept. 7, 1727. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE : 

47 MARY, b. Dec. 15, 1692, m. Daniel Stanton (No. 333), that family. 

48 ELISHA, b. Sept. 15, 1694, m. Hannah Chesebrough. 

49 ELIHU, b. Sept. 15, 1694, m. Anna McDowell July 23, 1745. 

50 JOHN, b. Sept. 25, 1696. 

51 JAMES, b. May 20, 1699, m. Prudence Harris. 

52 JABBZ, b. Jan. 10, 1701, m. Priscilla Chesebrough. 

53 ZBBULON, b. July 6, 1704, d. 1704. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

54 REBECCA, b. Nov. 16, 1707, m. S. Turner; 2d, Andrew Denison (No. 92), 

Denison family, Jan. 29, 1724; 3d, William Austin. 

55 JEDEDIAH, b. Oct. 12, 1710, m. Molly Hancock. 

56 ZEBULON, b. June 13, 1712, m. Mary McDowell. 

57 PRUDENCE, b. July 12, 1716, d. young. 

58 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 28, 1717, m. William Slack, March 5, 1739. 

59 LUCY, b. July 3, 1721, m. Edward Hancox (No. 5), Hancox family, July 

28, 1741. 

60 NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 6, 1724, d. 1725. 

61 ELISHA, b and d. in 1727. 

Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 23) m. Sarah Stanton (No. 14), 
that family, Jan. 13, 1692, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Aug. 
23, 1732. 

CHILDREN: 

62 SARAH, b. Jan. 3, 1693, d. Jan. 8, 1693. 

63 SARAH, b. Sept. 25, 1694, d. Nov. 22, 1707. 

64 HANNAH, b. July 27, 1699, d. May 27, 1707, 9 yrs, 10 mos. 
-65 NATHANIEL, b. May 11, 1700, d. Aug. 5, 1701. 

66 THANKFUL, b. April 4, 1703, d. Nov. 6, 1704. 

67 NATHAN, b. Aug. 2, 1707, m. Bridget Noyes. 

Samuel Chesebrough (No. 26) m. Priscilla Alden, who was the 
great-granddaughter of John Alden, who m. Priscilla Mullins 
(and whose courtship has been immortalized by Longfellow) of 
Duxbury, Mass., Jan. 4, 1699-1700. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 295 

CHILDREN: 
68 MARY, b. Sept. 21, 1702, m. Joseph Hewitt (No. 11), that family. 
,69 PRISCILLA, b. Nov. 6, 1704, m. Jabez Chesebrough (No. 52); 2d, Thomas 
^ Palmer (No. 106). 

70 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 9, 1706, d. April 22, 1709. 

71 AMOS, b. Feb. 2, 1709, m. Desire Williams. 

72 HANNAH, b. July 16, 1712, m. Richard Shaw, Dec. 24, 1730. 

73 SARAH, b. Aug. 14, 1715, m. James Geer of Groton, Nov. 27, 1739; she m. 

2d, Ebenezer Billings (No. 46), that family; she m. 3d, Capt. John 
Denison (No. 126), Denison family, March 3, 1762. 

74 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 28, 1722, m. Capt. John Stanton (No. 134), that 

family. 

Elihu Chesebrough (No. 32) m. Hannah, daughter of Manas- 
sah Miner, July 4, 1698 (No. 61), that family, both of Stonington, 
Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

75 HANNAH, b. Feb. 25, 1699, m. Elisha Chesebrough (No. 48), Chesebrough 

family. 

76 SARAH, b. Feb. 3, 1700, m. Zebediah Mix Feb. 17, 1725. 

77 ELIHU, b. Nov. 30, 1704, m. Esther Dennis. 

78 LYDIA, b. March 10, 1710, m. John Williams Dec. 23, 1736 (No. 173), Wil- 

liams family. 

79 REBECCA, b. March 16, 1712, m. Col. Joseph Champlin of Charlestown, 

R. L 

80 ELISHA, b. June 30, 1714, d. 1719. 

Capt. Samuel Chesebrough (No. 33) m. Mary Rossiter, sister 
of Rev. Mr. Rossiter, April 4, 1726. They lived in Stonington, 
Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

81 ANN, b. Feb. 12, 1727. 

82 PHBBB, b. Aug. 6, 1728. ■ 

83 JOHN, b. Jan. 26, 1731, d. Nov. 4, 1733. 

84 EUNICE, b. Jan. 14, 1732, d. Jan. 25, 1733. 

85 CHARLES, b. June 6, 1736, m. Bridget Chesebrough. 

86 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 27, 1738, m. Dorothy Yeoman. 

Rev. Jeremiah Chesebrough (No. 36), m. Susannah Rossiter, 
sister of the Rev. Ebenezer Rossiter, Oct. 16, 1728. They lived 
in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

87 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 7, 1729, d. Oct. 21, 1753. 

88 SUSANNAH, b. Feb. 7, 1731, d. Feb. 8, 1731. 

89 SUSANNAH R., b. July 5, 1732, m. Amos Pendleton of Westerly, R. I., 

Feb. 1, 1753 (No. 22), that family. 

90 JOHN, b. June 25, 1735, m. Rebecca Mix (No. 442), Chesebrough family. 

91 ESTHER, b. Dec. 16, 1737, m. Moses Yeomans Nov. 22, 1761. 

92 RUTH, b. Jan. 9, 1741, d. unmarried. 

93 DAVID, b. Sept. 18, 1743, d. Oct. 1, 1763, aged 20 yrs. 



296 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Jonathan Chesebrough (No. 37) m. Bridget Miner, Nov. 5, 
1730 (No. 58), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

94 BRIDGET, b. Sept. 14, 1731, d. July 23, 1733. 

95 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 20, 1734, m. Esther Chesebrough. 

96 BRIDGET, b. Dec. 21, 1737. 

97 EUNICE, b. Feb. 19, 1740, m. Rufus Miner. 

98 ANN, b. Jan. 6, 1743, m. William Griffin Dec. 22, 1762. 

99 PHEBE, b. May 24, 1746, m. Jesse Palmer (No. 165), that family. 

100 THOMAS, b. Jan. 19, 1755. 

Joseph Chesebrough (No. 40) m. Mrs. Thankful (Hinckley) 
Thompson, Jan. i, 1739, of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

101 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 13, 1740, m. Abigail Herrick. 

102 MARY, b. Dec. 6, 1741, d. Jan. 10, 1742. 

103 SAMUEL, b. March 25, 1743, m. Submit Palmer. 

104 MARY, b. Feb. 3, 1745, m. Asa Phillips of Plainville, Conn. 

105 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 5, 1746, m. Capt. Nathaniel Dyer Nov. 12, 1775. 

106 SARAH, b. Oct. 26, 1748, d. young. 

William Chesebrough (No. 42) m. Lucy Palmer, Sept. 18, 1720 
(No. 136), Palmer family. He d. Feb. 23, 1737, aged 36 years; 
she d. March 2, 1736. 

CHILDREN: 

107 NATHANIEL, b. March 28, 1723, d. March 4, 1724. 

108 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 14, 1725, d. Jan. 17, 1727. 

109 DANIEL, b. Oct. 21, 1727, d. Oct. 25, 1727. 

110 LUCY, b. Aug. 15, 1729, m. Joseph Denison Dec. 8, 1746 (No. 150), Denison 

family. 

111 HANNAH, b. July 12, 1732, m. James Palmer June 4, 1748 (No. 103), Pal- 

mer family. 

David Chesebrough (No. 43) m. Margaret , about 

1729, who d. April i, 1738, aged 27 yrs ; m. 2d, Abigail Rogers, 

June 12, 1749 ; m. 3d, Margaret ; she d. in 1782, aged 62 

yrs. He d. Feb. 27, 1782, aged 80 years. 

CPIILDRBN: 

112 MARY, b. April 6, 1730. 

113 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 17, 1731. 

114 ABIGAIL, b. May 16, 1734, m. Alexander Grant. 

Elisha Chesebrough (No. 48) m. Hannah Chesebrough (No. 
75) Jan. 4, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

115 ELISHA, b. Nov. 21, 1723., m. Hannah Jamison. 

116 HANNAH, b. Jan. 4, 1726, m. Joseph York May 10, 1744 (No. 21), York 

family. 

117 SARAH, b. Sept. 6, 1728, m. Nathaniel Johnson of Westerly, R. I., Jan. 

2, 1749. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 297 

118 MARY, b. Dec. 6, 1730. 

119 CHRISTOPHER, b. July 28, 1732. 

120 JOANNA, b. Dec. 17, 1737. 

121 SYLVESTER, b. July 28, 1735, m. Hannah Carpenter. 

James Chesebrough (Np. 51) m. Prudence Harris of Middle- 
town, Nov. 24, 1 718. 

CHILDREN: 

122 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 16, 1719. 

123 JABEZ, b. July 21, 1721, d. young. 

124 ELISHA, bapt. April 2S, 1723. 

125 REBECCA, bapt. Feb. 6, 1726, m. Abraham Lewis July 28, 1745. 

126 SYBIL, b. Feb. 15, 1732. 

127 JABEZ, bapt. Aug. 24, 1729. 

128 JAMES, bapt. June 17, 1736. 

Jabez Chesebrough (No. 52) m. Priscilla Chesebrough (No. 
69), Dec. 26, 1723. She was descended from John Alden of the 
Mayflower fame ; after his death his widow m. 2d, Thomas Pal- 
mer (No. 106), Palmer family. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

129 MARY, bapt. April 10, 1726. 

130 JABEZ, bapt. July 20, 1727. 

131 PRISCILLA, bapt. May 18, 1729, m. Thomas Leeds, Jr., son of Thomas 

Leeds, 1746. 

Jedediah Chesebrough (No. 55), m. Molly Hancock in 1736. 
He d. July 12, 1760, aged 50 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

132 JEDEDIAH, bapt. April 3, 1738, m. Rebecca Slack. 

133 HEPSIBAH, bapt. Nov. 5, 1738. 

134 EDWARD, bapt. June 15, 1740. 

135 MARY, bapt. Aug. 15, 1742. 

136 JOHN, bapt. Nov. 3, 1745. 

137 BENJAMIN, b. April 24, 1748, m. Keturah Palmer. 

138 ZEBULON, b. Nov. 25, 1750, m. Zerviah Hubbard or Hobart (No. 10). 

139 REBECCA,, b. Oct. 13, 1754, m. Amos Chesebrough (No. 209). 

140 JAMES, b. June 27, 1756, m. Abby Galloway, Nov. 14, 1783. 

141 ANDREW, b. . 

Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 56) m. Mary McDowell, daughter 
of John McDowell, March 29, 1739. He d. Feb. 21, 1750; she m. 
2d, William Pendleton (No. 18), that family, April 25, 175 1. 

CHILDREN: 

142 ZEBULON, b. Feb. 11, 1740, m. Lydia Pendleton. 

143 ANDREW, b. April 13, 1742, drowned April 29, 1743. 

144 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 7, 1744, d. young. 

145 MOLLY, b. June 11, 1747, m. Thomas Randall (No. 145), that family. 

146 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 28, 1749, m. Robert Randall. 



298 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Dea. Nathan Chesebrough (No. 67) m. Bridget Noyes (No, 
106), that family, Nov. 23, 1727, both of Stonington, Conn. She 
d. Oct. 24, 1774. 

CHILDREN: 

147 NATHAN, b. Nov. 14, 1728, m. Anna Stanton. 

148 SARAH, b. Jan. 2, 1731, m. Thomas Stanton (No. 281), that family. 

149 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 6, 1735, m. Hannah Wheeler; 2d, Mary Hallam. 

150 PELEG, b. Jan. 16, 1737, m. Rebecca Barber. 

151 ROBERT, b. Feb. 22, 1739, m. Hannah Chesebrough. 

152 CODDINGTON, b. Feb. 11, 1741, d. Sept. 16, 1751. 

153 BRIDGET, b. Sept. 23, 1742, m. Charles Chesebrough (No. 85), Chese- 

brough family, Feb. 2, 1766. 

154 JAMES, b. Oct. 14, 1744, d. Nov. 17, 1745. 

155 ANNA, b. Jan. 26, 1747, m. Elijah Palmer Sept. 27, 1767 (No. 166), Palmer 

family. 

156 "WILLIAM, b. Oct. 14, 1750, m. Mercy McDowell. 

157 KETURAH, b. Sept. 24, 1752, m. John W. Witmore; 2d, Prosper Witmore. 

Col. Amos Chesebrough (No. 71) m. Desire Williams, Dec. 2, 
1729 (No. 202a), Williams family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

158 AMOS, b. Dec. 31, 1730, m. Mary Christophers. 

159 DESIRE, b. March 14, 1733, m. Ephraim Miner Dec. 30, 1751 (No. 110), 

that family. 

160 LYDIA ESTHER, b. Dec. 1, 1735, m. Hempstead Miner (No. 152), that 

family. 

161 PRISCILLA, b. June 11, 1738, m. William Pendleton. 

162 MARY, b. Nov. 13, 1740, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 164), that family. 

163 SAMUEL, b. April 3, 1743, m. Mary Slack. 

164 HANNAH, b. Sept. 27, 1745, m. Joseph Stanton (No. 144), that family. 

165 JOHN, b. April 4, 1748, m. widow Lois Hillard Oct. 25, 1777. 

166 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 14, 1750, d. unmarried. 

167 ELIZABETH, b. July 27, 1755, m. Oliver Hillard Dennis Aug. 26, 1781. 

Elihu Chesebrough (No. yf) m. Esther Dennis, daughter of 
Ebenezer and Sarah Dennis, Feb. 18, 1740, both of Stonington, 
Conn. He d. Oct. 27, 1769; she d. Dec. 5, 1768, aged 58 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

168 ESTHER, b. Nov. 27, 1740, m. Capt. Jonathan Chesebrough (No. 95), 

Chesebrough family. 

169 ELIHU, b. June 9, 1743, m. Phebe Denison. 

170 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 7, 1745, m. Esther Williams. 

171 HANNAH, b. July 30, 1747, m. Robert Chesebrough (No. 151), Chese- 

brough family. 

172 ELIZABETH, b. March 5, 1749, m. Thomas, son of Robert Stanton (No. 

291), Stanton family. 

173 NABOTH, b. April 1, 1751, m. Phebe Palmer. 

174 REBECCA, b. Oct. 1, 1754, d. Feb. 8, 1760, aged 6 yrs. 

Charles Chesebrough (No. 85) m. Bridget Chesebrough (No. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 299 

153), Chesebrough family, Feb. 2, 1766, both of Stonington, 
Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

175 DAVID, b. Sept. 16, 1766, d. 1792. 

176 DANIEL, b. Jan. 21, 1768, m. Anna Denison (No. 390), that family. 

177 MARY, b. May 1, 1770, m. William Packer Oct. 11, 1818. 

178 BRIDGET, b. May 1, 1770, m. William Elmandorf. 

. 179 PHEBE, b. March 9, 1772, m. Ransford Hempstead, Nov. 29, 1792. 

180 ANNA, b. Sept. 7, 1774, m. Clement Miner Feb. 21, 1793 (No. 353), Miner 

family. 

181 JOSHUA, b. Jan. 7, 1775, m. an English woman and d. in Cuba. 

182 BENEDICT ARNOLD, b. Oct. 12, 1777, m. Elizabeth Denison (No. 201) 

that family. 
182a NANCY, b. Sept. 4, 1800, m. Richard Chesebrough (No. 339), that family. 

William Chesebrough (No. 86) m. Dorothy Yeomans, Dec. 3,. 
1765- 

CHILDREN: 

183 JONATHAN, b. Sept. 20, 1768, m. Eunice Minfer. 

184 LUCRETIA, b. May 23, 1771, m. Hempstead Chesebrough Miner March 6, 

1791 (No. 255), that family. 

John Chesebrough (No. 90) m. Rebecca, daughter of Zebediah 
Mix, July 22, 1760. 

CHILDREN: 

185 CHARLES, b. Dec. 5, 1760, m. Lydia Yeomans Feb. 13, 1791. 

186 REBECCA, b. March 20, 1764, m. David Panning of Groton May -13, 1782. 

187 SARAH, b. Sept. 21, 1766, m. Thomas Payson Cottrell; m. 2d, 

Eldridge. 

Jonathan Chesebrough (No. 95) m. Esther Chesebrough (No. 
168), Chesebrough family, June 20, 1762, both of Stonington, 
Conn. He d. at Antigua, Feb. 10, 1764, aged 30 yrs; she d. Oct. 
13, 1803, aged 63 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

188 ASA, b. Sept. 15, 1762, m. Sabra Palmer (No. 293), Palmer family; 2d, 

Abigail Stanton. 
188a JONATHAN, b. Feb. 10, 1764. ^ 

Joseph Chesebrough (No. loi) m. Abigail Herrick Dec. 29^ 
1763. He d. and his widow m. 2d, Capt. Nathaniel Dyer, Nov. 
12, 1775. 

CHILDREN: 

189 ABIGAIL, bapt. Sept. 21, 1766, m. Azariah Stanton (No. 45), that family^ 

190 KATE, bapt. Aug. 14, 1768, d. young. 

191 ELIZABETH, bapt. Aug. 5, 1773, m. Boardman. 

192 PRUDENCE, b. , m. Henry Palmer Feb. 7, 1790 (No. 295), Palmer 

family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

1 JOSEPH CHESEBROUGH, bapt. Feb. 11, 1781. 

2 DORCAS, bapt. May 23, 1784. 

3 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 22, 1782. 



300 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Samuel Chesebrough (No. 103) m. Submit Palmer Jan. 10, 
1765 (No. 167), Palmer family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
Sept. 9, 181 1 ; she d. Dec. 12, 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

193 JESSE, b. June 20, 1765, m. Martha Putnam. 

194 THANKFUL, b. July 24, 1766, m. Zebulon Hancox. 

195 ELIAS, b. April 13, 1768, m. Lucretia Palmer. 

196 EZRA, b. Dec. 27, 1769, m. Sally Palmer. 

197 SIMEON, b. Dec. 7, 1771, m. Abigail Slack. 

198 REUBEN, b. April 30, 1773, m. Deborah Sheffield. 

199 LOIS, b. June 14, 1775, m. Jedediah Putnam Jan. 11, 1795. 

200 SARAH, b. Nov. 23, 1777, m. Charles Phillips of Plainfleld Nov. 28, 1799. 

201 SUBMIT, b. Jan. 10, 1780, m. Samuel Thompson Dec. 2, 1804. 

202 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 21, 1782, m. Betsey Babcock Jan.- 3, 1813. 

203 RHODA, b. Oct. 27, 1783, d. aged 18 yrs. 

204 MERCY, b. July 27, 1786, m. Thomas R. Chesebrough (No. 251), Jan. 27, 

1805. 

205 SAMUEL B., b. Nov. 25, 1788, m. Sally Robinson; he m. 2d, Harriet Pol- 

lard; 3d, widow Lydia Langworthy. 

Elisha Chesebrough (No. 115) m. Hannah Jamison May 19, 
1747- 

CHILDREN: 

206 ROBERT, b. . 

207 ELISHA, b. Jan. 23, 1749. 

208 HANNAH, Sept. 30, 1750. 

209 AMOS, Aug. 25, 1752, m. Rebecca Chesebrough (No. 139), Chesebrough 

family. 

210 CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 16, 1754, m. Abigail Williams (No. 72). 

211 JABEZ, b. Nov. 14, 1756. 

212 ELISHA, b. Oct. 1, 1759, m. Thankful V/illiams; m. 2d, Mary Palmer. 

CHILDREN: 

213 NEHEMIAH, b. . 

214 MABRINA, b. . 

Simeon Chesebrough (No. 197) m. Abigail Slack Oct. 23, 1800. 

CHILDREN: 

215 WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 9, 1801. 

216 ALMIRA, b. July 5, 1803, m. Henry Sheffield. 

217 PALMER, b. Nov. 10, 1805, m. Eunice Wheeler (No. 441), that family. 

218 ALBERT S., b. Nov. 8, 1807, m. Emily Thompson. 

219 EMILY R., b. Sept. 18, 1809, d. Oct. 2, 1830, unmarried. 

220 LUCY A., b. Jan. 12, 1812, d. Sept. 22, 1830, unmarried. 

221 SIMEON L., b. Aug. 19, 1814, d. April 7, 1846, unmarried. 

222 REUBEN M., b. Feb. 17, 1817, m. Laurah A. Pierce Nov. 14, 1847. 

223 WARREN, b. July 18, 1819, d. young. 

Sylvester Chesebrough (No. 121) m. Hannah, daughter of Na- 
thaniel Carpenter, Oct. 25, 1758. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 301 

CHILDREN: 

224 ESTHER, b. ■ — . 

225 ELISHA, b. . 

226 OLIVER, b. March 9, 1764, lived at Adams, Mass. 

227 SYLVESTER (twin), b. March 9, 1764. 

228 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 15, 1771, lived at Adams, Mass. 

229 HANNAH, b. May 29, 1769. 
229a SARAH, b. May 20, 1774. 

230 POLLY, b. Aug. 15, 1776. 

Jedediah Chesebrough (No. 132) m. Rebecca, daughter of 
William Slack, March 18, 1762. 

CHILDREN: 

231 JEDEDIAH, b. Nov. 20, 1762. 

232 EDWARD, b. June 19, 1766, m. Anna Baldwin (No. 53), that family. 

233 ABEL, b. April 1, 1768, m. Betsey Smith. 

234 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 21, 1769. 

235 JOHN, b. Dec. 27, 1771, m. Betsey, daughter of Prentice Frink. 

236 MARY, b. Feb. 21, 1773. 

237 HEPSIBATH, b. Nov. 19, 1775. 

Benjamin Chesebrough (No. 137) m. Keturah Palmer May i, 
1774. 

CHILDREN: 

238 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 22, 1774. 

239 WEALTHY, b. Dec. 26, 1776. 

240 RUFUS, b. . 

Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 138) m. Zerviah Hubbard or Ho- 
bart April 15, 1776 (No. 10), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

241 ZERVIAH, b. March 17, 1777, m. Jonathan Ward March 3, 1802; she d. Sept. 
15, 1858. Had four children, all died in infancy, except Winthrop Ward, 
b. March 2, 1819; m. Lucy L. Spicer May 24, 1853; he d. at Mystic, 
Conn., Feb. 17, 1899. 

241a ZEBULON, b. May 3, 1779, m. Hopestill Fellows. 

242 ANDREW, b. , m. Deborah . 

242a NANCY, b. , had a daughter Julia, who m. Edward Hallam. 

243 AMOS, b. July 10, 1790, m. Mrs. Clarissa (Palmer) Denison, widow of Elana 
.; . (No. 538), that family; he d. April 6, 1876. 

2,54 ANNA, b. May 22, 1753, m. Robert Denison (No. 220) that family. 

V Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 142) m. Lydia Pendleton Dec. 10, 
1761 (No. 27), that family. He d. Feb. 22, 1827, aged 87 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

245 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 10, 1762. 

246 LYDIA, b. Nov. 5, 1863, d. young. 

247 ZEBULON, b. Feb. 6, 1766, m. Phebe Chesebrough (No. 318); 2d, Abigail 
Randall. 

248 ISAAC, b. July 14, 1769, m. Sarah Chesebrough (No. 287). 



302 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

249 LYDIA, b. July 10. 1770, m. Rev. Blihu Chesebrough (No. 316). 

250 MOLLY, b. Dec. 25, 1774, d. unmarried. 

251 THOMAS RANDALL, b. Dec. 24, 1776, m Mercy Chesebrougb. 

252 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 24, 1780, m. Samuel Thompson. 

253 AMELIA, b. March 20, 1784, m. Capt. Jonathan Stanton of Voluntown. 

Nathan Chesebrough (No. 147) m. Anna Stanton (No. 283), 
that family, Dec. 6, 1752, both of Stonington, Conn. She d. 
March 20, 1805. ,. 

V /'' CHILDREN: 
.254 ANNA, b. May 22, 1753, m. (Robert Denlson (No. 220), that family. 

255 NATHANIEL, b. July 30, 1775, m. Bridget Stanton (No. 298.) 

256 ABIGAIL, b. July 20, 1757, m. Robert Williams (No. 227), that family. 

257 NATHAN, b. Oct. 8, 1759. 

258 PEREZ, b. March 2, 1762, m. Priscilla, daughter of Daniel Thompson. 

259 BRIDGET, b. May 9, 1764, m. Hempstead Miner. 

260 ELAM, b. Aug. 30, 1767, m. Sarah Hewitt (No. 228), that family. 

261 THOMAS, b. July 27, 1770, m. Eunice, daughter of John Whitman. 

262 DOROTHY, b. Feb. 7, 1773, d. Dec, 1798, unmarried, aged 25 yrs. 

263 EDWARD, b. Feb. 4, 1775, m. Sophia Palmer, daughter of Jonathan 

Palmer. 

Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 149) m. Hannah Wheeler Feb. 22, 
1759 (No. 65), that family. She d. July 5, 1762; married 2d, 
Mary, daughter of John Hallam, March 21, 1766 (No. 13), Hal- 
lam family; she d. Nov. 17, 1830. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE. 

.264 NATHANIEL, b. June 6, 1760, d. . 

■265 HANNAH, b. Nov. 17, 1761, m. Beebe Denison (No. 226), Denison family. 
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE. 

266 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 25, 1766, m. Mary Sanford May 29, 1799. 

267 KETURAH, b. Oct. 13, 1768, d. Dec. 23, 1853, unmarried. 

268 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 21, 1770, d. Jan. 28, 1843, unmarried. 

269 MARY, b. June 20, 1772, m. Nicholas Hallam (No. 19), Hallam family. 

270 NATHAN, b. July 25, 1775, m. Cynthia Crary, daughter of Thomas Crary. 

271 HALLAM, b. Aug. 1, 1779, lost at sea in 1811. 

272 ENOCH STANTON, b. Oct. 23, 1781, m. Sally Sheffield. 

273 CHARLES GRANDISON, b. April 15, 1785, d. April 6, 1855, unmarried; 

served in war of 1812. 

Pel eg Chesebrough (No. 150) m. Rebecca, daughter of John 
Barber, Feb. 27, 1772. He d. Oct. 30, 1793. 

CHILDREN: 

274 REBECCA, b. March 7, 1773, m. Hezekiah Whitman Feb. 11, 1797. 

275 CLARISSA, b. Feb. 12, 1775, m. John R. Todd, 1798. 

276 BETSEY, b. May 9, 1777, m. William Freeman in 1805; 2d, Henry Spencer 

April 5, 1821. 

277 PELEG, b. Aug. 27, 1779, m. Sarah More in 1810. 

278 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 1, 1781. 

279 JABEZ, b. Nov. 23, 1783, d. at th© West Indies in 1803. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUQH FAMILY. 303 

280 SALLY, b. Feb. 26, 1786, m. Lewis Newman Sept. 16, 1840. 

281 MARIA, b. April 9, 1788, m. Alanson Fox. 

282 LUCY, b. Nov. 6, 1790, m. 2d, Mr. Alton. 

283 NANCY, b. Dec. 9, 1792, d. in Albany, N. Y., 1799. 

Robert Chesebrough (No. 151) m. Hannah Chesebrough (No. 
171), Dec. 25, 1764, both of Stonington. He d. July 26, 1802; 
she d. Sept. 6, 1804. 

CHILDREN: 

2S4 ROBERT, b. April 9, 1766, m. Lucy Palmer (No. 294), Palmer family, 
Feb. 3, 1783; 2d, Content Rathbun, April 1, 1792. 

285 CODDINGTON, b. April 9, 1769, d. Jan. 25, 1776. 

286 HANNAH, b. May 29, 1771, d. Dec. 19, 1797. 

287 SARAH, b. Jan. 26, 1774, m. Capt. Isaac Chesebrough (No. 248). 

288 MINETTA, b. March 6, 1776, m. Dudley Palmer (No. 318), that family. 

289 CODDINGTON, b. May 30, 1779, m .Sally Palmer, daughter Col. Jonathan 

Palmer. 

290 ANDRONICUS, b. June 13, 1782, m. Margaret More. 

291 EUNICE, b. Oct. 22, 1789, m. Phebe, daughter of Nathan Beebe. 

292 ELIZA, b. Sept. 11, 1785, m. Aaron Rathbun, son of John. 

WilHam Chesebrough (No. 156) m. Mercy McDowell, daugh- 
ter of Ebenezer of New London, Nov. 13, 1773. 

CHILDREN: 

293 MERCY, b. July 16, 1774, d. young. 

294 HULDAH, b. Nov. 19, 1776, m. Rev. B. Howe, 1800. 

295 EBENEZER, b. March 25, 1778. 

296 SAXTON, b. Aug. 10, 1779, m. Mary Young, 1799. 

297 NATHAN, b. Feb. 11, 1781, m., went to sea, never heard from. 

298 OBBD, b. Feb. 2, 1783, m. Margaret Conger. 

299 BERIAH, b. March 2, 1785, m. Sarah Young. 

300 MARY, b. Sept. 29, 1796. 

301 NICHOLAS, b. July 9, 1788, m Clara Crippen. 

Amos Chesebrough (No. 158) m. Mary, daughter of Richard 
Christophers. 

CHILDREN: 

302 MARY, b. , m. Gideon Babcock of South Kingston, R. I., June 27, 

1776. 

303 DESIRE, b. , m. Charles Congdon. 

304 HENRY, b. Sept. 30, 1764. 

305 LYDIA, b. Oct. 26, 1766, m. a Mr. Leavitt. 

306 FRANCES, b. Aug. 27, 1768, m. Benedict Babcock. 

307 RICHARD CHRISTOPHERS, b. and d. young. 

308 ABIGAIL, b. , m. Hazzard Perry. 

Samuel Chesebrough (No. 163) m. Mary, daughter of William 
Slack, April 26, 1772, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Oct. 11, 
1825 ; she d. Aug. 25, 1814. 



304 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

309 AMOS, b. Dec. 14, 1773, m. Phebe Denison. 

310 ABIGAIL, b. June 13, 1776, m. Nathan Langworthy. 

311 DESIRE, b. Aug. 31, 1778, m. Robert Williams, son of Robert Williams. 

312 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 21, 1780, m. John Noyes (No. 171), that family. 

313 MARY, b. Aug. 29, 1783, m. Elisha Fish; 2d, Rev. Elihu Chesebrough (No. 

316), Chesebrough family. 

314 PRISCILLA, b. March 26, 1786, m. John Noyes (No. 171). 

315 GEORGE, b. Aug. 16, 1788, m. Elizabeth Bass. 

Lieut. Elihu Chesebrough (No. 169) m. Phebe Denison May 
19, 1768 (No. 219), Denison family. He d. Oct. 26, 1781 ; his 
widow m. Gilbert Smith Jan. 30, 1793, and after his death she m. 
Rev. Silas Burrows, and died April 8, 1833, aged 86 yrs; buried 
by her first husband at Wequetequock. 

CHILDREN: 

316 REV. ELIHU, b. Dec. 26, 1769, m. Lydia Chesebrough; m. 2d, widow Mary 

Pish Chesebrough. 

317 DANIEL, b. Jan. 12, 1771, m. Fanny Williams (No. 467), that family, 

Jan. 6, 1793. 

318 PHEBE DENISON, b. March 11, 1773, m. Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 247), 

Feb. 6, 179L 

319 HENRY, b Feb. 25, 1775, d. young. 

320 HENRY, b. June 15, 1778, d. young. 

321 NANCY, b. Oct. 5, 1780, m. Samuel Corwin of Long Island. 

William Chesebrough (No. 170) m. Esther Williams (No. 212), 
Williams family, Feb. 3, 1774, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
Dec. 21, 1840; she d. June 2, 1814. 

CHILDREN: 

322 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 11, 1774, m. Fanny Page, Oct. 27, 1796 (No. 27), that 

family. 

323 ESTHER, b. Aug. 26, 1776, m. Rev. Reuben Moss (No. 29), Moss family. 

324 EPHRAIM, b. June 12, 1778, m. Hannah Pickett Latimer of Waterford. 

325 MARTHA, b. July 7, 1780, m. Col. William Randall (No. 71), Randall 

family. 

326 EUNICE, b. Dec. 27, 1781, m. Joseph Noyes (No. 167), that family. 

327 LUKE, b. April 1, 1783, d. July 5, 1783. 

328 HENRY, b. May 13, 1784, m. Sarah Williams (No. 301), that family, July, 

1813; m. 2d, Martha Williams (No. 303), that family. 

329 SILAS, b. Nov. 19, 1796, m. Phebe Esther Williams (No. 307), Williams 

family, Feb. 1, 1819. 

Naboth Chesebrough (No, 173) m. Phebe, daughter of Capt. 
Andrew Palmer, Oct. 29, 1775 (No. 307), that family. He d. Jan. 
^y, 1804; she d. April 22., 1787. 

CHILDREN: 

330 NABOTH, b. in 1776, d. young. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 305 

331 FREDERICK, b. In 1778, m. Priscilla Miner (No. 276). 

332 FANNY, b. in 17S0, m. Adam States, Nov. 21, 1800. 

333 MARY, b. in 1782, m. John Pendleton. 

334 LUCY, b. in 1784, d. young. 

335 PAUL S., b. in 1786, d. young. 

Amos Chesebrough (No. 309) m. Phebe Denison (No. 394), 
Denison family, July 13, 1801, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
Aug. 3, 1846; she d. Oct. 9. 1846. 

CHILDREN: 

336 GRACE, b. July 13, 1803. 

337 EDMUND D., b. Aug. 26, 1805, m. Nancy D. Clift (No. 36). 

338 HENRY D., b. Dec. 5, 1807, m. Sophia "Williams (No. 114), that family. 

339 RICHARD C, b. March 14, 1810, m. Nancy Chesebrough (No. 182), that 

family. 

340 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 8, 1814, d. unmarried. 

341 AMOS, b. Dec. 22, 1816, m. Eunice Gates, Sept. 24, 1851. 

342 GIDEON, b. Aug. 17, 1823, m. Anna Adelia Lasher Sept. 5, 1854. 

Samuel B. Chesebrough (No. 205) m. Sally Robinson Dec. 25, 
1814; she d. April 23, 1830. He m. 2d, Mrs. Harriet (Haskell) 
Pollard Dec. 5, 1830; she d. Dec. 11, 1855. He m. 3d, Mrs. 
Lydia (Fellows) Langworthy, March 19, 1857; she d. Aug. 24, 
1882. He d. May 24, 1858. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

343 JOHN ROBINSON, b. Nov. 7, 1815, m. Almira F. Burdick Jan. 2, 1842. 

344 DUDLEY R., b. May 28, 1818, m. Jane Tinker Sept. 24, 1843. 

345 ANN ELIZABETH, Sept. 23, 1820, m. George W. Ashbey Oct. 11, 18.38. 

346 FRANCES MARY, b. Sept. 13, 1822, m. Ichabod Dickinson, Dec. 25, 1842. 

347 SAMUEL, b. April 29, 1826, d. Sept. 9, 1830. 

348 SARAH JANE, b. April 29, 1829, m. Marcus M. Swazey; 2d, Mr. Wolfe. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE. 

349 HARRIET, b. Sept. 13, 1831, d. Sept. 29, 1831. 

350 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 2, 1836, d. Sept. 22, 1836. 

351 HARRIET, (twin), b. Aug. 2, 1836, d. Sept. 15, 1836. 

352 SAMUEL HENRY, b. Dec. 8, 1838, m. Lucretia Maria Babcock (No. 246), 

Sept. 26, 1865. 

Jesse Chesebrough (No. 193) m. Martha Putnam Dec. 26, 1790. 
He d. June 23, 1830. She d. Nov. 15, 1825. They removed to 
Manluis, N. Y., in 1798. 

CHILDREN: 

353 JESSE, b. Dec. 25, 1791. 

354 GURDON, b. Aug. 20, 1793. 

355 ELI, b. April 4, 1795. 

356 JOHN P., b. April 22, 1795. 

357 SAMUEL, b. March 13, 1799. 

358 REUBEN, b. Nov. 6, 1800. 

359 MARTHA, b. Oct. 27, 1802. 



306 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. " 

360 ABISHA, b. Feb. 21, 1805. 

361 SUBMIT, b. Aug. 30, 1807. 

362 ANNA, b. July 8, 1809. 

363 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 8, 1811. 

364 BLMANSON, b. May 29, 1813. 

365 Infant, b. Aug. 25, 1815. 

Elias Chesebrough (No. 195) m. Lucretia Palmer (No. 296), 
that family, Nov. 14, 1793. He d. Feb. 22, 1849; she d. May 23, 
1841. 

CHILDREN: 

366 HULDAH, b. Aug. 16, 1794, d. young. 

367 SALLY, b. April 26, 1796, d. April 10, 1836, unmarried. 

368 MARVIN, b. Feb. 23, 1798, d. Jan. 26, 1872, unmarried. 

369 ELIAS, b. Dec. 12, 1799, d. Jan. 21, 1800. 

370 LUCRETIA P., b. Dec. 20, 1800, d. Nov. 5, 1864, unmarried. 

371 DENISON P., b.' Jan. 24, 1803, m. Sarah Jane Hancox Oct. 28, 1854. 

372 RODMAN, b. Jan. 24, 1805, d. Oct. 17, 1806. 

373 JOSEPH, b. March 3, 1807, m. Louisa S. Noyes Jan. 18, 1831 (No. 358), 

Noyes family. 

374 SOPHIA, b. Jan. 31, 1809, m. Thomas J. Wheeler (No. 215), that family. 

■ 375 MARY ANN, b. Feb. 3, 1811, m. Fred D. Chesebrough (No. 403), Oct. 25, 
1837. 

Ezra Chesebrough (No. 196) m. Sarah Palmer Dec. 18, 1796 
(No. 300), that family. He d. Feb. 13, 1838; she d. Aug. 24, 
1828. 

CHILDREN: 

376 SABRA, b. Oct. 21, 1797, m. Nathaniel Robinson. 

377 HULDA, b. June 9, 1799, d. July 5, 1801. 

378 RHODA, b. Aug. 4, 1801, m. Cyrus Grant Nov. 18, 1820 (No. 72), Grant 

family. 

379 EZRA, b. March 31, 1804, m. Nancy Deane Dec. 28, 1828 (No. 37), Deane 

family. 

380 SALLY ANN, b. Nov. 18, 1806, d. April 15, 1849, unmarried. 

381 ALBERT, b. Dec. 14, 1808, m. Phebe E. Cobb Dec. 20, 1832. 

382 NANCY LORD, b. July 10, 1811, m. Richard B. Eldred Jan. 22, 1832. 

383 EMMA, b. Aug. 24, 1815, m. Amos Allen Palmer Oct. 4, 1846 (No. 444). 

384 HANNAH, b. June 26, 1818, m. Amos Allen Palmer in 1834 (No. 444), 

Palmer family. 

Enoch Stanton Chesebrough (No. 272) m. Sally Shefifield, b. 
Nov. 23, 1793, dau. of Capt. Amos Sheffield, Jan. i, 181 1. He d. 
Sept. 25, 1859; she d. July 5, 1863. 

CHILDREN: 

385 FRANCES MARIA, b. Dec. 2, 1811, d. March 12, 1814. 

386 AMOS SHEFFIELD, b. Aug. 22, 1813, m. Harriet, dau. of George H. Chap- 

man, Nov. 16, 1841. She was b. April 15, 1819, d. June 14, 1897. 

387 ELLSWORTH, b. July 10, 1816, m. Anna Louise Addison June 28, 1842; m. 

2d, Anna Euphenia Kearney April 10, 1847. He d. Oct. 24, 1864. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 307 

388 ABBY SHEFFIELD, b. Aug. 23, 1818, m. Joseph Bells Smith, Feb. 16, 

1S41 (No. 112), Smith family; she d. Feb. 17, 1880; he d. March 15, 
1893. 

389 NICHOLAS HALLAM, b May 13, 1821, m. Henrietta Hatfield Nov. 21, 

1848. He d. April 6, 1899; she d. Jan. 1, 1899. 

389 DANIEL CAREW, b. Nov. 17, 1823, d. Aug. 24, 1826. 

Thomas Randall Chesebrough (No. 251) m. Mercy Chese- 
brough (No. 204) Jan. 27, 1805. He d. Dec. 21, 1817; she d. Oct. 
18, 1864. 

CHILDREN: 

390 MERCY SUBMIT, b. Oct. 20, 1805, d. Aug. 31, 1836. 

391 THOMAS W., b. Feb. 11, 1807, m. Eliza Birdsell Feb. 3, 1835. 

392 COURTLAND P., b. Feb. 6, 1809, m. Hannah Maria Hinckley Jan. 17, 

1842. 

393 THANKFUL C, b. Oct. 26, 1811, m. Peter Forsyth Sept. 28, 1831. 

394 SABRINA N., b. Sept. 21, 1812, d. Oct. 4, 1836. 

395 LYDIA C, b. Jan. 24, 1814, m. Charles Niles Dec. 17, 1835. 

396 PRUDENCE MARY, b. May 16, 1816, m. Henry Hinckley Dec. 12, 1838 

(No. 81), that family. 

Rev. Elihu Chesebrough (No. 316) m. Lydia Chesebrough 
(No. 249) March 20, 1791. She d. May 31, 1841. He m. 2d, Mrs. 
Mary (Chesebrough) Fish Oct. 8, 1848 (No. 313), Chesebrough 
family. He d. April 29, 1868; she d. July 22, 1866. 

CHILDREN: 

397 ELIHU, b. Jan. 3, 1792, m. Nancy Pendleton. 

398 DENISON, b. Jan. 16, 1794, m. Martha Denison. 

399 LYDIA, b. March 28, 1796, d. young. 

400 GILBERT S., b. Sept. 21, 1798, m. Prudence Miner, Lucy Stanton. 

401 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 5, 1800, m. Samuel Langworthy. 

402 ETHAN ALLEN, b. Dec. 25, 1803, m. Eliza Ann Pendleton. 

403 FREDERICK D., b. Oct. 20, 1805, m. Mary Chesebrough (No. 375), Oct. 

25, 1837. 

404 LYDIA, b. Aug. 1, 1807, m. Joseph Sewell Wright. 

405 AMELIA, b. July 17, 1809, m. Thomas J. Wheeler (No. 315), that family. 

406 MARY ANN, b. Sept. 29, 1811, m. William Chesebrough Stanton, son of 

Jonathan G. Stanton of Voluntown. 

Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 241a) m. Hopestill, daughter of 
Nathaniel Fellows, she b. May i6, 1776, d. July i, 1868. He d. 
Feb. 28, 185 1. 

CHILDREN: 

407 ELDREDGE, b. Sept. 3, 1801, d. Feb., 1824. 

407a SALLY, b. Sept. 13, 1803, m. William Murphy Aug. 23, 1829. 

408 DUDLEY, b. Oct. 27, 1805, m. Celia Ann Sheffield Aug. 27, 1826. 

409 ELIZA, b. Jan. 12, 1808, d. unmarried Feb. 8, 1876, aged 68 years. 

410 ANDREW, b. Sept. 13, 1810, m. Betsey C. Lewis; 2d, Elizabeth Read. He 

d. July 31, 1864, aged 54 years. 

411 EZRA D., b. May 7, 1813, d. March 29, 1878, unmarried . 

411a LUCENA P., b. Sept. 8, 1815, m. Josiah Baylies, 1835; they had seven 
children. 



308 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Elihu Chesebrough (No. 397) m. Nancy Bell Pendleton Jan. 
10, 1819 (No. 115), that family. She d. May 26, 1871 ; he d. Sept. 
20, 1881. 

CHILDREN: 

412 ELIHU, b. Nov., 1819, m. Mary Ann Wilbur. 

413 CHARLES H., b. Aug. 26, 1821, m. Prudence Potter Oct. 20, 1844. 

414 ENOCH C, b. Nov. 20, 1823, m. Margaret Conant Dec. 3, 1855. 

415 NANCY MARIA, b. Sept. 25, 1825, m. Billings Burch March 10, 1847 (No. 

74), that family. 

416 ANN ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 29, 1827, m. 1st, Warren Palmer (No. 414), 

that family; 2d, William E. D. Miller, Aug. 14, 1846. 

417 PRANCES MARIAN, b. Aug. 17, 1829, unmarried. 

418 ERASTUS S., b. May 13, 1832, m. Emeline Hancox Sept. 17, 1860. 

419 PRUDENCE MARY, b. Oct. 22, 1834, d. unmarried. 

420 HARRIET, b. Dec. 11, 1836, m. Oscar Miller. 

421 DENISON ALLEN, b. Feb. 21, 1839, m. Jemima Giles Jan. 8, 1863. 

Andrew Chesebrough (No. 242) m. Deborah Lewis, as given 
on her grave stone, but on record found Deborah Haley. 

CHILDREN: 

422 LUKE, b. in 1814, m. Mary E. Miner, (No. Slid), that family, d. Sept. 

6, 1852. 

423 MARY ANN, b. in 1816, m. Nathaniel Brand, d. Dec. 26, 1835. 

424 ANDREW, b. Feb. 17, 1819, m. 1st, Nancy Wilcox April 4, 1847; 2d, Avis 

Wilcox, April 7, 1850. 

425 GRACE M., b. May, 1822, m. Sanford Holdridge in 1857. 

426 WILLIAM, b. in 1827, d. May 17, 1830. 

William Chesebrough (No. 244) m, Eliza Noyes (No. 328), 
that family, Nov. 25, 1830. He d. Dec. 8, 1876; she d. Aug. 18, 
1803. 

CHILDREN: 

427 NANCY, b. Sept. 5, 1832, m. John A. Fish; 2d, Dr. William C. Hussey. 

428 WILLIAM F., b. April 1, 1837, m. Elizabeth Davis March 28, 1871. 

429 ALMIRA, b. Oct. 8, 1839, d. unmarried March 10, 1862. 

Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 247) m. Phebe Chesebrough (No. 
318) Feb. 7, 1791 ; she d. June 21, 1815. He m. 2d, Abigail Ran- 
dall, his cousin (No. 78), that family. He d. Dec. 15, 1828 ; she d. 
June 20, 1849. 

CHILDREN: 

430 PHEBE, b. , m. Joshua Lawton. 

431 POLLY, b. , m. Acors Lawton Dec. 2, 1821. 

432 EMMA, b. , m. Andrew Billings Holmes. 

433 MARIA, b. . 

434 ALEXANDER, b. , m. Harriet Wilcox. 

435 JANE, b. . 

Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 266) m. Polly, dau. of Elisha and 
Priscilla (Noyes) Sanford, May 29, 1799. 



WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH FAMILY. 309 

CHILDREN: 

436 ELIZA ANN, b. 1S02, m. Simeon Palmer Feb. 26, 1824. 

437 MARY ANN, b. . 

438 FRANCIS, b. . 

439 HALLAM, b. , m. Mary . 



Denison Chesebrough (No. 398) m. Martha Denison (No. 537), 
that family, Nov. 15, 1818. He d. Aug. 31, 1834; she d. Dec. 4, 
1863. 

CHILDREN: 

440 OLIVER D., b. Jan. 20, 1820, m. Frances, dau. of Benjamin F. Hancox, 

Jr., and wife Eunice Stevens, dau. of Stanton Stevens, and wife, 
Eunice (Hall) Short. 

441 JAMES MONROE, b. Aug. 2, 1820, m. Frances Wilcox, daughter of Phi- 

neas and Mercy (Taylor) Wilcox. 
*442 BENJAMIN F., b. Nov. 22, 1825, d. unmarried in California. 
*NOTE. — Rebecca Chesebrough, which was (No. 442), will now be found as 
(No. 450). 

443 EMILY, b. Oct. 18, 1831, m. Capt. John Brown. 

Ethan Allen Chesebrough (No. 402) m. Eliza Ann Pendleton 
July 14, 1828. He was lost at sea Sept., 1833. She m. 2d, Deni- 
son Palmer. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST HUSBAND: 

444 ELIZA ANN, b. , m. William J. H. Pollard (No. 19), that family. 

445 MARY, b. , m. James Miner, b. Jan. 27, 1825. 

Sarah Chesebrough (No. 76) m. Zebediah Mix Feb. 17, 1725. 

CHILDREN: 

446 AMOS MIX, bapt. Feb. 6, 1726. 

447 ZEBEDIAH, bapt. March 3, 1728, m. Olive Bell Dec. 2, 1751. 

448 HANNAH, bapt. Jan. 11, 1730, m. Nathaniel Thompson (No. 10), that 

family. 

449 SARAH, bapt. Nov. 3, 1734, m. Noyes Palmer (No. 127), that family. 

450 REBECCA, bapt. , m. John Chesebrough July 27, 1760 (No. 90). 



CLIFT FAMILY. 



The first Clift in this country is given by "Savage" as 
I, WILLIAM CLIFT, born in England and came to Scitu- 
ate, Mass., in his youth, and later was of Marshfield, Mass., mar- 
ried Nov. 25, 1691, Lydia, dau. of Samuel Willis or Wills, who 
was the son of William Wills, the first of the name in Scituate, 
who lived on Wills Island and died in 1688. WilHam Clift d. 
Oct. 17, 1722. 

CHILDREN: 

2 LYDIA, b. July 13, 1697. 

3 WILLIAM, b. April 30, 1700, m. Judith , d. in Marshfield, Jan 23, 

1750. 

4 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 22, 1709. 

5 JOSEPH, b. in 1712, d. in North Carolina in 1766, m. Mary Edgell. 

6 MARY, b. July 6, 1714. 

Samuel Clift (No. 4) m. before 1733 Lydia Dagget ; he removed 
to Plainfield, Conn., about 1745, and d. in Griswold, Conn., Aug. 
22, 1794. 

CHILDREN: 

7 RHODA, b. in Marshfield Aug. 29, 1733, d. Dec. 22, 1734. 

8 RHODA, b. in Marshfield, Mass., April 29, 1735, d. Sept. 5, 1739. 

9 AMOS, b. in Marshfield, Mass., Sept. 20, 1737. 

10 MARY, b. in Marshfield, Mass., Oct. 7, 1738, m. Joseph Kimball and d. 

July 9, 1780. 

11 LEMUEL, b. in Marshfield, Mass., April 20, 1740, d. Feb. 14, 1741. 

12 WATERMAN, b. in Marshfield, Mass., Dec. 28, 1741, settled in Windham, 

Conn. 

13 BETHIAH, b. 1h Marshfield, Mass., Feb. 21, 1744, m. Elian Woodward. 

14 WILLS, b. in Marshfield, Mass., June 18, 1745, d. 1810. 

15 DEBORAH, b. in Plainfield, Conn., June 6, 1749. 

16 JOSEPH, b. in Plainfield, Conn., Sept. 13, 1750, d. May 9, 1827. 

17 LEMUEL, b. in Plainfield, Conn., Oct. 10, 1755, m. Sarah Hall, d. Sept. 

13, 1821. 

Amos Clift (No. 9) m. Mary Coit, Feb. 12, 1761, and 2d, Anna 
Denison Avery, Sept. 2, 1798. He d. in Griswold, Conn., July 29, 
1806. 

CHILDREN: 

18 HEZEKIAH, b. in Preston, Conn., Dec. 4, 1761, m. Lucy Walton, d. in 

Vermont Oct. 10, 1822. 

19 WILLIAM, b. in Preston, Conn., Aug. 28, 1763, m. Nancy D. Avery June 

5, 1813, d. Jan. 30, 1831; she d. Nov. 27, 1871. 



CLIPT FAMILY. 311 

They had two children, viz., Wilham Gift, who was b. Sept. 
12, 1817. He graduated from Amherst College in 1839, ^^^ 
from Union Theological Seminary, N. Y. city, in 1843. He was 
pastor of the Congregational Church at Stonington Borough for 
twenty years, and pastor of the Mystic Bridge Congregational 
Church for nine years. He m. Harriet A. Peters, dau. of Rev. 
Absolom and wife, Harriet Peters, of New York. They had three 
children. His brother, Samuel Clift, was b. June 4, 1820, and m. 
Mary J. Prentice, but had no children. 

20 MARY, b. May 31, 1765, m. John Watson in 1784, d. March 10, 1840. 

21 LYDIA, b. July 24, 1767, m. Nathan Coggswill, d. June 28, 1790. 

22 AMOS, b. in Preston, Conn., May 27, 1769, d. in Mystic, Conn., Nov. 15, 

1818. 

23 BETSEY, b. Feb. 6, 1772, m. John Prentice, d. July 1, 1814. 

24 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 4, 1774, m. Nathan Prentice in 1794, d. July, 1859. 

25 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 29, 1775, d. in Stonington, Conn., Feb. 14, 1837. 

Amos Clift (No. 22) m. Esther Williams (No. 132) R. Wil- 
liams family, of Stonington, Conn., Sept. 28, 1791. 

CHILDREN: 

26 LYDIA, b. at Berne, New York, where her parents had moved Dec. 28, 

1792, and she m. Jabish Holmes (No. 43), of -hat family, of Stoning- 
ton, Conn., May 26, 1811. 

27 DENISON, b. in Berne, N. Y., and d. there. 

28 LEMUEL, b. April 22, 1798, m. Mary Fish in Feb., 1829; after her death 

he m. Almira Harris Dec. 25, 1844. 

Mrs. Esther Williams Chft d. and Mr. Amos Clift m. 2d, 
Thankful Denison (No. 402), Denison family, Aug. 4, 1798. He 
d. Nov. 15, 1818. 

CHILDREN: 

29 ESTHER, b. Aug. 7, 1805. 

30 MARGERY, b. July 4, 1802, d. young. 

31 AMOS, b. Aug. 7, 1805, m. Charity Morgan Jan. 29, 1829. 

32 JOHN C, b. May 2, 1807, m. Lydia P. Gillson Sept. 30, 1828. 

33 WATERMAN, b. Sept. 17, 1809, m. Esther Hazard Aug. 31, 1835. 

34 HORATIO, b. March 24, 1811, d. young. 

35 FREDERICK D., b. Oct. 10, 1815, m. Prudence A. Welch July 11, 1837. 

36 NANCY D., b. March 23, 1817, m. Edmund Chesebrough (No. 337), Sept. 

30, 1840. 

Nathaniel Clift (No. 25) m. Eunice (No. 403), Denison family, 
daughter of Isaac Denison and wife Eunice Williams, Aug. 5, 
1801. He d. Feb. 14, 1837. 

CHILDREN: 

37 HIRAM, b. April 3, 1803, m. Mary B. Crary Jan. 1, 1852. 

38 WILLIAM, b. April 20, 1805, m. Bridget Fish June 18, 1833 (No. 53). 

39 NATHAN, b. May 20, 1807, d. young. 



312 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

40 MARY C, b. Nov. 26, 1808, m. Capt. John Holdredge Jan. 14, 1829. 

41 NATHANIEL, b. May 20, 1811, m. Martha Ann Denison (No. 604), May 

11, 1837. 

42 HARRIET, b. Feb. 10, 1816, m. Benjamin F. Hoxie Nov. 19, 1843. 

43 IRA H., b. April 27, 1818, m. Frances A. Leeds April 22, 1846. 

44 EUNICE, b. July 19,^1819, m. Charles H. Mallory July 25, 1841. 

45 HORACE H., b. Feb. 8, 1821, m. Frances E. Burrows, Oct. 25, 1848 

(No. 46). 

46 ISAAC D., b. Oct. 14, 1822, m. Elizabeth I. Tift Oct. 5, 1853. 



COATES FAMILY. 



There were three men by this family name that settled in 
Stonington, Conn., now North Stonington, soon after the year 
1700. They are supposed to be brothers, if not, they were doubt- 
less near relatives. Their names were : 

1 ROBERT, b. . 

2 WILLIAM, b. . 

3 JOSEPH, b. . •* 

Robert Coates (No. i) and Mary were probably m. 

in 1705. 

CHILDREN: 

4 BARTHOLOMEW, b. Sept. 1, 1707. 

5 MARY, b. April 8, 1713. 

6 OBADIAH, b. Marcb 26, 1715. 

7 SUSANNAH, b. May 4, 1717. 

8 DANIEL, b. Oct. 3, 1719. 

9 MARTHA, b. Oct. 28, 1721. 

10 VICTORIA, b. Oct. 17, 1723. 

11 DAVID, b. Dec. 28, 1726. 

12 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 23, 1728. 

William Coates (No. 2) and Hannah Bill were m. by the Rev. 
Mr. Ephriam Woodbridge, pastor of the church of Groton, Conn., 
June 9, 1 714. 

CHILDREN: 

13 EXPERIENCE, b. Aug. 7, 1717, d. Dee. 3, 1743. 

14 MARY, b. Oct. 14, 1719. 

15 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 31, 1721. 

16 JOHN, b. July 8, 1723. 

Joseph Coates (No. 3) and Hopestill Elliot were m. by the 
Rev. Mr. Hezekiah Lord of Preston, Conn., Nov. 7, 1723. No 
children recorded. 

John Coates (No. 16) of Stonington and Anna Gray of Little 
Compton, R. L, were m. Dec. 14, 1749, by Rev. Jonathan Ellis. 

CHILDREN: 

17 THOMAS, b. Oct. 14, 1750, d. Feb. 28, 1753. 

18 EDWARD, b. Jan. 15, 1753. 

19 ASAHEL, b. Sept. 8, 1755. 

20 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 6, 1756. 

21 REBECCA, b. May 28, 1759. 

22 AMOS, b. Oct. 17, 1761. 

23 RUBIB, b. March 18, 1764. 

24 DAVID, b. Dec. 17, 1766. 



314 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

David Coates (No. 24) and Molly Brown (No. 104), that fam- 
ily, both of Stonington, were m. by Elder Eleazer Brown June 29^ 
1788. 

CHILDREN: 

25 DAVID, b. Jan. 4, 1789, m. Susan Maine (No. 164), that family, Oct. 14,, 

1824. 

26 ASHER, b. Oct. 16, 1790, m. for his 1st wife Lucy, dau. of Capt. John 

Holmes, March 27, 1817, and m. for 2d wife, Lucy, dau. of Gilbert 
Billings, April 18, 1826 (No. 184), that family. 

27 ANSEL, b. March 4, 1794, m. Eunice Randall (No. 101), Randall family. 

28 POLLY, b. Feb. 28, 1799, m. Cyrus Swan. 

29 CLARISSA H., b. June 16, 1801. 

30 LUCY P., b. July 22, 1806, m. Austin Wheeler Feb. 9, 1843. 

31 JOHN C, b. Nov. 1, 1811, m. Mary E. Cates Sept. 3, 1854. 



COBB FAMILY. 



I. ELDER OR DEACON HENRY COBB came to this 
country from Southwark, Kent, England, in 1630, and located 
first at Plymouth, Mass., where he remained about seven years, 
afterwards moving to Scituate. He was deacon of the church and 
pastor of the church at Barnstable, Mass., in 1645, where he spent 
the remainder of his days. He was also deputy five terms. He 
married Patience, daughter of Dea. James and Catharine Hurst 
of Plymouth, Mass., in 1631, and had 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOHN, b. at Plymouth, Mass., June 7, 1632, m. Martha Nelson in 1658, 

dau. of William Nelson. 

3 JAMES, b. at Plymouth Jan. 14, 1634, m. Sarah Lewis in 1663. 

4 MARY, b. at Plymouth or Scituate March 24, 1637, m. Jonathan Dunham, 

5 HANNAH, b. at Scituate Oct. 5, 1639, m. Edward Lewis. 

6 PATIENCE, b. at Barnstable March 15, 1641, m. Robert Parker. 

7 GERSHOM, b. at Barnstable Jan. 10, 1644, m. Hannah Davis. 

8 ELEAZER, b. March 30, 1648. 

Mrs. Patience Cobb was buried May 4, 1648, and on the 12th of 
Dec, 1649, Dea. Henry Cobb married Sarah (No. 5), dau. of 
Samuel Hinckley. Dea. Henry Cobb d. in 1679. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

9 MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 1, 1651, at Barnstable, d. March 8, 1652. 

10 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 12, 1654, at Barnstable, m. Elizabeth Taylor. 

11 SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1658, at Barnstable, d. Jan. 25, 1658. 

12 JONATHAN, b. April 10, 1660, at Barnstable, m. Hope Hawkins in 1683. 

13 SARAH, b. March 10, 1663. 

14 HENRY, b. Sept. 3, 1665. 

15 MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 15, 1669. 

16 EXPERIENCE, b. March 11, 1671. 

Henry Cobb (No. 14) inherited the paternal mansion at Barn- 
stable, Mass., and was m. April 10, 1690, to Lois, dau. of Joseph 
and Elizabeth Hallet, who were m. in 1666. The Stonington 
church records say that Henry Cobb's dismission from the church 
at Barnstable was read Nov. 11, 1705. He d. Sept. 24, 1722. 

CHILDREN BORN AT BARNSTABLE WERE: 

17 GIDEON, b. April 11, 1691. 

18 EUNICE, b. Sept. 18, 1693, m. Benadam Gallup (No. 36), Jan. 11, 1716. 

19 LOIS, b. March 2, 1696, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 332a) of Stonington, 

Conn., March 19, 1718. 

20 NATHAN, b. Jan. 1, 1701, d. Nov. 15, 1726. 



316 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

In 1703 Henry Cobb and family came to Stonington to reside, 
and their children born here as follows. In 1725 they removed to 
Windham, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

21 EBBNBZER, b. Jan. 28, 1705, d. Nov. 17, 1726. 

22 MARY, b. Feb. 7, 1707. 

23 HENRY, b. April 15, 1710, m. Mary Babcock. 

24 HALLET, b. May 2, 1719, m. Bridget Champlin in Feb. 3, 1748. There 

was also a Mary Cobb, who m. Joshua Thompson of Westerly, whose 
birth does not appear in the records, and also a Bridget Cobb, who 
married Hezekiah Monroe Aug. 12, 1752, and these may have been 
the children of these same parents. 

Gideon Cobb (No. 17) m. Margaret Fish (No. 7) Sept. 25, 1717, 
dau. of John Fish, Jr., and wife Margaret. The daughter Mar- 
garet was sometimes called Margaret Cleveland, as her mother 
married Samuel Cleveland of Canterbury, Conn., after the death 
of her first husband, John Fish, Jr. 

CHILDREN: 

25 GIDEON, bapt. at Stonington, Conn., Oct. 19, 1718, and the same day 

his parents were admitted to the Stonington Church. They were 
dismissed from the church here June 12, 1726, and recommended to 
the church at Canada, but joined the church at Hampton, Conn. Gid- 
eon Cobb (No. 25) married Abigail Dyer of Canterbury, Conn., in 
1726. 

Henry Cobb (No. 23) m. Mary Babcock (No. 61) of the Bab- 
cock family, about 1732 or 1733. He m. 2d, Prudence Champlin, 
March 2, 1768. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

26 NATHAN, b. June 12, 1734, d. 1805. 

27 SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 10, 1735, m. Azariah Stanton (No. 44), that family, 

Oct. 15, 1760, and m. 2d, Jeremiah Tenney in 1774. 

28 LOIS, b. Oct. 24, 1737, m. Acors Sheffield Nov. 26, 1761. 

29 MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1740, m. Thomas Noyes (No. 140), that family, Jan. 

24, 1760, d. March, 1833. 

30 EBBNEZER, b. March 30, 1742. 

31 OLIVER, b. March 13, 1744. 

32 ELKANAH, b. March 6, 1746. 

33 EUNICE, b. Aug. 3, 1748, m. Sylvester Pendleton April 11, 1773. 

34 SARAH, b. Sept. 30, 1750, m. Andrew Brown Feb. 14, 1771 (No. 126), 

Lynn Brown family. 

35 ANNE, b. Jan. 4, 1756, m. Ward. 

Ebenezer Cobb (No. 30) m. Mary Brown (No. 70), Rev. Chad 
Brown family, Jan. 16, 1766. 

CHILDREN: 

37 EBENEZER, b. Dec. 9, 1766. 

38 MARY, b. Aug. 7, 1769, m. Henry Stanton Cobb of Norwich (No. 68). 

39 OLIVER, b. Jan. 29, 1772. 



COBB FAMILY. 317 

40 HENRY, b. March 14, 1774, d. 1776. 

41 NATHAN, b. March 28, 1777, d. young. 

42 HENRY, b. Feb. 7, 1778. 

43 NATHAN, b. Dec. 18, 1780. 

44 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1783. 

45 SANFORD, b. April 23, 1785. 

46 JAMES NOYES, b. April 29, 1787. 

Elkanah Cobb (No. 32) m. Abigail Brown (No. 72), Rev. Chad 
Brown family, April 18, 1773. 

CHILDREN: 

47 NABBY, b. July 2, 1774. 

48 NATHAN, b. Nov. 29, 1776, d. young. 

49 JOHN, b. April 8, 1779. 

50 ELKANAH, b. July 27, 1781. 

51 NATHAN, b. Sept. 20, 1783. 

52 HALLET, b. Nov. 2, 1766, d. young. 

53 ABBY, b. Nov. 9, 1788. 

Ebenezer Cobb (No. 2)7) m- Patty or Martha Stanton (No. 400), 
dan. of Enoch and wife Waity Dyer Stanton, Jan 12, 1794. 

CHILDREN: 

54 JOHN, b. . 

55 EMELINB, b. . 

56 ELIZA, b. . 

57 ENOCH, b. . 



58 EDWARD, b. . 

Oliver Cobb (No. 39) m. Abigail Denison (No. 328), that fam- 
ily, Nov. I, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

59 JULIAN, b. Aug. 6, 1796, d. Aug. 6, 1797. 

60 MARIAH, b. Jan. 24, 1798. 

61 OLIVER E., b. Oct. 5, 1799, d. Sept. 24, 1801. 

62 OLIVER E., b. March 6, 1802. 

63 SAMUEL D., b. , and d. Sept. 3, 1805. 

64 CHARLES D., b. Oct. 4, 1804. 

65 SANFORD, b. Dec. 12, 1806. 

66 ABBY D., b. Sept. 27, 1809. 

The Henry Cobb who came to Stonington in 1703 lived in the 
southeastern part of the town, near the present residence of Mr, 
Daniel Brown. 

Nathan Cobb (No. 26) m. Catharine Copp (No. 30) Dec. 28, 
1757^ and went to Norwich, Conn. She d. in 1793. 

CHILDREN: 

67 HENRY, b. Jan. 5, 1759, d. 1761. 

68 HENRY S., b. 1761. 

69 KATHARINE, b. in 1762. 



::318 history of stonington. 

70 JERUSHA, b. in 1764. 

71 MARGARET, b. 1766. 

72 MARY, b. 1768. 

Henry Stanton Cobb (No. 68) m. Mary (No. 38) Cobb family, 
. dau of Ebenezer and wife Mary (Brown) Cobb, of Stonington, in 

1791- 

CHILDREN: 

73 FRANCES, b. in 1793. 

74 CATHARINE, b. 1794, d. 1796. 

75 HENRY HALLET, b. in 1796. 

76 ALFRED, b. 1797. 

77 CATHARINE, b. 1800, in Stonington, Conn. 

78 MARY, b. in 1803 in Stonington. 

;,79 NATHAN, b. in 1805 in Stonington, Conn, .... . 



COLLINS FAMILY. 



I. DANIEL COLLINS, b. A. D. 1710, d. July 16, 1797. He 
was the son (or grandson) of James Collins, who, with his broth- 
ers John and Robert, came from Kent or Essex in England in 
1669, and settled in Massachusetts. His birthplace is not known, 
but at the time of his marriage he dwelt in New London, and 
afterwards removed to Stonington. He m. Alice Pell of New 
London, Feb. 7, 1731, and had by her one son, Daniel Collins 
(No. 2). By the records of the first Congregational Church of 
Stonington it appears that Daniel Collins of New London mar- 
ried Rebecca Stanton of Stonington, July 7, 1754, widow of 
Samuel Stanton (No. 18), that family. She d. childless in 1755. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE. 

2 DANIEL, b. March 10, 1732, d. April 6, 1819. He was born in New 

London, but made Stonington his abiding place and became tha 
progenitor of a large family, one branch only of which, viz., that 
descended from his son Gilbert, remained here. He served in the 
Continental army from 1775, and was 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Regi- 
ment of the Connecticut line, formation of 1776. He was a man of 
prominence in the town. His farm was on the old Post Road, oppo- 
site the present meeting house of the First Congregational Society 
of Stonington. He m. 1st, Dorothy Wells, Dec. 26, 1756; 2d, Anne 
Potter (widow Hillard) of Stonington. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

3 WILLIAM, b. March, 1759, m. Polly Ross. 

4 PELL, b. , d. unmarried. 

5 HANNAH, b. . 



6 DANIEL, b. , d. unmarried. 

7 LYDIA, b. . 

8 POLLY, b. . 

9 BLEY, b. , d. young. 

10 JOHN WELLS, b. Dec. 5, 1773, m. Mercy Langworthy. 

The fact as to the marriage and descendants of the daughters 
have not been ascertained. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

11 ROBERT, b. April 14, 1788, m. Ruth Browning. 

12 GILBERT, b. April 14, 1790, m. Prudence Frink; 2d, Lucy Breed. 

13 REBECCA, b. , m. Henry Worden. 

14 MARIA, b. , m. Justin Denison (No. 535), that family. 

15 BETSEY, b. , d. young. 

16 ANNE, b. , m. John D. Noyes (No. 217), Noyes family. 

William Collins (No. 3) m. Polly Ross of Stonington and emi- 



320 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

grated to Brownville, Jefferson County, New York. He d. irt 
1852. 

CHILDREN: 

17 POLLY, b. , m. Freeman Kilburn. 

18 JOHN B., b. 1787, m. Clarissa Rhodes. 

19 RACHEL, b. , m. Robert Smith. 

20 TRACY, b. , m. Lawrence Kilby. 

21 SOPHIA, b. , m. Moses Huse. 

22 HANNAH, b. , m. William Rouse. 

23 WILLIAM, b. 1791, m. Sally Crawford In 1816. 

24 LYDIA, b. , m. Roswell Baxter. 

John Wells Collins (No. 10) m. Mercy, dau. of Sanford and 
Anna (Babcock) Langworthy of Stonington, Jan., 1794; d. Dec.^ 
1810; removed to Oneida County, New York. 

CHILDREN: 

25 NANCY, b. , m. Selah Bronson. 

26 BETSEY, b. , m. Lewis Bailey. 

27 DANIEL, b. , d. young. 

28 JOHN WELLS, b. May 10, 1801, m. Amy Kinney; 2d, Sarah Peck. 

29 POLLY, b. , m. Henry Greenleaf. 

30 SANFORD LANGWORTHY, b. April 4, 1805, m. Harriet, dau. of Major 

Noah Ashley Whitney, Jan. 19, 1834. 

31 MORGAN LEWIS, b. Feb. 8, 1807, m. Lucinda Lewis. 

32 HARRIET, b. , m. Silas Penoyer. 

Robert Collins (No. 11) m. Ruth Browning of Stonington Jan. 
13, 1812, and removed to West Halifax, Vt. 

CHILDREN: 

33 SARAH, b. , d. unmarried. 

34 ROBERT, b. March 15, 1815, m. Louisa Plumb; 2d, Mary Plumb. 

35 LEWIS, b. Feb. 22, 1817, m. Mary E. Potter in 1848. 

36 DANIEL, b. March 22, 1819, m. Eliza M. Carter. 

37 SAMUEL B., b. Oct. 13, 1821, m. Elizabeth Steenbarger. 

38 SMITH, b. Dec. 27, 1823, m. Mary E. Thurber; 2d, Arminta Sheridan. 

39 GILBERT, b. , d. young. 

40 ANN ELIZABETH, b. , d. young. 

41 THOMAS G., b. July 24, 1831, m. Mary M. Carter. 

42 SUSAN A., b. , m. her cousin, Thomas B. Collins. 

Gilbert Collins (No. 12) m. Prudence Frink of Stonington (No. 
103), that family. May 3, 1807. After her death he m. 2d, 
Lucy Breed (No. 106), that family, April 28, 1816. He m. for 
his 3d wife, Susan Wells (widow Dickens) of Stonington. He 
was a farmer by occupation, a highly respected citizen and for 
several terms represented the town in the State Legislature. He 
always lived in Stonington and d. March 24, 1865. 



COLLINS FAMILY. 321 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

43 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Sept. 10, 1808, m. Mary Denison. 

44 ANNE, b. , m. John Robbins. 

45 DANIEL PRENTICE, b. Aug. 21, 1813, m. Maria E. Stanton; 2d, Sarah 

R. Quinn. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

46 GILBERT WILLIAMS, b. Feb. 19, 1817, m. Mary Randall (No. 115), that 

family, of Stonington, April 1, 1845. He d. Jan. 19, 1865. 

47 ETHAN ALLEN, b. Nov. 24, 1818, m. Lucy Grant of Stonington, Conn. 

He d. in 1896. 

48 JOHN NOYES, b. , d. young. 

49 THOMAS B., b. Feb. 10, 1823, m. Frances Morgan; 2d, Lucy Ann Morgan; 

3d, Susan A. Collins, (No. 42). 

50 FRANCES MARION, b. , d. young. 

51 JOHN PIERCE, b. Oct. 21, 1827, m. Mary Margaret Palmer of Stoning- 

ton, Aug. 19, 1850. He d. Feb. 28, 1857. 

Benjamin Franklin Collins (No. 43), m. Mary Denison Oct. 12, 
1835 (No. 630), that family, by whom he had nine children. He 
removed to Cleveland, Ohio. 

CHILDREN WHO REACHED MAJORITY WERE: 

52 CHARLES D., b. . 

53 ELLA, b. , m. a Mr. Draper. 

54 FRANK S., b. , d. unmarried. 

55 JANE, b. , m. Bben Boalt. 

Daniel Prentice Collins (No. 45) m. ist, Maria E. Stanton, Feb. 
1839 (No. 329), that family ; m. 2d, Sarah, daughter of John and 
Clarissa (Wells) Quinn, Dec. 25, 1843. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

56 DANIEL WEBSTER, b. Dec. 13, 1839, d. Feb. 9, 1858, unmarried. 

57 MARIA SMITH, b. Dec. 3, 1840, m. Lewis Neil, d. Jan. 5, 1868, 

58 HANNAH ELIZABETH, b. , d. young. 

SON BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

59 GILBERT, b. Aug. 26, 1845, m. June 2, 1870, Harriet Kingsbury Bush of 

Jersey City. He has been Mayor of Jersey City and is now a Justice 
of the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey. He resides in 
Jersey City, N. J., but has his summer home in Stonington, Conn. 



COPP FAMILY. 



I. WILLIAM COPP came over to this country from Eng- 
land in the good ship Blessing in 1635. He located himself at 
Boston, Mass. He was 26 years of age at the time of his migra- 
tion. He was by trade a shoemaker, was from London, England, 
and was admitted freeman of the Massachusetts Colony June 2, 
1641. He m. Judith . 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOANNA, b. in England, . 

3 ANN, b. in England, . 

4 DAVID, b. in England, , m. Obedience Topliff. 

5 NAOMB, b. in Boston Aug. 5, 1638. 

6 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 23, 1640. 

7 REBECCA, b. May 6, 1641. 

8 RUTH, b. Nov. 24, 1643. 

9 LYDIA, b. July — , 1646. 

David Copp (No. 4) m. Obedience Tophfif Feb. 20, 1660. 

CHILDREN: 

10 DAVID, b. Dec. 8, 1661, d. young. 

11 DAVID, b. March 2, 1663. 

12 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 23, 1665, m. Catharine Laye. 

13 WILLIAM, b. March 14, 1667. 

14 SARAH, b. March 4, 1669. 

15 SAMUEL, b. April 15, 1671. 

Jonathan Copp (No. 12) m. Catharine Laye Aug. 18, 1690. 

CHILDREN: 

16 CATHERINE, b. July 7, 1692. 

17 JONATHAN, b. June 12, 1694, m. Margaret Stanton, Sarah Hobart. 

18 OBEDIElSfCE, b. Sept. 17, 1696. 

19 MARY, b. Oct. 27, 1698. 

20 SARAH, b. Sept. 24, 1700. 

21 DAVID, b. Oct. 3, 1702. 

22 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 24, 1705. 

23 ANN, b. Sept. 24, 1707. 

24 JOHN, b. Sept. 29, 1709. 

25 SARAH, b. and d. Dec. 21, 1710. 

26 SARAH, b. Dec. 3, 1712. 

Jonathan Copp (No. 17) m. Margaret Stanton (No. 128) Dec. 
28, 1 72 1, Stanton family. 



COPP FAMILY. 323 

CHILDREN: 

27 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 25, 1722. 

28 JONATHAN, b. July 22, 1725. 

29 MARGARET, b. May 29, 1727, m. her cousin, Hobart Mason (No. 65), Nov. 

10, 1749. 

30 CATHERINE, b. July 15, 1730, m. Nathan Cobb (No. 26), that family. 

31 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 28, 1732, d. 1815, m. Rachel Denison. 

Mrs. Margaret Copp (nee Stanton) d. Dec. ii, 1740. Her hus- 
band, Mr. Jonathan Copp, m. for his second wife Sarah Hobart 
of New London, June 30, 1742. 

CHILDREN: 

32 SAMUEL, b. April 20, 1743, m. Dolly Brown (No. 69), Rev. Chad Brown 

family. 

33 JOHN, b. June 11, 1744. 

34 MARY, b. Nov. 28, 1745. 

35 EBENBZER, b. March 3, 1747. 

36 DAVID, b. Sept. 18, 1748. 

Joseph Copp (No. 31) m. Rachael Denison, daughter of Daniel 
Denison and Rachael Starr, Dec. 11, I757- 

CHILDREN: 

37 JOSEPH, b. in January, 1760. 

38 RACHAEL, b. in , 1762. 

39 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 11, 1768. 

40 DANIEL, b. Aug. 4, 1770, m. Sarah Allyn. 

41 CATHERINE, b. in , 1772. 

42 MARGARET, b. Nov. 13, 1773. 

43 JONATHAN, b. in , 1778. 

Daniel Copp (No. 40) m. Sarah Allyn, daughter of Dea. Jo- 
seph Allyn of Groton, now Ledyard, date unknown. 

CHILDREN: 

44 BELTON ALLYN, b. May 22, 1796, m. Betsey Ann Barber. 

45 DANIEL, b. in 1798. 

46 SARAH, b. in 1801. 

47 JOSEPH, b. in 1804. 

48 MARY, b. in 1809. 

49 WILLIAM, b. in 1811. 

50 ELIZA, b. in 1815. 

51 GEORGE, b. in 1819. 

Belton Allyn Copp (No. 44) m. Betsey Ann, dau. of Noyes Bar- 
ber, by his ist wife, Catharine Burdick, Aug. 15, 1833. 

CHILDREN: 

52 ELLEN BARBER, b. July 20, 1834. 

53 SARAH M., b. May 29, 1836. 

54 DANIEL ROGERS, b. March 4, 1838. 

55 JOHN JOSEPH, b. June 28, 1840. 



324 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

56 CATHARINE B., b. Aug. 27, 1842. 

57 GEORGE D., b. Nov. 17, 1845. 

58 JULIA, b. Aug. 13, 1848. 

59 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 2, 1851. 

60 BBLTON ALLYN, b. Jan. 8, 1854. 

Dea. Samuel Copp (No. 32) m. ist, Dolle Brown, Dec. 10, 1769 
(No. 69), Rev. Chad Brown family. 

CHILDREN: 

61 SARAH, b. Oct. 9, 1770. 

62 DOLLE, b. Feb. 12, 1772. 

63 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 3, 1774. 

64 BETTB, b. Dec. 2, 1775. 

65 MOLLY, b. Aug. 30, 1777. 

66 JOHN BROWN, b. Aug. 16, 1779. 

67 ESTHER, b. Aug. 2, 1781. 

68 NANCY, b. Jan. 4, 1785. 

69 SAMUEL, b. April 28, 1787, m. Phebe Pheale, Betsey Chapman, Mrs. 

Mercy (Williams) Stanton. 

Samuel Copp (No. 69) m. Phebe Pheale in New York city July 
II, 1812; she was b. in Rye, New York, Oct. 17, 1795; m, 2d, 
Betsey Chapman, Nov. 12, 1844 (No. yf), that family; she d. July 
15, 1859. He. m. 3d, Mrs. Mercy (Williams) Stanton, Aug. 6, 
i860 (No. 353), Williams family. He d. June 8, 1865 ; she d. Aug. 
6, 1866, aged 66. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

70 PHEBE, b. Nov. 9, 1813, d. in New York Feb. 8, 1837. 

71 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 16, 1816, m. Sarah Anna Chappell at St. Louis, Mo., 

Oct. 16, 1843. 

72 JOHN HOWARD, b. in Sharon, Conn., July 18, 1818, m. 1st, Louise 

Barnes, Sept. 10, 1839; 2d, Anna Eliza Whiting, July 3, 1855. 

73 MARY ELIZABETH, b. in Stonington, Conn., March 12, 1821, m. Leon- 

ard C. Williams (No. 500), that family. May 11, 1843. 

74 DAVID HENRY, b. in Stonington, Conn., Oct. 10, 1823. 



COTTRELL FAMILY. 



I. NICHOLAS COTTRELL is first mentioned at Newport, 

R. I., in 1639, he died in 1680, left a widow, Martha , 

and a will in which he mentions eight children, viz. : 

CHILDREN: 

2 NICHOLAS, b. . 

3 JOHN, b. . 

4 GERSHOM, b. . 

5 ELEAZER, b. . 

' 6 MARY, b. . 



7 HANNAH, b. 

8 JAMES, b. — 
9'JABEZ, b. — 



Nicholas Cottrell (No. 2) was admitted freeman at Westerly 
Oct. 28, 1668, and served in the Narragansett war of 1675. He 
was Constable, Fenceviewer, Deputy Councilman and Juryman. 

He married , and died in Westerly in Dec, 1715. He 

left a will, not signed, which the court refused to probate, and 
the records also state that there were five 

CHILDREN: 

10 NICHOLAS, h. about 1658. 

11 JOHN, b. . 

12 MARY, b. , m. Edward Larkin before 1701, his second wife. 

13 ELIZABETH, b. . 

14 DOROTHY, b. , and m. Samuel Cottrell, son of Nathaniel Cottrell. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 



15 SAMUEL, b. . 

16 NATHANIEL, b. . 

16a AMEY, b. , m. Joseph Crumb. 

17 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Sands Niles Sept. 4, 1745. 

John Cottrell (No. 3) m. Elizabeth ; he d. 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

18 HANNAH, b. 1679. 

19 JOHN, b. , m. Elizabeth Gardiner. 

20 SAMUEL, b. in 1687. 

21 Daughter, b. . 

Gershom Cottrell (No. 4) married Bethia Wilcox Feb. 15, 
1677; he was in Norwich in 1678, in Westerly in 1679 and then in 
North Kingstown, where he died in 171 1. 



326 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

22 STEPHEN, b. . 

23 GERSHOM, b. , d. young. 

24 Daughter, b. . 

25 MERCY, b. . 

26 SARAH, b. . 



27 RACHEL, b. . 

28 ELIZABETH, b. . 

29 SUSANNAH, b, . 

30 JUDITH, b. . 

31 MARY, b. . 

Jabez Cottrell (No. 9) married Ann, dau. of John Peabody. 
Nicholas Cottrell (No. 10) married Dorothy Pendleton (No. 14) 
in March, 1706. She was dau. of Capt. James Pendleton and wife, 
Hannah Goodenow, bapt. at Stonington Oct. 3, 1686. She was 
admitted to membership in the same church July, 1709. He was 
in the early Colonial wars. Nicholas Cottrell died in 1727. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

32 DOROTHY, bapt. July 31, 1709, m. John Randall (No. 8), Dec. 22, 1726. 
33a MARY, bapt. Aug. 19, 1711, m. Nathan Randall (No. 12), Dec. 16, 1730; 

she d. Dec. 2, 1735. 
33b AMEY, bapt. July 31, 1709, m. Joslah Smith (No. 16). 

34 BLINNER, bapt. June 12, 1715, m. her sister's husband, Nathan Randall 

(No. 12), July 22, 1736. 

35 NICHOLAS, b. July 7, 1717. 

36 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 7, 1726. 

Dorothy Cottrell, wife of Nicholas, was admitted to the First 
Church in Stonington July 24, 1709; also two children, Dorothy 
and Amie, were bapt. July 31st, 1709. They were called daugh- 
ters of Gershom, but as no Gershom appears, it is supposed that 
they belonged to Nicholas Cottrell. 

John Cottrell (No. 11) m. Penelope , and their son, 

called 

37 MAJOR JOHN, b. , m. Lois Boardman of Preston, Conn; he d. in 

Westerly, R. I., in 1778. Their son 

38 ELIAS, b. , m. Nov. 7, 1776, Phalley, daughter of Joseph and 

Thankful Gavitt, born May 13, 1752. Their son 

39 LEBBBUS, b. Jan. 29, 1792, m. Lydia Maxson, and 

Their son, Calvert B. Cottrell, was b. in Westerly Aug. 20, 
1821, and m. Lydia W. Perkins, dau. of Elisha and wife, Nancy 
Russell Cottrell, May 4, 1849. 

CHILDREN: 

40 EDGAR H., b. . 

41HATTIE, b. . 



COTTRELL FAMILY. 327 



42 CHARLES P., b. 

43 C. B. Jr., b. 



44 L. ANGIENETTE, b. 

45 ARTHUR M., b. 



Nathaniel Cottrell (No. i6) m. Mary Niles March 3, 1744-5. 

CHILDREN: 

46 DOROTHY, b. Jan. 22, 1746. 

Nicholas Cottrell (No. 35) m. Rebecca Randall Oct, 3, 1735. 

Joseph Cottrell (No. 36) m. Mary , and in 1750 were 

living in Stonington in the vicinity of Pendleton Hill. 

CHILDREN: 

47 PRUDENCE, b. March 25, 1746. 

48 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 16, 1748. 

49 MARY, b. Dec. 28, 1750. 

50 ABIGAIL, b. April 15, 1775. 

51 REUBEN, b. Aug. 15, 1758. 

52 CHARLES, b. Aug. 17, 1769. 

53 ROYZEL, b. Jan. 10, 1772. 

Charles Cottrell (No. 52) m. Esther Denison (No. 400), that 
family, dati. of Isaac Denison, and wife, Eunice Williams, Oct. 18, 
1795. They had one child 

54 JOSEPH, b. in 1797, and he m. Fanny (No. 442), dau. of Capt. Jabez and 

wife Fanny Potter Stanton. She was b. in 1807 and d. on July 19, 
1865, at Mystic, and her husband d. there April 19, 1865. 
THEIR CHILDREN: 

55 MARY A., m. Charles H. Denison May 24, 1848 (No. 633), Denison family. 

56 HARRIET, m. George Harris. 

57 JOSEPH OSCAR, m. 1st, Josephine Williams, Oct. 22, 1863 (No. 538), Rob- 

ert Williams family; 2d, . 



58 CHARLES H., m. Georgianna Crary. 

59 IDA, d. unmarried. 

60 FANNY B., m. Joseph Griswold of Coleraine, Mass. 

61 EMMA. 



DAYIS FAMILY. 



I. JOHN DAVIS, the progenitor of the Davis family of 
Stonington, was b. in England in 1612. The family name of his 
wife is unknown, probably she was b. in England. She d. in East 
Hampton, L. I., Dec. 17, 1696; he d. there Dec. 22, 1705, aged 
93 years. 

Four children came with them to this country 

2 JOHN, b. in England in 1767,, m. Susanna Osborne; she d. July, 1704. He 

m. 2d, Puah, widow of Abraham Reeves, July 3, 1708. 

3 HANNAH, b. in 1680, m. Jonathan Baker Jan. 6, 1701. 

4 THOMAS, b. in 1686, m. Abigail Parsons. 

5 MARYETTE, bapt. Sept. 16, 1704. "Under head of adult baptism." 

Thomas Davis (No. 4) m. Abigail Parsons Jan. 11, 1722. 

CHILDREN: 

6 JOHN, b. at E. Hampton, L. I., March 4, 1723, m. Catharine Talmage; 

2d, Mary Conklin. 

7 ABIGAIL, b. at E. Hampton April 26, 1725, m. Daniel Conklin of E. 

Hampton, L. I., in Dec, 1746. 

John Davis (No. 6) was a farmer at East Hampton, L. 
I,, and carried on, in connection, an extensive business in 
manufacturing leather, and shoe making. In 1765 he hired a farm 
in Stonington, Conn., situated on the east bank of the Pawca- 
tuck River, near Osbrook, which he afterwards purchased, and 
put his eldest son John, then only seventeen years of age, in 
charge of. He came to Stonington with his family in 1772 to re- 
side, having purchased said farm from Robert Stanton. "The Old 
Mansion House," with its spacious fireplace in the dining room, 
and hand carved solid mahogany staircase, is still in good preser- 
vation ; the farm having been handed down from father to son, 
and is now occupied by his great great-grandsons, John J. and 
Alphonso W. Davis. John Davis (No. 6) returned to East Hamp- 
ton in April, 1784, that he might have better opportunity for 
educating his younger children, at Clinton Academy, which had 
been established about that time. He carried on the business of 
cordwainer and shoe making, in connection with his farming in 
Stonington. He m. ist, Catharine Talmage, Dec. 31, 1744; she 
d. April II, 1759. He m. 2d, Mary Conklin of East Hampton. 
He d. Dec. 15, 1798. Mrs. Davis returned to Stonington, Conn., 



DAVIS FAMILY. 329 

and resided with her stepson, John Davis, until after his death in 
1809, when she went to Hve with her stepson, Thomas Davis, in 
Preston, Conn., whose wife, Mary Conkhn, was her neice, where 
she hved until her death, Jan. 18, 1814, in the 80th year of her 
age. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

8 CATHARINE, b. at East Hampton, L. I., March 13, 1746. 

9 JOHN, b. at East Hampton Jan. 20, 1748, m. Abigail Baker. 

10 BENJAMIN, b. at East Hampton Jan. 4, 1750, d. young. 

11 THOMAS, b. at East Hampton Nov. 27, 1751, m. Mary Conklin. 

12 BENJAMIN, b. at East Hampton May 15, 1754, d. young. 

13 ENOS, b. at East Hampton Oct. 14, 1755, m. Phebe Mulford; m. 2d, 

Mrs. Lois (Palmer) Perkins. 

14 CATHARINE, b. at East Hampton April 5, 1758, m. Capt. Amos Pendle- 

ton, Jr., of Westerly, R. I., Feb. 24, 1782 (No. 36), that family. 

15 ABIGAIL, b. in East Hampton, L. I., April 5, 1758, d. in infancy. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

16 MARY, b. in East Hampton, L. I., April 27, 1763, d. unmarried April 6, 

1852. 

17 DR. SAMUEL, b. in East Hampton, L. I., Oct. 7, 1765, m. Mrs. Mary 

(Kirby) Dunham, Oct. 3, 1789. 

18 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 15, 1767, m. John Stratton Nov. 20, 1803. 

19 REV. HENRY, b. Sept. 15, 1771, m. Hannah Phoenix Treadwell Sept. 22, 

1801. 

20 BENJAMIN, b. at Stonington, Conn., Feb. 6, 1774, m. Abigail Foster 

Sept. 30, 1804. 

John Davis (No. 9) m. Abigail, daughter of Daniel Baker of 
East Hampton, Nov. 14, 1773. They lived in Stonington at the 
"Old Family Homstead." He d. March 31, 1809. 

CHILDREN: 

21 JOHN, b. Sept. 19, 1776, m. Sally Stanton. 

22 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 12, 1778, m. Lemuel Palmer (No. 204), that family. 

23 DANIEL, b. March 6, 1783, m. Mary Robinson. 

24 MARIA, b. Oct. 16, 1786, m. Benjamin Franklin Stanton (No. 44), Robert 

Stanton family. 

25 NANCY, b. June 13, 1793, m. Blias Stanton Oct. 27, 1812 (No. 311), 

Thomas Stanton family. 

Thomas Davis (No. ii) m. Mary Conklin Dec. 25, 1780. He 
lived in Stonington until in the spring of 1802, in company with 
his brother Enos. He purchased of Jonathan Brewster a farm 
on the left bank of the Thames River, about two miles below 
Chelsea Landing, now Norwich City, Thomas taking the north 
and Enos the south part. He was also engaged in the manu- 
facture of leather and shoe making, in connection with farming. 
He d. Jan. 2^, 183 1, in the 8oth year of his age. 



330 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

26 THOMAS, b. in Stonington, Conn., Sept. 21, 1781, m. Mary, daughter of 

Peleg and Lucretia Billings Shaw, of Westerly, R. I., April 4, 1813. 

27 MARY, b. in Stonington, Conn., July 12, 1784. 

28 HENRY, b. in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 26, 1788. 

29 DUDLEY, b. In Stonington, Conn., March 18, 1795. 

30 JULIA, b. in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 24, 1797. 

31 CLARISSA, b. in Stonington, Conn., March 29, 1803. 

Enos Davis (No. 13) m, Phebe Mulford in 1792; m. 2d, Mrs, 
Lois (Palmer) Perkins of Groton, Conn. He d. May 31, 1837. 

CHILDREN: 

32 PHEBE MULFORD, b. in Stonington, Conn., in 1793, m. Jason Rogers. 

33 JEREMIAH, b. in Stonington, Conn., Oct. 1, 1795, m. Harriet Sydleman. 

34 HULDAH, b. in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 15, 1799, m. George A. Sydleman,. 

35 FANNY, b. in Preston, Conn., Sept. 12, 1802, m. George A. Sydleman. 

John Davis (No. 2i) m. Sally Stanton Feb. 27, 1804 (No. 65),. 
Thomas Stanton family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
April 21, 1864; she d, Sept. 6, 1861. 

CHILDREN: 

36 CLARISSA, b. June 18, 1806, m. James Green of Westerly March 10, 1857.. 

37 JOHN, b. April 11, 1808, m. Phebe M., daughter of Jeremiah Davis (No. 

33), Dec. 22, 1851. 

38 ABIGAIL, b. April 6, 1810, m. Thomas W. Robinson Nov. 25, 1830. 

39 SARAH, b. Dec. 15, 1813. 

40 MARY, b. May 29, 1814, m. Oliver D. Cole of Hopkinton, R. I., Jan. 14^ 

1839. 

41 THOMAS WILLIAM, b. June 11, 1818, m. Susan Davis March 14, 1842. 



DEAN FAMILY. 



I. JAMES DEAN, the first person of this family who came to 
Stonington to reside, was the son of Walter Dean and wife, 
Eleanor Cogoes Dean, of Somerset, South County, England, and 
the grandson of William Dean of said county, England. 

Walter Dean, the father of Mr. James Dean, after he reached 
New England in 1638, lived for about one year in Dorchester,. 
Mass., after which he moved with his family to Taunton, Plymouth. 
County, Mass., where his son, James Dean, was born in 1647, 
and married Sarah Tisdale, daughter of John and Sarah (Walker) 
Tisdale, in 1693, and for a short time resided in Scituate, Mass. 
In 1675, James Dean came to Stonington and entered into an ar- 
rangement with the town by which it was agreed and made obli- 
gatory on both parties by a vote of the town, legally warned and 
held Feb. 28th, 1676, and publicly assented to by him. He was a 
blacksmith, and agreed to do the smith work of the inhabitants 
of the town in consideration of a grant of land and pledge, on the 
part of the most prominent persons then residing here, to assist 
him in money and material for building him a dwelling house and 
smith shop. In 1677 the town granted him another tract of land 
of one hundred acres. Mr. Dean continued to do the smithery 
of the town until 1682, when at a legal town meeting it was 
passed by a vote that Mr. Dean had performed all of the condi- 
tions of his agreement with the town. 

Mr. James Dean erected him a dwelling house a short distance 
east of the Quarry Ledge at Quiambaug, with his shop nearby, 
and commenced business there in the latter part of the year 1676. 
Subsequently he received other grants of land from the town 
and individuals, and became a prominent man in the affairs of the 
town, until 1698, when, with several planters here, he went up and 
joined the settlement of the town of Plainfield, Conn., and was 
chosen town clerk there in 1699. 

When Mr. James Dean had in contemplation his migration to 
Plainfield, he sold and turned over his smithing business to hia 
son, James Dean, who was his oldest child. 



-332 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN OP JAMES DEAN AND WIFE,' SARAH DEAN: 

2 JAMBS, b. Oct. 31, 1674. 

3 SARAH, b. Sept. 4, 1676. 

4 JOHN, b. May 15, 1678, m. Lydia Thatcher, June 10, 1708. 

5 MARY, b. March 28, 1680, m. Thomas Thatcher of Lebanon, Conn. 

6 ONESIPHORBS, b. March 28, 1680, twin, d. young. 
•■''7 FRANCIS, b. in 1682, d. Aug. 9, 1700. 

8 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 24, 1684, d. Oct. 7, 1684. 

9 HANNAH, b. in 1686. 

"10 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 12, 1689, m. Sarah , who d. in Plainfield, 

Dec. 21, 1746. 

11 NATHAN, b. in 1693, m. Joannah Fisher at Dorchester, Mass., May 17, 

1716. 

12 JONATHAN, b. in 1694, m. at New London, Conn., Jan. 17, 1716, Sarah 

Douglass, and they became the parents of nine children. 

Our Stonington records show that Mr. James Dean, Sr., con- 
veyed by deed to his son, James Dean, Jr., two of his land grants 
in Stonington, Conn., and James Dean, Jr., remained in Stoning- 
ton and built the old Dean House in the year 1700, which was de- 
stroyed by fire in 1848. Mr. James Dean, Jr., did not confine him- 
self to the smithing business, but learned the business or trade of 
bulling and dressing woolen cloth, and for that purpose erected a 
dam and fulling mill on the Mistuxet brook, about one-half of 
the distance from the old Post road down to the dam of the Dean 
mill pond. There he continued his business until his son, John 
Dean, reached manhood, when he and his father built a new dam 
and erected another fulling mill near his dwelling house, where 
the dam now crosses the Mistuxet brook. Afterward they devoted 
their time and attention to cloth dressing until 1807, when the 
fulling mill was enlarged into what was known as a factory build- 
ing, with a grist mill, with new and improved machinery, for cloth 
dressing, wool carding and for the manufacturing of cotton and 
woolen goods. The new deal was consummated mainly by 
James Dean, the son of John Dean, with whom he had been in 
business from his early manhood. Mr. James Dean continued in 
lousiness until 1830, when he retired. 

James Dean (No. 2) m. ist, Sarah Packer June 2, 1697, and m. 
ior his second wife Mrs. Jerusha (Saxton) Palmer (No. 24), Pal- 
mer family, Dec. 29, 1735. He d. Oct. 22, 1747. 

CHILDREN: 

13 JAMES, b. March 19, 1698. 

14 SARAH, b. April 23, 1699. 

. 15 FRANCIS, b. July 2, 1701. , . 



DEAN FAMILY. 333 

16 CHRISTOPHER, b. April 9, 1702. 

17 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 5, 1703, m. William Dean Dec. 25, 1735. 

18 JABEZ, b. Feb. 16, 1705. 

19 JOHN, b. April 14, 1707. 

20 BENAJAH, b. March 6, 1710. 

21 DAVID, b. April 30, d. Sept. 24, 1711. 

22 SARAH, b. Dec. 20, 1712. 

23 THANKFUL, b. Jan. 13, 1714. 

V John Dean (No. 19) of Stonington m. Martha Black of Groton, 
Oct. 17, 1750, by Ebenezer Rossiter, 

CHILDREN: 

24 JAMES, b. Sept. 9, 1751. 

25 JOHN, b. Jan. 14, 1753. 

26 SARAH, b. Oct. 13, 1754, and d. May 8, 1766. 

27 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 26, 1756. 

28 WELTHIAN, b. June 17, 1757, m. Amos Gallup (No. 101), that family. 

29 MARTHA, b. Nov. 24, 1758. 

30 THANKFUL, b. July 26, 1760, m. Nathan Denison (No. 306), that family, 

31 JABEZ, b. Jan. 2, 1762. 

32 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 29, 1763, d. young. 

33 PHANNEE, b. Sept. 6, 1765. 

34 JESSE, b. June 13, 1769. 

James Dean (No. 24) m. Prudence Brown (No. 286), that fam- 
ily, Sept. 9, 1796, both of Stonington; she d. July 22, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

35 PRUDENCE B., b. June 3, 1799, m. Judge Asa Fish (No. 46), that family. 

Jesse Dean (No. 34) and Nancy Denison (No. 342), that fam- 
ily, both of Stonington, were m. Dec. 6, 1801. 

CHILDREN: 

36 JESSE, Jr., b. Oct. 22, 1802, never married. 

37 NANCY, b. Oct. 2, 1803, m. Mr. Ezra Chesebrough (No. 379), that family. 

38 FANNY, b. Nov. 23, 1806, m. Blias Gallup of Groton Sept. 28, 1828. 



DENISON FAMILY. 



The Denison family of New England was originally from 
Bishop's Stratford, Hertford shier, England. From the old Parish 
Register there, Stratford is spelled Stortford, and Denison is 
spelled in various ways, viz. : Denyson, Dennyson, Denizen, Den- 
izon. 

I. JOHN DENYSON, living at Stortford in 1567, d. there of 

plague, and was buried Dec. 4, 1582. He m. Agnes , 

who, after his death, m. May 3, 1584, John Gace, for by his will 
proved in 1602, he mentions George, Edward and William. Deny- 
son, children of my wife, also Elizabeth Crouch, a daughter of 
my wife. 

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND AGNES DENYSON. 
2 LUCE, bapt. 1567, buried at Stortford Dec. 9, 1582. 
.3 WILLIAM, bapt. at Stortford Feb. 3, 1571. 

4 EDWARD, bapt. at Stortford April 6, 1575. 

5 MARY, bapt. at Stortford April 28, 1577. 

6 ELIZABETH, bapt. at Stortford Aug. 23, 1579. 

7 GEORGE, bapt. at Stortford March 17, 1582. 

William Denison (No. 3) m. Margaret (Chandler) Monck at 
Stortford, Eng., Nov. 7, 1603. He was very well seated in Stort- 
ford or Stratford, but hearing of the then famous transplantation 
to New England, unsettled himself and recalling his son Daniel 
from Cambridge, removed himself and family in the year 163 1 to 
New England, and brought over with him his son Daniel, then 
aged about 19 years, and two younger brothers, Edward and 
George, leaving his oldest son, John, who had also been bred at 
Cambridge and was then a minister, married, with a good portion, 
and who lived about Pelham or in Hartford shier, not far from 
Stratford, where they were all born. He was Vicar of Standon, 
County Herts, 1660 to 1670. William Denison brought with him 
into New England a very good estate and settled himself at Rox- 
bury, Mass., and there lived till Jan. 25, 1653, when he died, 
having buried his wife about 8 years before, viz., 1645. 

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND MARGARET DENISON. 
8 JOHN, bapt. at Stratford April 7, 1605, educated at Cambridge and be- 
came a minister, m. . 



DENISON FAMILY. 335 

•9 "WILLIAM, bapt. at Stratford Oct. 5, 1606, and at about the age of 18 
years must needs go a soldier into Holland in the year 1624, at th6 
famous siege of Breda, when it was taken by Spinola and Count 
Mansfield, who had an army out of England to raise the siege, but 
the army miscarried and this William was never heard of again. 

10 GEORGE, bapt. at Stratford Oct. 15, 1609, buried there 1615. 

11 DANIEL, bapt. at Stratford Oct. 18, 1612, graduated at Cambridge Uni- 

versity and went to New England in 1631. 

12 SARAH, bapt. 1615, and buried at Stratford 1615. 

13 EDWARD, bapt. at Stratford Nov. 3, 1616, went to New England in 1631. 

14 GEORGE, bapt. at Stratford Dec. 10, 1620, went to New England in 1631.<. 

Edward Denison (No. 4) m. in the year 1631, removed himself 
and family into Ireland, where he died and left a son, called John 
Denison, who was a soldier and major of a regiment in the time 
of the wars, and Deputy Governor of Cork. He was living in 
Dublin in the year 1670. 

EDWARD DENISON'S CHILDREN WERE: 

15 ANNE, bapt. Feb. 19, 1603. 

16 SUSAN, bapt. Nov. 24, 1605. 

17 ELIZABETH, bapt. Sept. 18, 1608, buried Aug. 30, 1615. 

18 JOHN, bapt. Sept. 13, 1612. 

George Denison (No. 7) m. Constance, daughter of William 
Glascock, Esq., and widow of Gooch. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

19 GEORGE, said to have been living at Stortford in 1672, and m. Mary 

. They had two children, who both d. young. He d. Dec. 9, 

1678, and Mary d. March 22, 1678. 

Daniel Denison (No. 11) came with his father to New Eng- 
land in 1 63 1. 

The following is from the New England Historical and Genea- 
logical Register of April, 1892, written by himself : 

"I was the eldest of the three brothers that was brought to 
New England, and the next year after our arrival (viz.) in the 
year 1632, on the i8th day of October, on which day twenty 
years before I was bapt. at Stratford, and seven years before I was 
admitted into the University of Cambridge, I married Patience, 
the second daughter of Thomas Dudley, who was a principal un- 
dertaker of the Plantation of Massachusetts, and one of those first 
comers in the year 1630 that brought over the patent and set- 
tled the government. He came over Deputy Governor, and was 
afterwards at divers times Governor. Thomas Dudley then lived 
at Cambridge, but afterwards removed to Ipswich, where he 
stayed one year, settling himself at Roxbury, where he d. July 30, 



336 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

1653, and his wife d, about 10 years before, the latter end of De- 
cember, 1643. 

"For myself, after I was married to Patience Dudley, I lived 
about 2 years at Cambridge, and in the year 1635 I removed to 
Ipswich, where we lived together without children till Jan. 16, 
1640, when my son John was born, and two years and quarter 
after, Elizabeth was born, April 10, 1642; about nine years after 
another daughter, Mary, was born, and three years after Deborah, 
our last, was born. 

CHILDREN OP DANIEL AND PATIENCE DENISON: 

20 JOHN, b. Jan. 16, 1640. 

21 ELIZABETH, b. April 1, 1642, m. 1660, John Rogers, having five childrea. 

22 MARY, b. 1651, d. young. 

23 DEBORAH, b. 1654, d. young. 

Edward Denison (No. 13) was married about the beginning of 
the year 1641, and lived the rest of his days at Roxbury in the 
same house his father built, lived and died in. Edward m. March 
20, 1641, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Weld. He departed this 
life in April, 1669, and left but one son, William, and five daugh- 
ters, of all his large family. 

CHILDREN OP EDWARD AND ELIZABETH DENISON: 

24 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 8, 1642. 

25 JOHN, b. May 14, 1644, d. young. 

26 EDWARD, who d. Oct. 6, 1646. 

27 JEREMIAH, b. Dec. 6, 1647, d. young. 

28 JOSEPH, bapt. April 8, 1649, d. young. 

29 MARGARET, bapt. Dec. 19, 1650, m. Daniel Mason (No. 8), that family. 

30 MARY, bapt. March 27, 1654. 

31 HANNAH, bapt. Sept. 16, 1655. 

32 SARAH, bapt. Dec. 6, 1657. 

33 DEBORAH, bapt. Sept. 13, 1660, d. young. 

34 Baby, b. and d. June 2, 1664. 

35 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 18, 1664. 

36 DEBORAH, b. Oct. 30, 1666, d. young. 

Edward Denison d. April 26, 1668, and his widow d. Feb. 5, 
1717. 

-- George Denison (No. 14) m. about 1640 Bridget Thompson, b. 
Sept. II, 1622 (No. 4), Thompson family; she was daughter of 
John Thompson and wife Alice, gentleman of Preston, of 
Northamptonshire, Eng. She d. 1643, They had two children. 

37 SARAH, b. March 20, 1641, m. Thomas Stanton (No. 2), that family, 

38 HANNAH, b. May 20, 1643, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough, 1659 (No. 9), that 

family. She m. 2d, Joseph Saxton July 15, 1680. 



DENISON FAMILY. 337 

This Capt. George Denison having buried his wife in the year 
1643, went back to England the same year, where, as we learn 
from a letter of his brother, Maj. Gen. Daniel Denison, published 
in the April number of the New England Historical and Genea- 
logical Register of 1892, in which he says: "My brother George 
was a soldier there above a year, was at the battle of York, or 
Marston Moor, where he did good service, and was afterwards 
taken prisoner, but got free and married a second wife. Miss 
Ann Borodell, and with her returned to New England in the year 
1645, and took up his abode again in Roxbury, Mass., where he 
continued to live until 1651, when he came with his family to 
Connecticut and located himself at New London, Conn., where 
he resided until 1654, when he came to Stonington with his fam- 
ily to live, and remained there until his death, which took place 
at Hartford, Conn., Oct. 24, 1694." We learn from the records of 
Massachusetts and Connecticut that Capt. George Denison was 
not only distinguished as a civilian, but became the most dis- 
tinguished soldier of Connecticut in her early settlement, except 
Maj. John Mason. His military services are on record in our 
Colonial archives where his eminence is recognized and portrayed. 
Also, you will find his name in the History of New London and 
Stonington, where his services are acknowledged and described in 
full. There is no date of the marriage of Capt. George Denison 
and Ann Borodell, but he was doubtless married in England. 
Pending their courtship an agreement was made between them, 
which was afterwards ratified and confirmed at Hartford, Conn., 
May 3, 1662, as follows : "This witnesseth that I, George Deni- 
son, of Southertown, in Connecticut jurisdiction in New Eng- 
land, for and in consideration of a jointure due unto my now wife, 
Ann Borodell Denison, upon marriage and upon my former en- 
gagement, in consideration of the sum of three hundred pounds 
by me received of Mr. John Borodell, which he freely gave to 
my wife, his sister, Ann Borodell Denison, and I have had the use 
and improvement of and for, and in consideration of conjugal 
and dearer affection moving me, thereunto." This jointure agree- 
ment may be seen on the First Book of Connecticut State Rec- 
ords, in Hartford, Conn., page 274. This recorded instrument is 
proof positive of the marriage of Capt. George Denison and wife, 
Ann Borodell, to say nothing of the births of their children and 



338 HISTOET OF STONINGTON. 

his will in his own handwriting bequeathing to them his entire 
property. 

CHILDREN OF CAPT. GEORGE DENISON AND ANN BORODELL. 
■ 39 JOHN B., b. July 14, 1646. 

40 ANN, b. May 20, 1649, m. Gershom Palmer. See Palmer family (No. 12). 

41 BORODELL, b. in 1651, m. Samuel Stanton. See Stanton family (No. 11). 
. 42 GEORGE, b. in 1653. v.' • ^ ; , o ( - - / ' J^ ,(;Uv-<-t-<- 

43 WILLIAM, b. in 1655, m. widow Sarah Prentice (No. 10), of Stanton 

family. 

44 MARGARET, b. in 1657, m. James Brown, Jr. 

45 MARY, b. in 1659, d. March 10, 1671. 

NOTE. — Capt. George Denison (No. 14) was captain of New London County 
forces in King Philip's war, with Capt. John Mason, Jr., under Maj. Robert 
Treat, in the great swamp fight Dec. 19, 1675. Also served the next year in 
command of the forces raised by him as Provo-Marshal, who pursued the; 
remnant of the Narragansett and Wampanaug Indians, and succeeded in de- 
feating them and capturing the Indian Chief Canonchet, who was brought to 
Stonington, and on his refusal to make peace with the English, was shot. He 
assisted as magistrate to enable the Pequot chiefs designated by the English 
to control the remnants of the Pequots. He was assistant and deputy from 
Stonington to the General Court for fifteen sessions. 

The Town of New London granted Capt. George Denison 200 
acres of land in the Pequot-se-pos valley at Mystic in 1652, upon 
which he subsequently built him a dwelling house (May 3, 1663, 
it was raised), wherein he and his family made their permanent, 
final home, known as the Oliver Denison house, and which stood 
a few feet west of the present residence of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben 
Ford (1899). He d. Oct. 24, 1694, and his widow d. Sept. 26, 
1712, aged 97, by the gravestone, which may be found in the 
Elm Grove Cemetery at Mystic. 

NOTE. — One of the ancestors of Admiral George Dewey was a Stonington 
man, viz., Capt. George Denison (No. 14), the distinguished Indian warrior of 
Connecticut, who came to New England with his parents and settled in Rox- 
bury, Mass., where Capt. Denison was married to his first wife, Bridget 
Thompson, in 1640. ; Their daughter, Hannah, b. May 20, 1643, m. Nathaniel 
Chesebrough of Stonington in 1659, Her husband d. Nov. 22, 1678. She m. 
2d, Capt. Joseph Saxton of Stonington, July 15, 1680; their daughter, Mercy 
Saxton, b. in 1686, married 1st, Isaac Bailey of Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 4, 1702. In 
1707, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey moved with their family to Lebanon, Conn. Mr. 
Bailey died, date not preserved. His widow, Mrs. Mercy Bailey (nee Saxton) 
married 2d, William Dewey of Lebanon, great grandson of Thomas Dewey, the 
emigrant ancestor of the family, who came from Sandwich, England, soon after 
1630, who settled first at Dorchester, Mass., but soon after migrated to Windsor, 
Conn., where he married Frances Clarke in 1635. Their son, Dea. Josiah 
Dewey, Sen., of Northampton, Mass., and Lebanon, Conn., b. at Windsor, Conn., 
Oct. 10, 1641, m. Hepzibah Lyman, Nov. 6, 1662; their son, Josiah Dewey, b. 



DENISON FAMILY. 339 

Dec. 24, 1666, m. Mehitable Miller, Jan. 15, 1691; their son, William Dewey, b. 
Jan., 1692, m. Mercey Bailey (nee Saxton), July 2, 1713; their son, Simeon 
Dewey, b. May 1, 171S, m. Anna Phelps, March 29, 1739; their son, William 
Dewey, b. Jan. 11, 1746, m. Rebecca Carrier, in 1768; their son, Capt. Simeon 
Dewey, b. Aug. 20, 1770, m. Prudence Yeomans, Feb. 27, 1794; their son. Dr. 
Julius Dewey, b. Aug. 28, 1801, m. Mary Perrin, June 9, 1825; their son. Ad- 
miral George Dewey, b. in 1837. 

John Denison (No. 20) m. Martha, daughter of Dep, Gov. Sy- 
monds, Feb. 2, 1663, and Hved at the farm at Ipswich the re- 
mainder of his days, he was married seven years and had three 
children. 

46 JOHN, b. Sept. 22, 1665. 

47 MARTHA, b. March 1, 1668, m. Matthew Whipple, 

48 DANIEL, b. April 14, 1671. 

John Denison (No. 20) was taken violently sick the first day, 
and died on the 9th day of Jan., 1670, aged not quite 31 years, 
"So early had he finished his course and done his work, and if 
his work had then to have been done (as he then said) he should 
have been miserable ; but he had lived a Godly and exemplary 
life, being a constant seeker of God. His wife afterwards said 
he used to pray five times a day ; he was a dutiful child, a loving 
husband and father, a loving friend, a good man in all his ways 
and he departed most Christian-like and comfortable, to the un- 
speakable grief and loss of all his friends." On the beginning of 
April, 1672, Mrs. Martha (Symonds) Denison m. for her second 
husband, Mr. Richard Martyn, and went to live at Portsmouth 
taking with them two children, Daniel and Martha, and leaving 
the son John with his grandparents, 

-- John B. Denison (No, 39) m. Phebe, daughter of Robert Lay 
of Saybrook, Nov. 26, 1667. He served in the Colonial Indian 
war. She d. 1699, aged 49 yrs. He d. 1698. 

CHILDREN: 

49 PHEBE, b. 1667, d. young. 

50 JOHN, b. Jan. 1, 1669. 

~ 51 GEORGE, b. March 28, 1671. 

52 ROEBE.T, b. Sept. 17, 167^. 

53 WILLIAM, b. April 7, 1677, 

54 DANIEL, b. March 28, 1680. 

55 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 23, 1683, d. young. 

56 ANN, b. Oct. 3, 1684, m. 1st Samuel Minor (No. 45); 2d, Edward Deni- 

son (No. 59), of Westerly, R. I. 

57 SARAH, b. July 29, 1692, m. Isaac Williams (No. 156). 

_^ 58 PHEBE, b., probably, between Ann and Sarah. Phebe Denison (No. 58) 
m. Ebenezer Billings. See that family (No. 22). 



340 



,^ffA*\ \ HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



■-> George Denison (No. 42) m. MercylGorham} daughter of John 
Gorham, and wife Desire Rowland, daughter of John Rowland 
of the May Flower. John Gorham was son of Ralph Gorham of 
Plymouth, b. in England, baptized at Benefield, Northampton- 
shire, Jan, 28, 1621, and was captain in King Philip's war. Date 
of the m. of George Denison and Mercy Gorham is not known, 
but she d, Sept. 24, 1725, in the 67th year of her age, and he d. 
' Dec. 27, 171 1, in his 59th year. 

CHILDREN: 

59 EDWARD, bapt. in 1683. 

60 JOSEPH, bapt. in 1683, m. Prudence Minor. See that family (No. 56). 

61 MERCY, bapt. in 1683, m. Mordecai Dunbar. 

62 SAMUEL, bapt. in 1686, m. Mrs. Mary Miner. See that family (No. 57). , 

63 ELIZABETH, bapt. in 1690, m. Christopher Champlin, Jr . i 

64 DESIRE, bapt. in 1693, m. John Williams. See that family (No. 156). ■ 

65 THANKFUL, bapt. in 1695, m. Thomas Stanton. See that family (No. 271). 

66 GEORGE, bapt. in 1699. - '^i~-'fi-C^'^/i--d^l-/.C-U^'(X'i i^aC I'^'^^l"' 

Capt. William Denison (No. 43) m. Mrs. Sarah (Stariton) 
Prentice (No. 10), the widow of the second Thomas Prentice, and 
daughter of Thomas Stanton. 'William Denison d. March 2, 1715, 
and his wife d. Aug. 7, 1713. He served in King Philip's war. 

CHILDREN: 

67 WILLIAM, b. March 24, 1687. 

68 SARAH, b. April 14, 1689, m. Benjamin Avery (No. 45), that family, and 

lived in Groton. 

69 GEORGE, b. Feb. 28, 1692. 

Rev. John Denison (No. 46), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel 
Saltonstall of Ipswich, Mass. 

CHILDREN: 

70 RUTH, b. 1686, m. Joseph Kingsbury. 

71 JOHN, b. 1688, m. Mary Leverett, 1719. 

72 HANNAH, b. 1689, m. Nathaniel Kingsbury, 1710. 

Rev. John Denison d. 1689, aged 24, and his widow m. Rev. 
Roland Cotton. 

John Denison (No. 50) m. Ann (No. 19), daughter of Capt. 
John Mason, in 1690, and they lived in Saybrook, Conn., and d. 
there 1699. 

CHILDREN: 

73 JOHN, b. March 30, 1692, d. in 1732, unmarried. 

74 DANIEL, b. Oct. 13, 1693, m. Mehitable Foster. 

75 JAMES, b. Feb. 26, 1695, d. in 1717, unmarried. 

76 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 25, 1696, m. Dea. Ebenezer Pratt May 6, 1717. 

77 JABEZ, b. Aug., 1698, m. Dorothy Cogswell. 



DENISON FAMILY. 341 

In March, 1701, Mrs. Ann (Mason) Denison m. Samuel Cogs- 
well, her first husband having d. in 1699. 

George Denison (No. 51) settled in New London and m. in 
1694 Mrs. Mary (Wetherell) Harris. George Denison d. Jan. 22, 
1720. His wife d. Aug. 22, 171 1. 

CHILDREN: 

78 GRACE, b. March 4, 1695, m. Edward Hallam.' 

79 PHBBE, b. March 16, 1697, m. Gibson Harris. 
SO HANNAH, b. March 28, 1699, m. John Hough. 

81 BORODELL, b. May 17, 1701, m. Jonathan Latimer. 

82 DANIEL, b. June 27, 1703, m. Rachel Starr. 

83 WETHERELL, b. Aug. 24, 1705, m. Lydia Moore. 

84 ANN, b. Aug. 15, 1707, m. twice. 

85 SARAH, b. June 20, 1710, m. William Douglass. 

Robert Denison (No. 52) m. in 1696 Joanna Stanton (No. 266), 
that family. He settled in what is now known as Montville ; he d. 
in 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

86 ANN, b. in 1695, d. young. 

87 ROBERT, b. in 1697; twice m. ; d. in Nova Scotia. 

88 JOHN, b. March 28, 1698, m. Patience Griswold. 

89 JOANNA, b. in 1699, m. Thomas Morehouse. 

90 MARY, b. , d. young. 

91 NATHANIEL, b. in 1702, d. in 1722. 

92 ANDREW, b. in 1704, m. Mrs. Rebecca (Chesebrough) Turner (No. 54), 

Chesebrough family. 

93 SARAH, b. in 1706, d. in 1714. 

S4 ANN, b. in 1707, m. James Fitch in 1725. 

95 THOMAS, b. Oct. 20, 1709, m. Elizabeth Bailey. 

96 LUCY, b. in 1711, m. Samuel Rogers. 

97 ELIZABETH, b. in 1712, d. young. 

98 ABIGAIL, b. in 1714, m. William Wattles. 

99 GEORGE, b. in 1715, d. young. 

William Denison (No. 53) m. in 1698 Mary (No. 43), dau. of 
the first John Avery of Groton. They lived in North Stonington, 
Conn., he d. there Jan, 30, 1730. His widow, being 52 years old, 
was m. Jan. 12, 1732, to Daniel Palmer (No. 23), who was 59 
years old. She outlived him and d. in 1762, aged 82 yrs. 

WILLIAM DENISON AND MARY'S CHILDREN: 

102 MARY, b. in 1699, d. in 1699. 

103 MARY, twin, b. in 1701. 

104 PHEBE, twin, b. in 1701. 

105 ANN, b. in 1703, m. John Denison (No. 126), in 1720, and was drowned in 

a well in 1721. 

106 WILLIAM, b. in 1705. 



342 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

107 ABIGAIL, b. in 1708, m. Roger Billings. See Billings family (No. 18). 

108 LUCY, b. in 1710, m. John Swan 2d. See Swan family (No. 21.) 

109 AVERY, b. in 1712. 

110 THANKFUL, b. in 1714, m. Joseph Billings. See Billings family (No. 33). 

111 DESIRE, b. in 1716, m. John Stanton. See Stanton family (No. 116). 

112 CHRISTOPHER, b. in 1719. 

113 JOHN, b. Feb. 23, 1722, m. Martha Wheeler (No. 339), Wheeler family. 

Daniel Denison (No. 54) m. ist, Jan. i, 1703, Mary (No. 269), 
dau. of Robert and Joanna (Gardner) Stanton, and she was the 
mother of 11 children. She d. Sept. 2, 1724, in the 38th year of 
her age. She was b. Feb. 3, 1687, and m. when not sixteen years 
old. He m. 2d, Jane Cogswell of Long Island, Oct. 27, 1726; 
and 3d, Nov. 17, 1737, Mrs. Abigail (Fish) Eldredge, who out- 
lived him about 37 years, and d. June 17, 1784, agffed 94 yrs. He 
d. Oct. 13, 1747, aged over 67 yrs. The children, all by the first 
wife, Mary Stanton, were : . 

CHILDREN: 

114 MARY, b. Aug. 29, 1705, m. Nathan Smith. 

115 DANIEL, b. Nov. 11, 1707, d. young. 

116 BEEBB, b. Jan. 27, 1709, m. Sarah Avery (No. 88). 

117 RACHEL, b. July 16, 1710. 

118 ESTHER, b. March 22, 1712, m. Isaac Smith. 

119 LUCY, b. Oct. 13, 1714, m. Jonas Prentice Nov. 29, 1733 (No. 17). 

120 JOHN, b. May 21, 1716. 

121 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 27, 1718, m. William Denison. See Denison family 

(No. 158.) 

122 DANIEL, b. March 22, 1720. 

123 PHEBE, b. April 24, 1723, m. William Avery. See Avery family (No. f5). 

124 SARAH, b. Aug. 25, 1724. 

Edward Denison (No. 59) had two wives ; first, Mercy , 

the mother of his children, living in 1715; the second wife was 
his cousin, Ann (No. 56), dau. of Capt. John Denison, and widow 
of Samuel Minor, to whom he was m. March 2, 1718. He was 
drowned Dec. 9, 1726. 

CHILDREN: 

125 EDWARD, b. in 1699, d. young. 

126 JOHN, b. in 1701. 

127 ELISHA, b. in 1703, d. young. 

128 MARY, b. in 1705, m. Benjamin Billings. See Billings family (No. 30). 

129 DESIRE, b. , m. Jabez Smith Nov. 11, 1730. 

130 ABBY, b. , and m. Andrew Galloway. 

•Joseph Denison (No. 60) m. Feb. 17, 1707, Prudence (No. 56), 
dau. of Dr. Joseph Minor. He d. Feb. 18, 1725. His wife d. 
May 26, 1726, in her 68th year. He lived and d. in Stonington. 



DENISON FAMILY. 343 

CHILDREN: 

131 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 24, 1707. 

132 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 28, 1709, m. Benjamin Sprague Jan. 20, 1726. 

133 BORODELL, b. Feb. 14, 1712, m. Ezekiel Turner. 

134 AMOS, b. Feb. 18, 1714. 

135 NATHAN, b. Feb. 20, 1716. 

136 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 15, 1720, m. Samuel Minor. See that family (No. 73). 

137 JOANNA, b. Jan. 28, 1718, m. Henry Hewitt. See Hewitt family (No. 14). 

138 THANKFUL, bapt. April 7, 1723, m. Blisha Williams (No. 51). See that 

family. 

139 ANNA, b. May 3, 1724, m. Amos Allen in 1739. 

Samuel Denison (No. 62) m. Mrs. Mary (Lay) Minor, the 
widow of Christopher Minor (No. 57), Minor family, whom she 
m. March 9, 1704, and her maiden name was Lay. They lived in 
Stonington till July 4, 1716. when he bought a homestead on 
Oyster River, in Saybrook, Conn., and immediately occupied it. 
His first four children were b. in Stonington ; the others in Say- 
brook. 

CHILDREN: 

140 SARAH, b. Jan. 6, 1710, m. William Babcock. 

141 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 23, 1711. 

142 MERCY, b. in 1713, m. Nathaniel Chapman. 

143 ELIZABETH, bapt. June 6, 1714. 

144 JOANNA, b. Dec. 13, 1716, m. Moses Tyler. v 

145 MARY, twin, b. Jan. 6, 1718. 

146 GEORGE, twin, b. Jan. 6, 1718. 

147 CHRISTOPHER, b. 1720. 

148 GIDEON, b. in 1724, m. Elizabeth in 1752. 

149 STEPHEN, b. Feb. 6, 1725. 

George Denison (No. 66) m. ist, Sarah Miner (No. 81), Sept. 
28, 172 1. She was dau. of Dr. Joseph an& Sarah (Tracey) Miner. 
She d. Sept. 27, 1724, in the 25th year of her age. He was m. 2d, 
to Joanna Hinckley (No. 21), May 10, 1727. She was dau. of 
Samuel and Martha (Lathrop) Hinckley. He lived on his fath- 
er's farm at Westerly, R. I., and d. Jan. 16, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

150 JOSEPH b. Jan. 26, 1723. 

151 MARY, b. Sept. 24, 1724. 

152 ELIJAH, b. July 6, 1728, d. young. 

153 GEORGE, b. April 14, 1730, d. young. 

154 SARAH, b. Sept. 7, 1733, m. Ezra Keeney. 

William Denison (No. 67) m. Mercy Gallup (No. 35) May 10, 
1710. They lived in Stonington, Conn. He d. Feb. 24, 1724, 
aged 37; she d. March 2, 1724, aged 35. 



344 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

155 MERCY, t). June 25, 1711, m. Hubbard Burrows (No. 14), Burrows family. 

156 SARAH, b. July 2, 1713, m. Elisha Niles. 

157 ESTHER, b. Feb. 6, 1715, m. Jonathan Wheeler. See that family (No. 21). 

158 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 9, 1716. 

159 HANNAH, b. April 19, 1719, d. 1721. 

160 BENADAM, b. Feb. 6, 1721. 

161 JONATHAN, b. May 12. 1722, m. Martha Williams (No. 448) that family; 

no children. 

162 NATHAN, b. Feb. 11, 1724. 

George Denison (No. 69) m. Lucy Gallup "(No. 39), Gallup fam- 
ily, June 6, 1 71 7. They lived on the old homestead farm in Ston- 
ington. 

CHILDREN: 

163 ANN, b. Aug. 16, 1718, d. young. 

164 Daughter, b. and d. in Sept., 1720. 

165 LUCY, b. Oct. 13, 1721, d. young. 

166 MARY, b. Nov. 27, 1723, d. young. 

167 GEORGE, b. July 3, 1725. 

168 WILLIAM, b. June 14, 1727. 

169 MERCY, b. Feb. 24, 1729, m. Elisha Gallup. See that family (No. 90). 

170 ESTHER, b. Sept. 16, 1732, d. in 1754. 

171 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 18, 1735, d. Sept. 10, 1754. 

172 DAVID, b. Jan. 29, 1736. 

William Denison (No. 106) m. ist, Jan. 30, 1732, Hannah 
Burrows (No. 15), who d. Jan. i, 1737; he m. 2d, Hannah Tyler 
Jan. 20, 1738, who d. in 1797, aged 86. He d. Jan. 29, 1760. 

CHILDREN: 

173 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 31, 1733, d. young. 

174 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 24, 1735. 

175 HANNAH, b. Dec. 1, 1736, m. Dr. Charles Phelps (No. 27), Phelps family. 

176 NATHAN, b. Feb. 24, 1739, d young. 

177 DANIEL, b. July 20, 1740. 

178 AMY, b. March 22, 1742, m. Thomas Swan (No. 34). 

179 ANN, b. Sept. 12, 1744, m. George Palmer. See that family (No. 259). 

180 ESTHER, b. April 23, 1746, m. John James. 

181 SARAH, b. Feb. 7, 1748, m. John W. Geer. 

182 JOHN, b. Nov. 5, 1749. 

183 ELIJAH, b. Nov. 6, 1751, m. Mary Geer; no children. 

Avery Denison (No. 109) m. Thankful Williams (No. 175) 
Jan. 31, 1734. They lived in North Stonington, Conn. He d. 
April 3, 1775 ; she d. May 2, 1767. 

CHILDREN: 

184 ELISHA, b. Nov. 3, 1734. 

185 NATHAN, b. Aug. 12, 1736, d. young. 

186 WILLIAM, b. March 22, 1738. 



DENISON FAMILY. 345 

187 DESIRE, b. June 5, 1739, m. Thomas Minor. See Minor family (No. 119). 

188 MOLLY, b. Nov. 8, 1741, m. Jesse Denison (No. 234), that family, son ot 

189 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 3, 1743, m. Joseph Noyes. See that family( No. 129). 

190 MERCY, b. Nov. 7, 1745, m. Edward Eells (No. 22). 

191 THANKFUL, b. July 17, 1747, m. Alexander Stewart. 

192 ZERVIAH, b. July 13, 1751, d. unmarried. 

193 REBECCA, b. March 24, 1754, d. unmarried.- ', 

194 AVERY, b. April 10, 1756. 

Beebe Denison (No. ii6) m. Sarah Avery (No. 88), dau. of 
Benjamin and Sarah (Denison) Avery, Jan. 2j, 1709. He d. 
March 24, 1745, and she m. Benadam Denison Oct. 18, 1752 (No. 
160), Denison family. 

BEEBE DENISON'S CHILDREN: 

195 MARY, b. Jan. 24, 1735, m. William Hilliard. 

196 DANIEL, b. Feb. 9, 1737, d. young. 

197 SARAH, b. Sept. 11, 1739, m. William Latham. 

198 DANIEL, b. Nov. 9, 1742, m. Dorothy Denison (No. 363), daughter ol 

George and Jane (Smith) Denison, in 1770. He d. Jan. 17, 1808, and 
she d. Feb. 22, 1803. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

199 OLIVER, b. and d. unmarried in the war of 1812. 

200 SAMUEL, b. and m. AliphWoodward, lived in Stonington, Conn. 

201 BETSEY, b. and m. Arnold Chesebrough, and went to New York. 

202 FANNY, b. and m. Robert Holmes; went to New York State. 

203 DOROTHY, b. and m. Peleg Williams of Stonington (No. 78). 

204 DANIEL, b. and d. unmarried. 

205 JANE, b. and m. a Mr. Porter; went to New York State. 

206 NANCY, b. and m. Daniel Gallup; went to New York State. 

John Denison (No. 120) m. about 1738 Abigail Avery (No. 83),, 
dau. of the second John Avery of Groton. They lived in Stoning- 
ton, and had ten children. 

CHILDREN: 

207 ABIGAIL, b. and m. Zebulon Eliot. 

208 DESIRE, b. and d. young. 

209 AVERY, b. and d. young. 

210 ANNA, b. and twice m. 

211 LUCY, b. and d. unmarried. 

212 MARY, b. 1750, and m. Stephen Avery (No. 131), no child. 

213 SARAH, b. May 2, 1752, m. John Baldwin (No. 37), Jan. 23, 1772. 

214 NATHAN, b. 1754, m. Betsey Conklin. 

215 JULIA, b. 1758, m. Pierre Laroche. 

216 ANDREW, b. Dec. 3, 1761, m. Sally Williams (No. 75). 

Daniel Denison (No. 122) m. Esther Wheeler (No. 41) May 
27, 1742; she was b. Feb. 15, 1722, and d. March 31, 1814. He 
d. in Stonington May 9, 1776. 



346 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

THIRTEEN CHILDREN: 

217 ESTHER, b. Oct. 11, 1743, and m. William Gardner. 

218 DANIEL, b. Dec. 9, 1745, m. Elizabeth Andros. 

219 PHBBE, b. Dec. 5, 1747, thrice m. (No. 169), Chesebrough family. 

220 ROBERT, b. Dec. 12, 1749, m. Anna Chesebrough (No. 254). 

221 ISAAC, b. Dec. 20, 1751, m. Eunice Williams (No. 82). 

222 HENRY, b. Nov. 26, 1751, m. Mary Gallup (No. 125). 

223 HANNAH, b. Feb. 13, 1755, d. young. 

224 MARY, b. Nov. 6, 1757, twice m. ; 1st, Jeremiah Holmes (No. 50) ; 2d, 

Jedediah Lee. 

225 HANNAH, b. Oct. 16, 1759, m. John Gallup (No. 134). 

226 BBEBE, b. Feb. 22, 1761, twice m. 

227 FREDERICK, b. Sept. 21, 1762, m. Hannah Fish (No. 47), that family. 

228 EUNICE, b. May 18, 1764, m. Reuben Hatch. 

229 ANN B., or NANCY, b. Oct. 2, 1769, m. John Wheeler (No. 367). 

John Denison (No. 126) m. Anna Denison (No. 105), daughter 
'Of William, of North Stonington, Conn.,, Nov. 9, 1720. She was 
drowned in a well Sept. 15, 1721, and he m. 2d, Mary Noyes (No. 
104), daughter of Dr. James Noyes, and had these children : 

CHILDREN: 

230 ANN, child of 1st wife, b. and d. in 1721. 

231 EDWARD, b. March 4, 1725, m. Lois Stanton (No. 340), that family, Dec. 

19, 1750. 

232 JOHN, b. Jan. 26, 1727, m. Eunice Stanton (No. 341), that family. 

233 ANN (twin), bapt. Sept. 4, 1737, m. Nathaniel Minor (No. 151). 

234 JESSE (twin), bapt. Sept. 4, 1737, m. Mary Denison (No. 188). 

235 ELISHA, bapt. April 14, 1739, d. young. 

236 MARY, bapt. Jan. 24, 1742, m. Oliver Smith. 

The second wife d. June 14, 1742, and he m. Rebecca Noyes 
(No. 117), Noyes family, July 7, 1743. She was daughter of Capt. 
Thomas Noyes. They had 

CHILDREN: 

237 REBECCA, bapt. July 24, 1744, d. in infancy. 

238 REBECCA, bapt. Nov. 3, 1745, d. young. 

239 REBECCA, bapt. Aug. 2, 1747, m. Paul Crandall. 

240 ELISHA, bapt. July 2, 1749, d. young. 

241 ELISHA, bapt. Nov. 3, 1751, m. Elizabeth Noyes (No. 146). 

242 MERCY, bapt. Feb. 24, 1754, m. Peleg Brown (No. 68), in the Chad Brown 

family. 

The wife, Rebecca Noyes Denison, d. Sept. 11, 1754, and he m. 
for his fourth wife Sarah (Chesebrough) (No. 73), that family, 
who had been the wife of ist, Capt. James Geer, second, the wife 
of Ebenezer Billings, and she became the wife of Capt. John 
Denison for her third husband, and for his fourth wife. He was 
also called Merchant John. The m. occurred March 3, 1762. 



DENISON FAMILY. 347 

She lies buried in the North Stonington Cemetery beside her Bil- 
Hngs husband. 

^Joseph Denison, Jr. (No. 131) m. ist, Jan. 16, 1733, Mrs. Con- 
tent (Hewitt) Russell (No. 15), that family, widow of Ebenezer 
Russell. She d. childless, Sept. 20, 1749, and he m. 2d, Mrs. Brid- 
get Wheeler, daughter of Thomas Noyes, April 23, 1751. Mrs. 
Bridget's first husband was Isaac Wheeler, who was drowned in 
Lantern Hill Pond. Mr. Joseph Denison, Jr., was made deason 
of the First Congregational Church in Stonington, Conn., July 21, 
1748, and his name is signed to church records as late as March 
30, 1789. He d. Feb. 15, 1795. His children, all by Mrs. Bridget 
(Noyes) Wheeler, were, viz. : 

CHILDREN: 
243 CONTENT, b. Jan. 29, 1752, m. John Williams (No. 206) of Robert Wil- 
liams family. 
- 244 PELEG, b. Nov. 24, 1753, d. young. 
..V 245 PELEG, b. July 6, 1755, m. Mary Gray. 

246 AMOS, b. March 18, 1757, m. Hannah Williams (No. 217). 

247 MARY. b. . 

248 EZRA, b. May 5, 1759, d. young. 

249 EPHRAIM (twin), b. May 5, 1761, d. young. 

250 MANASSETH, (twin), b. May 5, 1761, d. young. 

251 BRIDGET, b. March 23, 1763, m. Nehemiah Mason (No. 93), of Mason fam- 

ily, Nov. 6, 1782. 

252 JOSEPH, bapt. April 23, 1765, d. young and unmarried Aug. 20, 1789. 

253 ELIZABETH, bapt. April 26, 1767, d. young. 

Amos Denison (No. 134) m. Martha Gallup (No. 88), Gallup 
family, May 20, 1742, and lived in Stonington ; they had six chil- 
drefi: 

CHILDREN: 

254 EUNICE, b. April 16, 1744, m. Gilbert Smith of Groton, Conn. 

255 MARTHA, b. Dec. 30, 1746, m. Joshua Swan (No. 32), Dec. 1, 1763. 

256 PRUDENCE, b. March 20, 1748, m. Stephen Babcock Aug. 21, 1766. 

257 JOSEPH, b. March 20, 1750, m. Mary Smith of Norwich June 13, 1771. 

258 AMOS, b. in 1752. 

259 CYNTHIA, bapt. June 15, 1766, m. James Rogers of Richmond, R. I. 

Nathan Denison (No. 135) m. Ann Carey in 1736; she was 
dau. of Eleazer Carey of Windham. Ann d. May 16, 1776, aged 
60 yrs, and he m. 2d, Hannah Fuller, March 15, 1778, and about 
the year 1800 he went to Kingstown, Pa., where he d. March 10, 
1803, aged 88 yrs. His children, all by the first wife : 

CHILDREN: 

260 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 2, 1738. 

261 COL. NATHAN, b. Jan. 25, 1740. 



348 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

262 ANN, b. Nov. 19, 1742, m. Solomon Huntington. 

263 BLBAZER, b. Dec. 24, 1744, m. Susanna Elderkin. 

264 LYDIA, b. April 27, 1747, m. Joshua Elderkin. 

265 AMOS, b. May 31, 1749, d. young. 

Joseph Denison (No. 150) m. Lucy Chesebrough (No. no), 
Chesebrough family, in 1746. They lived in Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

266 NATHANIEL, b. in 1748. 

267 GEORGE, b. in 1750. 

268 LUCY. b. in 1752. 

269 SARAH, b. in 1754. 

270 ANN, b. in 1756. 

271 HANNAH, b. in 1758. 

272 THANKFUL, b. in 1760. 

Nathaniel Denison (No. 266) m. about 1767; he was a soldier 
of the Revolutionary war, and his grandson, Dudley F. Denison, 
had the gun he carried. He was lost at sea in 1795 ; his will is in 
the Stonington Probate Office. 

CHILDREN: 

273 BBNADAM, b. in 1772. 

274 BETSEY P., b. in 1782, m. Charles Palmer (No. 299). 

275 HANNAH, b. and m. Henry Palmer (No. 295). 

276 DESIRE, b. and m. Robert Bentley. 

277 ETHER, b. and m. Joseph Davis. 

278 MARY, b. and m. a Taylor. 

Benadam Denison (No. 273) m. in 1794, Rhoda Randall (No. 
88). They emigrated from Stonington to Halifax, Vt. His first 
five children were born in Stonington and the rest in Halifax. 

CHILDREN: 

279 BENADAM, b in 1795. 

280 RHODA, b. in 1797. 

281 PRUDENCE, b. in 1799. 

282 ESTHER, b. in 1801. 

283 BETSEY, b. in 1803. 

284 CHARLES, b in 1805. 

285 DUDLEY F., b. in 1808. 

286 HANNAH, b. in 1810. 

287 EUNICE, b. in 1812. 

288 ANNIS, b. in 1815. 

William Denison (No. 158) m. Prudence Denison (No. 121) 
June 23, 1737. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

289 WILLIAM, bapt. Oct. 15, 1738, d. young. 

290 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 27, 1740, m. James Minor (No. 332). 



DENISON FAMILY. 349 

291 ANDREW, b. Nov. 30, 1742, d. young. 

292 BEEBE, b. Jan. 1, 1744. 

293 DARIUS, b. March 11, 1747, m. Mary Billings. 

.294 MERCY or MARY, b. July 19, 1749, m. Daniel Minor (No. 149). 

295 ALICE, b. Nov. 27, 1753, m. Robert Denison (No. 299). 

William Denison the 3d d. July 7, 1779, and his widow m. for 
her second husband Thomas Prentice, Dec. 9, 1779, and d. Feb. 
II, 1812. This William Denison 3d was a very dissolute man up 
to about his 6oth year, when he thought to experience religion, 
which so changed his life that he became a very prudent and ex- 
emplary man. and abandoned his drinking habits, and his prop- 
erty, which had been put into the hands of a conservator, was 
restored to him, and he became a very prudent, careful manager 
of it. 

Benadam Denison (No. i6o) m. Anna Swan (No. 28), Swan 
family, Nov. 3, 1742; lived in Stonington; m. 2d, Mrs. Sarah 
(Avery) Denison, widow of Beebe Denison (No. 88), Avery fam- 
ily. 

CHILDREN: 

296 LUCY, b. Jan. 8, 1744, m. William Gallup (No. 92). 

297 JAMES, b. Aug. 25, 1745. 

298 BENADAM, b. July 9, 1747, m. Dimis Reed in 1770, and lived in Norwich, 

Conn. They had eight children and he d. in 1811, and his wife d. in 
1821. 

299 ROBERT, b. Sept. 28, 1749. 

300 GEORGE, b. Oct. 8, 1751. 

George Denison (No. 167) m. Jane Smith, daughter of (No. 
114) Mary Denison, and husband Nathan Smith. M. Feb. 23, 
1748. They lived in Stonington on the old homestead and had 

CHILDREN: 

301 LUCY, b. Feb. 9, 1750; m. Elisha Williams. See that family (No. 79). 

302 GEORGE, b. Sept. 16, 1753. 

303 DOROTHY (twin), b. April 8, 1756, m. Daniel Denison (No. 198). 

304 WILLIAM (twin), b. April 8, 1756. 

305 OLIVER, b. March 2, 1758. 

306 NATHAN, b. April 8, 1760. 

307 GILBERT, b. Sept. 18, 1762. 

308 ELISHA, b. Oct. 12, 1764, d. on the Jersey Prison ship in the Revolution- 

ary war. 

309 DUDLEY, b. July 25, 1767, m. Nancy Latimer in 1795, d. Oct. 1, 1797, 

aged 28 yrs; had no children. 

310 ESTHER, b. Nov. 16, 1769, m. Enoch Burrows. See that family (No. 120). 

311 JANE, b. Sept. 16, 1772, d. young. 

William Denison (No. i68) m. Priscilla Fellows of Plainfield, 



350 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Conn.; had two children and d. Sept. 20, 1754. He was a physi- 
cian. 

CHILDREN: 

312 MARY, b. Dec. 12, 1750; twice m. 

313 PRISCILLtA, b. Aug. 19, 1754, m. William Dixon of Rhode Island; she was 

brought up by her uncle and aunt, Mr. George Denison and wife, 
Jane (Smith) Denison. Their son, Nathan P. Dixon, was United 
States Senator from Rhode Island, and their grandson, Nathan P. 
Dixon, of Westerly, was a member of Congress from Rhode Island 
for six years. Priscilla Denison d. in Westerly, R. I., Sept. 24, 1842. 

David Denison (No. 172) m. Keziah Smith of Groton, Conn., 
Dec. 30, 1756. They Hved first in Stonington and then in New 
London. He served in the Revolutionary war as an officer. In 
1785 he went to New Hampshire, and then to Guilford, Vt. He 
d. Jan. 24, 1808 ; his wife d. June 28, 1815. 

CHILDREN: 

314 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 25, 1757, d. young. 

315 JABEZ, b. May 4, 1759, m. Mary Briggs. 

316 DAVID, b. March 16, 1761, m. Mary Babcock. 

317 SAMUEL, b. March 17, 1763, m. Eunice Houghton. 

318 EDWARD, b. Oct. 4, 1765, m. Ruey Babcock. 

319 WEALTHY, b. Nov. 29, 1767, d. young. ^ 

320 JOHN, b. 1771, m. Mary Avery. 

321 DESIRE, b. in 1773, d. unmarried. 

322 AMY, b. in 1775, m. Nathaniel Avery (No. 177), that family. 

323 EMMA, b. in 1777, m. William Fox of New York. 

Joseph Denison (No. 174) m. Mary Babcock (No. io8a) Oct.. 
10, 1765, and lived in Stonington. He d. Nov. 15, 1785, aged 50-' 
yrs ; she d. Dec. 15, 1798, aged 52 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

324 MARY, b. April 16, 1767, m. Nathan Smith. 

325 HANNAH, b. Oct. 6, 1768, m. Stephen Brown. 

326 DORCAS, b. Aug. 9, 1770, m. Benjamin Eells (No. 33), that family. 

327 AMY, b. Nov. 4, 1771, m. Paul Rhodes. 

328 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 18, 1776, m. Oliver, Cobb (No. 39). 

329 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 12, 1778. 

330 BETSEY, b. June 19, 1780, m. Peter Crary. 

331 SAMUEL P., b. Sept. 19, 1782. 

332 CHARLES P., b. Feb. 16, 1785, m. Rebecca Shearwood; no child. 

333 SARAH, b. Dec. 14, 1773, m. Thomas Butler. 

Daniel Denison (No. 177) m. Martha Geer May 28, 1771. They 
lived in North Stonington, and about the year 1800 went to New.. 
York State. 

CHILDREN. 

334 HANNAH, b. Sept. 29, 1772, m. William Popple. 

335 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 15, 1775, m. Joseph Denison, Jr. (No. 329). 



DENISON FAMILY. 351 

336 WILLIAM, b. March 20, 1777, m. Betsey Ledyard. 

337 MARTHA, b. June 2, 1779, m. Spaulding. 
33S MARY, b. April 3, 17S2, d. unmarried. 

339 DANIEL, b. March 20, 17S7, m. Betsey Hunt, went to New York State. 

John Denison (No. 182) m. Sept. 6, 1772, Abigail Minor (No. 
254), dau. of Nathaniel and Ann (Denison) Minor. They lived 
and d. in Stonington on the Rev. Ebenezer Rossiter's farm, which 
John Denison bought. John Denison d. July 12, 1801, and his 
wife d. May 25, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

340 MOSES, b. Sept. 27, 1776, d. young. 

341 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 29, 1777, d. young. 

342 NANCY, b. Nov. 18, 1780, m. Jesse Dean. See Dean family (No. 34). 

343 LOIS, b.^ March 11, 1783, m. Elisha Williams. See that family (No. 135).. 

344 EDWARD, b. July 12, 1785, d. young. 

345 ETHAN A., b. July 4, 1787. 

346 HANNAH P., b. Dec. 17, 1789, m. Moses T. Geer. 

347 FANNY P., b. Dec. 6, 1791, m. David Smith. 

348 ABBY, b. in 1795, d. young. 

Elisha Denison (No. 184) m. Keturah Minor (No. 120) Feb. 23, 
1758. They lived in Stonington, Conn., and Ludlow, Vt. He d. 
May 6, 1809; his wife d. March 24, 1813. Children b. in Stoning- 
ton. 

CHILDREN: 

349 SIMEON, b. Oct. 22, 1758, d. Dec. 9, 1776, in the Revolutionary war. 

350 GRACE, b. Nov. 11, 1760, d. at 20 yrs. 

351 DESIRE, b. Dec. 7, 1762, m. David Blossom. 

352 EUNICE, b. Jan. 16, 1764, m. Arima Smith. 

353 NATHAN, b. Feb. 3, 1766, twice m.; lived in New York State. 

354 THANKFUL, b. Aug. 2, 1767, d. young. 

355 ELISHA, b. Aug. 28, 1769, m. Ruth Robinson of New York State. 

356 HANNAH, b. Sept. 18, 1771, d. young. 

357 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 23, 1773, d. young. 

358 AVERY, b. Dec. 15, 1775, m. Eunice Williams. 

359 ISAAC, b. April 23, 1778, m. Electa Newell. 

360 LOIS, b. Aug. 14, 1780, m. J. Spaulding. 

361 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 26, 1782, m. George Fyler. 

William Denison (No. 186) m. Susanna Swan (No. 54), Feb. 25, 
1762, and lived in North Stonington till about 1788, when they 
moved to Vermont. He d. there June 3, 1799. His wife d. 1809. 

CHILDREN: 

362 LYMAN, b. Dec. 24, 1762, d. on the Jersey Prison ship. 

363 MARY, b. May 19, 1764, m. Phillip Caverly. 

364 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 4, 1766, m. Rev. Abisha Colton. 

365 THANKFUL, b. May 28, 1769, m. Daniel Colton. 



352 ' HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

366 MERCY, b. Oct. 12, 1771, d. in 1773. 

367 REBECCA, b. Jan. 27, 1774, twice married. 

368 BETSEY, b. May, 1776, m. Thomas Hurlburt . 

369 ASA A., b. Nov., 1778, m. Betsey Smith. 

370 LUCY, b. April 12, 1781, m. Edmund Mclntyre. 

371 WILLIAM, b. 1783, m. Sally Brown. 

372 ASAHEL, b. 1786, m. Bathsheba Blake. 

Avery Denison (No. 194) m. Prudence Brown Aug. 17, 1778. 
They had no children, and he d. Aug. 23, 1800, and she d. in 1847, 
aged 91 yrs. 

Samuel Denison (No. 200) m.to Aliphr Woodward about 1796, 
and he d. Sept. 20, 1843. children: 

373 ALIPH, b. Aug., 1798. 

374 SAMUEL, b. June 5, 1800, m. Mary Grinnell. 

375 WILLIAM W., b. in 1802, m. Sally M. Howell. 

376 JOHN L, b. in 1804, m. Laura O. Gilson. 

377 SILAS, b. in 1812, m. Diana Burrows. 

378 STEPHEN, b. in 1816, m. Ann B. Denison (No. 616). 

379 DUDLEY, b. in 1818, d. in California. 

380 DANIEL, b. in 1820, d. young. 

Andrew Denison (No. 216) m. Sally Williams in 1782. They 
lived in Stonington, and afterwards in Vermont. He d. March 25, 
1813. His wife d. in North Stonington Jan. 12, 1853, aged 92 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

381 CHARLES H., b. March 1, 1784, d. young. 

382 BENJAMIN P., b. June 1, 1785, m. Nancy Stark and lived in Vermont. 

383 STEPHEN W., b. Feb. 16, 1787, d. young. 

384 SALLY, b. June 10, 1789, m. John Brown. 

385 ABIGAIL, b. May 12, 1791, d. young. 

386 JOHN, b. June 4, 1793, m. Mary Chesebrough. 

387 DESIRE, b. March, 1795, d. young. 

388 SOPHIA, b. March 6, 1797, d. young. 

389 LUCY A., b. Feb. 18, 1799, m. Matthew Brown (No. 385), that family. 

Robert Denison (No. 220) m. Anna Chesebrough (No. 254) of 
Stonington March 17, 1774. About 1793 he went to Knox, New 
York. 

CHILDREN: 

390 ANNA, b. in 1775, m. Daniel Chesebrough (No. 176), that family. 

391 ROBERT, b. in 1777, d. young. 

392 CLARISSA, b. in 1779, m. Nicholas Vanderbogert. 

393 NATHAN, b. March 2, 1781, m. Elizabeth Thompson. 

394 PHEBE, b. Dec. 30, 1782, m. Amos Chesebro (No. 309). 

395 RENSALLEAR, b. March 2, 1784, m. Mary Wood. 

396 MARTHA, b. Aug. 26, 1787, m. Dr. John Wood. 

397 ESTHER, b. Nov. 15, 1790, m. Alexander Thompson. 

398 POLLY, b. 1792, m. William Vanderbogert. 



DENISON FAMILY. 353 

Isaac Denison (No. 221) m. Eunice Williams (No. 82), Nov. 
10, 1773. They lived at Stonington ; d. Feb. 14, 1817. 

CHILDREN: 

399 EBENEZER, b. July 10, 1774, twice married. 

400 ESTHER, b. April 26, 1776, m. Charles Cottrell (No. 52), Oct. 18, 1795; 

had one child. He d. Dec. 11, 1S03; she m. Isaac Miner (No. 179), 
Miner family, and had nine children. 

401 SARAH, b. April 9, 177S, m. Elam Burrows (No. 37), Oct., 1797; had six 

children. 

402 THANKFUL, b. May 20, 17S0, m. Amos Clift (No. 22), Aug. 4, 1798; had 

eight children. 

403 EUNICE, b. May 20, 1782, m. Nathaniel Clift (No. 25), Aug. 5, 1801. 

They lived at Mystic and had 10 children 

404 ANN B., b. Sept. 22, 1784, m. Dec. 12, 1803, John D. Gallup (No. 305); 

had no children, and he d. and she m. 2d, Jeremiah Holmes (No. 98), 
Sept. 8, 1809; they had nine children. 

405 MERCY, b. Feb. 9, 1787, m. Zebediah Gates June 7, 1820, and had five 

children. 

406 ISAAC, b. Feb. 1, 1790. 

407 DANIEL, b. April 26, 1791. ' ■ 

408 FREDERICK, b. Dec. 27, 1795, d. at 19 yrs. 

409 ELISHA W., b. April 3, 1798. 

410 HEZBKIAH, b. July 19, 1803, d. young. 

Henry Denison (No. 222) m. Mary Gallup (No. 125) in 1778 
in Stonington ; he went to Knox, but did not stay there. He d. 
in Stonington 1836; his wife d. 1843. 

CHILDREN: 

411 SARAH, b. Dec. 9, 1780, d. unmarried. 

412 HENRY, b. May 15, 1783, m. Deborah Pierce. 

413 MARY, b. in 1785, d. young. 

414 DANIEL, b. March 31, 1787, was a physician. 

415 MARY, b. May 17, 1789, m. Amos Crary. 

416 GIDEON, b. Feb. 4, 1793, d. unmarried. 

417 LOIS, b. Jan. 21, 1796, m. John Freeman . 

418 ESTHER, b. May 22, 1800, m. Anson Taylor. 

Beebe Denison (No. 226) m. Hannah Chesebro (No. 265) Nov. 
21, 1784; lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

419 HANNAH, b. in 1785, m. Moses Root. 

420 KBTURAH, b. Sept. 20, 1787, m. Dr. Bnos Lewis. 

421 NANCY, b. in 1790, m. Solomon White. 

422 BEEBE, b. July 28, 1794, m. Harriet Thompson. 

423 JEREMIAH, b. in 1796, d. young. 

424 WILLIAM, b. in 1798, d. young. 

425 JOHN, b. April 6, 1800, m. Jane Fairchild. 

After his first wife d. he m. Phebe Hinckley March 10, 1805. 
They had two children. 



354 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

426 WILLIAM H., b. Jan. 4, 1809, m. Caroline Turner. 

427 GILBERT P., b. July 24, 1813, m. Betsey Andrews. 

Frederick Denison (No. 227) m. Hannah Fish (No. 47) Aug. 
19, 1789. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

428 FREDERICK, b. May 22, 1790, m. Desire Frink. 

429 ERASTUS, b. Dec. 22, 1791, m. Prudence Spicer. 

430 HANNAH, b. Oct. 10, 1795, d. unmarried. 

431 NATHAN, b. Oct. 7, 1794, m. Mary Avery. 

432 SALLY, b. July 10, 1797, d. young. 

433 BETSEY, b. July 4, 1799, m. Henry Avery. 

434 HANNAH, b. Nov. 24, 1801, d. young. 

435 DELIA, b. Dec. 13, 1803, m. Daniel Latham. 

436 ALFRED, b. Jan. 24, 1806, d. young. 

437 CHARLES, b. Feb. 24, 1811, d. young. 

438 DANIEL, b. June 19, 1813, m. Decha Gardner. 

John Denison (No. 232) m. Eunice Stanton (No. 341), dau. of 
Samuel and Sarah (Gardiner) Stanton, Dec. 19, 1750. 

CHILDREN: 

442 EUNICE, bapt. Aug. 30, 1752, m. James Noyes. See that family (No. 144). 

443 EDWARD, bapt. March 3, 1754, d. young. 

444 LOIS, bapt. Dec. 27, 1755, m. Jonathan Waldron. 

445 MARY, bapt. in May, 1757, d. in 1781. 

446 JOHN, b. June 3, 1759. 

Jesse Denison (No. 234) m. Mary Denison or Molly, daughter 
of Avery Denison (No. 188), Jan. 24, 1759. 

CHILDREN: 

447 MARY, b. Feb. 8, 1765, d. unmarried. 

448 ELIZABETH, b. and m. a Mr. Drummond. 

Elisha Denison (No. 241) m. Elizabeth Noyes (No. 146) April 
26, 1772. 

CHILDREN: 

449 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 29, 1773, m. Nathaniel Ledyard. 

450 MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 5, 1776, m. Samuel Hurlburt. 

451 PHEBE, b. April 22, 1782, m. W. J. Robinson. 

452 ELISHA, b. May 2, 1779, d. young. 

Peleg Denison (No. 245) m. Mary Gray March 9, 1780. They 
lived in Stonington. He d. March 21, 1800, and she d. in New 
York State July, 1837. 

CHILDREN: 

453 NOYES, b. Dec. % 1780, d. young. 

454 MARY, b. Nov. 26, 1782, m. Nathan Stanton (No. 194), lived in New York 

State. tj 

455 SAMUEL, b. June 15, 1784, d. young. 

456 LEONARD, b. Jan. 1, 1792, m. Phebe Ely of New York State. 



DENISON FAMILY. 355 

457 PELEG, b. May 15, 1786. 

458 JOSEPH, b. Mai'ch 11, 17S8, d. in 1843. 

459 ELIZABETH, b. June 13, 1790, d. in 1836. 

460 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 7, 1796, d. 1862. 

461 BRIDGET, b. May 28, 1794, m. Dea. Noyes Palmer. See that family (No. 

345). 

Amos Denison (No. 246) m. Hannah Williams (No. 217) Aug. 
3, 1777. They lived in North Stonington, and he d. there Oct., 
1835 ; she d. Aug. 19, 1829. 

CHILDREN: 

462 CHARLES W., b. June 26, 1778. 

463 AMOS, b. Aug. 19, 1780, m. Lois Denison. 

464 HANNAH, b. Aug. 23, 1782, d. young. 

465 SARAH P., b. Sept. 3, 1785, m. Luke Palmer (No. 359), that family. 

466 EDWARD, b. Nov. 30, d. young. 

467 EZRA S., b. June 26, 1793, d. young. 

468 MARTHA, b. March 17, 1796, m. Rev. Henry Sherman. 

469 HANNAH E., b. June 11, 1799, m. Ephraim Williams (No. 295), that 

family. 

Beebe Denison (No. 292) m. Prudence Holmes (No. 64) Oct. 
13, 1774. They lived in Stonington, Conn., and he d. Feb. 10, 
1823 ; and she d. Aug. 2, 1844. 

CHILDREN: 

470 MERCY, b. and d. in June, 1776. 

471 CONTENT, b. June 4, 1777, m. Samuel Remington. 

472 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 9, 1779, d. young. 

473 ANDREW, b. April 15, 1781, m. Mary Middleton, and 2d, widow Mary 

Ann Ecclestone. 

474 PRENTICE, b. June 16, 1783. 

475 BEEBE, b. March 13, 1785. 

476 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 25, 1787. 

477 RUSSEL, b. June 16, 1789, d. young. 

478 EUNICE, b. July 21, 1791, m. Illustrious Remington. 

479 HENRY, b. April 8, 1793. 

480 POLLY, b. Jan. 18, 1795. 

481 NANCY, b. Aug. 17, 1798, m. David Kellogg. 

Beebe Denison (No. 475) m. Eunice Parke Feb. 9, 1806, and 
had 

CHILDREN: 

482 MARY, b. Nov. 6, 1808, m. Elisha Wilcox (No. 77). 

483 ABIGAIL, b. June 21, 1811. 

484 ELIZA, b. Sept. 19, 1814. 

Mrs. Eunice Denison d. in 1816, and he m. Fanny Allen Dec. 
24, 1 819, and had 

CHILDREN: 

485 RUSSELL, b. Jan. 6, 1822. 

486 CHARLES H., b. March 14, 1824. 



356 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Henry Denison (No. 479) m. Lucy Smith April 21, 1817. They 
lived at Old Mystic, and had 

CHILDREN: 

487 LUCY, b. Jan. 27, 1818, m. Amos Gay. 

488 HANNAH, b. Sept. 27, 1820, m. Elias Wilcox (No. 81). 

489 EUNICE, b. Oct. 30, 1822, m. James Standish. 

490 JULIA, b. Feb. 22, 1825, m. Elnathan Wilcox (No. 79). 

491 WILLIAM, b. Feb 18, 1828, m. Caroline Dow. 

492 HARRIET D., b. Jan. 5, 1831, m. Aldredge Kenyon. 

493 ROWLAND, b. Oct. 25, 1832, m. Eliza Bushnell. 

494 EMILY, b. Jan. 16, 1836, m. Horace Spencer. 

495 JEROME, b. Sept. 5, twin, m. Ann A. Williams, and 2d, Mary A. Gibson. 

496 JANE, b. Sept. 5, twin, 1838, m. Charles Sabin; m. 2d, William Brown. 

Darius Denison (No. 293) m. Mary Billings (No. 43), that 
family, 1771. They lived in Stonington, Conn. He d. Aug. i, 
1829, and she d. June i, 1823 . 

CHILDREN: 

497 PRUDENCE, b. March 21, 1772, m. Christopher Dean. 

498 POLLY, b. Nov. 10, 1774, twice m. 1st, to Obediah Stanton, and 2d, to 

Henry Vanderpoel. 

499 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 13, 1776, m. Phebe Irish. 

500 MERCY, b. May 10, 1779, m. Amos Grinnell. 

501 DARIUS, b. Dec. 28, 1783, m. Nancy Hyde (No. 21). 

502 NANCY, b. Oct. 3, 1781, m. Joseph Lawton. 

503 AMOS B., b. Feb. 21, 1786, d. young. 

504 LODOWICK, b. July 27, 1790, m. Elizabeth Irish. 

505 FANNY, b. Jan. 18, 1793, m. Hazard Holmes (No. 148), that family. 

James Denison (No. 297) m. Eunice Stanton (No. 150), dau- 
ghter of Joseph Stanton, Jr., Sept. 29, 1773. He d. April 26, 

1813; she d. April 9, 1813. 

CHILDREN: 

506 JOSEPH A., b. Dec. 22, 1774, m. Rachel Chane of New Hampshire. 

507 ANNA, b. Dec. 1, 1780, m. Nathan Geer. 

508 DIMIS, b. Feb. 3, 1783, m. Stephen Paine. 

509 EUNICE, b. June 19, 1785, m. Timothy Pay. 

510 LUCY, b. Aug. 4, 1788, d. young. 

511 JAMES, b. Oct. 24, 1791, twice m. 

512 GEORGE, b. June 21, 1794, d. young. 

Robert Denison (No. 299) m. ist, Alice Denison (No. 295). 

CHILDREN: 

513 ROBERT, b. Sept. 2, 1774, m. Betsey Baker. 

514 MARTHA, b. Sept. 2, 1777, m. Cary Ingraham. 

515 BENADAM, b. April 1, 1783, m. Harriet Babcock. 

516 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 2, 17S0, m. Catharine Brown. 

517 JAMES, b. July 1, 1785, m. Cynthia Babcock. 

518 EDWARD, b. Feb. 6, 1788, d. young. 

519 ELSIE, b. June 4, 1790, m. William Dewey. 

520 ELIAS, b. June 15, 1794, d. young. 



DENISON FAMILY. 357 

Mrs. Alice Denison d. Sept. 2, 1794, and he m. for his 2d wife 
Deborah Dewey, Nov. 2, 1796. 

CHILDREN: 

521 DEBORAH, b. 1797, m. Dea. Charles Lewis. 

522 JOSEPH S., b. March 8, 1798, m. 1st, Martha Gallup. In 1826 he m. 2d, 

Maria Babcock, and had three children. 

523 LUCY A., b. 1800, m. 1st, Nathaniel Lewis, and 2d, Capt. Henry Crary. 

524 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 7, 1802, m. Mary Allen. 

525 NOYES P., b. in 1804, m. 1st, Harriet L. Smith, Dec. 8, 1830; she d. 

March 30, 1846, and m. 2d, Mary A. Minor Feb. 17, 1861. 

526 ALLEN, b. in 1807, m. Eliza Parke. 

527 GEORGE, b. in 1809, m. Almira Chesebro. 

528 EMELINE, b. Oct. 13, 1811, m. Francis W. Miner (No. 38). 

529 ELIZA A., b. May 8, 1815, m. Thomas Minor (No. 181). 

Mr. Robert Denison d. Feb. 9, 1820, in Stonington, Conn. 

George Denison (No. 300) m. Theody Brown (No. 208), Jan. 9, 
1772, in Stonington, and after he removed to Hartland, Vt., where 
he was a prominent man and was called Col. George Denison. 
Had ten children. 

George Denison (No. 302) m. widow Abigail Palmer (No. 243), 
Palmer family, in 1784, and d. in 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

530 GEORGE, b. 1785, m. Hannah Latham of Pennsylvania. 

531 WILLIAM G., b. April 26, 1788, lived in Vermont. 

532 HENRY, b. in 1784, d. in Kentucky. 

533 JULIA, b. May 20, 1798, m. John Phillips of Somers, Conn. 

William Denison (No. 304) m. Anna Slack. They went to 
Zanesville, Ohio. Had eight children, and he d. July 21, 1820, 
and she d. June 19, 1841. 

Oliver Denison (No. 305) m. Martha Williams (No. 463), that 
family, Jan. i, 1786. He d. Feb. 14, 1817, aged 59 yrs. His wife 
lived till Aug. 20, 1855, and d. at the ripe age of 93 yrs. They 
lived at the Old Denison Homestead. 

CHILDREN: 

534 OLIVER, b. Jan. 2, 1787. 

535 JUSTIN W.. b. In March, 1789. 

536 MARCIA P., b. in 1791, m. Warren Palmer (No. 363). 

537 MARTHA, b. in 1793, m. Denison Chesebro (No. 398), son of Elder 

Elihu, Nov. 15, 1818. They lived in Stonington. 

538 ELAM, b. in 1794, m. Clarissa Palmer (No. 306). 

539 GRACE B., b. Aug. 24, 1799, m. Joseph Noyes. See that family (No. 263). 

540 LUKE P., b. in 1797, d. unmarried. 

541 EUNICE W., b. Oct. 24, 1801, m. Thomas Noyes. See that family (No. 

264). 

542 THOMAS J., b. May 30, 1804, d. unmarried. 



358 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Nathan Denison (No. 306) m. Thankful Dean (No. 30) in 1787. 
They lived in Coleraine, Mass. He d. in 1803, and his wife d. in 
1814. 

CHILDREN: 

544 NATHAN, b. in 1789, m. Ascah Hendee. 

545 PRUDENCE, b. in 1791, m. John D. Gallup (No. 151). 

546 THANKFUL, b. Aug. 1, 1794, m. Calvin Tyler of Norwich. 

Joseph Denison (No. 329) m. his cousin, Prudence Denison 
(No. 335) Feb. 12, 1797. Lived in New York State; had five 
children, and they all died unmarried. 

Samuel F. Denison (No. 331) m. Mary Cleveland Nov. 6, 1804. 
They lived in Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

547 MARY E., b. Aug. 18, 1S05, d. young. 

548 CAROLINE G., b. Feb. 21, 1807, d. young. 

549 WILLIAM C, b. Dec. 11, 1809, d. young. 

550 REV. SAMUEL D., b. Oct. 7, 1810, m. Sarah F. Bleeker. 

551 MARY C, b. July 11, 1812, m. William H. Plummer. 

552 ANN E., b. 1814, m. Giles Babcock (No. 164). 

553 JANE I., b. March 31, 1816, m. John A. Burnham. 

554 HARRIET M., b. Aug. 20, 1818, m. Joseph Bennet. 

555 HENRY C, b. Sept. 10, 1820. 

556 EVELINA (twin), b. Sept. 14, 1822, m. Stephen D. Thatcher. 

557 EDWARD C. (twin), b. Sept. 14, 1822, m. Elizabeth Lathrop. 

558 PULASKI, b. Feb. 4, 1825, d. young. 

559 FRANKLIN B., b. July 1, 1832, d. young. 

Mr. Samuel F. Denison d. Jan. 28, 1855, and his wife d. Oct. 

11, 1866. 

Ethan A. Denison (No. 345) m. Eliza Williams (No. 483) of 
the Williams family, March 14, 1809. They lived in Stonington 
on the Rev. Mr. Rossiter's farm, inherited from his father. 

CHILDREN: 

560 NANCY, b. Jan. 24, 1810, m. Nathan Noyes (No. 268), of the Noyes family. 

561 LOIS W., b. Oct. 4, 1811, m. Joseph Griswold. They lived in Griswold- 

ville, Mass., m. Nov. 23, 1828. 

562 ABBY C, b. March 14, 1813, d. young. 

Mr. Ethan Denison d. Oct. 2, 1814. 

Ebenezer Denison (No. 399) m. Jane (Branch) Williams Feb. 
10, 1798 (No. 134) of Williams family. 

CHILDREN: 

563 DANIEL, b. May 15, 1800, d. young. 

564 EBENEZER, b. May 30, 1802. 

565 SARAH, b. July 22, 1805, d. young. 

Mr. Ebenezer Denison's first wife d. March 19, 1806, and Sept. 

12, 1816, he m. 2d, Phebe Smith, but had no children. He was a 



DENISON FAMILY. 359 

deacon, and Mrs. Phebe was one prominent in organizing Sun- 
day Schools in Stonington. He d. Dec. 20, 1856, and she d. April 
4, 1840. 

Ebenezer Denison, Jr. (No. 564), m. Mary N. Hazard Nov. 5, 
1831, and had five children, and his wife d. in 1846, and he m. 
Lydia S. Noyes (No. 341) of the Noyes family, April 9, 1849 ; they 
had five children. 

Isaac Denison (No. 406) m. Levina Fish (No. 48) Feb. 18, 
1817. He d. Aug. 28, 1855. Mrs. Levina Denison d. 

CHILDREN: 

566 ISAAC W., b. Nov. 20, 1817, m. Eunice B. Burrows (No. 45), May 10, 1843, 

and 2d, Mrs. Julia M. Wilbur; had nine children by first wife. 

567 REV. FREDERICK, b. Sept. 28, 1819, m. Amy R. Manton Jan. 12, 1848, 

and had two children. 

568 CHARLES C, b. Sept. 20, 1821, d. unmarried, 1847. 

569 BRIDGET G., b. March 13, 1824, m. Cyrus W. Noyes (No. 305) of the 

Noyes family. 

570 JOHN L., b. Sept. 19, 1826, m. Mary E. Burrows (No. 48), May 10, 1853, 

and 2d, Frances M. Breed, March 5, 1861; had five children by first 
wife. 

571 DANIEL W., b. Sept. 5, 1S2S, m. Eleanor C. Harris Jan. 16, 1856, and 

had two children. «^ 

572 EMILY F., b. March 13, 1831, m. George W. Noyes (No. 267), of the 

Noyes family; had two children. 

573 ELIZA F., b. Aug. 21, 1833, m. Dudley W. Stewart (No. 56), May 6, 1856. 

Had three children. See Stewart family. 

574 PRANCES L., b. May 8, 1837, m. Benjamin Burrows, Jr., March 26, 1867 

No. 73). 

Elisha W. Denison (No. 409) m. Fanny Hicks June 5, 1820. 
They lived at Mystic and had 

CHILDREN: 

575 ELISHA A., b. April 8, 1821, m. Susan A. Dickenson Feb. 2, 1845. 

576 PRANCES I., b. Aug. 25, 1823, m. Robert Greene. 

577 PHEBE E., b. Sept. 22, 1825, m. John Prentice. 

578 HIRAM C, b. Nov. 27, 1829, m. Eliza A. Minor. 

579 ABBY C, b. Aug. 29, 1827, m. William B. Noyes. ; 

580 EUNICE C, b. June 8, 1833, m. Henry P. Hewitt. 

581 SARAH M., b. Dec. 8, 1835, m. Caleb Burdick. 

582 ANN E., b. April 11, 1841, d. young. 

John Denison (No. 446) m. Ede Brown, daughter of Samuel 
Brown of Stonington, Conn., Sept. 24, 1786. 

CHILDREN: 

583 MARY, b. Oct. 14, 1787, m. Isaac Champlin Nov. 8, 1807. 

584 LOIS, b. Dec. 16, 1789, m. Amos Denison (No. 463), Nov., 1808. 

585 EDWARD, b. Oct., 1793, m., no child; d. 1874. 

586 JOHN, b. in 1795, m. Jane Mott, and 2d, Elizabeth Nitchie. 

587 SAMUEL, b. in 1797. No record. 



360 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Peleg Denison (No. 457) m. Harriet Eldredge in 1809. He d. 
March 12, 1843. 

CHILDREN: 

588 HANNAH E., b. March 26, 1810, m. George W. Noyes. See Noyes family 

(No. 267). 

589 HARRIET E., b. Dec. 13, 1811, d. young. 

590 PELEG, b. Dec. 16, 1816, m. Martha A., Haverstraw, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1843. 

591 MARY, b. April 13, 1814, m. Hiram DeW. Keyser. 

592 BRIDGET, b. Nov. 7, 1818, m. Pardon T. Kinney. 

593 DANIEL E., b. June 20, 1821, d. young. 

594 CAROLINE E., b. Feb. 23, m. Rev. J. B. Gould. 

Charles W. Denison (No. 462) m. EHzabeth Stanton (No. 404), 
daughter of Zebulon, Nov. 24, 1805. He d. Aug. 14, 1817; she d. 
Aug. 8, 1825. 

CHILDREN: 

595 ELIZA, b. Aug. 30, 1806, m. J. E. Culver. 

596 REV. CHARLES W., b. in 1808, m. Mary Palmer; m. 2d, Mary A. Andrews 

597 BLISHA, b. in 1810, d. young. 

598 SARAH, b. in 1812, m. Nathan Storrs. 

599 HARRIET, b. in 1814. 

Amos Denison (No. 463) m. Lois Denison (No. 584), daughter 
of John and Ede (Brown) Denison. Lived in Stonington, and he 
d. there. His wife d. in Ohio, 1875. 

CHILDREN: 

600 HARRIET E., b. Aug. 27, 1809, m. Frederic Cogswell. 

601 AMOS E. W., b. Sept. 20, 1811, m. Mary Dexter April 12, 1838. 

602 MARY C, b. May 19, 1814, m. Samuel H. Greene. 

603 CAROLINE EDITH, b. Nov. 11, 1816, m. William C. Moss (No. 42), that 

family. 

Oliver Denison (No. 534) m. ist, Nancy Graves March 3, 1811. 

ONE CHILD: 

604 MARTHA A., b. Dec. 21, 1811, m. Nathaniel Clift (No. 41), in Clift fam- 

ily. 

Mrs. Nancy Graves Denison d. Feb. 24, 1825, and Mr. Oliver 
Denison m. 2d, Nancy D. Noyes (No. 336) of Noyes family. He 
d. vSept. 8, 1873, she d. June i, 1870. 

CHILDREN: 

605 EMMA C, b. Oct. 24, 1828, m. Asa F. Kendrick. 

606 OLIVER, b. April 18, 1825, m. Harriet N. Wilcox. 

607 MARCIA P., b. April 8, 1830, m. Paul B. Stanton (No. 67) Robert Stan- 

ton family. 

608 EDGAR, b. Jan. 20, 1833, m. Margaret E. Mandeville, and m. 2d, Phebe B. 

Green. 

609 SARAH B., b. March 29, 1835, d. unmarried. 

610 NATHAN N., b. Jan. 29, 1838, m- Sarah A. Green. 

611 PHEBE M., b. May 30, 1840, m. Reuben Ford. 



DENISON FAMILY. 361 

Justin W. Denison (No. 535) m. Maria Collins (No. 14) of the 
Collins family, March 11, iSii. He d. Oct., 1839, and his wife d. 
Aug. 2, 1839. 

CHILDREN: 

612 JUSTIN W., b. Jan. 1, 1815, d. unmarried. 

613 OLIVER, b. Aug. 25, 1815, m. Charlotte Sawyer. 

614 ELISHA P., b. July 31, 1817, m. Mary Dickenson. 

615 MARIA, b. May 30, 1819, m. James Fish. 

616 ANN E., b. Jan. 10, 1821, m. Stephen Denison (No. 378), of Denison family. 

617 MERCY A., b. Feb. 2, 1825, m. Fred Funch. 

618 THOMAS L., b. July 25, 1825, d. Aug. 13, 1837. 

619 ELIAS W., b. June 18, 1827, m. Phebe A. Stoddard. 

620 ANDREW L., b. Nov. 4, 1829, d. unmarried. 

Elam Denison (No. 538) m. Clarissa Palmer (No. 306) of Pal- 
mer family. He d., and Mrs. Clarissa Denison m. 2d, Amos 
Chesebrough (No. 243). 

CHILDREN: 

621 CLARISSA, b. , m. John Green. 

622 ELAM, b. in 1822, d. Jan. 21, 1824. 

Gilbert Denison (No. 307) m. Huldah Palmer (No. 291), Dec. 
26, 1784. They lived in Vermont. 

CHILDREN: 

623 GILBERT, b. in 1786, m. Sophia Culver. 

624 HULDAH, b. in 1788, m. Phineas Stewart. 

625 SOPHIA, b. in 1790, m. Henry Clark. 

626 ELISHA, b. in 1792. 

627 HENRY, b. , d. unmarried. 

Gilbert Denison (No. 623) m. Sophia Culver in 1808. 

CHILDREN: 

628 GILBERT P., b. Oct. 31, 1810. 

629 HENRY C, b. May 27, 1812. 

630 MARY, b. April 2, 1814, m. Benjamin P. Collins (No. 43), of Collins family. 

631 ANN MARIA, b. in 1818, m. Dr. Ezra Vincent (No. 28) of Vincent family. 
€32 CHARLES W., b. Sept. 20, 1818, d. young. 

633 CHARLES H., b. in 1821, m. Mary A. Cottrell (No. 55) of Cottrell family. 

634 JANE B., b. in 1823, m. Rev. Pliny S. Warner. 
'635 LOUISA, b. March 28, 1825, d. young. 

Nathan F. Denison (No. 431) m. Mary E. Avery Dec. 25, 1823. 

CHILDREN: 
-636 MARY E., b. June 18, 1825, m. Erastus Avery. 

■637 HANNAH P., b. Feb. 15, 1827, m. Hiram C. Holmes (No. Ill) of Holmes 
family. 

638 EMILY A., b. Nov. 14, 1828, m. Gurdon Bill. 

639 LUCY C, b. June 30, 1831, m. Frederick Bill. 



EELLS FAMILY. 



1. JOHN EELLS, the progenitor of the Eells family, ap- 
pears first on this side of the Atlantic Ocean at Dorchester, Mass. 
He was made freeman May 14, 1634. His son 

2. Samuel Eells, bapt. May 3, 1640, removed to Newbury, 
Mass., in 1645 ; there he was called "Beehive Maker." He m. 
Ann, daughter of Rev. Robert Lenthall of Newport, Aug. i, 1663. 

CHILDREN: 

3 SAMUEL, b. June 1, 1664, d. young. 

4 JOHN, t). July 3, 1665, d. young. 

5 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 2, 1666. 

6 JOHN, b. , 1668. 

7 MARY, b. Feb. 18, 1672. 

8 ROBERT, b. Dec. 4, 1672, d. young. 

9 ROBERT, b. Jan. 25, 1675. 

10 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 26, 1677, m. Hannah North. 

Rev. Nathaniel Eells (No. lo), of Scituate, ordained June 14,. 
1704, m. Hannah North, of Hingham. 

CHILDREN: 

11 SARAH, b. Aug. 5, 1705. 

12 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 23, 1707. 

13 JOHN, b. Jan. 23, 1709. 

14 NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 4, 1711, m. Mercy Gushing, Mrs. Mary Darrel. 

15 EDWARD, b. Jan. 4, 1713. 

16 HANNAH, b. Jan. 30, 1715. 

17 MARY, b. May 13, 1716. 

18 NORTH, b. Sept. 28, 1718. 

19 ANN, b. Oct. 16, 1721. 

Rev. Nathaniel Eells (No. 14) was the third ordained minister 
of Stonington, a graduate of Harvard College in 1728. After he 
was ordained in 1733, he pursued his labors with unremitting zeal 
and success. He lived on Hinckley Hill, and preached in the 
Center meeting house until 1762, when Mr. Rossiter d. in 1762. 
Then, upon the request of the east and west parishes in Stoning- 
ton, he preached at the Centre and Agreement Hill or Road meet- 
ing house for a year or two, after which he preached at the Road 
in the morning, and in the old Academy at Stonington Point, in 
the afternoon, until the Centre meeting house was taken down, 
and re-erected in the village of Stonington. When the war of 



EELLS FAMILY. 363 

the Revolution broke out, and the news of the battle of Lexing- 
ton set the patriotism of the country on fire, Putnam left his 
plough and Mr. Eells his pulpit, and rushed to Boston to defend 
with their lives if need be, the liberties of their country. Mr, Eells 
was a great favorite, especially among the young people, and an 
able devoted preacher of the Gospel. He m. ist, Mercy Gushing 
Oct. 1 8, 1733 ; she d., then he m. 2d wife, Mrs. Mary Darrell, Oct. 
10, 1753. He d. June 16, 1786, in the 76th year of his age, and 
the 53d year of his ministry. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

20 NATHANIEL, b. May 9, 1735, m. Martha Babcock (No. 228). 

21 JOHN, b. March 8, 1737. 

22 EDWARD, b. Jan. 9, 1739, m. Mercy Denison. 

23 SARAH, b. and d. March 17, 1741. 

24 MERCY, b. Jan. 4, 1743, m. Dr. Joshua Lathrop Nov. 5, 1761. 

25 SARAH, b. March 10, 1745. 

26 LUCRETIA, b. June 15, 1747. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

27 REBECCA, b. Aug. 8, 1754. 

28 LYDIA, b. Dec. 3, 1755, m. Jedediah Parker of Boston Sept. 18, 1783. 

29 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 27, 1757. 

30 JOSEPH, b. March 13, 1759, m. Anna Stanton. 

31 HANNAH, b. Sept. 14 1760, m. Samuel Palmer Nov. 9, 1780 (No. 212). 

that family. 

32 ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 1762, m. William Sheffield May 29, 1783. 

33 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 6, 1763, m. Dorcas Denison. 

Edvv-ard Eells (No. 22) m. Mercy Denison (No. 190), Denison 
family, May 10, 1764, by Rev. Joseph Fish, both of Stonington; 
moved to Preston, Gonn. 

CHILDREN: 

34 LUCRETIA, b. May 8, 1766. 

35 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1768. 

36 CUSHING, b. Aug. 27, 1769. ^ , 

37 EDWARD, b. Jan. 24, 1773. 

38 REBECCA, b. April 28, 1774. 

Joseph Eells (No. 30) m. Anna Stanton (No. 39), Feb. 2, 1785, 
Stanton family. He d. Dec. 19, 1791, aged 33 years. Anna then 
m. Dea. Sans Gole of Hopkinton, R, I., and d. Aug. 8, 1850, She 
\viX9. called Nancy Stanton. 

CHILDREN: 

39 NANCY, b. Sept. 11, 1786, m. Col. Joseph Smith Jr. (No. 105), son of 

Joseph and Hannah (Hewitt) Smith, m. Feb. 9, 1806. 

40 BETSEY, b. Oct. 31, 1788, m. Russell Hall of Hopkinton, R. I., Jan. 20, 

1811. 

41 JOSEPH, b. July 19, 1791, d. young. 



364 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Benjamin Eells (No. 33) m. Dorcas Denison Dec. 20, 1789, 
(No. 326), Denison family. 

CHILDREN: 

42 MARIA, b. Sept. 22, 1790, m. B. F. Babcock April, 1813 (No. 157), that 

family. 

43 LYDIA, b. Nov. 13, 1791, d. July 25, 1795. 

44 CHARLOTTE, b. July 12, 1793, m. Nathan Smith Dec. 24, 1818 (No. 108). 

45 BENJAMIN S., b. June 12, 1795, d. Sept. 5, 1796. 

46 ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 30, 1798, m. Rev. Oliver Brown July 8, 1828. 



FANNING FAMILY. 



I. EDMUND FANNING, the emigrant ancestor of the Fan- 
ning family of this region round about, d. in Stonington, Conn., 
in Dec, 1683. He left a widow, Mrs. Ellen Fanning, five sons, 
and one daughter. 

He was doubtless of Irish origin, but his native place cannot 
be defined, for there are two storied traditions relative to it, 
which are so variant in their conditions and locality, that it is im- 
possible to determine his nativity. One tradition speaks of him 
as escaping from Dublin in Ireland, in 1641, at the time of the 
great rebellion in which 100,000 Protestants fell victims to the 
fury of the Roman Catholics, which tradition followed him in his 
travels over the ocean and to America, where after a few years he 
located himself in that part of New London, now Groton, in 
1652. Later on he removed to Stonington, Conn., where he 
lived the remainder of his life. The other tradition would make 
him a descendant of Dominicus Fanning, who was mayor of a 
city in Ireland under Charles the First, and was taken prisoner 
at the battle of Drogheda in 1649. All of the garrison except him- 
self was put to the sword. He was beheaded by Cromwell, and his. 
head was stuck on a pole at the principal gate of the city. His 
property was confiscated, because when Charles the First made a 
proclamation of peace, he was a member of the Irish Council. He 
advised not to accept, unless the British Government would se- 
cure to the Irish their religion, their property and their lives. 
His son Edmund, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and m. Cath- 
arine, daughter of Hugh Hayn, Earl of Connaught, and emigrat- 
ed to this country with two sons, Thomas and William, and set- 
tled in Stonington, Conn. This tradition is taken from an old 
tombstone at Riverside, Long Island, and is claimed by many as 
the ancestral connecting line of Edmund Fanning, who d. in 
Dec, 1683, neither of which storied traditions are to be relied 
upon as correct, for they are so variant in their descriptions of 
his ancestry, marriages and names of his wives that places them 
beyond an intelligent belief. 

CHILDREN OF EDMUND AND WIFE, ELLEN FANNING: 

2 EDMUND, b. . 

3 THOMAS, b. •. 

4 JOHN, b. . 



5 WILLIAM, b. 

6 JAMBS, b. 



7 MARY, b. , m. Benjamin Hewitt. 



366 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Edmund Fanning (No. 2) m. Margaret Billings (No. 3), that 
family, Aug. 31, 1678. He was in King Philip's war. 

Thomas Fanning (No. 3) and Frances Ellis were m. Oct. 19, 
1684. He served in King Philip's war. 

HIS SON: 

8 JAMES, m. Hannah Smith, time not known. 

THEIR SON: 

9 GILBERT, m. Huldah Palmer (No. 175), Palmer family, Dec. 25, 1753. 

They were both of Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

10 NATHANIEL, b. May 31, 1755. 

11 GILBERT, b. Jan. 30, 1757. 

12 WILLIAM, b. July 19, 1758. 

13 JAMES, b. April 10, 1760. 

14 HULDAH, b. July 19, 1762, d. April 10, 1765. 

15 THOMAS, b. May 17, 1765. 

16 HULDAH, b. May 30, 1767. 

17 EDMUND, b. July 16, 1769. 

18 SAMUEL, b. April 21, 1771. 

19 RICHARD, b. June 22, 1774. 

20 HENRY, b. April 13, 1778. 

Mary Fanning (No. 7), m. Benjamin Hewitt, Sept. 24, 1683. 
See Hewitt family (No. 3). 

Capt. Nathaniel Fanning (No. 10) was a midshipman com- 
manding the main top of the ship called Good Man Richard, under 
Capt. John Paul Jones, in her famous fight with the English 
ship Serapis. He so distinguished himself in that action as to 
draw from Sapt. Jones the following certificate : "I do hereby 
certify that Nathaniel Fanning of Stonington, State of Connecti- 
cut, has sailed with me in the station of midshipman eighteen 
months, while I commanded the Good Man Richard, until she 
was lost in the action with the Serapis, and in the "Alliance" and 
Ariel frigates. His bravery on board the first mentioned in the 
action with the Serapis, a King's ship of fifty guns, off Flam- 
borough Head, while he had command of the maintop, will, I 
hope, recommend him to the notice of Congress in the line of 
promotion with his other merits. "JOHN PAUL JONES." 

Dec. 17th, 1780. 

He was promoted to a lieutenantcy in the United States Navy, 
and d. of the yellow fever while in command of the United States 
Naval Station at Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 30, 1805. 



FELLOWS FAMILY. 



I. WILLLA.M FELLOWS came to this country from Eng- 
land prior to 1641 and settled in Ipswich, Mass., and became an 
inhabitant of that town. 

He was m. in the old country, but the name of his wife is not 
known. The following named children are mentioned in his will : 

CHILDREN: 

2 BPHRAIM, t). in England. 

3 SAMUEL, b. in England. 

4 JOSEPH, b. in England. 

5 ISAAC, b. in England. 

6 MARY, b. in England. 

7 ELIZABETH, b. in New England. 

8 ABIGAIL, b. in New England. 

9 SARAH, b. in New England. 

Isaac Fellows (No. 5) and Joannah Brown were m. Jan. 29, 
1672. 

CHILDREN: 

10 ISAAC, b. Nov. 27, 1673. 

11 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 8, 1676. 

12 BPHRAIM, b. Sept. 3, 1679. 

13 JONATHAN, b. Sept. 18, 1682. 

14 JOANNA, b. Nov. 19, 1689. 

Ephraim Fellows (No. 12) m. Hannah Warner, dau. of Na- 
thaniel Warner, May 19, 1703. 

CHILDREN: 

15 EPHRAIM, b. in Massachusetts, and probably others. 

16 SARAH, b. Jan. 3, 1711. 

17 NATHANIEL, b. June 22, 1713. 

18 NATHAN, b. , 1714. 

19 ISAAC, b. Feb. 19, 1719. 

20 JOHN, b. Oct. 8, 1722. 

21 JOANNAH, b. April 4, 1724. 

22 MARY, b. Aug. 16, 1726. 

Mr. Ephraim Fellows d. March I2, 1726, and his wife, Han- 
nah d. March 19, 1758. 

Nathaniel Fellows (No. 17) and Hopestill Holdredge were m. 
March 2, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

23 DEBORAH, b. April 4, 1738, d. April 11, 1738. 

24 NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 4, 1739. 

25 WARNER, b. Feb. 11, 1741. 

26 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 19, 1743. 

27 HOPESTILL, b. Feb. 8, 1745. 



368 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

28 LYDIA, b. Feb. 20, 1747, m. Nathan Noyes (No. 142), that family. 

29 MERCY, b. Aug. 1, 1749. 

30 ELNATHAN, b. Aug. 13, 1751. 

31 EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 19, 1753. 

32 PRISCILLA, b. April 14, 1755, 

33 MARY, b. and d. May 16, 1757. 

34 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 29, 1759. 

35 DAVID, b. March 16, 1760. 

Ephraim Fellows (No. 15) and Prudence Plumb were m. May 
13. 1731- 

CHILDREN: 

36 HANNAH, b. Dec. 28, 1731. 

37 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 2, 1733. 

38 GEORGE, b. Aug. 15, 1735, and d. Dec. 1, 1736. 

39 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 4, 1737. 

40 WARNER, b. Oct. 13, 1739, d. Nov. 3, 1739. 

41 JOHN, b. Nov. 7, 1740. 

42 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 2, 1742. 

43 SARAH, b. Sept. 28, 1744. 

44 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 7, 1746. 

Warner Fellows (No. 25) and Eunice Hall, both of Stoning- 
ton, Conn., were m. Nov. 22, 1762. No children on record. 

Ephraim Fellows (No. 37) and Rhode Smith, both of Stoning- 
ton, were m. April 24, 1766. 

CHILDREN: 

45 EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 27, 1767. 

46 JEREMIAH, b. Feb. 24, 1769. 

47 RHODA, b. Jan. 3, 1771. 

48 ASA, b. March 15, 1773. ; 

49 MARTHA, b. Feb. 2, 1775. 

50 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 17, 1777. 

51 RHODA, b. Jan. 12, 1782, and d. young. 

Samuel Fellows (No. 39) and Mary Udall, both of Stonington, 

were m. March 7, 1765. 

CHILDREN: 

52 MARY, b. March 27, 1766. 

53 MARTHA, b. July 20, 1776. 

54 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 4, 1770. 

55 SARAH, b. July 20, 1776. 

56 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 31, 1779. 

Dea. Jeremiah Fellows (No. 46) and Lois Miner (No. 339), 
that family, both of Stonington, were m. May 30, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

57 LOIS FELLOWS LEE, daughter of Tully and Lois Lee, b. in Stonington 

May 5, 1805. and was an adopted child of Jeremiah Fellows and his 

wife, Lois Miner Fellows, and m. Dea. Potter Dec. 18, . He 

was a native of Middletown, Conn. 



FISH FAMILY. 



I. It has not yet been ascertained when Mr. John Fish, whose 
mature hfe and declining years were spent in Groton and Ston- 
ington, came to this country, or of what nationahty he was. Miss 
Caulkins, in her History of New London, speaks of a John Fish 
of Lynn, Mass., as early as 1637, but the history of Lynn does 
not mention his name. Miss Caulkins gives no further account 
of him until 1655, when he appeared with his wife and children, 
John, Jonathan and Samuel Fish. She gives no account of Mr. 
Fish between 1637 and 1655, when she locates him and his fam- 
ily in New London, prior to 1655. A Mr. John Fish was living 
in the town of Stratford, Conn. How long he made that town 
his abiding place does not appear, nor when he was married to 
Miss Eland, whose ancestral home was Yorkshire, Eng. He sold 
out his home lot and about six acres of land in Stratford to John 
Willcockson, Sept. 29, 1655, the same year that Miss Caulkins 
locates him and family in New London. She was doubtless mis- 
taken in saying that his son Samuel Fish was one of his family 
when he came to New London to live, for the epitaph on his 
gravestone shows that he was not born until 1656. How long 
Mr. Fish lived in New London is not certainly known, but his 
residence there was of short duration, for the Stonington records 
show that he had lived here long enough in 1668 to become an in- 
habitant of Stonington, which requires a two years' residence 
to obtain. The following biographical sketch of Mr. John Fish, 
written by Mr. John D. Fish, one of his descendants, was care- 
fully prepared by him, and is doubtless correct : 

"In 1654, and probably for several years previously, John Fish 
lived in the town of Stratford, Conn. He was a young man and 
impulsive. The family name of his wife was probably Eland, as 
Sarah Eland, his sister-in-law, was a young woman and a mem- 
ber of his household. The Elands were an ancient and knightly 
family of Yorkshire, Eng. John Fish's house lot of about six 
acres, where he lived, was at the northerly end of the present vil- 
lage of Stratford, and bounded on the west by Main street, on 
the north and east by Ferry road and on the south by land of 



370 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Daniel Titterson. The location of his house lot is shown on a 
map drawn by Rev. Benjamin L. Swan, and printed in the 'Haw- 
ley Record' at page 432, where it is marked as belonging to John 
Willcockson, the person to whom it was sold by Mr. Fish, In 
the autumn of 1654, a controversy commenced between John 
Fish and some young men in the town, growing out of unwar- 
wanted accusations which he made against them. This trouble 
was carried into the courts and very probably was the cause of 
his selling all his property in Stratford a year later, to John Will- 
cockson, and leaving town. The town records contain four dif- 
ferent entries of separate parcels of land so sold. The date of the 
deeds of sale was Sept. 29, 1655, but the records were not made 
until 1662-1671. Miss Caulkins in her History of New London 
says that John Fish appeared there early in 1655 with wife and 
children, whose names she gives as John, Jonathan and Samuel. 
There are no records of the birth of these children in Stratford. I 
judge that Samuel was the second of John Fish's children who 
reached maturity, and as he d. Feb. 27, 1733, in the 77th year of 
his age, he appears to have been born soon after his father came 
to New London. The records of the Congregational Church of 
Stonington, under date of March 13, 1680, show the baptisms 
of Samuel, son of John Fish ; Mary, daughter of John Fish, and 
John, son of John Fish. These were all adult persons at that 
time. Of John Fish's children, I have further records of only 
Samuel and John, Junior. At what date John became a resident 
of the town of Stonington, I cannot say, but in 1668, when a cen- 
sus was ordered by the colonial authorities to be taken of the 
inhabitants or heads of families in Stonington, John Fish was 
one of forty-three persons enumerated. A home lot was laid 
out to each of these inhabitants, upon condition that it should 
be built upon within six months and inhabited. A twelve-acre 
home lot was granted to John Fish, being allotment No. 5, and 
was retained by him through life. His son, Samuel Fish, under 
date of Dec. 26, 1710, conveyed this lot to James Dean, who 
afterwards, on Nov. 8, 171 1, conveyed it to Ebenezer Searles, as 
is shown by the Stonington land records. The first wife of John 
Fish was doubtless the mother of all his children named above. 
Aug. 6, 1674, John Fish was acting town clerk at a town meet- 
ing held in Stonington. See town records." 

In 1675 was the Narragansett war, or expedition against the 



FISH FAMILY. 371 

Indians under King Philip. The colony of Connecticut contribu- 
ted about three hundred volunteers to this expedition from her 
white settlers, besides a large number of friendly Pequot Indians. 
Both John Fish and his son Samuel were among these volun- 
teers, and about 1700, when the colony set apart the town of Vol- 
untown to be allotted to the Indian war volunteers, there were 
grants made for each of them. As John Fish had then been dead 
several years his grant came into the possession of his son Sam- 
uel, who in his will, dated Aug. 7, 1730, bequeathed his own 
grant to his son Samuel, and divided his father's grant between 
his sons Moses and Aaron. Two of Samuel's grandsons settled on 
these lands in Voluntown, and their descendants are still owners 
thereof. Aug. 22, 1679, the same day Mr. John Fish was chosen 
and unanimously voted schoolmaster for the town of Stonington, 
to instruct children in reading, writing, arithmetic and grammar, 
such as shall be inclined. December 5, 1680, Mr. John Fish was 
admitted a member of the Congregational Church of Stonington, 
Aug. 25, 1681, Mr. John Fish and widow Hannah (Palmer) (No. 
7) Hewitt Sterry were married. She was a daughter of Walter 
and Rebecca (Short) Palmer, and was married April 26, 1659, to 
Capt. Thomas Hewitt, who was a seafaring man. He sailed upon 
one of his voyages and was never heard of again. In 1670, Mrs. 
Hewitt petitioned the General Court for permission to marry 
again, which was granted, and on Dec. 27, 1671, she was married 
to Roger Sterry. Mr. Sterry died before 1680, and on Aug. 25, 
1681, she became the third wife of John Fish. Mr. Fish seems 
not to have any children who survived except by the first wife. 
He w^as a land surveyor, and laid out some of the public 
grants as the Stonington records bear witness. His brother-in- 
law, Gershom Palmer, was associated with him in such work in 
1680 and 1681. By grant and by purchase he himself became 
proprietor of considerable tracts of land in Groton and Stoning- 
ton and other towns near by. 

2. John Fish (No. 2), eldest son of John Fish, Sr., m. Mar- 
garet , family name and birth unknown. He was bapt. 

as an adult in the First Congregational Church of Stonington,. 
April 18, 1680, but did not unite with the church until April 18, 
1695, when his wife Margaret, Joined the church, and their chil- 
dren bapt. John Fish probably died not very long after this. His 
widow, Margaret Fish, m. Samuel Cleveland of Canterbury,, 



372 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Conn., and had two more children, Abigail and Timothy. From 
the fact that John Fish's widow went to Canterbury so soon after 
his death and m. again, it is thought that she may have come 
from that neighborhood, or have had relatives there. 

CHILDREN: 

3 SAMUEL, bapt. April 18, 1695. 

4 MARY, bapt. same day. 

6 DAVID, bapt. same day, m. Grace Palmer March 30, 1721. 

7 MARGARET, bapt. same day, m. Gideon Cobb (No. 17), Cobb family. 

8 JOHN, bapt. Nov. 8, 1696, m. Esther Johnson July 19, 1726, and spent 

his life in Canterbury, Conn., and had a large family of children, and 
d. July 4, 1782, in the 87th year of his age. 

Samuel Fish (No. 3), b. in 1656, as we learn by his epitaph on 

his gravestone, m. Sarah -. He d. Feb. 27, 1733; his 

widow d. Dec. 11, 1722, aged 62 yrs; both buried in the old' 
Packer burying ground in Groton ; m. 2d, widow Dorothy 
(Wheeler) Smith. 

CHILDREN: 

9 SAMUEL, b. in 1684, m. Sarah . 

10 JOHN, b. in 1686. 

11 MOSES, b. in 1688, m. Martha Williams. 

12 ABIGAIL, b. in 1691, m. Capt. Daniel Eldridge; 2d, Dea. Daniel Deni- 

son. 

13 AARON, b. in 1693, m. Irene Sprague. 

14 NATHAN, b. Aug. 19, 1699, m. Abigail Havens; 2d, Mary Burrows. 

15 SARAH, b. Aug. 2, 1702, m. Hezekiah Lord of Preston, Conn. 

David Fish (No. 6) m. Grace Palmer, March 29, 1721 ; both of 
Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

16 DAVID, b. Jan. 20, 1721-2. 

17 GRACE, b. Feb. 11, 1724. 

18 JASON, b. Sept. 26, 1726. 

19 TITUS, b. March 13, 1728-9. 

20 JOHN, b. March 3, 1730-1. 

21 EUNICE, b. June 2, 1734. 

22 AMBROS, b. Aug. 21, 1735. 

23 ISAAC, b. Aug. 13, 1740. 

Samuel Fish (No. 9) m. Sarah . He d. Jan. 20, 1724. 

CHILDREN: 

24 CAPT. JOHN, b. about 1712, m. Lucretia Packer, d. in Groton Oct. 4, 1795. 

25 CAPT. DANIEL, b. about 1714, m. Rebecca Palmer (No. 122), that fam- 

ily, Feb. 17, 1743; 2d, Sarah Hillard, daughter of John Hillard, and 
wife Hannah Rossiter (No. 10), Rossiter farrfily. He gave to the First 
Congregational Church of Stonington the house and farm at Wequete- 
quock, still in its possession. 

26 SARAH, b. , m. Morse. 

27 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Rose. 



FISH FAMILY. 373 



28 SAMUEL, b. 



29 JANE, b. , m. Rev. Timothy Wightman. 

Nathan Fish (No. 14) m. ist, Abigail Havens in 1726; 2d, 
Mary Burrows. 

CHILDREN: 

30 NATHAN, b. in 1727, m. Catharine Niles; 2d, Catharine Helms. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

31 ABIGAIL, b. in 1729, m. Jonathan Fish, d. Sept. 18, 1790. 

32 ICHABOD, b. in 1732, d. Nov., 1737. 

Nathan Fish (No. 30) m. Catharine Niles Oct. 13, 1748. Mrs. 
Fish d. Jan., 1759. He m. 2d, Catharine Helms, July 24, 1759, 
d. Aug. 22, 1818. 

CHILDREN: 

33 NATHAN, b. July 31, 1749, m. Phebe Packer, d. at Halifax Aug., 1806. 

34 SAMUEL, b. July 17, 1751, m. Sarah Lamb, d. at Halifax Nov. 26, 1837. 

35 CATHARINE, b. Aug. 24, 1753, m. Jesse Gallup March 16, 1775. 

36 SIMEON, b. March 24, 1756, d. Feb. 4, 1757. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: / : 

37 ABIGAIL, b. May 21, 1760, m. Luke Perkins; 2d, John Wood. ,' 

38 SARAH, b. July 1, 1761, m. Josiah Gallup Nov. 4, 1787, d. Feb. 11, 1791. 

39 SANDS, b. Oct. 18, 1762, m. Bridget Gallup. 

40 MARY, b. Nov. 3, 1765, m. Christopher Lester, d. Oct. 10, 1848. 

41 SILAS, b. Aug. 29, 1767, m. Cynthia Bliss, d. June 1, 1836. 

42 ROSWELL, b. March 5, 1772, m. Isabell Phelps of Springfield, Mass. 

43 CYNTHIA, b. Sept. 21, 1770, m. Benadam Gallup Oct. 14, 1792 (No. 157), 

Gallup family. 

44 EDMUND, b. Feb. 5, 1772, d. Sept. 8, 1798. 

45 ANNA, b. Aug. 6, 1776, d. Nov. 14, 1859. 

Sands Fish (No. 39) m. Bridget, daughter of Dea. Benadam 
and Bridget (Palmer) Gallup, June 18, 1789 (No. 158), Gallup 
family. He d. Aug. 20, 1838; his wife d. March 24, 1842. 

CHILDREN: 

46 HON. ASA, b. July 17, 1790, m. Prudence B. Deane. 

47 HANNAH, b. March 10, 1762, d. Sept. 8, 1815, m. Fred Denison (No. 227). 

48 LEVINIA, b. Oct. 1, 1794, m. Isaac Denison (No. 406), that family, Feb. 

18, 1817. 

49 SIMEON, b. Jan. 17, 1797, m. Eliza Roe Randall. 

50 CHARLES, b. Feb. 3, 1801, m. Esther B. Williams April 10, 1822. 

51 NATHAN GALLUP, b. Sept. 7, 1804, m. Emeline Frances Miner (No. 293), 

Miner family. 

52 ALDBN, b. Aug. 7, 1808, m. Sally Ann Beebe March 15, 1843. 

53 BRIDGET, b. Aug. 21, 1811, m. Capt. William Clift June 18, 1833 (No. 38). 

Clift family. 

Hon. Asa Fish (No. 46) m. Prudence B. Deane Sept. 30, 1818, 
by the Rev. Ira Hart (No. 35), Deane family. He was one of the 
most prominent men of Stonington, holding the offices of Select- 



374 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

man, Senator and Judge of Probate, up to the life limit. He d. 
April 20, 1 76 1. 

CHILDREN: 

54 JAMES DEANB, b. Aug. 7, 1819, m. Mary Esther Blodget June 4, 1843. 

She d. July 17, 1868; m. 2d, Isabella Rogers March 18, 1872; she d. 
Dec. 20, 1879. 

55 SANDS HELMS, b. Sept. 19, 1821, m. Emeline Beebe March 14, 1850. 

56 HANNAH, b. June 6, 1823, m. Elias P. Randall (No. 107), that family, 

March 15, 1843. 

57 SILAS, b. Oct. 23, 1825, m. Mary Dorrance Stoddard April 10, 1851. 

58 ASA, b. April 11, 1828, m. Eleanor Hoxie Peckham May 12, 1857. 

59 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 1, 1830, m. Uriah H. Dudley April 10, 1855. 

60 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 2, 1834. 

61 JOHN D., b. Feb. 23, 1837, d. Aug. 29, 1838. 

62 FANNY DEANB, b. Sept. 5, 1839, m. Caleb Smith Woodhull Jan. 1, 1861. 

Simeon Fish (No. 49) m. Eliza Roe Randall Oct. 15, 1823 (No. 
134), that family. She d. June 23, 1872; he d. April 25, 1863 

CHILDREN: 

63 WILLIAM R., b. July 13, 1824, m. Lydia W. Williams Jan. 19, 1848 (No. 27) 

64 NATHAN SANDS, b. April 11, 1828, m. Janette Morgan of Poquonock 

March 24, 1850. 

65 JED RANDALL, b. Nov. 20, 1832, m. Myra Oltz Nov. 18, 1868; she d. 

Feb. 23, 1870; m. 2d, Josephine Oltz Sept. 18, 1871. 



THOMAS FISH FAMILY. 



I. REV. JOSEPH FISH, son of Thomas Fish of Duxbury, 
Mass., b. Jan. 28, 1705, was a graduate of Harvard College in 
1728. Among his classmates was the Rev. Nathaniel Eells, long 
his neighbor and friend, as pastor at Stonington, settled in the 
ministry at almost the same time. These earnest men went on side 
by side through nearly the whole of their long lives. Mr, Fish 
was settled in Stonington, now North Stonington, second pas- 
tor of the Congregational Church in 1732. He m. Rebecca (No. 
20), daughter of William Pabodie of Duxbury, Mass., and great- 
granddaughter of John Alden, of the Mayflower, Dec. 6, 1732. 
He d. May 26, 1781, in the 76th year of his age, and the 50th of 
his ministry. His wife d. at Fairfield Oct. 27, 1783, aged 80 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

2 MARY, b. May 19, 1736, m. Rev. John Noyes in 1758 (No. 139), Noyes 

family; m. 2d, Gen. Gold S. Silliman in 1775; m. 3d, Dr. J. Dickinson 
in 1804; d. at Wallingford July 2, 1818, aged 83 yrs. 

3 REBECCA, b. Jan. 11, 1739, m. Benjamin Douglas, d. and was buried at 

New Haven Feb. 8, 1766, aged 28 yrs. 

4 JOSEPH, Jr., b. and d. April 13, 1743. 

Nathaniel Fish, brother of the Rev. Joseph Fish, lived in Ston- 
ington, now North Stonington, Conn., m. Mary Pabodie (No. 
24), that family, in 1736, sister of his brother's wife. 

CHILDREN: 

6 MILLER, b. Oct. 9, 1737. 

7 WILLIAM, b. April 26, 1738. 

8 ELIAKIM, b. Feb. 2, 1741. 

9 JOSEPH, b. March 21, 1742. 

10 NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 6, 1744. 

11 LYDIA, b. March 1, 1746. 



FRINK FAMILY. 



I. JOHN FRINK came to Stonington, Conn., as early as 
1666. He was the son of John and Mary Frink of Ipswich, 
Mass. He bought a tract of land on Taugwonk in Stonington, 
upon which he erected a dwelling house for himself and family. 
He was in King Philip's war. He was m. several years before 
he came to Stonington to live, having been united in m. to Grace 
Stevens of Taunton, Mass., in 1657. He brought with him to 
Stonington his wife and three daughters. 

CHILDREN: 

2 GRACE, b. in 1658, m. James Willet June, 1677. 

3 HANNAH, b. in 1661, m. William Park (No. 26), that family, Dec. 30, 

1684. 

4 DEBORAH, b. in 1665, m. Gersbom Lambert in 1686. 
^5 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1668, m. Hannah Miner. 

— 6 JOHN, b. May 18, 1671, m. Hannah Prentice. 
7 THOMAS, b. May 25, 1674, m. Sarah Noyes. 
, 8 JUDITH, bapt. April 15, 1680. 

Samuel Frink (No. 5), m. Hannah, daughter of Ephraim Miner 
(No. 40), Miner family, Jan. 6, 1692. 

CHILDREN: 
9 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1693, m. Margaret Wheeler. 

10 ANDREW, b. Aug. 7, 1694. 

11 GRACE, b. Dec. 18, 1695. 

12 JAMES, b. Nov. 5, 1697. 

13 HANNAH, bapt. March 17, 1700. 

14 JEDBDIAH, bapt. June 7, 1702. 

15 JERUSHA, bapt. May 24, 1704. 

16 ELIAS, bapt. Dec. 22, 1706. 

V' 17 ABIGAIL, bapt. May 2, 1708, m. John Holmes. 

John Frink (No. 6) m. Hannah Prentice Feb. 15, 1694. He 
d. March 2, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

18 JOHN, b. Oct. 7, 1694. 

19 NICHOLAS, b. Dec. 17, 1696, m. Deborah Pendleton. 

20 THOMAS, b. Jan. 15, 1700. 

21 HANNAH, b. Nov. 27, 1701. 

22 ZACHARIAH, b. Nov. — , 1702, m. Elizabeth Gallup. 

23 MARY, bapt. April 19, 1705. 

24 JOSEPH, bapt. June 6, 1708, m. Judith Palmer June 12, 1732. 
. .. 25 BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 25, 1710, m. Tacy Burdick. 

26 WILLIAM, bapt. March 10, 1714. 

27 THANKFUL, bapt. Feb. 8, 1716. 

28 ESTHER, bapt. Jan. 23, 1717. 



FRINK FAMILY. 377 

Thomas Frink (No. 7) m. Sarah Noyes of Sudbury, Mass, date 
of marriage not preserved. 



CHILDREN: 



29 ABIGAIL, b. . 

30 ABIGAIL, b. . 

31 THOMAS, b. . 

Samuel Frink (No. 9) m. Margaret Wheeler (No. 18), that 
family, Mav 26, 1714. 

CHILDREN: 

32 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 26, 1715, m. Mary Stanton. 

33 ISAAC, b. Dec. 25, 1717, m. Anna Noyes. 

34 DAVID, b. May 30, 1720, m. Eunice Gallup. ' 

35 MARGARET, b. Sept. 2, 1722. 

36 ANDREW, b. Feb. 23, 1724, m. Abigail Billings. 

37 HANNAH, b. May 28, 1727, m. Jobn Gallup April 9, 1747. 

38 ABIGAIL, b. May 6, 1729, m. Rufus Hewitt (No. 53), that family. 

39 JABEZ, b. Jan. 16, 1732, m. Elizabeth Hobart. 

40 MARY, b. Nov. 10, 1734, m. Thomas Holmes, Jr., March 15, 1764. 

Samuel Frink (No. 32) m. Mary Stanton Feb. 19, 1741. 

CHILDREN: 

41 SARAH, b. Feb. 10, 1742. 

42 DESIRE, b. Feb. 14, 1744. 

43 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 31, 1747, m. widow Joannah Hinckley. 

44 HENRY, b. Feb. 14, 1749, m. Desire Palmer. 

45 DANIEL, b. Feb. 23, 1752, m. Elizabeth Davis. 

Andrew Frink (No. 36) m. Abigail Billings Aug. 6, 1746. 

CHILDREN: 

46 ANDREW, b. Nov. 8, 1746. 

47 STEPHEN, b. Aug. 12, 1748, m. Mary Baldwin. 

48 OLIVER, b. May 16, 1750. 

49 LUCY, b. Dec. 9, 1752. 

50 PHILURA, b. Jan. 21, 1755, m. William Searle (No. 22), that family. 

51 LATHAM, b, Dec. 14, 1757. 

Isaac Frink (No. 33) m. Anna Noyes (No. 119), Noyes fam- 
ily, Nov. 6, 1738; both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

52 MARGARET, b. Aug. 28, 1739. 

53 ISAAC, b. July 20, 1741, m. Margaret Stanton. 

54 ANN, b. Aug. 19, 1743. 

55 MARY, b. May 4, 1745. 

56 ELIZABETH S., b. July 6, 1748, m. Jeremiah Holmes (No. 50), that family. 

David Frink (No. 34) m. Eunice Gallup in 1744, both of Ston- 
ington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

57 EUNICE, b. Dec. 4, 1745. 

58 LOIS, b. April 8, 1746. 

59 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 12, 1747. 



378 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

60 HANNAH, b. Dec. 30, 1748. 

61 DAVID, b. June 12, 1750. 

62 MARY, b. Jan. 26, 1752, m. Peter Hobart (No. 8), that family. 

63 ESTHER, b. Oct. 21, 1754. 

64 ADAM, b. March 8, 1756. 

65 NATHAN, b. April 8, 1759. 

66 ISAAC, b. Feb. 4, 1761. 

Nicholas Frink (No. 19) m. Deborah Pendleton Nov. 30, 1715 
(No. 16), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

67 NATHAN, b. Oct. 12, 1716. 

68 JOHN. b. March 7, 1718, d. young. 

69 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 30, 1719. 

70 DEBORAH, b. June 15, 1722. 

71 SARAH, b. March 7, 1724. 

72 OLIVER, b. Dec. 12, 1726. 

73 EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 8, 1728. 

74 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 20, 1731. 

Zachariah Frink (No. 22) m. Elizabeth Gallup (No. 29), that 
family, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Harris) Gallup. 

CHILDREN: 

75 UZZIEL, b. in 1716. 

— Benjamin Frink (No. 25) m. Tacy Burdick of Westerly, R. 
I., Jan. 12, 1732. 

CHILDREN: 

— 76 JOHN, b. Oct. 26, 1732, m. Anna Pendleton. 

77 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 24, 1734, m. Prudence Wilcox July 27, 1756. 

78 AMOS, b. Jan. 18, 1737, m. Mary Fitch. 

79 JOSEPH, b. June 20, 1739. 

80 PRENTICE, b. July 31, 1741, m. Desire Frink. 

81 PRUDENCE, b. March 18, 1744. 

82 TRACY, b. Sept. 22, 1748. 

83 ANN, b. Sept. 22, 1748. 
83a OLIVER, b. Sept. 4, 1751. 

Samuel Frink (No. 43) m. Mrs. Joannah (Rose) Hinckley, 
widow of John Hinckley, Nov. 29, 1764. 

CHILDREN: 

84 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 19, 1764, m. Prentice Frink. 

85 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 16, 1765. 

86 JOANNAH, b. Jan. 26, 1769, m. William Vincent (No. 16), that family. 

87 MARY, b. Sept. 23, 1770. 

Henry Frink (No. 44) m. Desire Palmer (No. 184), that fam- 
ily, July 15, 1772. 

CHILDREN: 

88 SAMUEL, b. and d. Dec. 24, 1772. 

89 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 16, 1773. 



FRINK FAMILY. 379 

-90 HENRY (twin), b. Jan. 16, 1773. 

91 Twins, b. Nov. 27, 1774, b. d. young. 

92 POLLY, b. May 24, 1774. 

Daniel Frink (No. 45) m. Elizabeth Davis in 1776. 

CHILDREN: 

93 BETSEY, b. Sept. 10, 1778. 

94 DANIEL, b. April 21, 1781. 

95 ELISHA, b. July 16, 1783. 

96 DUDLEY, b. Sept. 23, 1785. 

97 SAMUEL, b. March 23, 1788, d. unmarried. 

98 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 3, 1790, m. Hannah Breed. 

Stephen Frink (No. 47) m. Mary Baldwin (No. 32), that fam- 
ily, Nov. 8, 1780; both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

99 STEPHEN, b. Oct. 20, 1781. 

100 EDWIN, b. March 4, 1784. 

Prudence Frink (No. 84) m. Prentice Frink March 4, 1784. 

CHILDREN: 

101 PRENTICE, b. Sept. 19, 1784. 

102 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 20, 1786. 

103 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 6, 1788, m. Gilbert Collins (No. 12), that family. 

104 NANCY, b. Dec. 20, 1790, m. 

Isaac Frink (No. 53) m. Margaret Stanton (No. 145), that fam- 
ily, Jan. 23, 1762. 

CHILDREN: 
104a WILLIAM, b. Nov. 23, 1762, m. Wealthy Downer. 

105 ISAAC, b. April 26, 1765. 
"106 ANNA, b. Oct. 24, 1767. 
3.07 ELIAS, b. Feb. 9, 1770. 

108 CYRUS, b. Jan. 5, 1772. 

109 POLLY, b. Feb. 26, 1778. 

110 DARIUS, b. Feb. 26, 1778, m. Ruby Armstrong of Franklin, Nov. 2, 1806. 

111 EUNICE, b. Feb. 24, 1780. 

Prentice Frink (No. 80) m. Desire Frink Nov. 13, 1763. 

CHILDREN: 

112 PRENTICE, Jr., b. June 26, 1764. 

113 ROSWELL, b. April 9, 1766. 
-.114 NATHAN, b. April 22, 1768. 

115 RUFUS, b. April 21, 1770. 

116 DESIRE, b. July 7, 1772. 

117 STANTON, b. April 12, 1775. 

118 LOIS, b. Aug. 20, 1777. 

John Frink (No. 76) m. Anna Pendleton Nov. 22, 1750. 

CHILDREN: 

119 JOHN, b. Sept. 12, 1751. 

120 GILES, b. May 12, 1753. 

121 SARAH, b. Dec. 9, 1755. 



380 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Joseph Frink (No. 98) m. Hannah Breed (No. 120), daughter 
of Capt. Jesse Breed Oct. 31, 1823; she d. June 20, 1827; m. 2d, 
Mrs. Lucy (Billings) Coats, widow of Asher Coats. 

CHILDREN: 

122 HANNAH, b. , m. Thomas H. Baldwin May 24, 1847. 

123 JOSEPH, b. . 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

124 MARY, b. . 

William Frink (No. 104a) m. Wealthy Downer Jan. 3, 1790.. 

CHILDREN: 

125 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 7, 1790. 

126 FANNY, b. Aug. 8, 1792. 

127 BENJAMIN P., b. Aug. 12, 1794. ' 

128 PITTS D., b. Oct. 12, 1796, m. Nancy Pendleton (No. 83). 

129 MARY A., b. Oct. 12, 1798. 

130 ISAPENA, b. Sept. 28, 1800. 

131 ALEXANDER, b. , m. Miner. 

Amos Frink (No. 78) m. Mary Fitch Feb. 4, 1759. 

CHILDREN: 

132 AMOS, b. Nov. 18, 1760. 

133 GILBERT, b. Dec. 12, 1762. 

Jabez Frink (No. 39) m. Elizabeth Hobart Sept. 20, 1759.. 

CHILDREN: 

134 JABISH, b. Aug. 4, 1760. 

135 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 13, 1761. 

136 CHARLES, b. June 11, 1763. 

137 PEREZ, b. Oct. 3, 1765. 

138 MARY, b. April 3, 1767. 

139 EZRA, b. April 2, 1769. 

140 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 14, 1770. 

141 DUDLEY, b. Jan. 11, 1773. 

Samuel Frink (No. yy) m. Prudence Wilcox July 27, 1756. 

CHILDREN: 

142 JANIUS, b. Dec. 8, 1758. 

143 LUCRETIA, b. . 



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GALLUP FAMILY. 



The name is said to be derived from the German words "Gott" 
and Lobe" — God and Praise, as Godfrey comes from "Gott" and 
(Trende" — God and Peace. In the old EngHsh records the name 
is spelled in different ways, as Gollop, Gollopp, Golloppe, Golop. 
The present English family still retain Gollop. In the Boston 
records, we find almost as great a variety of spelling as the an- 
cient England records, Gallup preponderating, however, by the 
large majority in this country. 

I. JOHN GALLUP, the ancestor of most of the families of 
that name in this country, came to America from the Parish of 
Mosterne, County Dorset, England, in the year 1630. He was 

the son of John Gollop, who m. Crabbe, who was the son 

of Thomas and Agnes (Watkins) Gollop, of North Bowood and 
Strode, and whose descendants still own and occupy the manors 

of Strode. He m. Christobel , whose full name does not 

appear. He sailed from England March 20, 1630, in the ship 
Mary and John, arriving at Nantasket (the name was changed to 
Hull in 1646), May 30, 1630. He first went to Dorchester, but 
soon after he was a resident of Boston. The family being again 
united, they became members of the first church, the old South, 
in Boston. He became a landholder, owning land in the town, 
and an island of sixteen acres in Boston Bay, which still bears his 
name. He owned Mix's Mate or Monumental Island, as some- 
times called, where he pastured sheep. He was a skillful mariner, 
well acquainted with the harbor around Boston. He achieved 
great distinction by piloting in the ship Griffin, a ship of three 
hundred tons, in Sept., 1633, through a new found channel, when 
she had on board the Rev. John Cotton, Rev. Thomas Hooker, 
Rev. Mr. Stone and other fathers of New England, among her 
two hundred passengers. Perhaps the most notable and interest- 
ing episode, if it may be so called, in the life of the sturdy cap- 
tain, was his successful encounter with a boat load of Indians, 
whom he captured and destroyed ofif Block Island. They had 
murdered John Oldham, a man of ability, and they were having 
a hilarious time in his boat when they were overtaken by Capt. 
Gallup, and after a brief encounter, were captured. This has been 



382 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

called the first naval battle on the Atlantic coast. He was ac- 
companied by his two sons and a hired man. This battle gave 
the captain a colonial, and later a national reputation, and more 
than anything else made him famous. This incident and what is 
revealed of the purpose of the Indians was the beginning of the 
great Pequot war. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gallup both died at Boston, he in 1649, as an in- 
ventory of his estate was made Dec. 26, 1649. She died July 27,, 
1655. An inventory of her estate was made Oct. 31, 1655. Their 
wills are the earliest on record. (See Appendix.) 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOHN, b. in England about 1615, m. Hannah Lake in 1634. 

3 SAMUEL, b. in England; came to this country in 1633, m. Mary Phillips. 

4 NATHANIEL, b. in England; came to this country in 1633, m. Margaret 

Eveley. 

5 JOAN, b. in England; came to this country in 1633, m. Thomas Joy in. 

1627. 

John Gallup (No. 2) came to this country with his mother, two 
brothers and sister Joan, in the ship Griffin, arriving at Boston 
on the 4th day of Sept., 1633. He married Hannah Lake, daugh- 
ter of John and Margaret Lake, and sister of Elizabeth Read, 
who married John Winthrop, Jr., Governor of Connecticut. She 
also came to this country with her mother, in the ship Abigail, ar- 
riving Oct. 6, 1635, after a passage of ten weeks. 

He left Boston in 1640, and went to Taunton, then a part of 
Plymouth Colony, where he remained until 1651, when he re- 
moved with his family to New London, where he lived until 1654, 
when he came to what is now Stonington, then a part of New 
London, and settled upon a grant of land given him by that town 
in 1653, in recognition of the distinguished services of himself, 
and father in the Pequot war. 

His dwelling house where he resided, was situated near where 
there is now (1899) an old well, in an orchard, on the farm re- 
cently owned by the Messrs. Greenman brothers, under the im- 
provement and management of Dea. Warren Lewis. Capt. John 
Gallup's land grant was bounded on the west by Mystic River, 
on the south by Capt. John Stanton's homestead place and Capt. 
George Denison's land, on the east by saidDenison's land and the 
so-called town lots, and on the north by Thomas Park's land, 
which he purchased of the Rev. Richard Blinman. He represented 
the town at the General Court in 1665, 1667. He was also an In- 



GALLUP FAMILY. 38 JJ 

dian interpreter. When King Philip's war broke out, although he 
was over sixty, age had not quenched his martial ardor. New 
London County having raised seventy men under Capt. John 
Mason of Norwich, and Capt. George Denison of Stonington, 
Capt. Gallup joined with them at the head of the Mohegans. 
These troops forming a junction with those of the other colonies, 
were engaged in the fearful swamp fight at Narragansett, Dec. 
19, 1676, within the limits of the present town of South Kingston. 
R. I. In storming the fort he led his men bravely forward, and 
was one of the six captains who fell in this memorable fight, and 
was buried with his fallen comrades in one grave, near the battle 
ground. A complete victory was gained over the savage foe, but 
with great loss of life on both sides. The General Court after- 
wards made several grants of land to his widow and children, in 
consideration of the great loss they had sustained by his death 

and for his public services. 

CHILDREN: 

6 HANNAH, b. at Boston Sept. 14, 1644, m. Stephen Gifford June 18, 1672. 

7 JOHN, b. at Boston Sept., 1646, m. Elizabeth Harris. 

8 ESTHER, b. at New London March 24, 1653, m. Henry Hodges Dec. 17,. 

1674. 

9 BENADAM, b. at Stonington in 1655, m. Hester Prentiss. 

10 WILLIAM, b. at Stonington in 1658, m. Sarah Chesebrough. 

11 SAMUEL, b. at Stonington. 

12 CHRISTOBEL, b. at Stonington, m. Peter Crary Dec. 31, 1677. 

13 ELIZABETH, b. at Stonington, m. Henry Stevens of Stonington. 

14 MARY, b. at Stonington, m. John Cole of Boston, Mass. 

15 MARGARET, b. at Stonington, m. Joseph Colver of Groton, Conn. 

Samuel Gallup (No. 3) m. Mary Phillips Nov. 20, 1650. He 
lived at Boston ; was a sea captain and d. before 1670. 

CHILDREN: 

16 MARY, b. Dec. 4, 1651. 

17 HANNAH, b. Sept. 3, 1654. 

18 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1656. 

19 MEHITABLE, b. April 5, 1659. 

20 ABIGAIL, b. June 27, 1664. 

Nathaniel Gallup (No. 4) m. Margaret Eveley at Boston April 
II, 1652, and d. before 1670. 

CHILDREN: 

21 NATHANIEL, b. June 14, 1658. 

22 JOSEPH, b. March 20, 1661, m. Hannah Sharp Nov. 1, 1694. 

23 BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 3, 1664. 

24 MARY, b. June 25, 1668. 

John Gallup (No. 7) m. Elizabeth Harris of Ipswich, Mass., 



384 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1675, daughter of Thomas and Martha Lake Harris, and grand- 
daughter of Madame Margaret Lake ; she d. Feb. 8, 1654. They 
lived in Stonington in the dwelling house where his parents re- 
sided, occupying and improving his father's grants of land. He 
represented the town in the General Court in 1665, 1666, 1667, 
1668. He served with his father in King Philip's war, and was 
probably with him at the Narragansett swamp fight. He was 
on friendly terms with the Indians, and often acted as their in- 
terpreter. He d. April 14, 1735. 

CHILDREN: 

25 JOHN, b. in 1676, m. Elizabeth Wheeler. 

26 THOMAS, bapt. . 

27 MARTHA, b. April 2, 1683, m. John Gifford of Norwich, Conn. 

28 SAMUEL, bapt. Oct. 9, 1687, m. Mehitable Blunt. 

29 ELIZABETH, bapt. July 14, 1689, m. Zachariah Frink (No. 22), that fam- 

ily. 

30 NATHANIEL, b. July 4, 1692, m. Margaret Gallup. 

31 WILLIAM, bapt. May 26, 1695, d. at Voluntown Aug. 18, 1735. 

32 BENJAMIN, bapt. Nov. 1, 1696. 

Benadam Gallup (No. 9) m. Hester Prentiss, daughter of John 
and Hester Prentiss, and granddaughter of Valentine and Alice 
Prentiss of New London, Conn. He and his nephew, John Gal- 
lup, who m. Elizabeth Wheeler, lived on the eastern part of his 
father's land grants, known as the Pe-quot-se-pos Valley. They 
jointly built and occupied the dwelling house, where an old chim- 
ney thereof now stands (1899) which with their lands, is now 
mainly owned by the heirs-at-law of Hiram W. Wheeler and Lod- 
owick Wilcox. He served in the colonial wars. They both 
united with the First Congregational Church of Stonington. He 
d. Aug. 2, 1727; his wife d. May 17, 1751. 

CHILDREN: 

33 HANNAH, b. May 22, 1683, m. William Wheeler May 30, 1710 (No. 12), 

Wheeler family. 

34 HESTER, b. Nov. 1, 1685, m. Joseph Stanton of Westerly, R. I. (No. 216), 

Stanton family. 

35 MERCY, b. Aug., 1690, m. William Denison (No. 67), Denison family. 

36 BENADAM, b. April 18, 1693, m. Eunice Cobb.. 

37 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 27, 1695, m. Eunice Williams. 

38 MARGARET, b. May 11, 1698, m. Nathaniel Gallup (No. 30), June 4, 1717. 
^ 39 LUCY, b. Jan. 12, 1701, m. George Denison June 4, 1717 (No. 69), Denison 

family. 

Lieut. William Gallup (No. 10) m. Sarah, (No. 22), daughter 
of Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, of that family, who was one of 
the early planters of Stonington, Jan. 4, 1684. He, too, built him 



GALLUP FAMILY. 385 

a chvelling house on the northern portion of his father's land 
grants, which was situated on the White Hall plain, where Mr. 
Samuel H. Bentley now (1899) resides. He d. May 15, 1731 ; 
his wife d. Sept. 9, 1729. They are both buried in the White 
Hall burial place. He served in the colonial wars. 

CHILDREN: 

40 SARAH, b. Feb. 24, 1688, m. Andrew Stanton. 

41 MARY, b. April 7, 1695, m. Dea. John Noyes (No. 34), Noyes family. 

42 HANNAH, b. April 24, 1698, d. unmarried. 

43 TEMPERANCE, b. May 25, 1701, m. Rev. William Worthington Sept. 20, 

1726. He was the first minister (Cong.) of North Stonington, and a 
graduate of Yale College, 1716. His first wife, Elizabeth, was the 
grand-daughter of Maj. John Mason. She d. Feb. 24, 1724; he d. at 
Saybrook, after a long pastorate, Nov. 16, 1756. 
CHILDREN: 

44 ELIZABETH WORTHINGTON, b. Feb. 27, 1728. 

45 SARAH WORTHINGTON, b. April 3, 1730. 

46 TEMPERANCE WORTHINGTON, b. April 18, 1732, m. Rev. Cotton Math- 

er Smith of Sharon, Conn. Their only son was the Hon. John' Cotton 
Smith, one of the Governors of Connecticut. He was President of the 
American Bible Society from 1831 to 1845. 

47 MEHITABLE WORTHINGTON, b. Sept. 11, 1736. 

48 WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, b. Nov. 21, 1740. 

Capt. John Gallup (No. 25) m. Elizabeth Wheeler of Stoning- 
ton in 1709 (No. 13), Wheeler family. He removed to Volun- 
town about 1710, and was one of the early settlers of that town, 
taking up a large tract of land there. At the first town meeting 
held in the town June 20, 1721, he was chosen one of the select- 
men, was active in securing religious privileges for the early set- 
tlers, giving three acres of land as a site for a meeting house and 
burial ground, and one of a committee to build a house of wor- 
ship, and was chosen one of the ruling elders of the first church 
formed in the town, 1723, which was Presbyterian. He d. Dec. 

29, 1755 ; his wife d. April 14, 1735. From his will it appears he 
m. again, but no record of it has been found. 

CHILDREN: 

49 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 2, 1710, d. Feb. 10, 1734. 

50 ISAAC, b. Feb. 24, 1712. 

51 ELIZABETH, b. April 9, 1714, m. Zachary Frink. 

52 MARTHA, b. Sept. 3, 1716, m. Thomas Douglass Jan. 4, 1727. 

53 HANNAH, b. Jan. 29, 1719, m. Manuel Kinne in 1741. 

54 DOROTHY, b. March 22, 1721, m. John Read in 1744. 

55 JOHN, b. June 9, 1724. 

Thomas Gallup (No. 26) was bapt. at Stonington, Conn., April 

30, 1682 (Voluntown Town Records). "Thomas Gallup and Han- 



386 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

nah French were lawfully joined in marriage the 4th day of Jan., 
1721-22, by Capt. Thomas Williams, justice of the peace." He 
probably came to Voluntown with his brother John, or soon after, 
and was a large land owner there. His name is appended to a call 
to the first minister of Voluntown, Rev. Samuel Dorrance, April 
17, 1723. He also gave liberally for his support. He left no 
children. 

Reliable, available evidence establishes the fact that there 
were two Thomas Gallups, born in Stonington, within a few 
years of each other. Thomas Gallup, the son of John Gallup 
and wife, Elizabeth Harris, was probably b. in 1681. The other 
Thomas Gallup was undoubtedly the son of Benadam Gallup and 
wife, Hester Prentiss, and was probably born between the birth 
date of their children, viz. : Marcy Gallup, b. Aug., 1687, and 
Benadam Gallup, Jr., b. April 18, 1693. For reasons not now 
fully understood the birth dates of their children, Marcy and 
Thomas, does not appear among their other children on our 
Stonington town records. 

Thomas Gallup, the son of Benadam and Hester (Prentiss) 
Gallup, was reared to manhood in Stonington, and went with 
two of his cousins up to what is now Windham County, where 
they purchased and received large tracts of lands, the proposed 
boundaries of which overlapped the premises of the adjoining 
proprietors' lands, resulting in a controversy, which ended in re- 
ducing the area of the land purchased and received to such an ex- 
tent before the deeds thereof were obtained, that the said Thomas 
Gallup, son of Benadam, retired from the land speculation and 
went to Gloucester, Mass., where he was engaged to build a 
breakwater for parties there. The location and construction of 
which were so ill advised that the breakwater received the name 
of Gallup's Folly, which it still retains, and so appears on the rnap 
of Babson's history of that town. After the completion of the 
breakwater, Thomas Gallup left Gloucester and went to Ipswich, 
Mass., where he had relatives, but did not remain there long, and 
went from Ipswich to Boxford, where he m. Love Curtis, widow 
of Zachariah Curtis, in 1719. 

CHILDREN: 

56 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 9, 1720. 

57 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 4, 1722. 

58 SAMUEL, b. May 7, 1725. 



GALLUP FAMILY. 387 

59 GEORGE, b. Dec. 14, 1726. 

60 JEREMIAH, b. in 1728. 

61 SARAH, b. March 20, 1733. 

62 MARY, b. Feb. 14, 1738. 

Samuel Gallup of Stonington (No. 28) m. Mehitable Blunt 
May II, 1727. He owned land at Voluntown, but it is not prob- 
able that he ever removed his family there to live, as he is 
mentioned in his father's will, as living with him and taking care 
of him. He and his wife united with the First Congregational 
Church in Stonington, May 11, 1729. 

CHILDREN: 

63 ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 26, 1728. 

64 MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 21, 1733. 

65 MARY, b. Jan. 28, 1737, m. Andrew Mason March 20, 1754 (No. 29), that 

family. 

66 PRISCILLA, bapt. July 20, 1740. 

67 MERCY (twin), bapt. June 2, 1745. 

68 ANNA (twin), bapt. June 2, 1745. 

Nathaniel Gallup of Stonington (No. 30) m. Margaret Gal- 
lup (No. 38) June 4, 171 7. They lived on the Greenman farm, 
near the residence of Mr. Warren Lewis, and both united with 
the Congregational Church, Stonington, July 20, 1718. He d. 
April 3, 1739; his wife d. March 2, 1761. 

CHILDREN: 

69 NATHANIEL, b. April 29, 1718, m. Hannah Gore Burrows. 

70 JOHN, b. Jan. 29, 1720, m. Bridget Palmer. 

71 THOMAS, b. April 19, 1722, d. young. 

72 MERCY, b. April 7, 17£5, m. William Whipple Dec. 2, 1742. 

73 THOMAS, b. Aug. 26, 1727, m. Hannah Dean; lived at Plainfield. 

74 MARGARET, b. Oct. 12, 1730, m. Isaac Gallup March 29, 1749. 

75 MARTHA, b. July 30, 1733. 

76 BENJAMIN, b. July 26, 1736, m. Amy Kinne Jan. 20, 1763. 

Benadam Gallup (No. 36) m. Eunice Cobb (No. 18), Cobb 
family, Jan. 11, 1716. He d. Sept. 30, 1755; his wife d. Feb. i, 
1759- 

CHILDREN: 

77 BENADAM, b. Oct. 26, 1716, m. Hannah Avery. 

78 ESTHER, b. Feb. 24, 1718, m. Miner. 

79 EUNICE, b. March 29, 1721, m. French. 

80 LOIS (twin), b. March 29, 1721. 

81 WILLIAM, b. July 4, 1723, m. Judith Reed of Norwich June 9, 1752. 

82 HENRY, b. Oct. 5, 1725, m. Hannah Mason Oct. 4, 1750. 

83 NATHAN, b. in 1727, m. Sarah Giddings of Norwich May 25, 1749. 

84 EBENBZER, b. . -^ 

85 THOMAS, bapt. July 28, 1734, m. Prudence Allyn of Groton Jan. 20, 1729'. ^ - 

86 HANNAH, b. , m. Robert Allyn Jan. 26, 1755. :;""' 

87 SARAH, b. . 



388 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Capt. Joseph Gallup of Stonington (No. 3*7) m. Eunice Wil- 
liams (No. 161), Williams family, of Stonington, Feb. 24, 1720. 
They lived at Old Mystic, near the Lewis house ; he d. Dec. 22, 
1760; his wife d. Oct. 24, 1772. 

CHILDREN: 

88 MARTHA, b. Oct. 15, 1721, m. Amos Denison of Stonington (No. 134), 

that family. 

89 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 21, 1725, m. Mary Gardner May IS, 1749. 

90 BLISHA, b. April 21, 1727, m. Marcy Denison Jan. 25, 1747 (No. 169), tbat 

family. 

91 OLIVER, b. March 28, 1729, m. Freelove . 

92 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 19, 1735, m. Lucy Denison July 2, 1761 (No. 296), that 

family. 

93 EUNICE, b. Oct. 11, 1738, m. John Billings of Preston (No. 36), that 

family. 

94 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 17, 1742. 

95 LUCY, b. Jan. 5, 1747. 

Nathaniel Gallup of Stonington (No. 69) m. Mrs. Hannah 
(Gore) Burrows Nov. 24, 1742 (No. 36), that family. He d. Jan. 
II, 1786; she d. March 19, 1810. 

CHILDREN: 

96 NATHANIEL, b. June 4, 1744, drowned at sea, aged 20 yrs. 

97 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 9, 1746, m. Jemima Bnos. ^^ 

98 SILAS, b. March 9, 1749, m. Sarah Gallup (No.^60), Jan. 13, 1774. 

99 GEORGE, b. March 20, 1751, m. Freelove Packer of Groton June 19, 1776. 

100 MARGARET, b. March 20, 1753. 

101 AMOS, b. Aug. 1, 1755, m. Welthian Dean. 

102 HANNAH, b. Aug. 22, 1757. 

103 LEVI, b. March 26, 1760, m. Abigail Packer of Groton. 

104 EZRA, b. March 13, 1763, m. Rebecca Hinckley, 1786 (No. 64), that family. 

Capt. John Gallup (No. 70) m. Bridget Palmer (No. 113), that 
family, Nov. 5, 1747. He d. Nov. i, 1801 ; she d. Sept. 2, 1809. 

CHILDREN: 

105 JERUSHA, b. 1748, d. 1841. 

106 JOHN, b. 1750, m. Lydia Clark. 

107 JONATHAN, b. 1752, m. Elizabeth Dow. 

108 DAVID, b. 1754, m. Nancy Jacques. 

109 MARGARET, b. — , m. Samuel Frink. 

110 ESTHER, b. . d. young. 

Col. Benadam Gallup (No. yy) m. Hannah Avery of Groton 
(No. yy), that family, Aug. 11, 1740. He was a brave officer of 
the Revolution. He d. May 29, 1800; she d. July 28, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

111 BENADAM, b. June 29, 1741, m. Bridget Palmer. 

112 ISAAC, b. Dec. 22, 1742, m. Anna Smith. 

113 HANNAH, b. Nov. 4, 1744, d. Jan. 10, 1771. 



GALLUP FA:\nLY. 389 

114 ESTHER, b. Dec. 9, 1746, m. Ralph Stoddard. 

115 JAMES, b. May 1, 1749, d. Dec. 19, 1770. 

116 JESSE, b. Feb. 2, 1751, m. Catharine Fish March 16, 1775. 

117 JOHN, b. Jan. 13, 1753, d. Dec. 9, 1770. 

118 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 30, 1775, m. Timothy Allyn. 

119 SUSAN, b. 1776, m. Nathan Lester. 

120 JOSIAH, b. 1760, m. 1st, Sarah Fish; 2d, Mary Randall. 

121 ABIGAIL, b. 1762, d. Nov. 24, 1770. 

Col. Nathan Galllup (No. 83) m. Sarah Giddings, May 25, 
1749. He was a brave soldier of the Revolution, who rose to 
colonel and d. Jan. 19, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

122 SARAH, b. Dec. 29, 1751, m. Silas Gallup. 

123 NATHAN, b. Nov. 14, 1754, d. Sept. 16, 1778. 

124 EBENEZBR, b. Feb. 8, 1757. 

125 MARY, b. Jan. 31, 1759, m. Henry Denison-in 1778 (No. 222), Denison 

family. 

126 JACOB, b.niuly 26, 1761, m. Rebecca Morgan Jan. 11, 1784. 

127 CHRISTOPHER, b. June 22, 1764, m. Mrs. Martha (Stanton) Prentice. 

128 GIDEON, b. Aug. 17, 1766. 

129 LOIS, b. Aug. 17, 1768, m. Jacob Morgan in 1787. 

130 LODOWICK, b. Jan. 23, 1773, m. Margaret Phelps Feb. 28, 1779. 

Capt. Joseph Gallup (No. 89) m. Mary Gardner, daughter of 
Joseph and Sarah Gardner, May 18, 1749; d. July 11, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

131 JOSEPH, b. March 21, 1750, d. Feb. 11, 1753. 

132 SARAH, b. Nov. 10, 1752. 

133 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 26, 1754. 

134 JOHN, b. July 17, 1758, m. Hannah Denison. 

135 LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 15, 1760. 

136 PHEBE, b. April 10, 1762, m. William Avery of Groton. 

137 GARDNER, b. March 5, 1765. 

138 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 23, 1766. 

139 ESTHER, b. April 14, 1769. l 

140 GURDON, b. Dee. 18, 1771, m. Sibell Capron. 

Samuel Gallup (No. 97) m. Jemima Enos of Stonington Jan. i, 
1769. Soon after the Revolution he with his four brothers, and 
several other families from Groton and Stonington, removed to 
New York State. He d. April 25, 1826; his wife d. Dec. 15, 1795 ; 
2d wife, Sarah, d. Sept. i, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

141 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 4, 1760, m. Anne Hinckley (No. 66), that family. 

142 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 16, 1770, m. Lucy Latham. 

143 SAMUEL, b. July 6, 1772, m. Fanny Morgan. 

144 ANNA, b. Feb. 3, 1774, m. Richard Wheeler of Stonington Feb. 13, 1794 

(No. 362), Wheeler family. 



390 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

145 HANNAH, b. Oct. 15, 1775, m. Moses Morgan March 29, 1794. 

146 JOHN ENOS, b. July 17, 1777, m. Betsey Chipman; 2d, Mrs. Esther Deni- 

son. 

147 JEMIMA, b. Sept. 27, 1780, m. Daniel Morgan in 1799. 

148 LYDIA, b. Feb. 16, 1784, m. George Gallup. 

149 NATHAN, b. May 3, 1786, m. Anna Elizabeth Weidman. 

Amos Gallup of Stonington (No. loi), m. Welthean Deane of 
Stonington (No. 28), that family, Feb. 25, 1787. He d. Dec. i, 
1843; she d. Dec. 13, 1834. 

CHILDREN: 

150 AMOS, b. Dec. 9, 1787, d. May 5, 1870, unmarried. 

151 JOHN DEANE, b. Sept. 26, 1789, m. Prudence Denison; 2d, Mary A. Cran- 

dall. 

152 JABEZ, b. Feb. 22, 1791, m. Eunice Williams. 

153 WEAL.THEAN, b. July 15, 1793, d. Oct. 5, 1874, unmarried. 

154 MARTHA, b. Jan. 22, 1796, d. Aug., 1882, unmarried. 

155 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 16, 1797, m. Sally McCoUum; 2d, Maria D. Ford. 

156 GEORGE, b. Jan. 22, 1801, d. Feb. 9, 1874, unmarried. 

Col. Benadam Gallup (No. iii) m. Bridget Palmer of Ston- 
ington (No. 210), Palmer family, Jan. 30, 1766. He d. April 12, 
1818; his wife d. Aug. 22, 1823. 

CHILDREN: 

157 BENADAM, b. Oct. 28, 1766, m. Cynthia Fish. 

158 BRIDGET, b. Oct. 5, 1768, m. Sands Fish June 18, 1789 (No. 39), that 

family. 

159 JAMES, b. May 27, 1771, d. May 11, 1834. 

160 DESIRE, b. Nov. 20, 1773, m. Amos Worthington. 

161 JOHN, b. May 27, 1776, m. Lucy Clark of Windham. 

162 LUCY, b. June 23, 1779, m. Stephen Haley of Groton (No. 34), that family. 

163 SIMEON, b. Sept. 29, 1781, d. April 13, 1836. 

Isaac Gallup (No. 112) m. Anna Smith Oct. 5, 1786. He was 
captain in the Revolutionary war. He d. in Ledyard Aug. 3, 
1814. Mrs. Anna (Smith) Gallup m. 2d, Seth Williams Jan. 30, 
1825. 

CHILDREN: 

164 ANNA, b. Sept. 3, 1787, m. David Geer Jan. 11, 1810. 

165 ISAAC, b. Jan. 21, 1789, m. Prudence Geer March 12, 1812. 

166 RUSSEL, b. April 11, 1791, m. Hannah Morgan. 

167 SARAH, b. Nov. 9, 1792, m. William McCall. 

168 JABBSH, b. Aug. 23, 1794, m. Lucy Meeeh; 2d, Louise Avery. 

169 AVERY, b. April 6, 1796, m. Melinda Bailey; 2d, Mary Haley. 

170 ELIAS, b. April 14, 1798, m. Fanny Dean Sept. 28, 1828. 

171 ERASTUS, b. July 31, 1800, m. Eunice Williams (No. 52), that family; 

2d, Frances Sheffield. 

172 SHUBABL, b. March 6, 1802, m. Sarah M. Isham; 2d, Mrs. Fanny S. 

Church. 

173 ELIHU, b. Dec. 12, 1803, m. Emily Clark. 



GALLUP FAMILY. 391 

Christopher Galhip (No. 127) m. Mrs. Martha (Stanton) Pren- 
tice (No. 383), Stanton family, April 13, 1790. He d. July 30, 
1849; his wife d. Feb. 12, 1818. 

CHILDREN: 

174 ASA, b. Dec. 17, 1792. 

175 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 21, 1795, m. Warren Williams Jan. 12, 1815 (No. 48), 

Williams family. 

177 MARTHA, b. Sept. 26, 1796. 

178 SARAH, b. Aug. 9, 1803. 

179 JULIA, b. July 26, 1807, m. Joseph S. Williams Dec. 29, 1824 (No. 363), 

Williams family. 
ISO CHRISTOPHER M., b. Nov. 25, 1809, m. Anna S. Billings (No. 178), that 
family. .^^ 

Henry Gallup (No. 82) m. Hannah Mason (No. 30), that fam- 
ily, Oct. 4, 1750. He d. Nov. ii, 1811 ; she d. Jan. 24, 1808. 

CHILDREN: 

181 NEHEMIAH, b. June 19, 1751, m. Elizabeth Brown. 

182 EUNICE, b. Aug. 7, 1755, m. Samuel Dennis. 

183 HENRY, b. Oct. 17, 1758, m. Desire Stanton. 

184 ANDREW, b. Jan. 26, 1761, m. Nancy Welden. 

185 JARED, b. Nov. 22, 1767, m. Mary Whipple. -^ 

Lodowick Gallup (No. 130) m. Margaret Phelps Feb. 28, 1779. 

CHILDREN: *t'\ 

186 LUCY K., b. May 11, 1801. 

187 NATHAN, b. Jan. 24, 1803. 

188 CECELIA, b. Nov. 7, 1804, m. Giles Williams Dec. 6, 1869. 

189 LOUISE, b. Jan. 21, 1807, d. March 6, 1891. 

190 LODOWICK C, b. Feb. 11, 1809, m. Nancy White Sept. 22, 1834. 

191 OLIVER E., b. April 24, 1811, d. Aug. 31, 1834, unmarried. 

192 FANNIE M., b. March 2, 1814, m. Giles Williams Sept. 13, 1833. 

193 LAWISTON, b. Nov. 16, 1816, d. Aug. 28, 1831. 

194 ASA ORAN, b. Jan. 31, 1819, m. Wealthy P. Palmer July 4, 1849. 

195 JOHN P., b. Dec. 14, 1821, d. Dec. 13, 1831. 

196 DWIGHT, b. April 14, 1825, m. Lydia A. Wadhams Nov. 19, 1849. 

197 MARGARET, b. Dec. 30, 1828. 

Gurdon Gallup (No. 140) m. Sibell Capron of Preston, Feb. 15, 
1795. He d. Dec. 17, 1847; his wife d. April 9, 1852. They are 
buried at Poquonock Bridge, in Ashbey burying ground. 

CHILDREN: 

198 LUCY, b. Nov. 5, 1796, m. Rev. Hector Bronson. 

199 GURDON, b. May 16, 1798. 

200 GRACE, b. Oct. 16, 1799. 

201 FREDERICK, b. May 29, 1801. 

202 JOSEPH, b. May 2, 1803, m. Abby Ann Denison Nov. 3, 1825. 

203 GILES, b. May 7, 1805, m. Sarah O. Witter Jan. 20, 1833. 

204 MARY A., b. Nov. 17, 1807. 

205 SABRA, b. Nov. 11, 1809. 

206 FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 18, 1812, m. 1st, Hannah Burrows (No. 72), that fam- 

ily, Aug. 18, 1834; 2d, Sarah E. Burrows (No. 78), sister of his first 
v/ife, April 9, 1843. 



392 HISTORY OF STONINQTON. 

Joshua Gallup (No. 141) b. in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 4, 1769, 
m. Anna Hinckley (No. 66), that family. He d. Jan. 4, 1837; his 
wife d. Jan. 16, 1843. 

CHILDREN: 

207 JOSHUA, b. March 2, 1790, m. Mary Gould in 1815. 

208 ANNA, b. May 22, 1791, m. Oliver Forsyth of Mystic, Conn. 

209 JEMIMA, b. Aug. 19, 1792, m. Levi Gallup. 

210 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 27, 1794, m. Margaret Fisher March 17, 1816. 

211 KETURAH, b. April 16, 1795, d. young. 

212 ELIAS, b. Oct. 1, 1796, d. young. 

213 SARAH, b. Feb. 23, 1798, m .Chester Willis. 

214 MARY, b. Nov. 6, 1799, m. Samuel Morgan Nov. 25, 1827. 

215 RHODA, b. April 11, 1803, m. Thomas Slade, whose first wife was her 

sister, Harriet. 

216 HARRIET, b. Oct. 27, 1804. 

217 LUKE, b. Sept. 26, 1806, m. Jemima Slade Sept. 26, 1830. 

Nathaniel Gallup (No. 142), b. in Stonington, Conn., m. Lucy, 
daughter of Capt. William Latham and wife Eunice, of Groton, 
March 27, 1794. Capt. Latham was second in command at the 
massacre of Fort Griswold, and was severely wounded, but re- 
covered. He d. Jan. 2,^, 1792, his wife d. March 5, 1799. Lucy 
Latham, afterwards Mrs. Gallup, was 12 years old at the time of 
the battle, and often related to her children the story of that mem- 
orable day. When the British appeared at Eastern Point, Lam- 
bo, the colored servant, gathered the family and drove them to 
the Avery house, two miles away, then hurried back to the fort 
with his gun. He fought at the side of his master, Capt. Latham, 
and fell. His own name is on the monument at Groton, as 
"Sambo," but it should be Lambo, as his name was Lambert. 
Samuel Gallup, father of Nathaniel, removed with his family to 
Albany County, New York, soon after the war of the Revolution. 
Nathaniel returned to Groton and was m. there. After his return 
to New York State he settled in Berne, Albany County, and d. 
April 20, 1834; his wife d. Feb. i, 1862. 

CHILDREN: 

218 ALBERT, b. Jan. 30, 1796, m. Eunice Smith. 

219 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 2, 1798, m. Sally Walden Dec. 16, 1823. 

220 EUNICE, b. Oct. 5, 1800, m. William Denison July 15, 1823. 

John Dean Gallup of Stonington (No. 151) m. ist. Prudence 
Denison (No. 545), Denison family. They had one child that d. 
in infancy. Married 2d, Mary A. Crandall. He was a farmer and 
wool manufacturer of Stonington, where he d. July 31, 1871. In 



GALLUP FAMILY. 393 

his will he gave $250 to the First Congregational Church of Ston- 
inglon. 

Jabez Gallup (No. 152) of Stonington m. Eunice Williams (No. 
306), Williams family, Feb. 25, 1829. 

CHILDREN: 

221 MARTHA, b. Feb. 16, 1830, m. Dudley R. Hewitt (No. 265), that family, 

Oct. 11, 1854. 

222 JOHN DEAN, b. Nov. 28, 1832. 

223 HANNAH, b. April 17, 1834. 

Nathaniel Gallup (No. 155) m. ist, Sally McCollum, May 7,. 
1832; m. 2d, Maria D. Ford June 10, 1841, and d. April 8, 1877. 

ONE CHILD: 

224 ANN ELIZABETH, b. July 29, 1833, m. Franklin White Dec. 13, 1860. 

Benadam Gallup (No. 157) m. Cynthia Fish Oct. 14, 1792 (No. 
43), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

225 JAMES, b. Nov. 25, 1793, m. Abigail Spicer June 5, 1820. 

226 AUSTIN, b. Feb. 24, 1796, d. young. 

227 ROSWBLL, b. March 11, 1798, d. July 24, 1817. 

228 MARY, b. March 4, 1800, m. Nathaniel Smith March 13, 1875. 

229 PALMER, b. June 14, 1802, m. Desire Ball. 

230 BENADAM, b. June 3, 1804, m. Moselle Laura Moore March 15, 1828. 

231 CYNTHIA, b. Aug. 14, 1806, m. Richard Wheeler of Stonington (No. 431V 

that family. 

232 JOHN, b. March 6, 1809, m. Roxanna Fish Aug. 10, 1834. 

233 SOPHIA, b. June 16, 1812, m. William B. Smith Aug. 10, 1834. 

234 ROSWELL, b. July 24, 1817. 

Isaac Gallup (No. 165) m. Prudence Geer March 12, 1812. 
He d. May 2, 1867; she d. July 6, 1871. 

CHILDREN: 

235 MARY ANN, b. Dec. 10, 1812, m. Elias B. Avery Jan. 1, 1835. 

236 PRUDENCE ALMIRA, b. March 4, 1815, m. James L. Geer Nov. 19, 1834. 

237 EMELINE, b. Feb. 27, 1818, m. Orlando Smith April 10, 1845. 

238 ISAAC, b. Nov. 13, 1820, m. Maria T.- Davis March 23, 1845. 

239 JULIA, b. April 4, 1823, m. Jacob A. Geer Oct. 20, 1847. 

Russell Gallup (No. 166) m. Hannah Morgan March 28, 1816. 
He d. Feb. 16, 1869; she d. April 29, 1868. 

CHILDREN: 

240 EDWIN R., b. Jan. 22, 1817, m. Eliza A. Leeds May 5, 1841. 

241 RUPUS M., b. Sept. 24, 1818, m. Betsey Grey; 2d, Mrs. Eliza H. Randall. 

242 SARAH, b. Sept. 10, 1821, m. William M. Grey Nov. 28, 1839. 

243 JAMES, b. Nov. 18, 1823, m. Emily T. Hubbard; 2d, Charlotte R. Andrew. 

245 NELSON, b. Jan. 8, 1827, m. Emily E. Miner Sept. 4, 1850. 

246 ERASTUS, b. Sept. 8, 1828, d. on the way to California May 1, 1853. 

247 FRANCIS E., b. Aug. 15, 1833. 

248 JOSEPH A., b. July 8, 1835, m. Abby Cook Sept. 22, 1868. 



394 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Christopher Milton Gallup (No. i8o) m. Anna S. Billings (No. 
178), that family, June 5, 1833. He d. Feb. 19, 1874; his wife d 
at St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31, 1874. 

CHILDREN: 

249 MARTHA ANN, b. Sept. 7, 1834, m. Chauncey W. Griggs April 19, 1859. 

250 CHRISTOPHER, b. May 31, 1836, m. Hannah Lamb May 13, 1868. 

251 NATHAN, b. Oct. 13, 1848, m. P. Emma Geer March 18, 1874. 

252 NOYES P., b. April 30, 1853, m. Cora E. Morgan Nov. 17, 1881. 

Nehemiah Gallup (No. i8i) m. Elizabeth Brown Jan. 28, 1783. 

CHILDREN: 
25Z ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 10, 1783. 

254 NEHEMIAH M., b. Feb. 12, 1785, m. Huldah Wheeler. 

255 JOHN S., b. April 5, 1787. 

256 ORINDA, b. March 8, 1790, m. Christopher Wheeler (No. 397), that 

family. 

257 ELISHA, b. June 22, 1792, m. Content Wheeler of Stonington, 1816 (No. 

447), Wheeler family. 

258 LUKE, b. April 17, 1794, m. Melinda Williams (No. 14), Williams family. 

259 SERVIAH, b. Oct. 16, 1796. 

260 EBENEZBR, b. April 27, 1800, m. Lavinia Stanton in 1822. 

Henry Gallup (No. 183) m. Desire Stanton Nov. 17, 1757. 

CHILDREN: 

261 ALFRED, b. March 28, 1798, m. Eliza W. Hewitt (No. 223), that family. 
.262 ANNA, b. March 28, 1805. 

263 DESIRE, b. March 26, 1808, m. Elisha J. Hewitt (No. 222), Hewitt family. 

Hon. Albert Gallup (No. 218) m. Eunice Smith, daughter of 
Amos Smith and Priscilla (Mitchell) Smith of Groton. He d. at 
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 5, 185 1 ; his wife d. Oct. 17, 1872. 

CHILDREN: 

264 CAROLINE, b. Aug. 5, 1821, m. Rev. Sylvanus Reed of Albany, N. Y. ; in 

1862 Mr. and Mrs. Reed removed to New York city. She had long in 
mind the idea of founding a school for the education of young ladies, 
and in 1864 the school, which has long borne her name, was begun. 
After twenty-five years of active life at the head of this school, Mrs. 
Reed resigned the supervision of it in 1890. 

265 ALBERT SMITH, b. Sept. 20, 1823, m. Jane A. Balch, June 5, 1849. 

266 PRISCILLA, b. June 21, 1828, m. George H. Whiting April 13, 1852. 

267 LUCY, b. May 11, 1832, m. Henry Delavan Paine, M. D. 

268 EDWIN C, b. March 21, 1835, m. Anna Colkett Jan. 5, 1870. 

269 EUNICE IDA, b. April 14, 1840, m. Lieut. Commodore William H. Rhoades 

of the United States Navy. 

270 FRANCES W., b. July 15, 1841, d. Sept. 17, 1842. 

Palmer Gallup (No. 229) m. Desire Ball May 22, 1828. He d. 
at Mystic, Conn., Dec. 31, 1880; his wife d. Feb. 20, 1869. 

CHILDREN: 

271 MOZART, b. May 25, 1829, m. 1st, Mary Bagg Aug. 9, 1855; she d. July 

13, 1857; he m. 2d, Hannah M. Gilbert July 29, 1862; she d. Nov. 28, 
1882. 



GALLUP FAMILY. 395 

272 JOHN T., b. March 13, 1832, m. Jennie E. Young Nov. 1, 1858. 

273 ADALINE M., b. May 6, 1834, m. Levi Watrous Deo. 27, 1859. 

274 HORTBNSE D., b. Sept. 29, 1836, m. William S. Fish Sept. 14, 1856. 

275 LIBBIE M., b. Sept. 9, 1842, m. Samuel Edgcomb Oct. 17, 1863. 

276 JAMES P., b. Jan. 21, 1845. 

Nehemiah M. Gallup (No. 254) m. Huldah Wheeler of Ston- 
ington (No. 398), that family, April 26, 1812; d. Jan. 21, 1871. 

CHILDREN: 

277 ELIZA, b. Nov. 12, 1813, m. Lyman Gallup Dec. 9, 1840. 

278 MARY A., b. April 17, 1815, m. William Fanning July 21, 1836. 

279 NEHEMIAH M., b. Oct. 22, 1816, m. Laura, daughter of Judge William 

Williams of Ledyard, Oct. 21, 1841 (No. 21), Groton Williams family. 

281 JOHN W., b. Nov. 6, 1818, m. Martha E. Richards Jan. 1, 1847. 

282 HANNAH, b. Aug. 7, 1820, m. Eleazer W. Carter March 2, 1844. 

283 EUNICE, b. May 11, 1822, m. Seth Peck Aug. 6, 1849. 

284 PHEBE E., b. Feb. 8, 1824, d. May 30, 1842. 

285 MASON, b. March 4, 1826, d. April 16, 1830. 

286 WILLIAM R., b. May 19, 1828, m. Eliza Morgan May 3, 1864. 

287 HARRIET A., b. Aug. 22. 1830, m. Frederick A. Button June 19, 1850. 

288 BENJAMIN, b. June 19, 1832. 

289 HENRY C, b. Nov. 6, 1834, m. Lucy Renard June 14, 1870. 

Luke Gallup (No. 258) m. Melinda Williams Jan. 2, 1820 (No. 
14), Groton Williams family. 

CHILDREN: 

290 OLIVE, b. Oct. 8, 1820. 

291 LUKE W., b. Feb. 27, 1822. 

292 OLIVE, b. Sept. 25, 1823. 

293 PHEBE, b. Sept. 8, 1825, m. Warren S. Wheeler Feb. 8, 1847 (No. 510), 

that family. 

294 AMOS, b. March 19, 1827. 

295 JARED, b. April 17, 1829. 

296 MELINDA, b. Nov. 2, 1831, m. Nelson H. Wheeler April 3, 1853 (No. 513), 

that family. 

297 BRIDGET, b. Nov. 22, 1833, m. William B. Chapman April 19, 1865. 

Alfred Gallup (No. 261) m. Eliza W. Hewitt Oct. 19, 1823 (No. 
223), Hewitt family. 

CHILDREN: 

298 WILLIAM A., b. June 28, 1827, d. Aug. 31, 1843. 

299 AUSTIN O., b. Dec. 27, 1828, m. Lucy A. Rathbun Jan. 22, 1855. 

300 ELIZA A., b. Sept. 5, 1830, d. Sept. 2, 1832. 

301 MARY A., b. June 3, 1832, d. Sept. 5, 1833. 

302 HARRIET A., b. Oct. 1, 1836, m. Avery Morgan Dec. 25, 1853. 

303 LAURA E., b. May 28, 1840, m. Sanford W. Havens Oct. 8, 1857. 

304 LOUIS A., b. June 30, 1846, m. Ella Hitchcock June 7, 1866. 

John Gallup (No. 134) m. Hannah Denison (No. 225), that 
family, Jan. 3, 1782. He d. Dec. 8, 1825 ; she d. Sept. i, 1830. 



396 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

305 JOHN GARDNER, b. Aug. 2, 1785, m. Anna B. Denison (No. 404), that- 

family. 

306 LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 22, 1784, m. Henry Gardner. 

307 HANNAH, b. May 3, 1786, m. Nathan Crary. 

308 DANIEL, b. Sept. 12, 1789. 

309 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 9, 1791. ; 

310 MARY, b. Jan. 23, 1794, d. March 11, 1880. 

311 BEEBB D., b. April 22, 1796, d. unmarried Aug. 25, 1843. 

312 GURDON, b. June 12, 1798. 

313 ESTHER, b. July 19, 1800, m. Ebenezer Denison. 

314 JOHN GARDNER, 2d, b. Sept. 15, 1805, d. unmarried Dec. 21, 1888. 



aORE FAMILY. 



I. JOHN GORE, b. in England, came from Waltham Abbey, 
Sussex, Eng., settled in Roxbury, as a freeman ; was entered 
April i8, 1637; mentioned as a land owner in 1643, having 188 
acres; a member of the artillery company in 1638; and for many 
years was town clerk and the records of Roxbury (now in the 
City Hall, Boston) are in the handwriting of himself and his son, 
John, who succeeded him. John Gore died in Roxbury, Mass., 
June 2, 1657; he married Rhoda . 

CHILDREN: 

2 MARY, b. in England; no trace of her existing. 

3 JOHN, b. May 23, 1634, in England; d. in Roxbury June 26, 1705. 

4 OBADIAH, b. June, 1636, in Roxbury, d. Sept., 1646. 

5 ABIGAIL, b. Aug., 1641, d. young. 

6 ABIGAIL, bapt. May 7, 1643, d. Oct. 31, 1671, unmarried. 

7 HANNAH, b. May, 1645, d. July 1686, m. Ralph Bradhurst of Roxbury 

June 13, 1677; had four children. 

8 OBADIAH, bapt. March 25, 1648, d. Sept. 3, 1653. 

9 and 10 Twins, d. unbaptized June 11, 1651. 

11 SAMUEL, b. in Roxbury, 1652, d. there July 26, 1692. 

12 BENJAMIN, b. Nov., 1654, d. young. 

After Mr. John Gore died his widow m. Lieut. John Reming- 
ton. 

John Gore (No. 3) m. May 31, 1683, Sarah, daughter of Peter 
Gardner. 

CHILDREN: 

13 JOHN, b. Feb. 27, 1684. 

14 SARAH, b. Aug. 24, 1685. 

15 HANNAH, b. Feb. 14, 1688. 

16 BBENEZBR, b. Nov. 7, 1689. 

17 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 15, 1692, d. young. 

18 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 26, 1693. 

19 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 11, 1695, d. young. 

20 SAMUEL, b. May 15, 1697, d. young. 

21 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 1, 1699, d. young. 

Samuel Gore (No. ii) m. Aug. 28, 1672, Elizabeth, daughter of 
John Weld of Roxbury ; was a carpenter by trade, and for several 
years was a selectman of Roxbury. 



398 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

22 ABIGAIL, b. May 29, 1673, d. young. 

23 JOHN, bapt. Nov. 10, 1678, d. young. 

24 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 20, 16S1. 

25 JOHN, b. June 22, 1683, d. at sea of smallpox Nov., 1720, m. Rebecca- 

Smith May 12, 1713; no children. 

26 THOMAS, b. Aug. 16, 1686, d. Oct. 17, 1689. 

27 OBADIAH, b. July 13, 1688, d. Oct. 8, 1721, m. Sarai Kilby Oct. 26, 1710. 

28 MARGARET, b. , m. , d. — . 

Samuel Gore (No. 24) d. at Norwich, Conn., May 2.'j, 1756. 
He m. I St, Hannah Draper, daughter of Moses Draper and wife 
Hannah, daughter of John Chandler, who were m. July 7, 1685. 
Mrs. Hannah (Chandler) Draper d. June 9, 1692. The daughter 
Hannah was b. April 8, 1686, and m. Samuel Gore; she d. in 
Norwich, Conn., July 11, 1741, and Mr. Gore m.^ 2d, Mrs. Dorcas 
Blunt Mav 13, 1742. 

CHILDREN: 

29 ELIZABETH, b. in Roxbury Jan. 12, 1704, m. Joseph Witter (No. 12), that 

family; had eight children and d. April 9, 1761. 

30 SAMUEL, b. March 26, 1705, d. May 22, 1706. 

31 SAMUEL, b. May 29, 1707, d. young. 

32 MOSES, b. Sept. 23, 1709, d. . 

33 JOHN, b. Oct. 11, 1711, d. at Norwich, Conn., Jan. 19, 1735. 

34 OBADIAH, b. July 26, 1714, d. at Wyoming, Penn., Jan. 10, 1779, of small 

pox. This was the father of the sons killed in the massacre at Wy- 
oming. 

35 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 6, d. Oct. 4, 1719. 

36 HANNAH, b. Dec. 20, 1720, d. March 19, 1810, m. first, July 17, 1740, to 

Silas Burrows (No. 16), that family, of Stonington; he d. April 19, 
1741, and Mrs. Hannah Burrows m. 2d, Nathaniel Gallup (No. 69), 
that family, Nov. 24, 1742. By her first husband there was one child 
born a few months after its father died, named Silence, who m.. 
Richard Wheeler, grandfather of the author of this book. 

37 SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1723, m. Eliphalet Hobart of Stonington, Conn., and d. 

July 28, 1743. 

Obadiah Gore (No. 34), d. at Wyoming, Penn., Jan. 10, 1779, 
of smallpox ; m. Hannah Parke of Preston, Conn., Nov. 4, 1742. 
She was b. July 3, 1721, and d. Aug. 14, 1804, at Sequin, Penn. 

CHILDREN: 

38 OBADIAH, b. April 7, 1744, d. in Pennsylvania March 22, 1821, m. Anna 

Avery March, 1764. 

39 DANIEL, b. March 13, 1746, d. 1809. 

40 SILAS, b. Dec. 23, 1747, m. Kessiah Yerrington, who was killed at Wyom- 

ing massacre. 

41 ASA, b. Feb. 28, 1750, m. Elizabeth Avery; had one child, Asa A. Gore, 

and was killed at Wyoming massacre. 

42 HANNAH, b. May 28, 1752, m. Timothy Pierce, who was killed at Wyom- 

ing massacre, and she m. 2d, Thomas Duane. 



GORE FAMILY. 399 

43 LUCY, b. May 2S, 1754, d. Sept. 30, 1S20, m. John Murphy, who was killed 

at Wyoming massacre; she was twice after m. 

44 SARAH, b. Nov. 23, 1756, d. May, 1841, m. 1st, Lawrence Myers, and 26, 

Rev. Benjamin Bidlack. She was in Forty Fort during the massacre. 

45 GEORGE, b. Sept., 1759, slain in Wyoming massacre July 3, 1778. 

46 SAMUEL, b. May 24, 1761, d. May 2, 1834, m. Sarah Brogan; had six 

children. 

47 JOHN, b. Feb. 25, 1764, at Norwich, Conn., too young to go into the fight 

with his brothers. 

John Gore (No. 47) went to Wilkesbarre with his father's fam- 
ily in 1769; was in the fort during the massacre, a lad of 14 yrs.; 
fled with the family; afterward returned, settled in Kingston, m. 
Elizabeth Ross, sister of Gen. William Ross ; was b. Feb. 25, 1764, 
d. at Forty Fort Aug. 4, 1837. 

CHILDREN: 

48 ASA, b. 1794, d. June 3, 1855, not m. 

49 JOHN, b. 1799, d. , m. Ruth Searles. 

50 ELIZABETH, b. , d. March 3, 1808, aged 10 yrs and 7 mos. 

51 MARY, b. 1802, d. 1861, m. Moses Woods; no children. 

52 GEORGE, b. 1804, m. Harriet Smith, d. Nov. 16, 1841. 

53 JEREMIAH, b. Nov. 6, 1808, d. not m. 

54 SARAH, b. May 28, 1806, d. 1886, m. John B. Woods of Yorkshire, Eng.. 



GRANT FAMILY. 



I. MATHEW GRANT, the progenitor and emigrant ances- 
tor of the Grant family of New England, was b. in England on 
Tuesday, Oct. 2y, 1601. He came to this country May 30, 1630, 
in the good "Ship Mary and John," with his family, and landed 
at Dorchester, Mass. 

He was admitted a freeman in the Massachusetts Colony in 
1631, but did not long remain in Dorchester, for as early as 1635, 
he took an active part in forming the company that migrated to 
Windsor, Conn., and went with them to that place, and was elect- 
ed first town clerk thereof, which office he held for a good many 
years. He also held the position of town surveyor, and took a 
prominent part in the organization, and also in transplanting the 
Congregational Church there, which had been previously formed 
in Plymouth, England, and first transplanted in Dorchester, 

Conn. Mathew Grant and Priscilla , b. Feb. 27, 1600, m. 

Nov. 16, 1625 ; she d. April 27, 1644, aged 43 years. He m. 2d, 
Susannah (Chapen) Rockwell, widow of Dea. William Rockwell, 
May 29, 1645 ; she d. Nov. 14, 1666; he d. Dec. 16, 1681. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 
2 PRISCILLA, b. Sept. 16, 1626, m. Michael Humprey Oct. 14, 1747. 
" 3 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 12, 1631, m. Mary Porter May 27, 1658. 

4 TAHAN, b. Feb. 3, 1633, m. Hannah Palmer Jan. 22, 1662. 

5 JOHN, b. April 30, 1642, m. Mary Hull Aug. 2, 1666. 

Samuel Grant (No. 3), b. at Dorchester, Mass., m. Mary Pot- 
ter, May 27, 1658, at Windsor, Conn. She was b. about 1638, 
they lived at Windsor, Conn., and he was one of the petitioners 
May 13, 1680, for the new town of East Windsor, where he was a 
member of the church in 1700; he d. Sept. 10, 1718. 

6 SAMUEL, b. at Windsor, Conn., April 20, 1659, m. Anna Filley Dec. 6, 

1683; he m. 2d, Grace Miner April 11, 1688 (No. 26), that family; he d. 
April 16, 1753. 

7 JOHN, b. April 24, 1664, m. Elizabeth Skinner June 5. 1690. 

8 MATHEW, b. Sept. 22, 1666, m. Hannah Chapman Oct. 29, 1690. 
~ 9 JOSIAH, b. March 19, 1668, m. Rebecca Miner July 8, 1696. 

10 NATHANIEL, b. April 14, 1672, m. Bethia Warner May 16, 1699. 

11 MARY, b. Jan. 23, 1675, m. Dea. Joseph Skinner March 13, 1694. 

12 SARAH, b. Jan. 19, 1677, d. 1680. 

Josiah Grant (No. 9) came to Stonington, Conn., to reside, 
where he m. Rebecca Miner (No. 41), that family, July 8, 1696. 



GRANT FAMILY. 401 

They joined"the First Congregational Church of Stonington Aug. 
27, 1699; she d. Jan. 15, 1747; h. d. March 28, 1732. 

CHILDREN: 

13 JOSIAH, b. June 17, 1697, m. Grace Prentice Nov. 30, 1721. 

14 JOHN, b. Oct. 19, 1698. 

^ 15 OLIVER, b. Sept. 30, 1703. m. twice. 

16 NOAH, b. Jan. 13, 1706, m. Rachel ; m. 2d, Harnah Miner Jan. 

25, 1745. 

17 MINER, b. Aug. 26, 1712. 

Josiah Grant (No. 13) of Stonington, m. Grace Prentice (No. 
15), that family, Nov. 30, 1721 ; he d. April 30, 1733. 

CHILDREN: 

18 REBECCA, b. June 20, 1723, m. Nathaniel Hewitt April 24, 1740 (No. 57), 

that family. 

19 JOHN, b. March 4, 1726, d. Nov. 18, 1739. 

20 LUCY, b. Dec. 12, 1728, d. . 

21 LUCY, b. May 9, 1732, m. Caleb Green oi! Westerly, R. I., Nov. 9, 1750. 

22 SARAH, b. May 9, 1732, d. young. 

Oliver Grant of Stonington (No. 15) m. ist Bridget Miner, May 
26, 1726 (No. 69), Miner family. Mrs. Grant d. ; he m. for 2d 
wife. Silence WilHamsMay 18, 1729 (No. 45), Williams family. 
He d. May 7, 1757. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

23 BRIDGET, b. June 6, 1727, m. Stephen Billings (No. 78), that family. 

24 OLIVER, b. July 18, 1729, m. Anna Borodel Billings May 23, 1749. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

25 SILENCE, b. Jan. 31, 1731, m. John Breed (No. 16), that family. 
-26 JOSHUA, b. Jan. 30, 1732, m. Sarah Breed. 

27 EUNICE, b. Feb. 23, 1735, m. Collins York, May 29, 1755 (No. 23), York 

family. 

28 MARY, b. July 9, 1737, m. Ichabod Palmer (No. 234). 

29 SARAH, b. Sept. 24, 1739, m. William Walworth of Groton. 

Noah Grant of Stonington (No. 16) m. Rachel , by her 

he had one son, Noah Grant, b. Oct. 9, 1730, d. young. He m. 
2d wife, Hannah Miner (No. 72), that family, Jan. 25, 1745. He 
d. March 2, 1759. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

30 RACHEL, b. Nov. 2, 1745, m. Joseph Worden Dec. 6, 1770. 

31 NOAH, b. Jan. 28, 1747, m. Mary Palmer Aug. 11, 1771. 

32 JOSIAH, b. March 27, 1749, m. Sarah Miner; m. 2d, Mrs. Mary (Hewitt) 

Williams. 

33 JOHN, b. July 7, 1754, m. Thankful Lewis Oct. 6, 1776. 

Oliver Grant of Stonington (No. 24) m. Ann Borodel Billings 
May 23, 1749 (No. 54), Billings family. He d. March 22, 1798. 

CHILDREN: 

34 BRIDGET, b. Sept. 24, 1751, m. Hosea Wheeler Feb. 18, 1772 (No. 90), 

Wheeler family. 
55 OLIVER, b. April 16, 1754, m. Hannah Fanning. 
36 MINER, b. Feb. 28, 1756, m. Eunice Swift. 



402 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

37 REBECCA, b. Dec. 12, 1759. 

38 PHEBE, b. Feb. 13, 1762, m. James or (Oliver) Brown. 

39 EPHRAIM, b. July 4, 1764, m. Olive Shepard. 

40 LUCINDA, b. Oct. 3. 1766, m. Stanton Hewitt May 15, 1784 (No. 110), 

41 WEALTHY, b. Oct. 5, 1768, m. Sanford Palmer, Feb. 10, 1788. 

42 MARY, b. Aug. 8, 1770, m. Elijah Palmer. 

43 DANIEL, b. in 1773, m. Mary Swan of Stonington. 

Joshua Grant of North Stonington (No. 26) m. Sarah Breed 
Nov. 15, 1753 (No. 19), Breed family. He d. May 16, 1788. 

CHILDREN: 

44 JOSHUA, b. April 2, 1756, m. Lucy Green Jan. 1, 1778. 

45 SILENCE, b. May 22, 1758, m. Benoni Gardner. 

46 ESTHER, b. Sept. 3, 1760, m. Sands Cole June 13, 1784. 

47 EUNICE, b. June 8, 1763, m. Allen York. 

48 AMOS, b. Sept. 22, 1765, m. Bdgecomb. 

49 GILBERT, b. April 12, 1768, m. Anna Breed. 

50 MARY, b. March 2, 1771, m. Edward Holmes Feb. 15, 1789 (No. 67), Holmes 

family. 

51 DEBORAH, b. Aug. 21, 1773, m. Benajah Ladd; m. 2d, Judge 

Pratt. 

52 LUCY, b. June 7, 1776, m. Timothy Swan Wheeler Dec. 13, 1796 (No. 139), 

Wheeler family. 

53 BLNATHAN, b. July 7, 1779, m. Betsey Fellows Nov. 12, 1801. 

Oliver Grant of Stonington (No. 35) m. Hannah Fanning of 
Groton April 20, 1775. 

CHILDREN: 

54 OLIVER, b. in 1779, m. Esther Breed. 

55 GEORGE, b. Aug. 7, 1782, d. unmarried. 

56 WILLIAM, b. in 1784, d. unmarried. 

57 HANNAH, b. in 1787, d. unmarried. 

58 HOSEA, b. in 1789, m. Betsey Jaques. 

59 WHEELER, b. in 1790. 

60 REBECCA, b. in 1792, m. Elisha Keeney. 

61 HENRY, b. in 1795, m. Polly Keeney. 

Joshua Grant (No. 44) m. Lucy Green Jan. i, 1778. He d. May 
16, 1825; she d. May 15, 1836, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

62 JOSHUA, b. Nov. 7, 1778, m. Caroline Hinckley March 12, 1801. 

63 LUCY, b. Dec. 24, 1781, m. Dudley Randall March 26, 1801 (No. 74), Ran- 

dall family. 

64 PRENTICE, b. Nov. 29, 1783, m. Lucy Brown Dec. 28, 1808; m. 2d, Mary 

Horton Bentley Dec. 10, 1824. 

65 SARAH, b. Nov. 11, 1785, m. 1st, Daniel Farnham in 1809; he d. in 1815; 

m. 2d, her sister Lucy's husband, Dudley Randall, March 28, 1830. 

66 CHARLES, b. Jan. 12, 1788, m. Lydia Barber. 

67 HENRY, b. July 25, 1791, m. Fanny Bailey. 

68 BETSEY, b. Oct. 2, 1794. 

69 CALEB, b. June 19, 1797, m. Lura Peabody April 30, 1826. 

70 ALMIRA, b. April 6, 1800, m. Noyes Weaver. 

Gilbert Grant of Stonington (No. 49) m. Anna Breed (No. 63), 
Breed family, Feb. 21, 1790. He d. March 11, 1820. 



GRANT FAMILY. 403 

CHILDREN: 

71 GILBERT, b. Dec. 8, 1793, m. Elizabeth Wells March 27, 1817. 

72 CYRUS, b. Feb. 15, 1795, m. Rhoda Chesebrough Nov. 18, 1820 (No. 378), 

Chesebrough family. 

73 JOHN, b. Feb. 3, 1798, m. Ann Wheeler Ayer Sept. 26, 1826. 

74 WILLIAM SLACK, b. April 27, 1800, m. Betsey Mason Baldwin. 

75 ANNA, b. July 27, 1802, m. Gilbert Dart. 

Josiah Grant (No. 32) m. ist, Sarah Miner Aug. 30, 1770; m. 
2d, Mrs. Mary (Hewitt) Williams Feb. 8, 1784. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: ^j 

76 JOSIAH, b. Aug. 18, 1771, m. Sybil Saflord. 

77 SARAH, b. March 28, 1774. 

78 THOMAS, b. Sept. 12, 1775. 

79 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 24, 1777. 

80 MARY, b. March 1, 1779. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

81 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 4, 1784, m. Matilda Marsh. 

82 HANNAH, b. May 13, 1786, m. Jared Gardner Jan. 19, 1804. 

83 CYNTHIA, b. April 24, 1788, m. Rev. John Warren. 

84 NANCY, b. April 24, 1788. 

85 DESIRE, b. Jan. 23, 1791. 

86 WEALTHY, b. Sept. 30, 1793. 

Noah Grant (No. 31) m. Mary Palmer Aug. J-i, 1771. He d. 
Aprils, 1 80 1. 

CHILDREN: 

87 NOAH, b. in 1772, m. Polly Browning Nov. 25, 1789. 

88 PATTY, b. Sept. 6, 1777. 

89 ROSWELL, b. Nov. 17, 1779. m. Abigail Smith. 

90 RUSSELL, b. Sept. 17, 1781. 

91 MINER, b. July 28, 1787, m. Anna, daughter of Jesse Palmer. 

92 LUCINDA, b. Oct. 31, 1791. 

Oliver Grant of Stonington (No. 54) m. Esther Breed in 1801, 
'daughter of Stephen Breed and Esther Wheeler (No. 114), Breed 
family. He d. May 23, 1813 ; she d. Oct. 9, 1861. 

CHILDREN: 

93 MARY ESTHER, b. Oct. 17, 1802, d. unmarried. 

94 OLIVER BURROWS, b. Oct. 13, 1804, d. unmarried Oct. 1, 1891. 

95 ANN MINER, b. June 29, 1807, m. Orrin SafEord Dec. 29, 1830. 

96 LUCY BREED, b. Oct. 13, 1810, m. Daniel Brown Spalding, May 10, 1832, 

son of Asa Spalding, M. D., and Lucy York. 

William S. Grant (No. 74) m. Betsey Mason Baldwin May 16, 
1827 (No. 102), Baldwin family. He d. June 15, i860; lived in 
North Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

97 NANCY ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 19, 1828. 

98 WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. Nov. 9, 1830, m. Harriet N. Williams (No. 68), 

Williams family, March 12, 1856. 

99 MARY ANNA, b. Nov. 4, 1837, m. Thomas Lawton Reynolds, Nov. 23, 

1858. 
100 FRANCES JULIETTE, b. May 23, 1842. 



404 HISTORY OP STONINQTON. 

Noah Grant (No. 87) m. Polly Browning Nov. 25, 1789 (No. 
45), Browning family. 

CHILDREN: 

101 RUTH, b. Aug. 10, 1793, m. Jonathan Eccleston. 

102 ANNA, b. June 2, 1795. 

103 RUSSELL, b. May 14, 1797. 

104 JOHN. b. July 11, 1800. 

105 JUSTUS, b. Oct. 8, 1802. 

106 DANIEL, b. Feb. 8, 1805. 

107 MINER, b. April 2, 1806. 

108 CYRUS, b. April 19, 1808. 

109 POLLY, b. Sept. 23, 1812. 

110 PATIENCE, b. March 3, 1813. 

111 NOAH, b. July 15, 1815. 



GREENMAN FAMILY. 



The ancestor of the Greenman family about here is 
I. JOHN GREENMAN of Newport, who m. 

CHILDREN: 

2 DAVID, b. . 

3 EDWARD, b. . 



4 CONTENT, b. 1636, d. March 27, 1666, m. Walter Clarke, 1660. 

Edward Greenman (No. 3) m. Mary , d. 1688. 

CHILDREN: 

5 EDWARD, b. 1663, d. 1749. 

6 WILLIAM, b. . 

7 JOHN, b. 1666, d. Sept. 30, 1727. 

8 THOMAS, b. 1669, d. 1728. 

9 MARY, b. , m. March 8, 1706, Adam Casey. 

Edward Greenman (No. 5) m. Margaret . 

CHILDREN: 

10 ABIGAIL, b. . 

11 SILAS, b. about 1690. 

12 PHEBE, b. Jan. 29, 1692, m. Whiting. 

13 EDWARD, b. about 1694. 

14 NATHAN, b. . 

14a SARAH, d. aged 27 yrs. 

William Greenman (No. 6) m. Ann Clark Westerly, 1706, 

John Greenman (No .7) m. Elizabeth ; buried in New- 
port. 

Thomas (No. 8) m. Mary Weeden, daughter of William and 
Sarah (Peckham) Weeden. 

Silas Greenman (No. 11) m. Katharine Greenman in Kings- 
town Jan. 3, 1715, by Christopher Allen. 

CHILDREN: 

15 PHEBE, b. May 23, 1717. 

16 JOHN. b. Dec. 7, 1718, d. April 25, 1732. 

17 GARTHROT, b. Aug. 16, 1720, m. Thomas Edwards Nov. 1, 1742. 

18 EUNICE, b. Oct. 5, 1722. 

19 EDWARD, b. Oct 9, 1724, d. Jan. 24, 1726. 

20 SARAH, b. Sept. 18, 1728, d. Sept. 22, 1728. 

Mrs. Katharine d. April 17, 1730, aged 36 yrs, and Mr. Silas 
Greenman m. 2d, Anne Babcock March 23, 1731 ; she d. May 13, 
1731, and after her death he m. Eunice Babcock (No. 55) of Bab- 
cock family, of South Kingstown, R. I., May 10, 1737. 

CHILDREN OP CAPT. SILAS AND EUNICE GREENMAN: 

21 KATHARINE, b. April 22, 1738. 

22 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 15, 1740. 

23 ANNA, b. Jan. 30, 1742. 

24 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 5, 1744. , , : 



406 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Edward Greenman (No. 13), called Jr., of Westerly, m. Sarah 
Clarke of South Kingstown May 11, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

25 SILAS, b. June 11, 1724. 

26 MARGARET, b. Oct. 17, 1725. 

27 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 21, 1727. 

28 EDWARD, b. March 9, 1731. 

29 CATHARINE, b. Aug. 18, 1732. 

30 MARY, b. April 12, 1735. 

31 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 28, 1736. 

32 CHLOE, b. April 8, 1739. 

33 NATHAN, b. Feb. 21, 1741. 

Silas Greenman (No. 25) m. Sarah Peckham Oct. 27, 1751; 
they were both of Charlestown. 

CHILDREN: 

34 HANNAH, b. Aug. 4, 1753. 

35 MARY, b. June 26, 1755. 

36 TIMOTHY, b. March 22, 1757. 

37 SARAH, b. Sept. 1, 1760. 

(Probably other births during these ten years, which cannot be found.) 

38 SILAS, b. Sept. 29. 1770. 

Silas Greenman (No. 38) m. Mary or Polly, daughter of George 
and Esther Stillman, Oct. 17, 1793. He d. June 5, 1846, and Mrs. 
Mary Greenman d. April, 1846. 

NOTE. — The Greenman family has been prominently identified with ship- 
building in Mystic. ' In 1827 George and Silas Greenman 3d, having learned 
shipbuilding from their father, went into partnership at Old Mystic (the head 
of the river), and remained there till 1835, when Silas removed to Westerly, R. 
I., and carried on the business there. His brother George carried on the ship- 
building alone for one year, when he took his two younger brothers, Clark 
and Thomas S., into partnership with him. In 1838, being solicited to build 
larger vessels than their yards would accommodate, they bought and re- 
moved their plant to Adams Point, near Mystic, and established the first ship- 
yard in that place, and the list of vessels which they built is found under 
"Shipping" in this book. In 1849 the Greenman brothers organized the Green- 
manville Manufacturing Co., which they established at Adams Point, giving the 
name of Greenmanville to the village, which had grown up there by their 
enterprising business capacity. They erected a large mill for the manufacture 
of fine woolen gooods, which was successfully operated and subsequently en- 
larged to its present size, and in 1863 they established a store there to supply 
their many employes and others. The Greenman brothers believed that in 
"union there is strength," and the perfect confidence between them and their 
strong opinions of right and justice have made them worthy of notice among 
their fellow men. 

CHILDREN: 

39 SARAH or SALLY, b. Oct. 22, 1794, m. Joseph Lanphear. 

40 SILAS, b. Nov. 26, 1796. 

41 MARY or POLLY, b. Dec. 1, 1798, m. Greene Champlin. 

42 LUCY, b. Jan. 25, 1800, d. young. 

43 CATHARINE, b. June 11, 1803, m. John Bdmondson. 

44 GEORGE C, b. at Westerly Aug. 27, 1805. 

45 CLARK, b. at Hopkinton, June 23, 180S. 

46 THOMAS S., b. at Westerly Oct. 5, ISIO. 

47 WILLIAM, d. young. 



GREENMAN FAMILY. 407 

Silas Greenman (No. 40) m. Thankful, daughter of Samuel and 
wife Susan (Potter) Wells, b. Aug. 7, 1802, d. April 27, 1870; 
m. Dec. 20, 1821. He d. April 4, 1881 ; had seven children. 

George Greenman (No. 44), b. at Westerly, R. I., Aug. 27, 
1805, m. Feb. 10, 1828, Abby, daughter of Charles and wife 
Martha (Burch) Chipman, of Mystic. 

Clark Greenman (No. 45) b. at Hopkinton, June 23, 1808, m. 
Jan. 4, 1841, Harriet, daughter of Peleg and wife Hannah (Amy) 
of Portsmouth, R. I.; she was b. July 30, 1812; he d. Aug. 26, 
1877. 

Thomas S. Greenman (No. 46) b. at Westerly, R. I., Oct. 5, 
1810, m. Charlotte, daughter of David Rogers of Connecticut, 
Nov. 21, 1842. They had one child. Mrs, Greenman d. May 14, 
1879. 



HALEY FAMILY. 



We do not know at what date the first Haley came from Dev- 
onshire, England, or whether he landed at Boston or Newport, 
but from what I have learned it is said that he came from Bos- 
ton to Newport in 1738, and on the First Congrega,tional Church 
records in Stonington is found this entry, "Dominie Haley and 
Ann Dorcas were married Oct. 29, 1739." Whether he was 
brother or not to the 

I. JOHN HALEY of Groton is not known, but a John Haley 
and his wife, Mary Saunders, daughter of John and Silence Saun- 
ders, lived at Centre Groton in 1738 with their six children, viz.: 
John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Caleb, Martha and Elizabeth. John 
settled in Stonington, a mile or more north of the borough, near 
the present residence of John F. Chesebro. Caleb m. at Centre 
Groton, and Jeremiah settled at Mystic Bridge, Conn. 

CHILDREN OP JOHN AND MARY: 
2 JOHN, b. . 



3 JOSHUA, b. Dec. 27, 1721. 

4 JEREMIAH, b. . 

5 CALEB, b. . 

6 MARTHA, b. April 7, 1723. 

7 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 17, 1726. 

John Haley (No. 2) m. Deborah, daughter of William and 
wife, Esther Fanning, March 28, 1745, by Rev. John Owen. 

CHILDREN: 

8 JOSHUA, b. June 30, 1746. He left no children. 

9 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 3, 1748, m. William Miner (No. 172), May 10, 1770. 

10 MARY, b. Sept. 5, 1751, m. Thomas Leeds Feb. 11, 1773. 

11 ZERVIAH, b. Nov. 26, 1753, m. Daniel Smith April 6, 1777. 

12 HANNAH, b. April 15, 1756, m. Manassah Miner (No. 173). 

13 MARTHA, b. June 3, 1758, m. John West. 

14 PHEBB, b. Nov. 12, 1760, remained single. 

15 EDMOND, b. April 4, 1763. 

16 LUCY, b. April 15, 1765, m. Nathaniel Burdick of Charlestown, R. I., 

Jan. 22, 1754. 

17 BELCHER, b. Feb. 20, 1767. 

18 JOHN, b. . 

19 DEBORAH, b. March 20, 1771, m. Elihu Hancock. 

20 CONTENT, b. Aug. 8, 1773, m. Seth Burdick. 

Jeremiah Haley (No. 4) m. Catharine Hilyard, daughter of 
Ambrose Hilyard, b. 1731, and wife Mary . 



HALEY FA3IILY. 409 

CHILDREN: 

21 KATHARINE, b. Jan. 4, 1759. 

22 MARY, b. Aug. 8, 1760. 

23 THOMAS, b. Aug. 28, 1762, and d. young. 

24 RHODA, b. Nov. 1, 1764. 

25 NATHAN, b. Oct. 31, 1766. 

26 CHARLOTTE, b. Feb. 27, 1769. 

27 JEREMIAH, b. June 30, 1771. 

28 GEORGE, b. Sept. 9, 1773. 

29 HANNAH, b. April 24, 1776. 

30 NANCY, b. May 10, 1778. 

31 SIMEON, b. Nov. 24, 1781. 

All of the male members of this family, with the exception of 
Thomas, who d. young, were sea captains, and Nathan was ap- 
pointed American Consul in Nantes, France, where he d. Jan. 3, 
1841. He received the Cross of the Legion of Honor for im- 
portant services rendered France under Bonaparte. 

Caleb Haley (No. 5) m. Mary Helm, b. 1740, from Little Rest^ 
Long Island. She was daughter of Rouse Helm, b. Feb. 11, 
1713. He m. Northrup, 

CHILDREN: 

32 CALEB, b. , m. Sally Burrows (No. 98), Burrows family. 

33 ELISHA, b. and m. Nancy Crary. He was a member of Congress. 

34 STEPHEN, b. and m. Lucy Gallup. 

35 BETSEY, b. Sept. 14, 1767, m. John B. Burrows (No. 95) ; she d. June 13, 

1847. 

Stephen Haley (No. 34) m. Lucy Gallup (Noi 62), Gallup fam- 
ily, and his son, Dudley Haley, m. Rebecca F. Voorhees, and 
their son, Albert Haley, m. Catharine Haley (No. 44). 

Edmond Haley (No. 15) m. ist, Polly Irish, and 2d, Sarah 
Miner Sept. 15, 1794. 

CHILDREN: 

36 JABEZ, b. April 6, 1796. 
36a MARGARET, b. Jan. 12, 1799. 

John Haley (No. 18) m. Priscilla Fellows, the widow of John 
Devol or Daboll, who she m. Dec. i, 1771 ; she m. 2d, John Haley 
Oct. 4, 1792. 

CHILDREN: 

37 JOHN, b. . 



38 JOSHUA, b. March 15, 1795. 

39 ELIHU, b. May 2, 1797. 

Simeon Haley (No. 31) m. March 15, 1803, Sarah, daughter of 
Daniel and wife Mary (Avery) Packer, who were among the 
early settlers of Groton, Conn. She was cousin of Judge Asa 
Packer, the eminent and distinguished millionaire of Mauch 
Chunk, Penn. 



410 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE : 

40 CATHARINE, b. Dec. 28, 1805, m. Gapt. Dudley Stark. 

41 LUCY, b. March 15, 1807, m. Thomas Ash. 

42 SIMEON, Jr., b. Aug. 20, 1812, m. Lydia Esther Brown (No. 241), Lynn 

Brown family. 

Mrs. Sarah Haley d. Nov. 25, 1834, and on April 16, 1837, 
Capt. Simeon Haley m. Miss Priscilla Avery Burrows (No. 156), 
Burrows family, daughter of John and wife Betsey (Haley) Bur- 
rows. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

43 NATHAN, b. Jan. 28, 1840. d. aged 26 yrs. 

44 CATHARINE, b. Oct. 3, 1849, m. Albert Haley. 

Joshua Haley (No. 38) m. Rebecca Brown (No. 360), Lynn 
Brown family, Nov. 29, 1821. 

CHILDREN: 

45 JOSHUA, b. Sept. 5, 1822, m. Matilda Williams. 

46 REBECCA, b. June 1, 1824, m. Benadam Champlin Nov. 28, 1844. 

47 MARY. b. Jan. 2, 1826, d. 1827. 

48 MARY E., b. March 10, 1828, d. unmarried in 1831. 

49 JANE, b. June 8, 1827, m. James Norman. 

50 HARRIET, b. . 

51 JOHN, b. . 



HALLAM FAMILY. 



I. MR. JOHN HALLAM, who was born in Barbadoes, West 
Indies, in the year 1662, came with his mother and younger 
brother, Nicholas Hallam, and his stepfather, Mr. John Liveen, 
of New London, Conn., in the year 1676, where he continued to 
reside, until he came to Stonington, soon after 1680, when and 
where he became acquainted with the family of Mr. Amos Rich- 
ardson, one of the most prominent families in the town, whose 
daughter, Aliss Prudence Richardson, he m. March 15, 1683. 
Mr. Hallam at once engaged in the mercantile business, which 
"was the employment of his stepfather, in the West Indies, and 
at New London, after they had taken up their residence there. 
Mr. Hallam enlarged his business here and opened commercial 
relations with merchants at Barbadoes, which he very success- 
■fully prosecuted for several years. His mother, Mrs. Alice Hal- 
lam, when she m. John Liveen had an estate of about one thou- 
sand dollars, which she placed in her husband's hands, with the 
assurance from him that he would give the same, with its ac- 
cumulations, to her two sons, the said John and Nicholas, after 
his death, which assurance he did not fulfill, but gave the same 
to the ministry of New London. This disposition of the prop- 
erty by Mr. Liveen was so at variance with his repeated promises, 
made to their mother before her marriage to him, and to her sons 
■afterward, that they would receive their mother's property after 
Tiis death, that they refused to abide by his will and appealed 
therefrom, which appeal after an extended controversy both here 
and in England, was disallowed, and the validity of Mr. Liveen's 
will was contested and finally confirmed by all the Courts having 
jurisdiction of the same. 

Mr. Hallam, in prosecuting his commercial relations with Bar- 
badoes and the West Indies, acted as super-cargo of the vessels 
conveying his goods to these islands, and in person superintended 
the sale thereof, and exchange of the same for goods of the isl- 
ands, which he brought home and sold to the merchants in this 
region round about. During the year 1700 Mr. Hallam pur- 
chased and fitted out one of his vessels with the products of 
neighboring farms and went with the same to the West Indies as 



412 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

super-cargo. Somewhere on his return he caught the smallpox,, 
with which he d. Nov. 20, 1700. Mr. Hallam, after his marriage 
with Miss Prudence Richardson, purchased a large and valuable 
tract of land of her brother, the Rev. John Richardson, whose 
father, Mr. Amos Richardson, had given him as a wedding pres- 
ent, on his marriage. The land embraced in said purchase, in- 
cluded the land lying between Stonington Harbor, Lambert's 
Cove and Stony Brook on the east, Fisher's Island Sound on the 
south and Quiambaug Cove on the west up to a point, from 
which a direct line easterly passing about thirty rods south of the 
residence of Mr. Henry M. Palmer to Stony Brook, constituted 
the north boundary line of said tract of land. 

The protracted lawsuit, concerning Mr. Liveen's will, was not 
concluded until after Mr. Hallam's death. His brother Mr. Nicho- 
las Hallam continued the litigation to its close, incurring a large 
amount of additional expense, which he charged to his brother's 
estate, which claim was considered exorbitant, and payment 
thereof refused. He then instituted legal proceedings which re- 
sulted in a recovery by him of a moiety of the entire expense of 
the litigation, concerning said will, which was so heavy that it 
required the sale of a large part of said purchase to liquidate 
the same, as related before. Mr. John Hallam (No. i) m. Pru- 
dence Richardson, daughter of Amos Richardson, March 15, 
1683. 

CHILDREN: 
2 JOHN, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1684, and d. 



3 PRUDENCE, bapt. April 18, 1686, d. April 17, 1701. 

4 JOHN, bapt. April 13, 1690, and d. Feb. 16, 1704, and was buried at 

Preston, Conn. 

5 AMOS, bapt. July 6, 1696, and m. Phebe Greenman of Westerly, R. I., 

Dec. 8, 1716. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

6 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 22, 1717. 
7' JOHN, b. Nov. 7, 1719. 

8 PHEBE, b. Aug. 13, 1722. 

Mr. Amos Hallam d. Dec. ii, 1728. 

John Hallam (No. 7) m. Abigail Noyes (No. 118), that family, 
both of Stonington, Conn., Aug. 20, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

9 AMOS, b. Aug. 28, 1738. 

10 PHEBE, b. April 6, 1740, d. Sept. 13, 1748. 

11 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 1, 1742. 

12 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 18, 1744. 

13 MARY, b. June 21, 1746, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 149), that family. 

14 PHEBE, b. Nov. 18, 1748, d. June 18, 1749. 



HALLAM FAMILY. 413 

Amos Hallam (No. 9), m. Desire Stanton (No. 284), that fam- 
ily. 

CHILDREN: 

15 JOHN, b. June 8, 1759. 

16 ABIGAIL, b. June 6, 1760. 

17 AMOS, b. May 17, 1762. 

18 THOMAS, b. July 26, 1764. 

19 NICHOLAS, b. Jan. 7, 1767, m. Mary Cheaebrough (No. 269), that family. 

20 DESIRE, b. March 24, 1769. 

21 EDWARD, b. April 3, 1771. 

22 ALEXANDER, b. Nov. 11, 1774. 

23 GILES RUSSELL, b. Feb. 19, 1776, and he m. Lucy Williams (No. 300), 

Robert Williams family, Feb. 2, 1806. She was daughter of Col. Isaac 
Williams. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 



24 GILES RUSSELL, b. . 

25 ISAAC WILLIAMS, b. . 

26 JOHN ALEXANDER, b. 

21 LUCY ELIZABETH, b. 

28 HARRIET RICHARDSON, b. 

29 EDWARD RICHARD, b. 

50 JOHN, b. . 



HANCOX FAMILY. 



There appears to be three distinct famihes of Hancox in early 
Stonington records, only one of which can be easily traced back 
to the first ancestor who came to New England. 

I. JAMES HANCOX and wife Ann , whose children 

were: 

2 EDWARD, b. in Richmond, Yorkshire, Eng., Nov. 5, 1670. 

3 ANN, b. and m. Charles Mannel, and lived at Cheapside, London. 

Edward Hancox (No. 2), m, Mary ; he d. Dec. 9, 

I755j aged 85 yrs.; she d. Aug. 21, 1768, aged 84 yrs. Children 
known are : 

4 ANN, b. and d. Feb. 5, 1760, aged 12 yrs. 

5 EDWARD, b. March 20, 1714, d. Sept. 17, 1803, aged 90 yrs. 

Edward Hancox (No. 5) m. July 2, 1741, Lucy, daughter of Mr. 
EHsha Chesebrough; she was b. July 3, 1721, and d. May 17, 
1797 (No. 59), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

6 LUCY, b. Feb. 16, 1742, d. June 16, 1819, m. George Beebe Nov. 10, 1771. 

7 EDWARD, b. Nov. 16, 1744, d. Feb. 27, 1837. 

8 ANN, b. March 23, 1748, d. young. 

9 ZEBULON, b. Aug. 9, 1751, d. Aug. 23, 1805. 

10 NATHAN, bapt. Sept. 14, 1755, d. young. 

11 REBECCA, b. Aug. 6, 1755, m. Samuel Burdick; m. 2d, Mason, 

March 7, 1773. 

12 NATHAN, b. Feb. 28, 1762, m. Phebe Palmer Dec. 1, 1784 (No. 427), of 

Palmer family. 

Edward Hancox (No. f) m. Sarah Sheffield April 29, 1771- 

CHILDREN: 

13 EDWARD, b. June 3, 1772. Lost at Sag Harbor, 1824. 

14 ANNE, b. Nov. 6, 1774. 

15 SARAH, b. April 28, 1776, m. Roswell Breed; had two sons, William and 

Edward. 

16 ISAAC, b. Jan. 3, 1778, m. Rebecca Lewis May 18, 1799, d. 1819. 

17 LUCY, b. Sept. 26, 1779, m. Joseph Wright April 12, 1827. 

18 FREELOVE, b. July 6, 1783, m. Nathaniel Sheffield, d. 1829. 

19 MARTHA, b. Feb. 4, 1786. 

20 POLLY, b. April 1, 1789, m. Charles Breed and went West (No. 105a), 

Breed family. 

21 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 21, 1792. Lost at sea. 

22 PRUDENCE, b. April 21, 1794, m. John Breed (No. 13), son of Samuel 

Breed; d. 1882. 

23 JOHN, b. Apr. 10, 1798, d. 1827. 

Zebulon Hancox (No. 9) m. Lydia Sheffield April 20, 1777; 
also m. 2d, Freelove Sheffield Feb. 21, 1790. 



HANCOX FAMILY. 415 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

24 LYDIA, b. Nov. 14, 1777. 

25 ZEBULON, b. Feb. 9, 17S0, d. July 30, 1838. 

26 AMOS, b. March 20, 1782. 

27 BETSEY, b. Aug. 26, 1784. 

Mrs. Lydia d. Aug. 14, 1786. Mr. Zebulon Haiicox m. 3d^ 
Thankful Chesebrough. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE: 

28 REUBEN, b. Dec. 26, 1793. 

29 SAMIJEL, b. May 22, 1796, m. Hannah Chesebrough Feb. 10, 1822. 

Edward Hancox (No. 13) m. Nancy Minor Oct. 4, 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

30 SALLY ANN, b. Jan. 12, 1803. 

31 EDWARD M., b. Oct. 12, 1800. 

32 CLEMENT, b. Aug. 26, 1810. 

33 JOSEPH W., b. July 4, 1813. 

34 ETHAN A. D., b. July 30, 1815. 

35 MARY ANN, b. Sept. 4, 1817. 

Dea. Zebulon Hancox (No. 25) m. Feb. 15, 1807, Catharine 
Sheffield of Westerly, R. I. She was b, Sept. 14, 1788, d. June 
13, 1840. 

CHILDREN: 

36 HARRIET, b. Nov. 21, 1807. 

37 ZEBULON, b. Sept. 13, 1808, never married. 

38 FRANKLIN, b. May 26, 1811, m. Miss Frances Bmeline Noyes (No, 342),. 

that family. May 21, 1843. 

39 THOMAS S., b. April 7, 1813. 

40 ALBERT, b. April 13, 1815. 

41 CATHARINE, b. May 22. 1817. 

42 ANN E.. bapt. Sept.. 1819. 

43 JAMES, b. July 29, 1821. 

44 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 29, 1823. 

45 FRANCES M., b. Jan. 24, 1827. 

Amos Hancox (No. 26) m. Mercy Breed Feb. 24, 1805 (No. 

105), Breed family, 

CHILDREN: 

46 AMOS, b. Jan. 29, 1806. 

47 MERCY, b. Sept. 16, 1807. 

Reuben Hancox (No. 28) m. Sally Davison Jan. i, 1824. 



HART FAMILY. 



I. REV. IRA HART, who was installed pastor of the First 
Congregational Church of Stonington Dec. 6, 1809, was b. at 
Farmington, Conn., Sept. 18, 1771, and graduated at Yale Col- 
lege in 1797. 

He was lineal descendant of Dea. Stephen Hart of Braintree, 
Essex County, England, who was b. in 1605, emigrated to this 
country and d. at Farmington, Conn., in March, 1682. His son 
Capt. Thomas Hart in 1644, m. Ruth Hawkins of Windsor, 
Conn., and d. at Farmington, Conn., Aug. 27, 1726. Their son, 
Lieut. Hawkins Hart, b. at Farmington, Conn., in 1667, m. 
Sarah Royce of Wallingford, Conn., Sept. 7, 1701. Their son, 
Thomas Hart, b. at Farmington, Conn., Sept. 29, 1714. m. Han- 
nah Coe March 23, 1743. Their son, Jonathan Hart, b. at Farm- 
ington March 22, 1746, m. Mary Coe, date not recorded. They 
became the parents of'eight children. After the death of his first 
wife, he m. Lucie Clark, and became the parents of seven chil- 
dren. His son. Rev. Ira Hart, who was settled at Stonington in 
1809, was the oldest child of his father's family, m. Maria Sher- 
man at New Haven Dec. 3, 1798, and they became the parents 
of five children. 

CHILDREN: 

2 DAVID SHERMAN, M. D., b. at Middlebury, Conn., Sept 26, 1799; lived 

and d. unmarried in Stonington, Conn. 

3 CHARLES THEODORE, b. June 14, 1801, at New Haven. Conn.; lived 

and d. at Stonington unmarried. 

4 HARRIET ELIZA, b. at Middlebury, Conn., March 12, 1803, m. Benjamin 

F. Palmer (No. 349), that family. 

5 LOUISE MARIA, b. at Middlebury, April 11, 1805. 

6 HENRY AUSTIN, b. at Middlebury Sept. 25, 1809. 

The wife of the Rev. Ira Hart was a Hneal descendant of Capt. 
John Sherman of Dedham, Essex County, England, b. in 1613, 
d. at Watertown, Mass., Jan. 25, 1691. He m. Martha Porter and 
became an inhabitant of Watertown, Mass., in 1634, where he 
became a prominent and useful citizen. His son, Joseph Sher- 
man, b. at Watertown, Mass., May 14, 1650, m. Nov. 18, 1673, 
Elizabeth Winship of Cambridge, Mass., b. April 16, 1652. He be- 
came a prominent man, and held the responsible offices of that 



HART FAMILY. 417 

town. Their son, William Sherman, b. at Watertown, Mass., 
June 28, 1692, m. Rebecca Cutler of Charlestown, Mass., July 21, 
1714. After her death he m. Mehitable Welhngton Sept. 13, 1715. 
He resided at Canton and Newtown. 

The Hon. Roger Sherman, son by his second wife, b. at New- 
town, Mass., April 19, 1721. He resided at New Milford and 
New Haven, Conn., and d. at the latter place July 23, 1793. Dur- 
ing his career he became one of the most prominent and eminent 
men of the United States. His name appears on the most im- 
portant papers that made this country the land of freedom. The 
Articles of Federation and Declaration of Independence con- 
tained his signature, attached by him to those undying and im- 
mortal State papers. For his first wife he m. Elizabeth, oldest 
daughter of Dea. Joseph Hartwell Nov. 17, 1749. His 2d wife was 
Rebekah Prescott, whom he m. May 12, 1763. John Sherman, 
son of Roger and Elizabeth (Hartwell) Sherman, b. at New Mil- 
ford, Conn., July 8, 1750, d. at Canton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1802. He 
m. 1st, Rebecca Austin at East Haven, Conn., Dec. 16, 1753. 
After her death he m. 2d Annie Tucker of Milton, Mass., in 1793. 
Mrs. Maria Sherman, daughter of John Sherman, and first wife, 
b. at New Haven, Conn., Sept. 30, 1774, d. at Stonington, Conn., 
Sept. 21, 1857. During the pastorate of Mr. Hart he devoted 
himself to his profession with earnest and untiring labors, not 
only for his church and society, but in a wider field of usefulness. 
He became prominent, particularly so in the organization of the 
Congregational Churches of New London County, which was 
formed at Preston, Conn., by pastor and delegate of the churches 
May 31, 1815. Mr. Hart represented this church as its pastor, 
with Mr. William Woodbridge as its delegate. After the organi- 
zation of the consociation, Mr. Hart, acting in union with other 
prominent clergymen of the county, exerted a powerful influence 
in renovating their sister churches, which had felt the all-prevad- 
ing declensions that followed the "New Light" revival of the pre- 
vious century. Mr. Hart held the position of chaplain of Col. 
Randall's regiment at the battle of Stonington in Aug., 1814. He 
also held educational positions, and succeeded in promoting our 
common school system. 



HEWITT FAMILY. 



So far as is known from reliable sources, Thomas Hewitt, who 
was a seafaring man, was the first person of the Hewitt name 
that made Stonington his abiding place. The first we know of 
him is from the diary of Thomas Miner, Sr., who speaks of him as 
in command of his vessel in Mystic River in the year 1656, where 
he was receiving the surplus products of the early planters here, 
in exchange for Boston goods. In his business transactions he 
made the acquaintance of Walter Palmer, v/hose daughter, Han- 
nah Palmer, he m. April 26, 1659. In order to make Stonington 
his abode for life he purchased a tract of land on the east side of 
Mystic River, which embraced the present site of the Elm Grove 
Cemetery in Stonington, Conn., on which he erected a dwelling 
house of primitive dimensions, pending which he continued his 
coasting trade, extending his business to the West Indies. Dur- 
ing the year 1662 he purchased a cargo of neat stock, sheep and 
poultry, designed for the West Indies market, with which he set 
sail for that place, expecting a pleasant voyage and success- 
ful exchange of his cargo for goods in merchandise suitable for 
the inhabitants of this region round about. Months and years 
passed, and no glad tidings came of his safe arrival in the West 
Indies, nor any trace of him anywhere, which forced the conclu- 
sion upon his wife and friends, that amid some fearful storm, his 
vessel had foundered and all on board had found a grave in the 
cold, dark, heaving sea. 

I. TI-IOMAS HEWITT m. Hannah Palmer (No. 7), that 
family, April 26, 1659. 

CHILDREN: 
2 THOMAS, b. May 2, 1660, m. Lydia Utley. 
_ 3 BENJAMIN, b. 1662, m. Marie Fanning. 

Thomas Hewitt (No. i) was lost at sea in 1662. 

Pending the session of the General Court of Connecticut in 
1670, a hearing was had for the consideration of a petition of Mrs. 
Hannah Hewitt, the widow of Thomas Hewitt, for liberty to 
marry again, setting forth that she had not heard from her late 
husband for the space of eight years, and better, and her neigh- 
bors also testifving that the said Hewitt had so lone been absent 



HEWITT FAMILY. 419 

and that they had not heard of him, or the vessel or company he 
went with since their departure. "The court having considered 
the premises, declare that the said Hannah Hewitt is at liberty to 
marry again if she see cause." So on the 27tli day of Dec, 1671, 
she was united in marriage with Roger Sterry. He d. before 1680; 
she m. 3d, John Fish Aug. 25, 1681, she being his 3d wife. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

4 HANNAH :STERRY, b. Aug. 18, 1672, m. William Billings, 1689 (No. 2) 

that family. 

5 SAMUEL STERRY, b. in 1674, m. Hannah Rose in 1703; m. 2d, Mehitable 

Starkweather. 

Thomas Hewitt (No. 2) m. Lydia Utley in June, 1683. He d. 
June 3, 1686. - . x^^^^ l^JUk ? ^ --X . (^**W 

ONE CHILD: v.vv-^. :A*.«' -%.^ ^V^ ■ ... ■» - 

6 THOMAS Hewitt, b. Feb. 3, 1685, m. Perces Cleveland. 

Benjamin Hewitt (No. 3) m. Marie, daughter of Edmund and 
Ellen Fanning, Sept. 24, 1683 (No. 7), that family. 

CHILDREN: 
- 7 BENJAMIN, bapt. July 24, 1692, m. Ann Palmer^ 

8 ISRAEL, bapt. July 24, 1692, m. Anna Breed. 

9 TABITHA, bapt. July 24, 1692. 

10 MARY, bapt. Aug. 12, 1694, m. James Billings March 17, 1715 (No. 24), 

that family. 

11 JOSEPH, bapt. Dec. 13, 1696, m. Mary Chesebrough. ' ' 

12 ELKANA, bapt. May 7, 1699, m. Temperance Kenney. 

13 HANNAH, bapt. June 29, 1701, m. Increase Billings (No. 28), that family. 
- — ^14 HENRY, bapt. July 30, 1704, m. Joanna Denison. ,' ^r^'i ) 

15 CONTENT, bapt. April 3, 1708, m. 1st, Rev. Ebenezer Russell (No. 26), 

that family, June 14, 1727. He d. childless May 22, 1731. His widow 
m. 2d, Dea. Joseph Denison Jan. 16, 1733 (No. 131), Denison family. 

16 HANNAH, bapt. June 3, 1711. 

Samuel Sterry (No. 5) m. Hannah Rose Feb. 22, 1703; she d. 
July 19, 1724. He m. 2d, Mehitable Starkweather Feb. 8, 1725. 
He d. April 15, 1734. 

CH:ILDRBN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

17 HANNAH, b. Feb. 22, 1705. 

18 SAMUEL, b. April 4, 1706. 

19 CYPRIAN, b. Dec. 18, 1707, m. Elizabeth Brown, daughter of John Brown 

of Preston. 

20 ROBERT, b. June 5, 1711, m. 1st, Rosabillah , m. 2d, Lydia Olney. 

21 ZBRVIAPI, b. May 27, 1713. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

22 SARAH CHESEBROUGH, b. Oct. 15, 1727, d. 1729. 

23 ROGER CHESEBROUGH, b. Jan. 9, 1730, m. Temperance Holmes May 

4, 1748 (No. 38), Holmes family. 

CHILDREN: 

24 SAMUEL, b April 15, 1749, d. 1751-2. 

25 MARY, b. April 26, 1752, d. 1752. 

26 MARY, b. Aug. 27, 1753, m. Daniel Kimball, 1773. 

27 ARTHUR, b. Jan. 26, 1757, d. 1761. 

28 MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 18, 1759. 



420 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

29 CONSIDER, b. Oct. 5, 1761, m. 1st, Sabra Park; 2d, Mrs. Mary (Norman) 

Hazen. 

30 ROGER, Jr., b. Sept. 14, 1764, m. Hurina . 

31 REV. JOHN, b. Sept. 4, 1766, m. Rebecca Bromley in 1792. 

32 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 20, 1769, d. -. 

Thomas Hewitt (No. 6) m. Perces Cleveland of Canterbury, 
Conn., Oct. 24, 1706. 

CHILDREN: 

33 LYDIA, b. Nov. 4, 1707. 

34 ELIZABETH, b. April 12, 1709, m. Dea. Thomas Main (No. 18), that 

family. 

35 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 26, 1711. 

36 THOMAS, b. March 26, 1713. 

37 JOHN, b. Jan. 24, 1715. 

38 THANKFUL, b. Aug. 20, 1722. 

39 BPHRAIM, b. Jan. 4, 1728. 

The last two children were born after their parents moved to Windham, Ct. 

Benjamin Hewitt (No. 7) m. Ann Palmer March 3, 1707 (No. 
36), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

40 KESIAH, b. Aug. 13, 1708, m. Samuel Stockwell Nov. 18, 1735. 

41 WALTER, b. March 20, 1710, m. Elizabeth Decthic. 

42 NATHAN, b. June 11, 1712. 

43 GERSHOM, b. Sept. 6, 1714. 

44 BENJAMIN, b. March 7, 1717. 

45 ABIAH, b. Jan. 13, 1719. 

46 OLIVE, b. Dec. 13, 1720. 

47 EDMUND, b. May 28, 1723. 

48 JABISH, b. May 28, 1725. 

49 CONTENT, b. March 26, 1727. 

Israel Hewitt (No. 8) m. Anna Breed March 8, 1714 (No. 5), 
that family. 

CHILDREN: 

50 AMIE, b. Aug. 10, 1716, m. Nathaniel Williams (No. 50), that family. 

51 ZERVIAH, b. May 3, 1719, d. young. 

52 ISRAEL, b. Jan. 12, 1723, m. Tabitha Wheaton. 

53 RUPUS, b. July 9, 1726, m. Abigail Prink. 

54 CHARLES, b. Aug. 16, 1730, m. Hannah Stanton. 

55 ANNA, b. Nov. 8, 1734, m. Simeon Miner Nov. 15, 1753 (No. 118), that 

family. 

Joseph Hewitt (No. 11) m. Mary Chesebrough (No. 68), that 
family, Oct. 5, 1720. 

CHILDREN: 

56 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 11, 1721, m. Rebecca Grant. 

57 SAMUEL, b. May 11, 1723. 

58 MARY, b. Jan. 20, 1725, m. Joseph Page, Jr., May 1, 1746 (No. 15) that 

family. 

59 HANNAH, b. Dec. 22, 1728, m. Shepard Wheeler (No. 57), that family. » 

60 JOSEPH, b. May 2, 1731, m. Mrs. Mehitable (Brown) Swan (No. 24), Swan 

family. 

61 ALDEN, b. Nov. 15, 1734. 

62 PRISCILLA, b. May 28, 1737. 

63 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 10, 1742. 

64 Infant daughter, b. May 26, 1744. 

65 ANNA, b. May 26, 1746. 



HEWITT FAMILY. 421 

Elkanah Hewitt (No. 12) m. Temperance Keeney in 1722. 

CHILDREN: 

66 ELKANAH, b. May 10, 1723, m. Elizabeth Miner. 

67 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 23, 1726. 

68 SARAH, b. March 26, 1729. 

69 HENRY, b. Aug. 7, 1730, m. Sarah Keeney, Phebe Prentice, Mrs. Content 

(Wheeler) Palmer. 

70 ARTHUR, b. Aug. 8, 1732. 

71 TABITHA, b. Dec. 7, 1735. 

72 JONAS, b. Nov. 2, 1737, m. Temperance Holmes. 

73 SIMEON, b. March 9, 1739, m. Rachael Geer. 

Henry Hewitt (No. 14) m. Joanna Denison Dec. 25, 1735 (No. 
137), Deriison family. 

CHILDREN: 

74 AMOS, b. Feb. 20, 1737, m. Anna Miner. 

75 HENRY, b. Jan. 7, 1739. 

76 THOMAS, b. Nov. 2, 1740. 

...-•77 INCREASE, b. Nov. 2, 1742, m. Elizabeth Tyler. 

78 JOANNAH, b. July 17, 1743, m. Uriah Cady. 

79 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 12, 1746. 
SO CONTENT, b. May 1, 1748. 

81 HANNAH, b. May 23, 1750. 

82 STEPHEN, b. July 10, 1754, d. young. 

83 STEPHEN, b. June 7, 1757, m. Olive Shepard. 

Dea. Walter Hewitt (No. 41) m. Elizabeth Decthic Dec. 26, 
1746. 

CHILDREN: 

84 DETHIC, b. in the year 1747, m. Elizabeth Searle. 

85 RICHARD, b. in 1749. 

86 GERSPIOM, b. in 1753. 

87 PALMER, b. March 6, 1757. 

88 ASA, bapt. May 2, 1762. 

89 HENRY, b. in 1763, m. Phebe Morgan. 

- Israel Hewitt (No. 52) m. Tabitha Wheaton of Little Compton, 
R. I., May 23, 1750. 

CHILDREN: 

90 MARY, b. Feb. 25, 1751, d. young. 

91 ISRAEL, b. Sept. 15, 1753, d. young. 

92 MARY, b. March 28, 1755. 

93 CYNTHIA, b. May 18, 1757, m. Stephen Billings (No. 127), that family, 

94 ISRAEL, b. Oct. 10, 1758, m. Sarah Williams. 

95 NANCY, b. Jan. 5, 1760, m. George Williams (No. 230), that family. 

96 WHEATON, b. Jan. 4, 1763. 

97 DUDLEY, b. April 29, 1765. 

98 GURDON, b. March 10, 1767. 
-«9 RUSSELL, b. Feb. 1, 1769. 

100 DARIUS, b. Oct. 28, 1771, m. Wealthy Avery. 

101 DIADAMA, b. Oct. 28, 1771. 

Rufus Hewitt (No. 53) m. Abigail Frink Nov. 5, 1746 (No. 38), 
Frink family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

102 EUNICE, b. May 25, 1749. 

103 ZERVIAH, b. June 23, 1753. 



422 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

104 AMOS, b. Sept. 2, 1755. 

105 LYDIA, b. Nov. 4, 1757, m. Peleg Stanton (No. 299), that family; m. 2d, 

Joshua Brown (No. 77), Lynn Brown family. 

106 RUPUS, b. July 23, 1762, m. Martha Wheeler. 

107 ELIAS, b. Aug. 27, 1764, m. Anna Hull. 

Charles Hewitt (No. 54) m. Hannah Stanton (No. 143), that 
family, Oct. 28, 1756. 

CHILDREN: 

108 CHARLES, b. Aug. 16, 1757; was one of the men who assisted in taking 

the British General Prescott out of bed on the Island of Newport, dur- 
ing the Revolutionary war. Afterwards he engaged in privateering 
and d. at sea of the yellow fever. 

109 HANNAH, b. Dec. 22, 1758, m. Col. Joseph Smith (No. 56), that family. 

110 STANTON, b. Oct. 8, 1760, m. Lucinda Grant. 

111 ISAAC, b. Jan. 28, 1762, m. Cynthia Swan. 

112 ELI, b. July 31, 1764, m. Betsey Williams. 

113 PEREZ, b. April 29, 1770, m. Nancy Williams. 

114 PALMER, b. Jan. 14, 1777, m. Eunice Williams. 

115 ANNA, b. Aug. 27, 1779, m. Jonathan Avery (No. 182), that family. 

116 POLLY or MARY, b. Dec. 1, 1781, m. Richard Wheeler (No. 362), that 

family. 

Nathaniel Hewitt (No. 56) m. Rebecca Grant April 24, 1740 
(No. 18), Grant family. 

CHILDREN: 

117 JOSIAH GRANT, b. May 12, 1742, m. Mercy Williams Jan. 27, 1763. 

118 GRACE, b. May 25, 1744. 

•119 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 15, 1746, m. Anna Hobart, Sarah Avery. 

120 MARY, b. July 6, 1751, d. young. 

121 REBECCA, b. Feb. 22, 1754. 

122 JOSEPH, b. May 10, 1756. 

123 MARY, b. Jan. 25, 1759. 

Elkanah Hewitt (No. 66) m. Elizabeth Miner (No. 166), that 
family, Oct. ii, 1749. 

CHILDREN: 

124 LYDIA, b. April 22, 1751. 

125 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 2, 1753. 

126 REBECCA, b. Jan. 19, 1756. 

127 ELKANAH, b. March 19, 1759. 

128 ROBERT, b. June 2, 1760. 

129 ELIZABETH, b. March 2, 1763. 

130 HANNAH, b. June 2, 1765. 

131 ROGER, b. Dec. 18, 1767. 

132 LOT, b. May 2, 1770, 

Henry Hewitt (No. 69) m. Sarah Keeney Jan. 23, 175 1 ; she d. 
He m. 2d, Phebe Prentice Jan. 2, 1772 (No. 30), that family; he 
m. 3d, Mrs. Content (Wheeler) Palmer March 30, 1784 (No. 348), 
Wheeler family. 

CHILDREN: 

133 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 8, 1774. 

134 BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 8, 1774, m. Desire Babcock. 

135 AMOS, b. Nov. 14, 1776. 

136 PHEBE, b. Dec. 9, 1778. 

137 PRENTICE, b. , m. Peggy Brown. 



HEWITT FAMILY. 423 

Jonas Hewitt (No. ^2) m. Temperance Holmes, date of m. un- 
known, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

138 JONAS, b. Aug. 5, 1791. 

139 EUNICE, b. Feb. 16, 1793. 

140 THOMAS, b. Sept. 30, 1794. 

141 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 4, 1797. 

142 DENISON, b. Nov. 4, 1797. 

Simeon Hewitt (No. y^ m. Rachael Geer, date unknown. 

CHILDREN: 

143 SIMEON, b. . 

144 ZEBRA, b. . 

145 ISAAC, b. . 

146 ABEL, b. . 

Amos Hewitt (No. 74) m. Anna Miner in 1774 (No. 200), 
Miner family, both of Stonington, Conn. He was lost at sea, and 
his widow went to Cayuga, New York, to live with her son, but 
did not long remain there ; she returned to Stonington, and lived 
with her husband's brother, Thomas Hewitt, until her death in 
1838. 

CHILD: 

147 AMOS, b. Jan., 1775, m. . 

\ 

Increase Hewitt (No. 'jf) m. Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel 
Tyler, and wife,' Mehitable Shurtleff , 

CHILDREN: 

148 MEHITABLE, b. in 1664. 

149 AMOS, b. in 1665. 

150 DANIEL, b. June 13, 1768, d. 1801. 

151 WILLIAM, b. in 1770, ra. Abigail Hill. 
. 152 INCREASE, b. in 1772. 

, 153 THOMAS, b. in 1773. 

154 BETSEY, b. in 1775, m. Elisha Bugbee, 1795. 

155 ELIZABETH, b. in 1776. 

Tii.156 MARY, b. in 1777, m. Abial Bugbee, Jr. 

157 EUNICE, b. in 1780, d. unmarried. 

158 HENRY, b. in 1782, m. Hannah Bugbee, 1802. 

159 JAMES, b. in 1783, d. 1803. 

160 JOSEPH, b. in 1787, d. . 

Dethic Hewitt (No. 84) m. Elizabeth Searle July 11, 1773 (No. 
25), Searle family. 

CHILDREN: 



161 ISAAC, b. . 

162 DANIEL, b. . 

163 ELIZABETH, b. . 

Col. Henry Hewitt (No. 89) m. Phebe Morgan of Groton Nov. 
26, 1786. • - 

CHILDREN: 

164 PHEBE, b. March 17, 1790. 

165 ELIZABETH, b. April 28, 1792. 

166 HENRY LEEDS, b. March 3, 1794. 



424 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

167 . b. June 17, 1796. 

168 JAMES, b. Feb. 27, 1798. 

169 CHARLES, b. Jan. 12, 1801. 

170 SARAH, b. June 7, 1808. 

This family moved to Genoa, New York. 

Israel Hewitt (No. 94) m. Sarah Williams in 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

171 TABITHA, b. Aug. 25, 1782. 

172 SARAH, b. May 10, 1784. 

173 ISRAEL, b. Sept. 25, 1785. 

174 POLLY, b. July 11, 1787. 

175 FREEMAN, b. March 23, 1790. 

Rufus Hewitt (No. 106) m. Martha Wheeler in 1788 (No. 114), 
Wheeler family. 

CHILDREN: 

176 NABBY, b. Jan. 8, 1789. 

177 DESIRE, b. Feb. 14, 1791. 

178 PATTY, b. July 30, 1795. 

179 RUFUS, b. Nov. 27, 1798. 

180 CYRUS, b. March 27, 1797. 

Elias Hewitt (No. 107) m. Anna Hull (No. 13), Hull family, 
Jan. 27, 1 791. 

CHILDREN: 

181 ELIAS, b. May 5, 1792, m. Polly Miner. 

182 NANCY, b. June 23, 1793, m. Erastus Williams (No. 11), William Wil- 

liams family. 

183 EZRA, b. Oct. 16, 1794, m. Phebe Esther Randall (No. 102), that family. 

184 LYDIA, b. May 7, 1797, m. Dudley R. Wheeler (No. 191), that family. 

185 JOHN, b. April 6, 1799, d. unmarried. 

186 GURDON, b. Sept. 1, 1800, d. unmarried. 

Stanton Hewitt (No. 110) m. Lucinda Grant (No. 40), that 
family, May 15, 1784, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

187 CHARLES, b. July 13, 1786, m. Eunice Witter. 

188 STANTON, b. July 11, 1788, m. Mary Avery Sept. 7, 1820. 

189 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 23, 1792, m. Eliza Williams. 

190 OLIVER, b. Oct. 15, 1795, m. Julia Punderson; m. 2d, Sarah A. Brown- 

ing (No. 62), that family. 

191 LUCINDA, b. April 17, 1797, m. Ezra Stanton in 1833 (No. 312), that 

family. 

192 EPHRAIM, b. April 20, 1801, m. Eliza Prentice. 

193 ELIZA, b. April 17, 1803, m. Henry Prentice Nov. 30, 1824 (No. 63), that 

family. 

194 MARY, b. May 19, 1808, m. Asher Prentice (No. 75), Prentice family. 

195 DENISON, b. Jan. 19, 1811, m. Mary Browning. 

Isaac Hewitt (No. iii) m. Cynthia Swan in 1787 (No. 67), that 
family. 

CHILDREN: 

196 HANNAH, b. July 9, 1788, m. Robert Stanton (No. 172), that family. 

197 POLLY, b. July 26, 1790, m. George P. Stewart Jan. 1, 1812 (No. 40), that 

family. 



HEWITT FAMILY. 425 

198 CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 19, 1791, m. Coddington Swan, Feb. 5, 1818 (No. 171), 

that fajnily. 

199 NANCY, b. June 8, 1795, m. Charles P. Wbeeler (No. 146), that family. 

200 SOPHIA, b. Nov. 17, 1798, m. Elias Smith Dec. 15, 1824. 

201 HARRIET, b. Jan. 1, 1800, m. Joshua C. Stanton (No. 196), that family; 

2d, E. Williams Bennet (No. 60), that family. 

202 ISAAC, b. March 19, 1S02, m. Caroline Allyn, Nov. 27, 1822. 

203 CHARLES S., b. May 9, 1804, m. Cynthia Hewitt Sept. 4, 1825 (No. 217)'^ 

2d, Mary Gray, May 8, 1837. 

204 AUSTIN D., b. 1S06, m. Eunice Hewitt Dec. 9, 1828 (No. 218). 

205 AMOS, b. 1808, m. Eunice Packer of Groton. He d. and his widow m^ 

Charles Stanton. 

Eli Hewitt (No. 112) m. Elizabeth or Betsey Williams April 
24, 1796 (No. 283), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

206 GEORGE W., b. June 26, 1797, m. Bridget Wheeler (No. 256), that family. 

207 BETSEY, b. Aug. 30, 1799. 

208 CHARLES GRANDISON, b. Dec. 20, 1801, m. 1st, Lucy Randall. He m. 

2d, Mary Wheeler. 

209 HANNAH, b. Feb. 20, 1804, m. Rowland Stanton (No. 313), that family. 

210 ELIZA, b. March 10, 1806. 

211 BENADAM, b. April 30, 1808, m. Desire Wheeler Randall (No, 113), that 

family, Jan. 5, 1837; m. 2d, Phebe Wheeler. 

212 ELI, b. Jan. 28, 1810, m. Mary Lamb. 

Perez Hewitt (No. 113), m. Nancy Williams of Waterford (No. 
311), that family, Feb. 12, 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

213 PEREZ, b. Feb. 24, 1798, m. Abby S. Crandall No.v. 13, 1823 (No. 315), 

Stanton family. .After his death she m. Richard Main of North Ston- 
ington. Conn. 

214 HANNAH, b. May 30, 1800, d. unmarried. 

215 NANCY, b. May 30, 1800, d. unmarried. 

216 HENRY, b. Sept. 7, 1802, m. Maria Williams July 9, 1837 (No. 113), that 

family. 

217 CYNTHIA, b. June 10, 1804, m. Charles S. Hewitt (No. 203). 

218 EUNICE A., b. Aug. 5, 1806, m. Austin D. Hewitt (No. 204). 

219 MARY B., b. Oct. 16, 1808, m. William Comstock, Nov. 19, 1833. 

220 GEORGE W., b. May 26, 1811, m. Louise Brown Oct. 17, 1841. 

221 CHARLES G., b. Sept. 27, 1813, d. young. 

Palmer Hewitt (No. 114) m. Eunice Williams Feb. 23, 1800 
(No. 312), that family. She d. March 9, 1869; he d. April 11,. 
1850. 

CHILDREN: 

222 ELISHA JEFFERSON, b. Dec. 18, 1800, m. Desire Gallup Nov. 27, 182* 

(No. 263), Gallup family. 

223 ELIZA W., b. March 11, 1803, m. Alfred Gallup (No. 261), that family. 

224 EMELINE S., b. July 24, 1806, m. Joseph Keeney Dec. 25, 1831. 

225 EUNICE A., b. July 15, 1814, m. Edward Ashbey May 22, 1836. 

226 AVERY P., b. July 15, 1814, m. Harriet Miner April 29, 1838. 

Nathaniel Hewitt (No. 119), m. Anna Hobart of Stonington,, 
Conn., Nov. 3, 1766. He m. 2d, Sarah Avery (No. 153), Avery- 
family, in 1787. 



426 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

227 ELIPHALET, b. Aug. 7, 1767. 

228 SARAH, b. June 30, 1770, m. Elam Chesebrough (No. 260), Ghesebrough 

family. 

229 NATHANIEL, b. Marcb 12, 1774. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

230 REV. NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 25, 1788, m. Rebecca Hillhouse. 

231 SARAH, b. 1790. 

232 NANCY, b. 1792. 

233 JOSEPH, b. 1794. 

234 HENRY, b. 1797. 

235 MARY, b. 1800. 

Prentice Hewitt (No. 137) m. Peggy Brown Feb. 16, 1794. 
After her death he m. Eliza Prentice March o.'j, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

236 PEGGY, b. March 27, 1795. 

237 AMOS, b. April 6, 1797. 

Benjamin Hewitt (No. 134) m. Desire Babcock Oct. 21, 1798. 

CHILDREN: 

238 DESIRE, b. Dec. 28, 1800, d. young. 

239 SARAH, b. Jan. 17, 1802, m. Hezekiab Haskell. 

240 DESIRE, b. Sept. 27, 1803, m. Ezra D. Miner Oct. 9, 1823 (No. 235), that 

family. 

241 PHBBE, b. Aug. 24, 1806, m. Isaac P. Breed Nov. 25, 1837 (No. 136), that 

family. 

242 EMMILLA, b. June 19, 1808, m. Joseph H. Robinson Dec. 25, 1827. 

243 BENJAMIN BABCOCK, b. Oct. 11, 1811, m. Sally Brown Oct. 13, 1834; m. 

2d, Rhoda (Pendleton) Richmond. 

244 JOSEPH DENISON, b. Nov. 15, 1815, m. Emily L. Stanton March 14, 1839. 

245 MARY LOUISE, b. April 13, 1818, m. William W. Maine of Windham Sept. 

12, 1838. 

246 FRANCES M., b. March 25, 1820, m. Charles Maine of Windham Sept. 

12, 1838. 

Stanton Hewitt (No. 188) m. Mary Avery Sept. 7, 1820. 

CHILDREN: 

247 MARY ANN, b. Sept. 10, 1821, d. Nov. 6, 1821. 

248 WILLIAM S., b. March 23, 1823, d. unmarried. 

249 MARY AUGUSTUS, b. April 1, 1825, d. March 29, 1835. 

250 OLIVER A., b. April 3, 1827, d. Oct. 26, 1848. 

251 MARGARET L., b. April 27, 1829, d. June 10, 1830. 

252 MARGARET, b. April 28, 1831, d. young. 

253 CHARLES EDWIN, b. Feb. 1, 1834, m. Eliza A. Hillard Feb. 22, 1860. 

254 JANE ELIZA, b. July 13, 1836, m. Andrew J. Avery May 19, 1864. 

255 MARIA LOUISE, b. March 30, 1841, d. young. 

WilHam H:ewitt (No. 189) m. Eliza Williams (No. 51) William 
Williams family, March 6, 1814. He d. Jan. 25, 1869 ; she d. April 
9, 1867. 

CHILDREN: 

256 FRANCES E., b. Sept. 6, 1816, m. George S. Browning; m. 2d, Roger W. 

Grisv.'old. 

257 ABBY LUCINDA, b. June 21, ISIS, m. Russell B. Coates Sept. 27, 1838. 

258 MARY ANN, b. Oct. 29, 1828, m. Gilbert Billings Aug. 24, 1852 (No. 200), 

Billings family. 



HEWITT FAMILY. 427 

Ephraim Hewitt (No. 192) m. Eliza Prentice Dec. 4, 1828, both 
of North Stonington, Conn. (No. 74), Prentice family. 

CHILDREN: 
259 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Elisha Rood. 

259 EPHRAIM, b. , d. young. 

260 HARRIET PRENTICE, b. , m. Austin Maine. 

261 MARY ESTHER, b. , m. Daniel B. Morgan of Preston. 

262 EMILY, b. , m. Samuel O. Grant. 

263 GILES, b. , m. Harriet Eggleston. 

Denison Hewitt (No. 195) m. Mary P. Browning (No. 60), that 
family. 

CHILD: 

264 THOMAS BROWNING, b. , m. Amanda Brower. He is a prominent 

lawyer in New York; residence in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Charles Grandison Hewitt (No. 208) m. ist, Lucy Randall 
Dec. 25, 1823. She d. April 19, 1839 (No. 108), that family. He 
m. 2d, Mary, daughter of Richard Wheeler, Jan. 18, 1843 (No. 
428), Wheeler family. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

265 DUDLEY R., b. April 28, 1825, m. Martha Gallup (No. 221), that family. 

266 LUCY ANN, b. Jan. 3, 1831. 

Perez Hewitt (No. 213) m. Abby S. Crandall Nov. 13, 1823 
(No. 315), Stanton family. After his death Mrs. Hewitt m. 2d 
Richard Maine of North Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

267 ANN MARIA, b. . 

268 LYDIA, b. , d. unmarried 

269 WARREN STANTON, b. , m. Hewitt, daughter of Isaac 

Hewitt. 

Rev. Nathaniel Hewitt (No. 230) m. Rebecca Hillhouse June, 
1815. 

CHILDREN: 

270 REBECCA, b. Jan. 22, 1817. 

271 JAMES, b. Jan. 14, 1819. 

272 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 24, 1820. 

273 SARAH, b. April 13, 1823. 

274 HENRY, b. Dec. 26, 1825. 

Elias Hewitt (No. 181) m. Polly, daughter of Alpheus and De- 
sire Miner (No. 215), Miner family, Feb. 6, 1817, by Stephen 
Avery, Esq. 

CHILDREN: 

277 ALPHEUS M., b. Sept. 16, 1818, m. Mary E. Manning Dec. 6, 1858. 

278 ERASTUS W., b. Jan. 14, 1821, m. Ann Hull Aug. 13, 1851 (No. 39), that 

family. 

279 NANCY MARY, b. Aug. 3, 1823, m. Charles G. Sisson June 21, 1840 

(No. 54), that family. 

280 DESIRE MATILDA, b. Nov. 24, 1825, m. John S. Schoonover May 13, 1851. 

281 FRANCES ADBLIA, b. Aug. 31, 1828, d in girlhood. 

282 PHEBB ESTHER, b. March 23, 1831, m. Lathrop W. Hull Sept. 1, 1851 

(No. 40), Hull family. 



428 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Darius Hewitt (No. lOo) m. Wealthy Avery (No. i6i) in 179;^. 
Hed. 1802. 

ONE CHILD: 

283 WEALTHY AVERY, b. Dec. 29, 1794, m. Hon. William Randall, Jr. (No. 

92), that family, Dec. 23, 1813. 

Charles Hewitt (No. 187) m. Eunice Witter Feb. 28, 1813. 

CHILDREN: 

284 CHARLES, b. Nov. 20, 1813. 

285 STANTON, b. June 19, 1815. 

286 FRANCINA E., b. July 5, 1817, d. Feb. 27, 1825. 

287 BRASTUS F., b. Nov. 26, 1824. 

288 JOSEPH H., b. May 30, 1827. 

289 JOHN H., b. Aug. 8, 1835. 



HINCKLEY FAMILY. 



I. SAMUEL HINCKLEY, the first of the Hinckley family 
that appears in the early settlement of New England, came to 

this country with wife, Sarah , and four children, from 

Tenderden, in Kent, England, in the good ship Hercules of 
Sandwich in the year 1635, and settled in Scituate, Mass. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

2 THOMAS, b. in England about 1618, m. Ist, Mary Richards, and 2d, Mary 

Glover, widow. 

3 SUSANNAH, b. in England, m. Jobn Smith in 1643. 

4 MARY, b. in England. 

5 SARAH, b. in England, m. Henry Cobb of Barnstable (No. 1), Cobb family. 

Mrs. Sarah Hinckley joined the Scituate church Aug. 30, 1635, 
and had their child, Elizabeth, bapt. the next Sunday. 

CHILDREN: 

6 ELIZABETH, bapt. Sept. 6, 1635, m. Elisha Parker July 15, 1657. 

7 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 4, 1638, d. young. 

8 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 10, 1639, d. young. 

Samuel Hinckley, Sr,, and family, removed to Barnstable, 
Mass., in 1640, where the next children were born. 

CHILDREN: 

9 SAMUEL, b. July 24, 1642, m. Mary Goodspeed Dec. 14, 1662. . 

10 JOHN, b. May 26, 1644. 

During the years 1640 and 1641 he had three other unbaptized 
children born and buried there. Mrs. Sarah Hinckley d. Aug. 18, 
1656. Her husband m. for his second wife, Bridget Bodfish, and 
d. Oct. 31, 1662. 

John Hinckley (No. 10) m. in 1668, Bethia, daughter of 
Thomas Lathrop, of Barnstable, Mass. He was a distinguished 
military man. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

11 SARAH, b. in May, 1669. 

12 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 20, 1671, m. Martha Lathrop. 

13 BETHIA, b. in March, 1673. 

14 HANNAH, b. in May, 1675. 

15 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 15, 1678. 

16 ICHABOD, b. Aug. 28, 1680. 

17 GBRSHOM,. b. April 2, 1682. 

Mrs. Bethia Hinckley d. July 10, 1694, and her husband m. 
2d, Mary Goodspeed Nov. 24, 1697, and d. Dec. 7, 1709. 

Samuel Hinckley (No. 12) m. Martha Lathrop Sept. 29, 1694, 



430 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

and he and Henry Cobb, son of Dea. Henry Cobb of Barnstable, 
Mass., came to Stonington and bought a large tract of land, 
which they held and improved together until 1717, when they di- 
vided the same, Samuel Hinckley taking that part of their joint 
purchase that lay on Hinckley Hill, near Pawcatuck River, and 
Henry Cobb that part which lay on both sides of the road from 
Wequetequock to Pawcatuck Bridge. Samuel and Jonathan 
Hinckley (Nos. 12 and 15) joined the First Church at Stonington, 
1708 and 1710. 

CHILDREN OP SAMUEL AND MARTHA: 

18 JOHN, b. in Barnstable July 25, 1700, bapt. Nov. 19, 1710, m. Elizabeth 

Breed. 

19 MARTHA, b. in Barnstable March S, 1702. 

20 SAMUEL, b. in Barnstable March 4, 170G, m. Zerviah Breed; 2d, Mary 

Wyatt. 

21 JOANNA, b. in Stonington March 29, 1708, m. George Denison (No. 66) of 

that family May 10, 1727, for his second wife. 

22 MARY, b. Jan. 27, 1709, bapt. Nov. 19, 1710. 

23 THANKFUL, b. March 22, 1712, bapt. June 4, 1712, m. Jedediah Thompson. 

24 MERCY, bapt. Oct. 7, 1716, m. Walter Palmer Dec. 29, 1736 (No. 152). 

25 NANCY, b. Jan. 17, 1717. 

Mrs. Martha Hinckley d. June 21, 1737, in the 59th year of her 
age. 

John Hinckley (No. 18) and Elizabeth (No. 8), Breed family, 
daughter of John and wife, Mercy (Palmer) Breed, of Breed fam- 
ily, were m. March 3, 1725, and they were admitted to the church 
Feb. 16, 1734-5- 

CHILDREN: 

26 JOHN, b. April 19, 1727, bapt. Oct. 26, 1729, m. Johanna Rose. 

27 GBRSHOM, b. Sept. 4, 1730, m. Catharine . 

28 ELIZABETH, b. May 12, 1735. 

Samuel Hinckley (No. 20) and Zerviah (No. 10), Breed fam- 
ily, daughter of John and wife, Mercy (Palmer) Breed, were m. 
Jan. 22, 1730. 

CHILDREN: 

29 ZERVIAH, b. April 11, 1731, m. Thaddeus Cook of Preston, Conn., Jan. 

30, 1754. 

Mrs. Zerviah Hinckley d. June 14, 1731, and Mr. Samuel 
Hinckley m. for his second wife, Mary Wyatt, Dec. 30, 1736. 

CHILDREN: 

30 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 22, 1737, d. Aug., 1757. 

31 WYATT, b. Jan. 18, 1739, m. Eunice Breed, and 2d, Mrs. Lucy Prink. 

32 DAVID, b. Jan. 28, 1741, d. Oct. 31, 1742. 

33 ABEL, b. April 10, 1743, m. Sarah Hubbard. 

34 ELI.IAH, b. July 15, 1745. 

35 NATHAN, b. Peb. 23, 1748, m. Mary Babcock Sept. 8, 1776 (No. 226), Bab- 

cock family. 



* HINCKLEY FAMILY. 431 

36 MARY, b. July S, 1750, m. David Babcock March 17, 1769 (No. 227), Bab- 

cock family. 

37 GERSI-IOM, b. April 5, 1753, d. April, 1753. 

3S VOSE, b. Aug. 28, 1754, m. Mary Miner Oct. 10, 1776 (No. 185), Miner 
family. 

39 MARTHA, b. June 5, 1758. 

40 GRACE, b. Sept. 14, 17e0, m. Robert Babcock Feb. 27, 1780, (No. 229), Ba>). 

cock family. 

Mrs. Mary Wyatt Hinckley d., and Mr. Hinckley m. ^or his 
third wife Mary Bacon, Dec.' 13, 1761, and he d. Nov. o. 1763. 

John Hinckley (Mo. 26) m. Johanna Rose Deq. 23, 1746, and 
after Mr. Hinckley's death she m. Samuel Fririk (No. 43), Frink 
family, Nov. 24, 1764. 

CHILDREN : 

41 JOHN, b. July 15, 1747, d. Oct. 26, 1753. 

42 DAVID, b. Aug. 4, 1749. 

43 THOMAS, b. April 28, 1751, m. Eliphal Slack. 

44 PAUL, b. Oct. 31, 1753, m. Mary ,— -^ . 

Gershom Hinckley (No,-2^7)-m. Catharine . 

CHILDREN: 

45 ANNE, h Nov. 8, 1757. 

-. 46 "P5,iuDENCE, b. June 4. 1759. 

47 ELIZABETH, b. March 16, 1761. 

48 GERSHOM, b. July 27, 1763. 

49 DANIEL, b. Aug. 30, 1765. 

50 JOHN, b. Jan. 22, 1768. 

Wyatt Hinckley (No. 31) m. Eunice Breed (No. 20), Breed 
family, Julv 31, 1760. 

CHILDREN: 

51 SAMUEL, b. April 22, 1761. 

52 WYATT, Jr., b. July 26, 1763, 

63 EUNICE, b. Dec. 13, 1766. 

54 MARCY, b. Dec. 19, 1768. 

55 LUCY, b. Sept. 3, 1770, m. Frederick Pendleton (No. 42), Pendelton fam-- 

ily; m. 2d, Jonathan Pendleton (No. 43), Pendleton family. 

W3^att Hinckley (No. 31) m. 2d, widow Lucy Frink of Ston- 
ington, Dec. 3, 1774. 

CHILDREN: 

56 ESTHER, b. Aug. 19, 1775. 

57 DBNCY, b. Dec. 9, 1776. 

58 HARRY, b. Aug. 7, 1778. 

59 CHARLES, b. June 5, 1780. 

60 LUTHER, b. May 26, 1782. 

61 EUNICE, b. May 15, 1784. 

62 DAVID, b. March 23, 1786. 

Abel Hinckley (No. 33) m. Sarah Hubbard or Hobart, 1764.. 
She d. Oct. 16, 1806, and he d. March 20, 1818. 

CHILDREN: 
u3 SARAI-I, b. March 11, 1765, m. George Fish. 

64 REBECCA, b. Oct. 6, 1766, m. Ezra Gallup (No. 104), that family. 

65 MARY, b. Feb. 23, 1768, m. Theophilus Morgan (No. 33), that family. 

66 ANNE, b. Aug. 16, 1769, m. Joshua Gallup (No. 141), that family. 



/ 



432 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

« 

67 ABEL, b. May 13, 1771. 

68 SAMUEL H., b. Dec. 26, 1772, m. Abigail Helms; 2d, Nancy Chapman. 

69 ESTHER, b. Nov. 25, 1777, d. unmarried. 

Thomas Hinckley (No. 43) m. Eliphal Slack Feb. 20, 1780. 

CHILDREN: 

70 ELIPHAL, b. Nov. 16, 1780. 

71 CAROLINE, b. Aug. 16, 1782. 
TA ABIGAIL, b. March 13, 1786. 

73 THOMAS, b. Dec. 11, 1787, m. Mary Scholfield. 

Paul Hinckley (No. 44) m. Mary . . 

CHILDREN: 

74 PAUL, b. Mix'-ch 22, 1775. 

75 MARY, b. Feb. j.5, 1773. 

Samuel Hobart Hinckley (No. 68) m. Abigail Helms April 13, 
1800, She was daughter of Oliver Helms and Katharine Green- 
man. 

CHILDREN: 

76 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 11, 1801. 

77 ABBY, b. Sept. 4, 1802. 

78 ABEL, b. Nov. 3, 1803, m. Abbie Babcock. 

79 ELIAS B., b. June 26, 1805, m. Catharine Barnes. 

80 FRANK P., b. April 10, 1807, d. unmarried in 1833. 

81 HENRY, b. July 15, 1809, m. Prudence M. Chesebrough (No. 396), C>e<?c- 

brough family. 

82 MARY E., b. April 11, 1811, m. Charles M. Davis. 

Mrs. Abigail H. Hinckley d. May 31, 1813, and on the 9th day 
of March, 181 5, Mr. Samuel H. Hinckley m, 2d, Mrs. Nancy 
Chapman Clarke (No. 76), Chapman family, widow of William 
Clarke. 

Thomas Hinckley (No. 73) m. Mary Scholfield Dec. 9, 1810, 
She was b. Feb. 3, 1787, and d. May 23, 1882, Mr. Thomas 
Hinckley d. Dec. 11, 1876. 



HO BART FAMILY. 



I. DANIEL HOBART and Zerviah Miner, daughter of 
James and Abigail (Eldredge) Miner, were m. Dec. 4, 1729. 

CHILDREN: 

2 MARGARET, b. July 26, 1731, m. William Thompson March 21, 1751 (No. 

9), Thompson family. 

3 HANNAH, b. Oct. 11, 1733, m. John Hinks Jan. 22, 1756. 

4 SUSANNAH, b. March 24, 1736, m. Nathaniel Hall Nov. 26, 1761. 

5 JOHN, b. April 15, 1739. 

6 DANIEL, b. Aug. 31, 1741, m. Hannah Shaw Sept. 21, 1760. 

7 SAMUEL, b. May 24, 1744, m. Rebecca Shaw Sept. 8, 1768. 

8 PETER, b. March 2. 1750. 

9 ELIPHALET, b. June 20, 1752. 

10 ZERVIAH, b. Nov. 12, 1755, m. Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 138) of the 

Chesebrough family, April 25, 1776. 

Peter Hobart (No. 8) and Mary or Mercy Frink (No. 62), 
daughter of David Frink and Eunice (Gallup) Frink, were m. 
May 20, 1 78 1. 

CHILDREN: 

11 MERCY, b. June 22, 1782, m. Christopher Leeds March 7, 1819. 

12 NANCY, b. Feb. 16, 1784, never m. 

13 RUSSELL, b. June 30, 1785, never m. 

14 RILLA, b. Feb. 7, 1787. 

15 HENRY, b. March 3, 1789, m. Jane Skinner. 

16 FANNA, b. Sept. 20, 1790, never m. 

17 WILLIAM, b. , never m. 

Eliphalet Hobart (No. 9) m. Mrs. Hannah (Page) Chese- 
brough (No. 19), of the Page family. Her former husband was 

Chesebrough, date of m. thereof not known; but five 

children are given, viz. : 

CHILDREN: 

1 PRISCILLA CHESEBROUGH, b. , m. Roswell Breed for his 2d 

wife. They had Roswell Breed, Jr., Thomas and Sally Ann. 

2 DAVID CHESEBROUGH, b. , m. . 

3 HANNAH CHESEBROUGH, b. , m. Benjamin Hancox, son of Ben- 

jamin, who m. Eunice, daughter of Stanton Stevens, and wife, Mrs. 
Eunice (Hall) Short. Hannah d. in 1861, aged 82 yrs. 

4 POLLY CHESEBROUGH, b. , m. Henry Lewis, d. 1865, aged 84 yra. 

5 ELISHA CHESEBROUGH, b. , m. Lucy Chapman. 

Children of Eliphalet Hobart and Hannah Page Chesebrough 
Hobart, who were m. before 1777. 

CHILDREN: 

18 DANIEL, b. Oct. 23, 1777, m. Fanny Slack. 

19 JOSEPH, b. 1785, d. 1860, never m. 



434 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

20 HANNAH, b. , m. 1st, Capt. John Sterrett, and had one child, Mary 

Ann Sterrett, who na. Capt. Joshua Stevens. After Capt. Sterrett'a 
death, Mrs. Sterrett m. 2d, Capt. John Barnum; they had one child, 
Edward P. Barnum. 

Daniel Hobart (No. i8) m. Fanny Slack, daughter of William 
Slack, and Lucy (Breed) Slack (No. 60), Breed family. She was 
b. Jan. 23, 1784, and m, Dec. 25, 1814. 

CHILDREN: 

21 ELAM W., b. Nov. 23, 1815, m. Julia A. Grinnell Oct. 21, 1846. 

22 FRANCES M., b. May 18, 1817, m. Nelson Forsyth. 

23 LUCY S., b. June 1, 1819, d. young. 

24 WILLIAM S., b. Sept. 26, 1821, m. Caroline Bottum. 

25 HANNAH T., b. March 7, 1824, d. young. 

26 NANCY N., b. March 30, 1828, d. young. 

27 EMMA P., b. Dec. 16, 1830, d. young. 

28 PHBBE D., b. Sept. 14, 1834, d. young. 



HOLMES FAMILY 



1. ROBERT HOLMES, the progenitor of the Stonington 
Holmes family, came to this town before the town was named 
Stonington, and purchased large tracts of land, and made 
this his permanent place of abode. He was registered here 
as an inhabitant Dec. 25, 1670, which implied previous residence, 
besides being a land holder and taxpayer. He served in the Co- 
lonial Indian wars. Where he resided is not certainly known, 
nor who he m., nor her family name and m. date. He had one 
child, whose name was : 

2. Joshua Holmes, whose birth date does not appear in town 
or church records. He was doubtless b. before his father set- 
tled in Stonington. He did not long remain here after his m. 
with the widow Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Sam- 
uel Chesebrough (No. 6), that family, June 5, 1675. He pur- 
chased land in Westerly, R. I., upon which he built him a dwell- 
ing house, which he occupied during his life, and by his will gave 
it, with all his land, to his widow, children and son-in-law. He 
served in King Phillip's war. After his death his widow m. Capt. 
James Avery, for his second wife, and her third husband (No. 2), 
Avery familv. 

CHILDREN: 
3 MARY t). date not recorded, m. Isaac Thompson, 
v 4 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 20, 1678, m. Fear Sturges. 

Mary Holmes (No. 2) m. Isaac Thompson of Westerly, R. I., 
in 1696. 

CHILDREN: 

5 MARY, b. July 1, 1697. 

6 ISAAC, b. Sept. 26, 1698. 

7 SAMUEL, b. July 29, 1700. 

8 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 1, 1701. 

9 SARAH, b. March 3, 1703. 

10 WILLIAM, b. April 11, 1704. 

11 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 31, 1705. 

12 ANNA (twin), b. Dec. 31, 1705. 

13 ELIAS, b. Nov. 14, 1708. 

14 MARY, b. March 18, 1710. 

15 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 14, 1711. 

16 SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 25, 1713, m. Joseph Babcock Dec. 9, 1730. 

17 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 13, 1714. 

18 PRUDENCE, b. March 11, 1716. 



436 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Joshua Holmes (No. 4) lived with his father's family in West- 
erly. During his youth and young manhood, and before he 
reached his majority, he became acquainted with Miss Fear 
Sturges of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Mass., whose house he often 
visited with increasing pleasure, until they were m. Nov. 21, 
1698. Miss Sturges was the daughter of Edward Sturges, who 
came to this country from England to Charlestown, Mass., in 
1634, and settled in Yarmouth. He was the son of Phillip Sturges 
of Hamington County, Northampton, and a descendant of Roger 
Sturges of Clifton County, Northampton, England, who was a 
resident there in 1530. He bought and received large tracts of 
land in Stonington, now North Stonington, which is intersected 
by the highway from Pawcatuck Bridge to Voluntown, at, above 
and below the junction of the highway leading therefrom to the 
Wyassup Reservoir, upon which he built him a dwelling house, 
which he occupied during life. 

CHILDREN: 

19 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 14, 1700, m. Mary Richardson, 
v./ 20 JOHN, b. June 10, 1702, m. Abigail Frink; m. 2d, Mary Smith; m. 3d, 
Hannah Halsey. 

21 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 28, 1703, m. Jedediah Brown (No. 34), that family. 

22 TEMPERANCE, b. Jan. 29, 1707, m. John Smith May 10, 1727; she m. 2d, 

James Treadway. 

23 THANKFUL, b. Nov. 12. 1708, m. William Swan (No. 23), that family. 

24 THOMAS, b. Jan. 19, 1711, m. Margaret Frink. 

25 MARY, b. March 19, 1713, m. Ellas Palmer (No. 141); 2d, Capt. John 

Randall (No. 8), that family. 

26 BETHIA, b. July 29, 1715 

27 MARVIN, b. Nov. 17, 1717, m. Asa Swan (No. 25), that family. 

Joshua Holmes (No. 19) m. Mary Richardson, daughter of 
Stephen and Lydia (Gilbert) Richardson, Dec. 6, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

28 FEAR, b. July 8, 1722, m. Andrew Main (No. 30), that family. 

29 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 27, 1724, m. Jonathan Palmer (No. 95), that family. 

30 MARY, b. May 6, 1726. 

31 JOSHUA^ b. Dec. 28, 1726, m. Mrs. Prudence Wheeler. 

32 SARAH, b. March 9, 1729, m. Wallworth. 

33 JAMES, b. April 17, 1731, m. Surviah Mason. 

34 ANNA, b. June 24, 1733, m. Jedediah Brown (No. 79). 

35 THANKFUL, b. Oct. 7, 1735. 

36 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 18, 1741, m. Rossel Smith. 

37 JOSEPH, b. 1743, m. Martha Wheeler. 

"• John Holmes (No. 20) m. Abigail Frink (No. 17), that family. 
Mrs. Frink d., and he m. 2d, Mary Smith of Groton April 2, 
1738. She d. childless, Jan. 26, 1744. He m. 3d, Hannah Halsey 
of Southampton, Long Island, Oct. 31, 1744. 



HOLMES FAMILY. 437 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

' 3S TEMPERANCE, b. Jan. 27, 1728, m. Roger Sterry (No. 23), Hewitt family. 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

39 MARY, b. Aug. 9, 1745, m. Peter Hobart May 20, 1781. 

40 EUNICE, b. June 28, 1747, m. Charles Miner, Jr. (No. 145), that family. 

41 JOHN, b. Mai-ch 9, 1749, m. Martha Stanton. 

42 JBDEDIAH, b. Nov. 12, 1761, m. Elizabeth Frink. 

43 JABISH, b. May 2, 1753, m. Lydia Clift. 

44 SILAS, b. June 5, 1755, m. Louisa Fox. 

45 ELIAS, b. Feb. 2, 1757, d. young. 

46 LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 14, 1759, m. Dr. Samuel Prentice (No. 44), that family. 

47 LUCY, b. May 25, 1765, m. Amos Wheeler (No. 88), that family. 

Thomas Holmes (No. 24) m. Margaret Frink Nov. 12, 1740. 
He d. April 9, 1796. 

CHILDREN: 

48 MARGARET, b. April 14, 1742, m. Christopher Brown (No. 59), that family 

49 THOMAS, b. April 28, 1744, m. Mary Frink. 

50 JEREMIAH, b. Oct. 4, 1745, m. twice. 

51 BETHIAH, b. Nov. 17, 1747. 

52 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 19, 1749. 

53 JOSHUA, b. April 5, 1752, m. Lucretia Lamphere. 

54 NATHAN, b. April 20, 1754. 

55 MOLLY, b. June 17, 1756. 

56 LUCY, b. April 4, 1760. 

57 ABIGAIL, b. April 19, 1763. 

58 MARVIN, b. March 6, 1765. 

Thomas Holmes (No. 49) m. Mary Frink March 15, 1764 (No. 
40), Frink family. Mrs. Holmes d. He m. for his second wife, 
Temperance Smith of Groton, Conn., Nov. 24, 1767. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

59 THOMAS, b. Aug. 6, 1768, m. Elizabeth Baldwin (No. 82), that family. 

60 SHUBAEL, b. Aug. 2, 1769, m. Lois Brown. 

61 NATHAN, b. Nov. 22, 1771, m. Mary Holmes. 

Joshua Holmes, Jr. (No. 31), m. Mrs. Prudence, daughter of 
Jonathan and Esther Wheeler, Dec. 18, 1751 (No. 341), Wheeler 
family. He d. Nov. 21, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

63 JOSHUA, b. March 3, 1754. 

64 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 2, 1755, m. Beebe Denison Oct. 13, 1774 (No. 292), 

Denison family. 

65 ESTHER, b. Oct. 5, 1757. 

66 MARY, b. Oct. 3, 1759, d. unmarried. 

67 EDWARD, b. in 1763, m. Mary Grant. 

67a MERCY, b. , m. Joseph Breed (No. 61), that family. 

68 THANKFUL, b. July 18, 1766. 

69 SARAH, b. March 27, 1768. 

70 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 25, 1770, d. unmarried. 

71 ABIGAIL, b. June 17, 1772, d. young. 

72 RICHARD, b. March 22, 1774, d. unmarried. 

73 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 13, 1776, m. Hannah Wheeler. 

74 AMOS, b. Dec. 14, 1778. 



438 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

James Holmes (No. 33) m, Serviah Mason of Westerly, R. I., 
Feb. 5, 1755 ; lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

75 JAMES, b. April 22, 1755, m. Esther Babcock Jan. 18, 1776. 

76 JARED, b. April 1, 1757, m. Martha Wheeler. 

77 ZERVIAH, b. Dec. 28, 1758. 

78 GILBERT, b. Sept. 22, 1760. 

79 MARY, b. Dec. 11, 1762. 

80 Son, b. March 2, 1765, d. May 7, 1765. 

81 ROSWELL, b. Feb. 10, 1766. 

82 CHARLES, b. April 29, 1768. 

83 NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 23, 1771, d. young. 

84 EPHRAIM, b. July 2, 1772. 

85 HENRY, b. March 20, 1774. 

Joseph Holmes (No. 37) m. Martha Wheeler Nov. 19, 1767 
(No. 78), Wheeler family. After the death of Mr. Holmes his 
widow m. a Mr. Williams ; she m. for her third husband, Thomas 
Hammond in 1788. 

CHILDREN: 

86 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 14, 1768. 

87 MARTHA, b. Dec. 11, 1770. 

88 MERCY, b. March 1, 1773. 

89 POLLY, b. Jan. 25, 1775. 

90 ROSWELL, b. Jan. 14, 1777. 

91 ABIGAIL, b. March 20, 1779, m. Benjamin Peabody (No. 41), that family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

92 JOHN WILLIAMS, b. . 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

93 THOMAS HAMMOND, b. June 15, 1789. 

94 REBECCA HAMMOND, b. 1791. 

95 EUNICE HAMMOND, b. 1794. 

Jeremiah Holmes of Stonington (No. 50) m. Elizabeth Sanford 
Frink Dec. 10, 1772. She d. Feb. 18, 1789. For his second wife 
he m. Mary, daughter of Daniel and Esther (Wheeler) Denison, 
Jan., 1778 (No. 224), Denison family. He d. March 8, 1790. His 
widow, Mrs. Mary Holmes -(nee Denison), m. for her second hus- 
band, Jedediah Lee, in 1797, and went with him to Stanstead, 
Canada, v/here he d. in Oct., 1824. His widow d. there April 29, 
1828. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

96 MARY, b. Oct. 8, 1778, m. Thomas Crary, Jr. 

97 PHILURA, b. Sept. 14, 1780, m. Capt. Theophilus Baldwin (No. 81), that 

family. 

98 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 6, 1792, m. Mrs. Ann B. (Denison) Gallup. 

99 ESTHER, b. March 27, 1785, m. Joel Marsh, March 2, 1803; m. 2d, Joshua 

Blodgett, Jan. 20, 1819. 

100 DANIEL D., b. Sept. 17, 1787, m. Melindia Lee March 23, 1791. 

101 FREDERICK, b. Feb. 19, 1789, m. Pittis. 

NOTE.— Mary Holmes (No. 96) m. Thomas Crary, Jr., Feb. 2, 1797, son of 
Thomas Crary and Mehitable Mason, and grandson of Nathan Crary, and wife 
Dorothy Wheeler (No. 40), that family, and great-grandson of Peter Crary and 
wife, Christobel Gallup (No. 12), that fatally. 



HOLMES FAMILY. 439 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

102 BRASTUS LEE, b. In 1798, d. in Stanstead March 21, 1866. 

103 LUCY, b. Jan. 1, 1801, m. Benjamin Pomeroy in 1824. 

Jeremiah Holmes (No. 98) m. Mrs. Ann B. Denison (No. 404), 
Denison family, widow of John D. Gallup, Sept. 8, 1809. '^^ 
children by first marriage. 

CHILDREN: 

104 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 10, 1811, d. Sept. 19, 1811. 

105 ISAAC D., b. Nov. 12, 1812, m. Ellen Kempt Aug. 8, 1837. 

106 MARY ANN, b. Nov. 14, 1815, m. Randall Brown (No. 393), that family. 

107 ESTHER C, b. March 23, 1816, m. Benjamin Latham. 

108 JEREMIAH, b. Aug. 15, 1819, d. March 16, 1823. 

109 BENJAMIN P., b. Jan. 8, 1822, m. Lucy M. Lewis Sept. 20, 1848. 

110 JOSEPH WARREN, b. April 1, 1824, m. Mary O. Denison of Stillwater, N. 

Y., Sept. 4, 1847; m. 2d, Mrs. Palmer. 

111 HIRAM C, b. Jan. 22, 1826, m. Hannah F. Denison (No. 637), that fam- 

ily, Jan. 30, 1850. 

112 ERASTUS, b. April 7, 1830, d. April 30, 1832. 

Jabish Holmes (No. 43) b. May 2, 1753, m. Lydia Gift of 
Groton, Conn., May 26, 181 1, and d. Aug. 23, 183 1 (No. 26), Clift 
family. 

CHILDREN: 

113 JABISH, b. Oct. 20, 1812, m. Emeline Williams Oct. 23, 1855 (No. 382), 

Williams family. 

114 SILAS, b. July 21, 1816. 

115 AMOS CLIFT, b. Feb. 27, 1818. 

Dr. Silas Holmes of Stonington, Conn (No. 44), m. Louisa 
Fox of Montville in 1779. Dr. Holmes lived in what is now 
Stonington Borough, and had extensive practice as a physician in 
all the region round about, Sept. 12, 1790. He was summoned 
to visit a sick man on Block Island, who sent for him in his 
boat, which took and bore him safely over to the island, and 
after he had visited his patient and diagnosed his physical condi- 
tion, he started with the boatman and craft to return to his home 
in Stonington, but unfortunately a terrible thunder storm arose 
with a rushing cyclone of wind, which lashed the ocean into fear- 
ful waving foam, which capsized their boat and filled it with 
water, which, in spite of all the efforts of the doctor and the 
boatman, sunk, and they were both drowned. Dr. Holmes widow 
m. for her second husband, Elijah Palmer, Esq., of Stonington, 
Conn., and they became the parents of one child. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

116 LOVISA, b. Nov. 8, 1780. 

117 SILAS, b. May 27, 1782. 

118 LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 4, 1783. 

119 SILAS, b. May 30, 1785. 

120 FRANCES, b. March 18, 1788. 

121 JABISH, b. June 18, 1789. 



440 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

122 ABBY PALMER. 

Dr. Joshua Holmes (No. 53) m. Lticretia Lamphere Sept. 16, 
1790, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

123 SARAH, b. Feb. 21, 1791. 

124 LUCY, b. April 8, 1793. 

125 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 15, 1794. 

126 SAMUEL, b. March 17, 1796. 

127 PATTY, b. April 9, 1798. 

128 POLLY, b. Nov. 30, 1799. 

Shubael Holmes (No. 6o) m. Lois Brown Jan. 22, 1792, both 

of Stonington, 

CHILDREN: 

129 SHUBAEL, b. Nov. 19, 1793. 

130 POLLY, b. Jan. 22, 1796. 

131 ASHER, b. Sept. 11, 1800. 

132 CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 9, 1804. 

Nathan Holmes (No. 61), m. Mary Holmes Sept. 28, 1791, 
both of Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

133 NATHAN, b. Aug. 23, 1792. 

134 TEMPERANCE, b. Aug. 23, 1794. 

William Holmes (No. 73) m. Hannah Wheeler March 17, 1803 
(No. 365), Wheeler family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
Sept. 5, 1863 ; she d. Sept. 20, 1863. 

CHILDREN: 

135 HANNAH W., b. Feb. 24, 1804. 

136 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 16, 1805. 

137 WILLIAM B., b. July 27, 1808. 

138 SILENCE W., b. Oct. 23, 1813. Soon after the birth of their youngest child, 

the whole family moved to Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont. 

John Holmes (No. 41) m. Martha Stanton Dec. 22, 1774 (No. 
151), Stanton family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

139 HANNAH, b. in 1775, m. Isaac Wheeler in 1808 (No. 134), Wheeler family. 

140 JOHN, b. in 1777, m. Nancy Wheeler; m. 2d, Ruth Wheeler. 

Jedediah Holmes (No. 42) m. Elizabeth S. Frink Dec. 10, 1772, 
both of Stonington Conn. She d. Feb. 18, 1789. 

CHILDREN: 

141 ELIZABETH, b. May 8, 1775. 

142 JEDEDIAH, Jr., b. May 30, 1779. 

James Holmes (No. 75) m. Esther Babcock Jan. 18, 1776. 

CHILDREN: 

143 EPHRAIM, b. in 1778. 

144 NANCY, b. in 1780. 

145 ROBERT, b. in 1782. 



HOLMES PAJVIILY. 441 

146 ESTHER and EUNICE, b. in 1784, d. in infancy. 

147 NEHEMIAH, b. in 17S6. 

148 HAZZARD, b. in 1788, m. Fanny Denison (No. 505), that family. 

149 ESTHER, b. in 1790. 

150 JAMES, b. in 1792. 

151 NOTES, b. in 1793. 

John Holmes (No. 140) m. Nancy Wheeler (No. 176), that fam- 
ily, Dec. 22, 1798; m. 2d, Ruth Wheeler (No. 142), that family, in 
1820. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

152 JOHN, b. Oct. 15, 1799, m. Nancy Angeline Williams; m. 2d, Eunice, ^ 

daughter of Andrew Chapman. 

153 CYRUS W., b. Nov. 24, 1801, m. Martha Reynolds. 

154 PATTY, b. July 3, 1804, d. young. 

155 B. FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 22, 1807, d. in Iowa. 

156 NATHAN WHEELER, b. March 28, 1809, d. young. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

157 NANCY E., b. March 1, 1821. 

158 LUCY, b. March 4, 1822. 

Edward Holmes (No. 6f) m. Mary Grant Feb. 15, 1789 (No.- 
50), that family. He d. in 1810; she d. in 1817. 

CHILDREN: 

159 PRENTICE, b. Feb. 10, 1793, d. unmarried. 

160 JOSHUA,, b. March 12, 1796, d. unmarried. 

161 RUSSELL, b. March 12, 1796, m. Martha Holmes, daughter of Jared and 

Martha (Wheeler) Holmes (No. 76). 

162 HOSBA WHEELER, b. May 18, 1800, m. Sophronia Wilbur in 1824. 

163 SILAS, b. July 17, 1803, m. Surviah Wheeler April 2, 1825 (No. 451), that 

family. 

164 MARY, b. April, 1805. 

165 EUNICE, b. April 12, 1808, m. Lester Tucker in 1847. 

166 EDWARD, b. Jan. 5, 1811, m. Malissa Ann Wheeler May 11, 1858 (No. 453),. 

that family. 



HOXIE FAMILY. 



The name of this family is spelled in many different ways. 
•Hawksie, Hoxsey, Hoxsie, Hoxie, etc. 

I. LODOWICK HAWKSIE came to America probably 
^Gon after 1650. He lived on the south side of Spring Hill, near 
■Sandwich, Mass. ; m. Mary, daughter of John Presbury, June, 
-1664. 

CHILDREN: 

2 BETHSHEBA, b. 1665, m. Samuel Allen. 

3 JOSEPH, b. March 15, 1667, m. Sarah Tucker. 

4 GIDEON, b. , m. Grace . 

5 HEZEKIAH, b. . 



6 JOHN, b. , m. Mary Hull. 

7 SOLOMAN, b. . 

8 CONTENT, b. . 



Joseph Hoxie (No. 3) m. Sarah, daughter of Henry and wife, 
Martha Tucker. Their son : 

9 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 25, 1701, m. Mary . Their son 

10 GIDEON, b. Dec. 14, 1729, m. Dorcas Congdon, d. June 13, 1805. Their son 

11 JOSEPH, b. in 1767, m. Mary Congdon. He d. Oct. 8, 1829, his widow d. 

April 8, 1851. Their son 

12 WELCOME ARNOLD, b. in 1792, m. Mary A. (Fellows) Hoxie, widow of 

his brother John, in 1826. He d. at Westerly Dec. 10, 1875. They had 
a daughter, Mrs. Stephen Wilcox, and a son, William Hoxie, b. March 
1, 1840, who is town clerk at Westerly, R. I. 

Gideon Hoxie (No. lo) m. Dorcas Congdon. Their son : 

13 LODOWICK, b. , m. Ruth ; they had son, Benjamin Frank- 

lin, who was a prominent business man at Mystic, Conn., m. Harriet 
W. Clift Nov. 19, 1843, (No. 42) Clift family, where they lived and 
died. 

John Hoxie (No. 6) b. April 25, 1669, m. Mary, daughter of 
Joseph and wife. Experience (Harper) Hull. Their son : 

14 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 28, 1713, m. Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth 

Kenyon, Feb. 27, 1735. Their daughter 

15 RUTH, b. in 1749, m. John Foster in 1836. Their son 

16 ETHAN, b. in 1779, m. Temperance Bragg in 1801. Their son 

17 ETHAN, b. in 1808, m. Anna Wilbur Oct. 24, 1837; had son, John Barclay 

Foster, b. in 1841, who resides in Westerly, R. I., where he is cashier 
of the Phenix National Bank. He also is descended from Solomon 
Hoxie, another son of John Hoxie (No. 6) and wife, Mary Hull, 
through his mother, as follows: Solomon, b. Sept. 17, 1711, m. Mary 

Davis, had son, Peter, b. Oct. 5, 1706, m. Mary ; had daughter, 

Mary, b. Sept. 9, 1736, m. Thomas Wilbur, July 27. 1758; had son, 
John, b. July 17, 1774, m. Lydia Collins, Oct. 17, 1793; had daughter, 
Anna Wilbur, b. April 20, 1818, m. Ethan Foster Oct. 24, 1837. 



HULL FAMILY. 



This family was not among the first families who settled in 
Stonington. Their ancestors had previously lived in Massachu- 
setts and Rhode Island, a large number of whom were Friend 
Quakers. 

I. STEPHEN HULL, who lived near Point Judith, R. I., 
was b. in 171 5, and was an industrious, enterprising man and suc- 
cessful farmer, who m. Martha Mory, both of Kingston, R. I., 
April 2y, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOSEPH, b. March 22, 1739. 

3 ELIZABETH, May 15, 1741. 

4 STEPHEN, b. Sept. 17, 1743. 

5 SAMUEL (twin), b. Jan. 20, 1748. 

6 ELIAS (twin), b. Jan. 20, 1748. 

7 LATHAM, b. Feb. 9, 1749. 

8 SARAH, b. July 1, 1752. 

9 HANNAH, b. Aug. 22, 1754. 

Latham Hull (No. 7) came to Stonington, Conn., before the 
American Revolution and m. first, Anna Wheeler, daughter of 
Jeremiah and Anna (Pellet) Wheeler. See Wheeler family (No. 
84), date unknown. 

CHILDREN: 

10 JEREMIAH, b. . 

11 AMOS, b. . /^ ^ / 



12 BRIDGET, b. . 

13 ANNA, b. , m. Elias Hewitt (No. 107). 

After Mrs. Anna Wheeler Hull died, Mr. Hull m. Desire Wil- 
liams in Feb., 1782 (No. 216), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

14 JOSEPH, b. . 

15 LATHAM, b. Dec. 19, 1782. 

16 JOHN W., b. Jan. 5, 1789, d. Feb. 28, 1878. 

17 MARTHA, b. . 

18 EUNICE, b. . 

19 ALMIRA, b. . 

Latham Hull (No. 7) took a prominent part in the public af- 
fairs of Stonington, holding the ofifice of selectman for a number 
of years in succession, besides representing the town in the Gen- 
eral Assembly of the State for several sessions, and he d. Dec. 18, 
1807. 

Jeremiah Hull (No. 10) m. Keturah Williams (No. 280), Rob- 
ert Williams family, March 20, 1796. 



444 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

20 WILLIAM P., b. Jan. 30, 1797. 

21 CHARLES, b. Dec. 3, 1739. 

22 ANNA W., b. Jan. 6, 1801. 

23 CYRUS W., b. Feb. 7, 1803. 

24 ELISHA, b. April 19, 1805. 

25 JOHN W., b. July 5, 1807. 

26 KETURAH R., b. July 2, 1810. 

27 BBNADABI W., b. Dec. 5, 1812. 

28 DESIRE, b. May 1, 1815. 

29 MARTHA E., b. June 5, 1817. 

Amos Hull (No. ii) m. Esther V/heeler in 1S03 (No. 197), that 
family. 

CHILDREN: 

30 THOMAS L., b. Marcli 11, 1804. 

31 ESTHER, b. Sept. 13, 1807, m. Russell Wheeler Oct. 1, 1827. See Wheeler 

family (No. 171). 

32 MARTHA W., b. March 22, 1811. 

After the death of his first wife Mr. Hull m. Zerviah Wheeler 
(No. 187), that family. 

Latham Hull (No. 15) m. Elizabeth Browning (No. 49), that 
family, Aug. 15, 181 1. 

CHILDREN: 

33 LATHAM, b. Oct. 28, 1812, m. twice. 

34 WILLIAM B., b. Nov. 7, 1815, m. Susan Wattles. 

John W. Hull (No. 16) m. Miss Elizabeth Smith May 16, 1811. 
She was daughter of Charles S. Smith and wife, Hannah (Wil- 
liams) Smith, and was b. Oct. 6, 1795, and d. May 18, 1819. 

CHILDREN: 

35 ELIZA S., b. May 22, 1812, m. John H. Browning. See that family (No. 54). 

36 EUNICE B., b. July 17, 1814, m. Benjamin Browning (No. 57), that family. 

37 JOHN P., b. May 10, 1816. 

Mrs. Elizabeth or Betsey (Smith) Hull d. May 18, 1819, and 
Col. John W. Hull m. 2d, Miss Nancy York of Stonington, Conn., 
Feb. 6, 1821. See York family (No. 166). 

CHILDREN: 

38 JESSE Y., b. June 10, 1822, m. Emma, daughter of Isaac D. Miner of 

North Stonington, Conn. See Miner family (No. 278). 

39 NANCY or ANN, b. April 30, 1824, m. 1st, Erastus Hewitt (No. 278), and 

2d, Latham Stewart. 

40 LATHROP W., b. Jan. 26, 1826, m. Phebe E. Hewitt (No. 282), that family. 

41 CHARLES S., b. Oct. 30, 1830, m. Mary Hall, daughter of William and 

wife, Charlotte (Stanton) Hall, Stanton family (No. 206), Nov. 15, 1860. 

42 MARTHA ALMIRA, b. Jan. 8, 1833, m. Argall. 

Latham W. Hull (No. 33) m. Hannah T. Argall March 30, 
1836. 

William B. Hull (No. 34) m. Susan M. Wattles, daughter of 
Dr. Thomas P. Wattles and wife, Lucy Wheeler, Aug. 6, 185 1. 



HYDE FAMILY. 



I. WILLIAM HYDE, the progenitor of the Hyde family, 
appears first at Hartford, Conn., in 1636. His name is on the 
monument in the old cemetery at that place, as one of the original 
settlers, and he had lands assigned him there ; he owned land in 
Hartford as late as 1639. He probably went to Saybrook soon 
after that, and his daughter was m. there in 1652. No informa- 
tion has been obtained as to the family name of his wife. Norwich 
was settled in 1660, and his name was among the 35 original pro- 
prietors of that town. He d. at Norwich Jan. 6, 1681. 

CHILDREN: 

2 SAMUEL, b. about 1637, at Hartford, m. Jane Lord. 

3 HESTER, b. in England, m. John Post. 

Samuel Hyde (No. 2) m. Jane, daughter of Thomas Lord, June 
1659; he d. in 1677, at the age of 40 years. 

CHILDREN: 

4 ELIZABETH, b. Aug., 1660. She was the first white child born in Nor- 

wich; m. Lieut. Richard Lord, son of William Lord, May, 1677. 

5 PHEBE, b. Jan., 1663, m. Mathew Griswold May 21, 1683. 

6 SAMUEL, b. May, 1665, m. Elizabeth Calkins Dec. 10, 1690. 

7 JOHN, b. Dec, 1667, m. Experience Abel, March 3, 1698. 

8 WILLIAM, b. Jan., 1670, m. Anne Bushnell Jan. 6, 1695. 

9 THOMAS, b. July, 1672, m. Mary Backus Dec, 1697. 

10 SARAH, b. Feb., 1675, d. the same year. 

11 JABEZ, b. May, 1677, m. Elizabeth Bushnell. 

Jabez (No. ii) m. Elizabeth Bushnell Dec. 29, 1709, a sis- 
ter of his brother William's wife. He d. Sept. 5, 1762 ; had son : 

12 PHINBAS, b. Feb. 20, 1720, m. Anne Rogers April 5, 1744; had son, 

13 DR. PHINEAS, b. at Norwich, Conn., Nov. 15, 1749, m. Esther Holdridge, 

daughter of William Holdridge, and Prudence Gavitt of Groton, Sept., 
1782. He was a physician, and they settled at Poquetanuck, Conn., 
and removed to Mystic about 1796. He was in the service of the 
United States as a surgeon in the navy, in the war of the Revolution. 
She d. July 6, 1810, at Mystic, where he d. Sept. 5, 1820. 
CHILDREN: 

14 JOHN, b. June 16, 1783, m. Lucy Ann Burrows. 

15 THEOPHILUS ROGERS, b. June 18, 1786, m. Agalice Conrotte. 

16 BENJAMIN F., b. July 12, 1798, d. July 15, 1798. 

17 WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 19, 1799, m. Jane Van Buskirk April 7, 

1831. 

18 ENOCH BURROWS, b. Oct. 16, 1801, d. Feb. 17, 1833. * 

19 ELISHA BURROWS, b. Nov. 5, 1805, m. Anne M. Brown. 

20 JOSEPH ADDISON PHINBAS, b. Sept. 16, 1807, d. June 19, 1837. 

21 ANNE or NANCY, b. Oct. 3, 1784, m. Darius Denison (No. 501), Denison 

family. 

22 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 16, 1786, d. unmarried. 

23 HARRIET, b. Oct. 13, 1788, d. Sept. 2, 1819, unmarried. 

24 LAURA, b. Dec. 12, 1790, d. Dec. 12, 1850, unmarried. 



446 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

25 ELIZABETH, b. May 27, 1792, d. May 1, 1810, unmarried. 

26 SARAH, b. Aug. 14, 1794, d. Sept. 20, 1795. 

27 CAROLINE ESTHER, b. June 23, 1803, m. George W. Moss April 30, 1831 

(No. 40), Moss family. 

28 PRANCES ELIZA, b. July 1, 1810, d. Oct. 1, 1810. 

John Hyde (No. 14) m. Lucy Ann Burrows Feb. 21, 1808 (No. 
137), Burrows family. He d. in 1861. 

CHILDREN: 

29 JOSHUA, b. June 29, 1809, m. Anna Maria Bamman Oct. 4, 1836. 

30 JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1811. 

31 ENOCH BURROWS, b. Jan. 20, 1815, d. May 4, 1835. 

32 SILAS, b. Sept. 27, 1816, d. Aug. 7, 1843. 

33 JAMES WILLIAMS, b. May 18, 1818, d. March 29, 1820. 

34 GEORGE DENISON, b. April 13, 1822. 

35 THEOPHILUS ROGERS, b. May 20, 1824, m. Fanny Hazard Brown of 

Stillmanville, Conn., April 30, 1850. 

36 REV. CHARLES CARROLL, b. Feb. 1, 1826. 

37 WILLIAM PENN, b. Feb. 15, 1828, m. Seraphine L. Carr. 

38 JOSEPH AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 26, 1829, d. Oct. 31, 1831. 

39 REV. EDWARD LAWRENCE, b. May 21, 1835. 

40 LUCY ESTHER, b. Dec. 26, 1812, m. Rev. James M. McDonald. 

41 HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. March 27, 1820, m. Lucien B. Hanks. 

42 A daughter, b. Sept. 30, 1831, d. Oct. 2, 1831. 

43 HELEN AGALICE, b. Dec. 19, 1832, m. E. Burrows Brown Sept. 17, 1862 

(No. 35), Edward Brown family. 

William Hyde (No. 8), b. Jan., 1670, m. Anne Bushnell Jan. 2, 
1695; had son, Capt. William Hyde, b. May i, 1702, m. Anna 
Basset, April 24, 1722 ; had son, William Hyde, b. Sept. 22, 1731, 
m. Abigail Langrel, March, 1754; had son, William Hyde, b. 
Jan. 16, 1756, m. his third cousin, Zerviah F. Hyde, Aug. 23, 
1778. They settled in Ellington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

44 JOSEPH FANGREL, b. 1781, d. Aug. 29, 1822, unmarried. 

45 WILLIAM, b. July 21, 1783, m. Rhoda Palmer March 23, 1808 (Ne. 321), 

Palmer family. He was a physician in Stonington, where he had a 
very extensive practice for many years. 

46 SARAH, b. 1779, d. young and unmarried. 

Dr. William Hyde (No. 45) m. Rhoda Palmer, daughter of Eli- 
jah Palmer (No. 321), that family, March 23, 1806. 

CHILDREN: 

47 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 21, 1806, d. Nov. 16, 1808. 

48 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 27, 1808, m. Hepzibah Williams (No. 374), that family; 

she d. May 6, 1841; m. 2d, Ellen Williams, youngest daughter of Maj. 
Gen. Williams (No. 352), that family. He was the leading physician 
in Stonington for many years. 

49 JAMES, b. June 24, 1835, m. Marian L. Darrow. 

50 GURDON, b. Dec. 5, 1812, d. Sept. 23, 1814. 

51 HARRIET C, b. July 31, 1817, d. Nov. 21, 1822. 

52 DANIEL C, b. Feb. 13, 1820, m. Elizabeth Fordham Dec. 20, 1847. 

53 HARRIET ANN, b. Oct. 6, 1822, m. Edwin A. Palmer. 

54 HENRY P., b. March 13, 1825, d. Feb. 1, 1826. 

55 BENJAMIN P., b. March 22, 1827, d. Aug. 14, 1828. 

56 CAROLINE, b. May 22, 1829, d. unmarried. 



KELLOGG FAMILY. 



The Kellogg family originated in Scotland, in the British Em- . 
pire, and came to New England not long after 1630. The earliest 
resident of the family in Connecticut was Nathaniel Kellogg, 
who appears in Hartford, Conn., in 1639, and afterwards re- 
moved to Farmington, Conn., where Lieut. Joseph Kellogg lived, 
who joined the church there Oct. 9, 1653. 

There was also a Samuel Kellogg, supposed to have been a, 
brother of Joseph Kellogg, and also a Daniel Kellogg of Nor- 
walk, Conn., in 1655, but the exact relationship of these various 
branches is not known. 

The first that is known of the family of Kelloggs who made; 
Stonington their permanent place of abode is : 

I. DAVID KELLOGG, of whose birth we have no record. 
(Tradition says that he m. Eunice Brown.) His home was on, 
the west bank of the Mystic River, at a place called "The Nar- 
rows." He died at the siege of Boston, in 1776, and was buried at; 
Dorchester Heights. He left a wife and two 

CHILDREN: 

2 DAVID, b. . 

3 MARY, b. . 

David Kellogg (No. 2) m. Bridget Newton of Stonington April 
29> 1793- 

CHILDREN: 

4 DAVID, b. March 31, 1799, m. Lydia Smith Bennett. 

5 JOSEPH, b. July 27, 1801, m. Angeline Pitcher. 

6 MARY or POLLY, b. Nov. 17, 1803, m. Thomas Lamb. 

7 ELIZA, b. Nov. 22, 1805, m. John Hillard. 

8 AUSTIN, b. Oct. 19, 1807, m. Maria Moore. 

9 DANIEL, b. Feb. 15, 1809, lost at sea, unmarried. 

10 LAURA, b. July 19, 1811, m. Thomas Leeds. 

11 EUNICE, b. Dec. 1, 1815, m. Frederick Johnson. 

12 EMILY, b. July 3, 1817, m. Austin Henshaw. 

13 CYRUS L., b. April 18, 1821, lost at sea, unmarried. 

14 FRANK N., b. , no record save that he died when about 16 yrs. old. 

15 HIRAM, b. , no record save that he died when a small child. 

David Kellogg (No. 4) m. Lydia Smith Bennett July 17, 1825, 

CHILDREN: 

16 LYDIA ESTHER, b. Nov. 16, 1826, m. Francis E. Moore. 

17 WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. March 8, 1829, m. Lucy Ann Stanton. 

18 HENRY BENNETT, b. Oct. 26, 1830. 

19 LUCY ANN, b. Jan. 15, 1841. 

20 MARY ELLEN, b. Oct. 22, 1843. 

21 CYRUS, b. Feb. 1, 1846, m. Ella Dewey. 



MAIN FAMILY. 



I. EZEKIEL MAIN, the first person of that name who came 
to Stonington, Ct., to reside permanently, is not otherwise identi- 
fied in this country. He came here in 1670 and in 1672 he received 
a grant of land from the town. He subsequently purchased other 
lands, and in 1680 received another town grant of land, all of 
which extended from the old goldsmith shop of Mr. David Main, 
nearly to the residence of Mr. Nathaniel M. Crary, in what is 
now North Stonington, Conn., bounded nearly all the way by 
Shunnock River on the south, and on the north in part by lands 
of Mr. Joshua Holmes. 

This Mr. Ezekiel Main m. Mary . It is not known 

whether he m. before or after he came to this town to reside, 
probably a short time before, as Mrs. Ezekiel Main was a par- 
taker at the ordination of Mr. James Noyes, the pastor of the 
-first church in Stonington in 1674. Ezekiel Main was admitted to 
the church Sept. 3, 1676, and he d. June 19, 1714. 

CHILDREN OF EZEKIEL AND MARY MAIN: 
• 2 EZEKIEL, b. . 



3 MARY, b. , bapt. July 1, 1677, d. young. 

. 4 JEREMIAH, b. . 

5 THOMAS, b. , bapt. Sept. 22, 1679, d. young. 

6 PHBBE, b. , bapt. Aug. 7, 1681, m. Kingsbury. 

7 HANNAH, b. . 



Ezekiel Main (No. 2) was admitted to the church in 1695, and 
he m. Mary, daughter of Thomas and wife, Naomi Wells, Jan. 14, 
1689; he d. Oct. 20, 1715. 

CHILDREN: 

8 EZEKIEL, b. and d. Dec. 24, 1691. 

Mrs. Mary Main d. Jan. 12, 1693, and Oct. 22, 1695, Mr. Eze- 
"kiel Main m. 2d, Hannah Rose. 

CHILDREN: 

9 HANNAH, b. Sept. 23, 1698. 

10 MARY, b. June 14, 1700. 

11 EZEKIEL, b. Dec. 10, 1701, d. Aug. 5, 1702. 

12 ALLIS, b. March, 1704, d. young. 

13 PATIENCE, b. Feb. 22, 1704-5. 

14 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 9, 1707. 

15 PHEEBY, b. April 9, 1708. 

16 ICHABOD, b. Aug. 3, 1710. 

17 MBRRIAM b. Nov. 4, 1712, d. Oct. 20, 1729. 



MAIN FAMILY. 449 

Jeremiah Main (No. 4) m. widow Ruth Brown. It is not cer- 
tainly known whose daughter she was, but she with her daugh- 
ter, Ruth, were admitted to the first church of Stonington and 
baptized July 16, 1699. '^^^- Jeremiah Main was admitted May 
18. 1712, and he d. Nov. 11, 1727. They were m. Oct. 11, 1699. 

CHILDREN: 

18 THOMAS, b. July 19, 1700. 

19 HANNAH, bapt. May 17, 1702. 

20 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 22, 1702-3, m. Ebenezer Brown (No. 41), Brown 

family. 

21 LYDIA, b. April 19, 1705. 

22 SARAH, b. May 19, 1706. 

23 JEREMIAH, b. April 10, 1708, m. Jan. 25, 1726-7, Abigail Worden.. 

24 HEPZIBAH, b. March 24, 1710, m. Oct. 31, 1727, Joseph Brown. 

25 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 4, 1714, m. Jan. 10, 1737-8, Anna Spaulding, and 

m. 2d, Johanna Parkhurst. 

26 ANNA, b. Aug. 21, 1715. 

27 JOHN, b. May 20, 1716, m. Nov. 8, 1738, Sarah Morgan. 

28 PETER, b. Aug. 5, 1718, m. Sept. 17, 1740, Mary Egglestone. 

On Feb. 22, 1727, a church was formed in North Stonington, 
Conn., and among others, Mr. Jeremiah Main and wife Ruth, 
were dismissed by request, in order to be embodied in church es- 
tate in North Stonington, in which society they were inhabitants. 
Mrs. Ruth Main's daughter, Ruth Brown, m. John Butler Oct. 
10, 1714, and after her death he m. 2d, Mary Brown Feb. 11, 1747. 

Dea. Thomas Main (No. 18) m. ist, April 20, 1720, Ann (No. 
40), daughter of Eleazer and wife, Ann (Pendleton) Brown. He 
was the son of Thomas Brown and wife, Mary Newhall of Lynn, 
Mass. She was b. Feb. i, 1699-1700; d. March 11, 1766, and Mr. 
Main m. 2d, Elizabeth Hewitt (No. 34), May 14, 1766. He d. in 
1771. 

CHILDREN: 

29 THOMAS, b. Feb. 13, 1720, m. Mary Pendleton Feb. 3, 1742. 

30 ANDREW, b. Aug. 5, 1723, m. Fear Holmes Jan. 5, 1743 (No. 28), Holmes 

family. 

31 TIMOTHY, b. April 8, 1727, m. Elizabeth Brown Jan. 27, 1749 (No. 75), 

Brown family. 

32 JOSHUA, b. April, 1729, m. Rachel Peckham Nov. 2, 1752. 

33 ANNE, b. July 31, 1733, m. Zebulon Brown Dec. 20, 1749 (No. 74), Brown 

family. 
:=r 34 JONAS, b. Feb. 7, 1735. 

35 ELIZABETH, b. and d. young. 

36 EZEKIEL, b. July 8, 1742, m. Deborah Meacham Nov. 25, 1763. 

37 PHEBE, b. Nov. 16, 1747, m. Samuel Meacham March 31, 1763. 

Jeremiah Main (No. 23) m. Abigail Wordin, daughter of 
Thomas Wordin and wife, Sarah Butler, Jan. 4, 1727. 



450 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

38 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 14, 1727. 

39 RUTH, b. Dec. 12, 1729, m. Bell York (No. 24), of York family. 

40 JEREMIAH, b. April 13, 1732. 

41 AMOS, b. Sept. 2, 1735. 

42 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 21, 1740. 

Mrs. Abigail Main d. Nov. 13, 1741, and Mr. Jeremiah Main 
m. 2d, Miss Thankful Brown (No. 71), that family, April 26, 1742. 
She was b. Oct. 22, 1720, the daughter of James. Brown and wife, 
Elizabeth Randall, who were m. May 5, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

43 JAMES, b. Jan. 27, 1743. 

44 LYDIA, b. April 11, 1745. 

45 THANKFUL, b. Jan. 14, 1748, m. Edward Thurston, Oct., 1764. 

46 BRIDGET, b. June 14, 1749, 

47 DAVID, b. Aug. 26, 1752. 

'48 NATHAN or NATHANIEL, b. . 

49 DANIEL, b. Jan. 26, 1761. 

Timothy Main (No. 31) m. Elizabeth, daughter of James 
Brown and wife, Elizabeth Randall, Jan. 2"^, 1750. 

CHILDREN: 

50 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 2, 1750. 

51 TIMOTHY, b. April 7, 1752. 
-.-52 NATHANIEL, b. July 12, 1754. 

53 LYDIA, b. Aug. 31, 1756. 

54 RUFUS, b. Nov. 15, 1758. 

55 GRACE, b. April 22. 1761. 

56 LABAN, b. Jan. 27, 1764. 

57 LUTHER, b. April 18, 1766. 

58 LUCY^ b. Dec. 9, 1768. 

Jonas Main (No. 34) m. ist. Patience Peckham June 3, 1756. 
She d. July 23, 1758, and he m. 2d, April 14, 1760, Content, 
daughter of William and wife, Elizabeth (Dewey) Bromley. She 
d. Aug., 1825, aged 80 yrs. ; he d. Jan. 24, 1804. 

CHILDREN: 

59 SABIUS, b. March 23, 1757. 

60 CONTENT, b. Feb. 7, 1761, m. a Hakes. 

61 REUBEN PECKHAM, b. Jan. 3, 1763, m. Sally Burdick. 

62 PATIENCE, b. March 7, 1765, m. in 1784 Thomas H. Peckham. 

63 LYMAN, b. March 14, 1767, m. Fanny Burdick. 

64 DEWEY, b. Sept. 14, 1770, m. Lucinda Colsgrove. 

65 JONAS M., b. May 14, 1722. .-■■,.'■] v- 

66 THOMAS, b. , and m. Hannah' Chapman (No. 28), that family. 

67 JABISH, b. June 1, 1776. 

68 NANCY, b. , m. John Gray. 

69 PAUL, b. , m. Lydia Miner. 

John Main (No. 27) m. Sarah Morgan Nov. 8, 1738. 

CHILDREN: 

70 JUDITH, b. July 31, 1739. 

71 JOHN, b. Feb. 12, 1741. 

72 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 12, 1743. 

73 CALEB, b. April 18, 1745. 

74 SARAH, b. Oct. 5, 1750. 



MAIN FAMILY. 451 

Peter Main (No. 28) m. Mary Egglestone Sept. 17, 1740. 

CHILDREN: 

75 PETER, b. July 9, 1741, d. young. 

76 PETER, b. July 9, 1742. 

77 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 14, 1744, d. young. 
7S MARY, b. Jan. 16, 1746. 

79 ASA, b. June 17, 1748. 

80 LUCY, b. Nov. 4, 1745, d. young. 

81 JOSEPH, b. April 4, 1753. 

82 SANDS, b. Feb. 5, 1756. 

83 DAVID, b. Aug. 21, 1761. 

84 LUCY, b. March IS, 1764. 

85 PRUDENCE, b. March 7, 1768. 

Thomas Main (No. 29) m. Mary Pendleton Feb. 3, 1742. 

CHILDREN: 

86 MARY, b. April 19, 1743. 

87 SARAH, b. Aug. 19, 1745. 

88 THOMAS, b. Aug. 8, 1747. r 

89 BENAJAH, b. Sept. 5, 1749. 

Andrew Main (No. 30) m. Fear Holmes Jan. 5, 1744. 

CHILDREN: 

90 BETHIAH, b. April 6, 1745. 

91 FEAR, b. Aug. 13, 1747. 

92 ANNE, b. Nov. 18, 1748. 

93 ANDREW, b. July 6, 1749. 

94 RUTH, b. Sept. 23, 1750. 

95 RACPIEL, b. Jan. 8, 1753. 

96 MOLLY, b. Aug. 6, 1755. 

97 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 3, 1757. 

98 ELIAS, b. Oct. 6, 1760. 

99 REUBEN, b. Jan. 22, 1762. 

100 EUNICE, b. March 17, 1764. 

Ezekiel Main (No. 36) m. Deborah Meacham Nov. 25, 1761. 

CHILDREN: 

101 EZEKIEL, b. Aug. 17, 1762; and probably others. 

Amos Main (No. 41) m. Abigail Brown May 19, 1756. 

CHILDREN: 

102 NABOE, b. Aug. 8, 1757. 

103 ESTHER, b. July 1, 1759. 

104 KETURAH, b. Jan. 23, 1762. 

105 THANKFUL, b. Aug. 12, 1764. 

106 TRYPHBNIA, b. May 8, 1767. 

107 ANNE, b. Aug. 11, 1769. 

108 DESIRE, b. March 31, 1772, m. Gilbert Sisson (No. 38). 

109 BETSEY, b. May 3, 1777. 

110 AMOS, b. July 3, 1779. 

James Main (No. 43) m. Hannah Wallace March 4, 1763. 

CHILDREN: 

111 HANNAH, b. Dec. 12, 1763. 

112 JAMES, b. April 3, 1766. 

113 GILBERT, b. Jan. 10, 1768. 

114 LUCINDA, b. July 28, 1770. 



452 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

David Main (No. 47) m. Hannah Wordin April 26, 1772. 

CHILDREN: 

115 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 27, 1775. 

116 PATTY, b. Feb. 10, 1778. 

Mrs. Hannah Main d. Nov. 29, 1779, and April 29, 1781, Mr. 
Main m. 2d, Judah Palmer 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

117 DAVID, b. July 26, 1781. 

118 ROBERT, b. Jan. 19, 1783. 

Mrs. Judah Main d. Nov. i6, 1783, and Mr. Main m. 3d, Esther 
the widow of Dr. Asher Palmer, and daughter of the Rev. Seth 
Dean, Jan. 8, 1787. 

CHILDREN: 

119 RIAL, b. May 29, 1788. 

120 CHANDLER, b. Jan. 28, 1790. 

121 PENNER, b. Oct. 29, 1791. 

122 RHODA, b. May 16, 1794. 

123 SAXTON, b. Aug. 27, 1796. 

Daniel Main (No. 49) m. Grace, daughter of Timothy Main 
(No. 55), that family, July 21, 1779. 

Reuben Peckham Main (No. 61) m. Sally Burdick, 

CHILDREN: 

124 PEREZ. 

125 JONAS. 

126 LEWIS. 

127 JOHN. 

128 FRANKLIN. 

129 ASHER. 

130 ADAM. 

131 FANNY. 

132 SOPHIA. 

Lyman Main (No. 63) m. Fanny Burdick Dec. 14, 1789. 

CHILD: 

133 ISAAC, b. Oct. 17, 1793. 

Dewey Main (No. 64) m. Lucinda Colsgrove Aug. 18, 1793. 

CHILDREN: 

134 LUCINDA, b. Dec. 22, 1795. 

135 SHEFFIELD, b. March 22, 1798. 

136 SUSAN, b. Feb. 17, 1800. 

137 MILTON, b. March 4, 1802. 

138 SEBIUS, b. . 

139 PRENTICE, b. . 

140 SILAS, b. . 



141 NANCY, b. . 

142 JULIA, b. . 

143 LEVANTIA, b. . 

Thomas Main (No. 66) m. Hannah Chapman (No. 28), Chap- 
man family. 



MAIN FAMILY. 453 

CHILDREN: 

144 THOMAS. 

145 AARON. 
\ 146 FLEET. 

^147 JOSEPH. 

148 POLLY. 
148a HANNAH. 
14Sb CONTENT. 

149 NANCY. 

150 SOPHIA. 

Laban Main (No. 56) m. Mary or Polly Brown (No. 155), 
Brown family, daughter of Rev. Eleazer Brown and wife, Anna 
Greene, Oct. 19, 1794. 

Jabish Main (No. 6f) m. March 15, 1798, Freelove Edwards, 
who was b. in Stonington, Conn., Sept. 6, 1775. She d. April 
10, 1856, and Mr. Main d. Oct. 30, 1856. 

CHILDREN: 

151 JABISH, b. , m. Lydia Edwards. 

152 COLLINS, b. , m. Susan Peabody. 

153 JONAS, b. , m. Melinda Turner. 

154 IRA, b. , m. Electa Randolph. 

155 SEBIUS, b. , m. Julia Stevens. 

156 HIRAM, b. . 

157 SIDNEY, b. , m. Eliza Wentworth. 

158 FREELOVE, b. , d. young. 

159 ZERVIAH, b. , m. Franklin Main. 

160 CYNTHIA, b. , m. Alfred Turner. 

161 CLARINDA, b. , m. Elias Sprague, and 2d, William Hunt. 

162 MARY or FANNY, b. , d. young. 

163 DIANTHUS, b. , m. Joseph Rood. 

Amos Main (No. no) m. Susan, daughter of Hosea Wheeler, 
March 29, 1804 (No. 168), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

164 SUSAN, b. May 24, 1806, m. Capt. David Coates (No. 25), Coates family, 

Oct. 14, 1824. 

165 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 31, 1812, m. Catharine Thompson. 

166 BRIDGET, b. July 25, 1807, m. Leland D. Miner (No. 298). 

167 NANCY, b. , m. Nathan York, Jr. (No. 167), York family. 

168 RALPH, b. April 13, 1816, m. Elizabeth Irving. 

169 CYRUS, b. , m. Julia Edgecomb. 

170 AMOS, d. young. 

Peter Main (No. 76) m. Patience Egglestone. 

CHILDREN: 

171 PETER, b. Dec. 4, 1765. 

172 AGNES, b. Aug. 4, 1767. 

173 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 21, 1769. 

174 POLLY, b. May 9, 1774. 

175 AMOS, b. Aug. 16, 1776, m. Abigail Slocom. 

176 JARED, b. Jan. 22, 1778, m. Egglestone. 

177 JOHN, b. April 6, 1780. 

178 DEBORAH, b. May 6, 1782. S- 

179 DAVID, b. Aug. 20, 1784. 1- 



454 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



David Main (No. 179) m. for 2d wife, Dorcas Palmer, Nov. 
21, 1811. 



180 ROBERT, b. 

181 MATILDA, b. 

182 LUCY, b. 

183 ISAAC, b. — 

184 DAVID, b. — 

185 SANDS, b. — 

186 DORCAS, b. - 

187 ELIJAH, b. - 



CHILDREN: 

Phebe Edwards. 
Nathan Edwards. 



m. Isaac Edwards. 

, m. Lucy Miner. 

-, m. Sarah Palmer. 

-, m. Maria Perry. 

-, m. 1st, William Main, and 2d, Frank Main. 

— . never married. 



Rufus Main (No. 54) m. Sarah York (No. 65), York family, 
about 1780. 

CHILDREN: 

188 RUFUS, b. . 

189 LEWIS, b. in the year 1783, in Preston, Conn, d. in North Stonington 

Nov. 20, 1870. 
180 STEPHEN, b. . 

191 SANPORD, b. . 

192 RUTH, b. , m. Joseph Chapman. There were also three other chil- 

dren, Edith, Prudence and Polly. 

Rufus Main .(No. i88) m. Sabra Wells. 

CHILDREN: 

193 RUFUS, b. 

194 STEPHEN, b. - 

Elizabeth Stewart (No. 65), that family. 

195^HOMAS, b. , m. went West. 

— TS'G WILLIAM, b. , m. Elizabeth Williamson. 

197 TIMOTHY, b. , never married. 

198 REUBEN, b. , m. Mattie Niel. 

199 EDE, b. , m. Randall Kenyon. 

200 NANCY, b. , m. Porteous Park. 

201 PHEBE, b. , m. James Wilson. 

202 SARAH, b. , m. Abel Palmer. 

203 MARY, b. , m. Charles Coates, lived in New York. 

204 ABBY, b. , m. James Rider. 



. Miner. 

m. 1st, Susan Chapman; m. 2d, Lydia York, and 3d, 



Lewis Main (No. 189) m. Hannah, daughter of Gershom 
Ray, Oct. 17, 1803. She was b. in Voluntown, Conn., and d. there 
July 30, 1848, aged 64 yrs. and 6 mos. 

CHILDREN: 

205 LEWIS, Jr., b. June 9, 1804, m. Cynthia Stewart (No. 57), of Stewart 
family. 

506 CHARLES b. , m. Almira Egglestone, daughter of William and 

Lucy Geer Egglestone, Dec. 18, 1833, and had six children, Charles, 
Irtis, Alonzo, Louise, Mary and Emeline. 
■206a AVERY, b. Aug. 29, 1806. 

•207 GERSHOM, b. , m. Susan A. Billings. 

208 JESSE, b. , m. Abby Benjamin. 

'209 ESTHER, b. , m. William Chapman. 

"210 MARY, b. , m. Stanton Ivlain. 

ma-211 HANNAH, b. , never married. 



MALLORY FAMILY. 



There is perhaps no one family more worthy of notice than 
that of Charles Mallory, son of David and Amy (Crocker) Mal- 
lory, born in Waterford, Conn., Feb. 24, 1796. His father was a 
native of Milford, Conn. When but 16, David Mallory was in the 
Continental army and served three years under Washington, be- 
ing in several engagements. Afterwards he shipped from New 
London as sailor on a privateer. He was a prisoner three times 
on prison ships, and each time exchanged. He m. when about 
20 years old. Amy Crocker, and had ten children : Frances Mal- 
lory, Sally, who m. Nathan Beebe ; Rebecca, who m. a Mr. West, 
and went out West ; David, and Amy, who m. John Rogers ; 
Richard, Amos, Charles, Benajah and Nathan, who d. young. 
Mr. David Mallory d. at the age of 79, and his wife lived to be 93, 
and she was cared for by her son, Charles, who inherited a strong 
constitution and persistency of purpose, which enabled him to 
rise to a true type of a successful Christian man. When but 14 
years old he was indentured to his brother-in-law, Nathan Beebe, 
for seven years, to learn the sailmaking trade. He rem.ained there 
till the expiration of his time, and at 18 he was foreman of the 
establishment. On Christmas morning, 1816, he came to Mystic 
and engaged to work on a vessel, and Jan. i, 1817, he commenced 
his remarkable business career in Mystic, first as a sailmaker, 
which he continued until he was about 40 years old. During this 
time he became interested in numerous vessels, and at one time he 
owned ten whalers, which were all successful. About 1848 he 
purchased the lease of the Mystic shipyard and begun shipbuild- 
ing. He built 50 steamers and many sailing vessels. When the 
Mystic River Bank was organized he was made its president ; he 
also founded the First National Bank of Mystic Bridge, and 
owned the entire stock of $100,000. From the time he came to 
Mystic he has been identified with its best growth. On Feb. 22, 
1818, he m. Eliza Rogers, daughter of John and Hannah Rogers, 
of New London, and for 63 years this worthy couple walked hand 
in hand in the enjoyment of life, until the sudden death of Mrs. 
Mallory, Sept. 4, 1886. They were members of the Mystic Con- 



456 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

gregational Church, and ever helpful in all good causes. Their 
children were : Charles Henry, David D., George W,., Franklin 
O., Benjamin E., and Anna M. Mallory. These children were all 
b. in Mystic, and spent the greater part of their lives there, with 
the exception of Charles Henry, who was b. Sept. 30, 1818, spent 
his childhood in Mystic, where he secured a common school edu- 
cation, also one year's tuition at the private school of John Kirby, 
one of the best teachers of his day. He was early taught the 
sailmakcrs' trade, and worked with his father till he was fifteen, 
when he went to sea, and before he was of age he became master 
of a brig. His life was passed on the water from 1833 to 1846, 
when his father's business needing a competent manager in New 
York, he was selected for the position and proved himself satis- 
factory in every particular. In 1865 the firm of C. H. Mallory 
& Co., a shipping and commission firm, was established in New 
York, and continued till 1870, when Mr. Mallory 's two sons, 
Charles and Henry, were admitted members, and the firm has 
been very successful. It also runs and owns several steamship 
lines. Mr. Charles Henry Mallory m. Eunice Denison Clift (No. 
44), daughter of Nathaniel and wife, Eunice (Denison) Clift, and 
they had five children. Although his life has been full of business 
activities, he has borne a conspicuous part in all works of moral- 
ity, education and religion. His wife was a true help meet, full of 
good deeds and works, generous and benevolent. She made 
many of her friends and townspeople comfortable and happy 
during their lives, and the cemetery, near her old home at Mystic, 
bears testimony of her love for them in the grand arched gate- 
way at the entrance to the silent city. 



MANNING FAMILY. 



I. WILLIAM MANNING, the emigrant ancestor of the 
Manning family of Stonington, and wife, Susannah Manning, 
came to New England with its early planters and settled in Cam- 
bridge, Mass., where he purchased valuable real estate in 1658. 
The residence of this family in England is not certainly known, 
nor is it known how many children they became the parents of 
in the old country, or how many in this country. Only one child,, 
viz. : 

2 WILLIAM, Jr., is known to liave survived them, who was b. in England 

in 1614, and came with his parents to Massachusetts, and after their 
decease inherited their mansion place in Cambridge. He engaged in 
and pursued the mercantile business and became a prominent and suc- 
cessful merchant. 

William Manning (No. 2) m. Dorothy , family name 

unknown. She d. July 26, 1692, aged 80 yrs. He d. March 14^ 
1690, aged 76 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

3 HANNAH, b. July 21, 1642. 

4 SAMU.EL, b. July 21, 1644. 

5 SARAH, b. June 28, 1646. 

6 ABIGAIL, b. June 15, 1648, d. young. 

7 JOHN, b. March 30, 1649. 

Samuel Manning (No. 4) removed to Billerica, where he sub- 
sequently rose to prominence in business, social and political 
circles, representing the town of his adopted home in the Massa- 
chusetts General Court in 1695 and 1696, and held other posi- 
tions of public trust. 

Samuel Manning (No. 4) m. ist, Elizabeth Stearns of Water- 
town, Mass., April 13, 1664. 

CHILDREN: 

8 SAMUEL, b. . 

9 JOHN, b. Aug. 30, 1667. 

After the death of Mrs. Elizabeth (Stearns) Manning, her hus- 
band m. for his second wife, Miss Abia Wright, May 6, 1673. 
They had twelve children. 

Samuel Manning (No. 8) came back in early life to Cambridge, 
Mass., to live, when his father in 1698 gave him a deed of the real 
estate which his great-grandfather purchased there in 1638. For 
reasons not now fully understood he did not enjoy the ancestral 
home in Cambridge as well as he anticipated, which unrest caused 
him to seek a home for himself and family where they could en- 



458 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

large their possessions and live more agreeably to their taste and 
comfort. So, in order to consummate his plans, he sold nearly all 
of his real estate in Cambridge, Mass., between the years of 1720 
and 1724, and during this interval he removed his family to that 
part of the town of Windham known now as Scotland, Conn., 
where he spent the remainder of his life, dying Feb. 24, 1755. His 
wife departed this life before him, dying June 30, 1723. 

Samuel Manning (No. 8) m. Deborah , unknown. 

They had eight children. 

10 SAMUEL, b. in Cambridge Jan. 14, 1691, and m. there April 27, 1719, 

Irena Ripley. He came with his father to Windham and remained 
there during his life. 

CHILDREN: 

11 JOSIAH, b. March 18, 1720. 

12 HEZEKIAH, b. Aug. 8, 1721. 

13 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 25, 1722. 

14 SARAH, b. Feb. 22, 1724. 

15 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 22, 1725. 

16 DAVID, b. Jan. 14, 1727. 

Hezekiah Manning (No. 12) m. Mary Webb Sept. 22, 1745. 

CHILDREN: 

17 CALVIN, b. March 4, 1746. 

18 LUTHER, b. Sept. 5, 1748. 

19 JBRUSHA, b. Dec. 14, 1750. 

20 LUCY, b. July 1, 1753. 

21 ELIZABETH, b. July 7, 1755. 

Luther Manning (No. 18) studied medicine and practiced as a 
physician successfully in Norwich Town, Conn, (now known as 
the town of Lisbon, and in the region round about). During the 
Revolutionary war he held the position of assistant surgeon and 
was stationed at New London, Conn., before the close of the war. 
After the incorporation of the town of Lisbon, in May, 1786, he 
was elected one of the selectmen thereof and represented the new 
town in the Legislature for several years. He participated in the 
organization of the State and County Medical Societies. 

Dr. Luther Manning (No. 18) m. Sarah Smith. 

CHILDREN: 

22 OLIVE, b. . 

23 LUTHER, b. . 

24 LUCIUS, b. . 

25 MASON, b. Aug. 27, 1796, m. Mary Hovey of the town of Windham, Conn., 

Nov. 20, 182L 

CHILDREN: 

26 FRANCIS M., b. . 

After the death of Mrs. Mary (Hovey) Manning her husband 
married for his second wife Miss Harriet (Chesebrough) Leeds of 
Stonington, Conn., Jan. 26, 1829. No children by this marriage. 



ANDREW S. MATHEWS. 



The history of this town would be incomplete without a sketch 
of the life of Andrew S. Mathews, who was so long and closely 
identified with the construction and management of the Provi- 
dence and Stonington Railroad. He was b. at Elk Ridge, Anne 
Arundel Co., Md., Sept. i, 1814. His father. Dr. William P. Ma- 
thews was a native of Ireland, and was educated and graduated 
at the University of Dublin, and shortly after came to America. 
He m. Eliza Sterritt of Maryland and had seven children, of 
whom Andrew was the sixth, his parents dying when he was but 
7 years old. He early commenced to look out for himself. He 
left school when 12 years old and went to work with his brother, 
Charles, who was a railroad constructor. At 16 he was assistant 
engineer in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. 
He was next superintendent of a gang of men on the Hudson 
Railroad, also in the same capacity on the Paterson & Hudson 
Railroad. Afterward he went to Boston and was civil engineer 
for the Boston & Providence Railroad Co., for three years. Also 
civil engineer for the Taunton Branch Railroad Co. As he grew 
older he filled even more responsible positions. In 1836 Mr. Ma- 
thews entered the service of the New York, Providence & Bos- 
ton Railroad. In 1837 the road was finished to Stonington, and 
he was chosen chief engineer and road master, and at the same 
time was assistant engineer on the Boston & Albany Railroad. 
From 1840 to 1848 he was acting superintendent and master of 
transportation on the same road. In 1848 he was appointed gen- 
eral superintendent, which he held till on account of ill health, 
he resigned in 1878. He was immediately after appointed chief 
engineer, which office he held till his death, which occurred Feb. 
8, 1884. Mr. Mathews m. Eliza A. Smith of Marlboro, Mass., 
in 1836, and came to Stonington to live in 1837, and was a resi- 
dent here for nearly half a century, and none stood higher than 
he in the estim.ation of the community. It has been said, 'Tf 
there v/as any blemish or fault in his personal or official life it was 
never discovered." 



MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY. 



I. MAJ. JOHN MASON was born in England in the year 
1600, was bred a soldier and served in the English army, and 
after his election as lieutenant, served under Sir Thomas Fairfax, 
He emigrated to America in 1632 and settled first in Dorchester^ 
Mass., and represented that town in the General Court. In 1635 
he removed to Windsor, Conn., in company with the Rev. John 
Warham, Henry Wolcott and others, prominent settlers of that 
town, where he was elected an assistant or magistrate of the Con- 
necticut Colony in 1642. In May, 1637, he commanded the suc- 
cessful expedition against the Pequot Indians, when he and his 
famous ninety men immortalized themselves in overthrowing and 
destroying the prestige and power of the Pequots and their fort 
near Mystic River, on Groton side, which event is commemorated 
by a boulder monument on Mystic Hill upon the pedestal of 
which is a life size statue of Maj. Mason drawing his sword, when 
he heard the war-whoop of "Owanux,""Owanux," by the Indians 
in their fort. In 1647 he removed his family to Saybrook, where 
he continued to live until 1660, when he united with a number 
of distinguished families in the settlement of Norwich, Conn., 
where he was Deputy Governor and Major General of the forces 
of Connecticut, and held other prominent official positions. After 
a life of great usefulness and eminence, he d. Jan. 30, 1672. His 
widow d. shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the first wife of Maj. 
John Mason is not known, but she did not live long, but was the 
mother of one daughter. 

CHILDREN: 

2 JUDITH, b. , m. John Bissel of Windsor, Conn., June 17, 1658, d. 

1665. 

After the death of his first wife he m. 2d, Miss Anna Peck in 
July, 1640. 

THEIR ClflLDREN WERE : 

3 PRISCILLA, b. Oct., 1641, at Windsor, and m. Rev. James Fitch, the first 

settled minister of Norwich, Conn.; she d. 1714. 

4 SAMUEL, b. at Windsor in July, 1644. 

5 JOHN, b. at Windsor in Aug., 1646. 

6 RACHAEL, b. in Saybrook, Conn., in 1648, and m. Charles Hill of New 

London, Conn., 1678; d. 1679. 



MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY. 461 

7 ANNE, b. in Saybrook in June, 1650, and m. Capt. John Brown of Swan- 
sey, Mass. 

S DANIEL, b. in Saybrook in April, 1652. 

9 ELIZABETH, b. in Stonington, Conn., in Aug., 1654, m. Jan., 1676, Maj. 
James Fitch, oldest son of Rev. James Fitch, the first settled minister 
of Norwich, Conn., by his first wife, Abigail Whitfield.- 

Maj. Samuel Mason (No. 4) m. ist, June, 1670, Miss Judith 
Smith, daughter of Capt. John Smith of Hingham, Mass., and 2d, 
Miss Ehzabeth Peck of Rehoboth, Mass. He brought his first 
wife to Stonington, Conn., June 22, 1670. 

CHILDREN: 
10 and 11 Two unnamed daughters, b. and d. young. 

12 JOHN, b. at Stonington Aug. 19, 1676, d. unmarried March 20, 1705. 

13 ANNE, b. , m. her 1st cousin, Capt. John Mason, 3d. 

14 SARAH, b. , m. her 1st cousin, Joseph Fitch. 

Maj. Mason (No. 4) m. 2d, July 4, 1694, Elizabeth Peck of Re- 
hoboth, Mass., and d. March 30, 1705, at Stonington. She sur- 
vived him, and m. Gershom Palmer of Stonington (No. 12), Pal- 
mer family. 

CHILDREN: 

15 SAMUEL, b. at Stonington Aug. 26, 1695, d. Nov. 28, 1701. 

16 ELIZABETH, b. May 6, 1697, m. Rev. William Worthington Oct. 13, 1720. 

17 HANNAH, b. April 24, 1699, d. unmarried in Nov., 1724. 

Maj. Mason (No. 4) held the office of major of the militia, and 
was an assistant of the colony, besides holding other positions of 
trust. He d. March 30, 1705, and was buried at Lebanon, Conn. 

Capt. John Mason (No. 5) m. Abigail, daughter of the Rev.' 
James Fitch of Norwich, Conn., and represented that town sev- 
eral times in the Colonial Legislature, and was one of the assist- 
ants of the colony. He commanded a company in King Phillip's 
war and was mortally wounded in the swamp fight at Narragan- 
sett, Dec. 19, 1675. He was carried to New London, where he 
lingered until Sept. 18, 1676, when he died. 

CHILDREN: 

IS JOHN, b. 1673. 

19 ANNE, b. , m. Capt. John Denison in 1690 (No. 50), Denison family. 

Daniel Mason (No. 8) m. Margaret (No. 29), daughter of Ed- 
ward and Elizabeth (Weld) Denison, of Roxbury, Mass. She was 
h. Dec. 15, 1650, and d. May 13, 1678. 

CHILDREN: 

20 DANIEL, b. at Stonington Nov. 26, 1674. 

21 HEZEKIAH, b. May 3, 1677, at Roxbury, Mass. 

After Mrs. Margaret Denison's death Mr. Daniel Mason m. 
2d, Oct. 10, 1679, Rebecca Hobart, daughter of Rev. Peter Ho- 



462 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

bart of Hingham, Mass. She d. April 8, 1727, and he d. Jan. 28, 
1737- 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

22 PETER, b. Nov. 9, 1680. 

23 REBECCA, b. Feb. 10, 1682, m. Feb. 6, 1707, Elisha Chesebrough (No. 19), 

that fairiily, of Stonington. 

24 MARGARET, b. Dec. 21, 1683. 

25 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 11, 1686. 

26 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 3, 1689. 

27 PRISCILLA, b. Sept. 17, 1691, m. Theophilus Baldwin May 25, 1710 (No. 

23), that family. 

28 NEHEMIAH, b. Nov. 24, 1693, d. 1768. 

Capt. John Mason (No. i8) m. his first cousin, Anne Mason 
(No. 13), that family, July i8, 1701. Settled first in Lebanon, but 
removed to Stonington about 1703, where she was received into 
the church Feb. 24, 1706. 

CHILDREN: ' 

29 JOHN, b. Sept. 13, 1702, at Lebanon. 

30 RACHAEL, b. May 19, 1706, at Stonington. 

31 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 30, 1707, at Stonington. 

32 JEMIMA, b. Aug. 7, 1709, at Stonington. 

33 JAMES, b. May 13, 1713, m. Sarah Denison (No. 22), 1738. 

34 ELIJAH, b. June 12, 1715, m. his 2d cousin, Martha Brown. 

After Mrs. Anne Mason's death Capt. John Mason (No. i8) 
m. 2d, Mrs. Anne Sanford Noyes, widow of Dr. James Noyes of 
Stonington, Conn. She was daughter of Gov. Peleg Sanford of 
Rhode Island, and granddaughter of Gov. William Coddington 
of Newport, R. I. Their m. was on July 15, 1719, and he d. Dec, 
1736, at London, where he had gone with Mahomet, grandson of 
Owaneco, to obtain recognition by the Crown to the right of 
Mahomet to the sachemship of the Mohegans 

CHILD BY LAST WIFE WAS: 

35 PELEG SANFORD, b. April 6, 1720. 

Daniel Mason (No. 20) m. April 19, 1704, Dorothy, third 
daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah Hobart of Topsfield, Mass. She 
was b. Aug. 21, 1679. They lived at Lebanon, where he d. May 
7, 1705, and was buried at Stonington, Conn. 

CHILD: 

36 JEREMIAH, b. March 4, 1705, m. Mary Clark. 

After the death of Daniel Mason (No. 20b) Mrs. Dorothy Ma- 
son m. Hon. Hezekiah Brainerd, one of the Colonial Council of 
George First, and her third son, David Brainerd, was the Indian 
missionary. She d. March 11, 1733. 

Hezekiah Mason (No. 21) m. June 7, 1699, Anne Bingham, 
daughter of Thomas Bingham and Mary Rudd, of Windham. 
Conn. 



MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY. 463 

CHILDREN: 

37 RACHEL, b. April 12, 1701, d. young. 

38 HANNAH, b. June 14, 1702. 

39 ANNE, b. in 1704, m. Thomas Dimmock, 

40 MARY, b. , m. David Huntington. 

41 RACHEL, b. Aug. 31, 1707, m. Charles Mudge. 

42 DANIEL, b. . 

43 JONATHAN, b. July 30. 1715. 

44 LYDIA, b. . 

45 ABIGAIL, b. , m. Jacob Lincoln. 

After the death of Mrs. Anne Mason on Aug. 2, 1724, Mr. 
Hezekiah Mason m. 2d, Nov. 15, 1725, Sarah Robinson, and he 
d. Dec. 15, 1726. 

Peter Mason (No. 22) m. July 8, 1703, Mary Hobart. 

CHILDREN: 

46 PETER, b. Aug. 25, 1704, d. young. 

47 Daughter, b. Sept. 13, 1705. 

48 DANIEL, b. March 25, 1707, m. Dec. 19, 1734, Hannah Chappell of New- 

London. They settled in Stonington, where he d. Feb. 5, 1750. 

49 JAPHET, b. Dec. 28, 1709, d. young. 

50 MARY, b. May 31, 1711. 

51 JAPHET, b. Sept. 30, 1713, m. Chappell . 

52 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 3, 1715, m. Samuel Lester Dec. 11, 1737. 

53 PETER, b. Dec. 28, 1717, m. Margaret Fanning, 

54 ALITHEA, b. Dec. 9, 1720. 

Samuel Mason (No. 25) m. April 15, 1712, EHzabeth Fitch and 
settled at Stonington. She d. Feb. 8, 1715. 

CHILDREN: 

55 MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 15, 1713, d. young. 

Mr. Samuel Mason m. Feb. 22, 1720, Rebecca Lippincott for 
his second wife ; they settled at Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

56 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 16, 1720. 

57 REBECCA, b. June 2, 1722, d. young. 

58 REBECCA, b. March 21, 1724, d. young. 

59 SAMUEL, b. May 25, 1726. 

60 REBECCA, b. June 3, 1728. 

61 PRUDENCE, b. April 2, 1730. 

62 ELNATHAN, b. June 16, 1732. 

63 and 64 Twins, Mehitable and Eunice, were b. June 1, 1734, at Stonington. . 

Nehemiah Mason (No. 28) m. Jan. 9, 1722, Zerviah Stanton 
(No. 129), of the Stanton family. He d. May 13, 1768; she d.. 
Oct. 12, 1771. 

CHILDREN: 

65 HOBART, b. Oct. 6, 1722, m. Margaret Copp (No. 29), Copp family. 

66 ANDREW, b. Oct. 12, 1724, d. young. 

67 ANDREW, b. Feb. 30, 1730, m. Mary Gallup (No. 65), of that family. 

68 HANNAH, b. June 13, 1731, m. Henry Gallup of Groton, Conn. (No. 82). 

69 JARED, b. Feb. 29, 1733, m. Hannah I^ark. 

70 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 26, 1735, m. Holmes. 



464 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Peleg Sanford Mason (No. 35) m. Nov. 4, 1742, Mary Stanton 
of Charlestown, R. I. Settled at Stonington, but removed to 
Lebanon about 1745. 

CHILDREN: 

71 ANNE, b. Nov. 7, 1743. 

72 PELEG S., b. May 5, 1746, d. unmarried. 

73 ESTHER, b. Nov. 12, 1748. 

74 MART, b. March 22, 1751. 

75 LUCY, b. Dec. 2, 1753. 

76 ELIJAH, b. Sept. 26, 1756. 

77 JAMES, b. April 7, 1759. 

Peter Mason (No. 53) m. in 1741, Margaret Fanning, b. Nov. 
2^, 1724, at Groton, Conn. He d. about 1765 ; she d. Sept. 19, 
1803. 

CHILDREN: 

78 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 5, 1742, m. Rufus Branch. 

79 RUFUS, b. in July, 1745. 

80 ROBERT, b. in 1748, m. Chloe Case. 

81 PETER, b. Aug. 1, 1752, m. Farnum. 

82 JOHN, b. Nov. 11, 1764, m. Sarah Woodward. 

Hobart Mason (No. 65) m. Nov. 10, 1749, Margaret Copp, his 
cousin (No. 29), Copp family. Settled at Stonington, but after- 
wards removed to Groton. 

CHILDREN: 

83 MARGARET, b. June 17, 1750. 

84 LOIS, b. April 29, 1752. 

85 ELNATHAN, b. March 17, 1754, d. young. 

86 HENRY, b. April 3, 1758. 

87 ZERVIAH, b. Jan. 26, 1760. 

88 ELIPHALET, b. Sept. 29, 1761, d. young. 

89 HOBART, b. Nov. 15, 1764. 

90 LUKE, b. May 7, 1767. 

Hobart Mason's first wife d. and he m. again and had two 

children. 

CHILDREN: 

91 DUDLEY, b. Sept. 24, 1775. 

92 NANCY, b. Feb. 22, 1778. 

Andrew Mason (No. 67) m.Mary Gallup (No. 65b) of that fam- 
ily, on March 20, 1754. She d. May 13, 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

93 NEHEMIAH, b. April 10, 1754, and m. Bridget Denison (No. 251), Nov. 

6, 1752; they settled at Stonington. 
CHILDREN: 

94 MARY, b. June 5, 1783, m. Amos Miner. 

95 MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 19, 1784, m. Alexander Latham, d. April 2, 1806. 

96 BRIDGET, b. April 9, 1786. 

97 ANDREW, b. June 2, 1788. 

98 JOSEPH, b. April 4, 1790. 

99 DANIEL, b. July 23, 1792. 

100 PELEG, b. Aug. 30, 1794. 

101 NEHEMIAH, b. Nov. 4, 1800. 



MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY. 465 

Daniel Mason (No. 99) m. Hannah Stanton Punderson Wil- 
liams (No. 334b), Feb. 10, 1817. He d. Oct. 30, 1833. 

CHILDREN: 

102 HANNAH, b. Dec. 4, 1817, d. young. 

103 DANIEL, b. April 22, 1819. 

104 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 17, 1821. 

105 MARY, b. Oct. 14, 1822, m. Alexander Young. 

106 HANNAH, b. Nov. 23, 1825. 

107 JOHN, b. Jan. 28, 1828. 

108 ANDREW, b. Feb. 28, 1830. 

109 ELIZABETH, b. April 17, 1832. 



MINER FAMILY. 



The surname of Miner originated in England during the reign 
of King Edward the Third, whose reign continued from 1327 to 
1377. When preparing for war with France he took progress 
through Somersett, and coming to Mendippe Hill, where lived a 
man by the name of Bullman, whose extraordinary and success- 
ful efiforts to aid the king in the munitions of war, with one hun- 
dred powerful men of volunteers in the service, so pleased the 
king that he granted him a coat-of-arms, with the name of Henry 
Miner thereon, in recognition of his loyalty and patriotic devo- 
tion to him and his cause. 

I. This HENRY MINER died in the year 1359, leaving four 
sons, heirs-at-law of the realm. 

2 HENRY, b. . 



3 EDWARD, b. 

4 THOMAS, b. • 

5 GEORGE, b. - 



Henry Miner (No. 2) m. Henrietta Hicks. Their son : 

6 WILLIAM, b. , m. a Miss Greeley. Their son: 

7 LODOWICK, b. , m. Anna Dyer. Their son: 

8 THOMAS, b. , m. Bridget Hervie. Their son: 

9 WILLIAM, b . , m. Isabella Harcope. Their son: 

10 CLEMENT, b. , m. Sarah Pope. Their son: 

11 THOMAS, b. April 23, 1608, m. Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer^ 

in Charlestown, Mass, April 23, 1634 (No. 2), Palmer family. Lieut.. 

Thomas Miner served in the Colonial Indian wars. 
NOTE. — General and President Ulysses S. Grant was a lineal descendant of 
Thomas Miner and wife, Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer, who were 
among the most prominent early planters of Stonington, as follows: Their 
son, John Miner, b. 1636, m. Elizabeth Booth, Oct. 14, 1658; their daughter, 
Grace Miner, b. Sept. 20, 1669, m. Samuel Grant (No. 6), that family, April 11, 
1688; their son, Noah Grant, b. Dec. 16, 1693, m. Martha Huntington, June 12, 
1717; their son, Noah Grant, Jr., b. July 12, 1718, m. Susannah Delano, Nov. 5, 
1746; their son, Noah Grant, 3d, b. June 20, 1748, m. Rachel Kelly, March 4,. 
1792; their son, Jesse Grant, b. Jan. 23, 1794, m. Hannah Simpson, June 24, 
1821; their son, General Ulysses S. Grant, b. April 27, 1822, m. Julia B. Dent 
Aug. 22, 1848. He d. July 23, 1885. 

CHILDREN: 

12 JOHN, b. in Charlestown, Mass., in 1636, m. Elizabeth Booth. 

^,,--13 CLEMENT, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., March 4, 1638; m. Mrs. Frances 
Winley (widow) ; 2d, Martha Wellman. 

14 THOMAS, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., May 10, 1640; d. unmarried at Narra- 

gansett, R. I., April, 1662. 

15 EPHRAIM, bapt. In Hingham, Mass., May 1, 1642, m. Hannah Avery 

Jan. 20, 1666. 

16 JOSEPH, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., Aug. 25, 1644, m. Mary Avery; 2d,. 

Mrs. Bridget (Chesebrough) Thompson. 



MINER PAJIILY. 467 

Mr. Thomas Miner (No. ii) removed his family from Hing- 
ham, Mass., to New London, Conn., during the year 1646, where 
the remainder of his children were born. 

CHILDREN: 

17 MANASSEH, b. April 23, 1647, m. Lydia Moore. 

18 ANN, b. April 28, 1649, d. Aug. 13, 1652. 

19 MARIA, b. , 1650, d. in Stonington Jan. 24, 1666. 

20 SAMUEL, b. March 4, 1652. served in King Philip's war, d. 1682, m. Marie 

Lord, Dec. 15, 1681. Mrs. Marie Miner m. 2d, Joseph Pemberton 
March 19, 1683. 

21 HANNAH, b. in Stonington Sept. 15, 1655, m. Thomas Avery Oct. 22, 

1672 (No. 6), Avery family. 

John Miner (No. 12) m. Elizabeth Booth, daughter of Richard 
Booth Oct. 14, 1658, lived at Fairfield, Conn, He d. Sept. 17, 
1719, aged 85 yrs ; wife d. Oct. 24, 1732, aged 98. 

CHILDREN: 

22 JOHN, b. Sept. 9, 1659. 

23 THOMAS, b. May 29, 1662. 

24 HANNAH, b. Aug. 2, 1664. 

25 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 16, 1666. 

26 GRACE, b. Sept. 20, 1669, m. Samuel Grant (No. 6), that family. 

27 JOSEPH, b. March 4, 1673. 

28 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 24, 1675. 

29 SARAH, b. June 19, 1678. 

30 ABAGAIL, b. Feb .6, 1680. 

31 JOANNA, b. July, 1685. 

Clement Miner (No. 13) m. Frances Willey, relict of Isaac 
R. Willey, Jr., in 1662. She d. Jan. 6, 1673. He m. 2d, Martha, 
daughter of William Wellman. She d. 1700. He m. 3d, Joanna 
. He served in the Colonial Indian wars. 

CHILDREN: 
. 32 MARY, b. June 19, 1665. 

33 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 6, 1666. 

34 CLEMENT, b. Oct. 6, 1668. 

-35 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 6, 1670. ^' 

36 ANN, b. Nov. 30, 1672. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

37 PHEBE, b. April 13, 1679. 

Ephraim Miner (No. 15) m. Hannah Avery June 20, 1666 (No. 
3), that family. He was buried at Taugwonk. He served in King 
Phillip's war. 

CHILDREN: 

38 EPHRAIM, b. June 22, 1668, m. Mary Stephens. 

39 THOMAS, b. Dec. 17, 1669, d. 1688. ' 

40 HANNAH, b. April 21, 1671, m. Samuel Frink (No. 5), that family. 

41 REBECCA, b. Sept., 1672, m. Josiah Grant (No. 9), that family. 

42 ELIZABETH, b. April, 1674, m. John Brown (No. 8), that family. 

43 SAMUEL, b. Dec, 1676, d. young. 

44 DEBORAH, b. April 15, 1677, m. Joseph Pendleton (No. 8), that family. 



468 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

45 SAMUEL, b. Aug., 1681, m. Anna Denison, April, 1702 (No. 56), that 

family. 

46 JAMES, b. Nov., 1682, m. Abigail Eldredge. 

47 GRACE, b. Sept., 1683, m. William Palmer (No. 34>, that family. 

48 JOHN, b. April 19, 1685, m. Mary Eldredge. 

49 Twins, son and daughter, b. March 21, 1687, both d. same day. 

Dr. Joseph Miner (No. i6) m. Mary Avery Oct. 23, 1668 (No. 
5), that family. She d. Feb. 2, i;!i98. He m. 2d, Mrs. Bridget 
(Chesebrough) Thompson (No. 24), Chesebrough family, relict 
of William Thompson, Dec. 7, 1709. He served in King Phillip's 
war! He was buried at Taugwonk. 

CHILDREN: 

50 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 19, 1669, m. Sarah Tracy. 

51 MARY, b. Sept. 17, 1672, m. Elisha Chesebrough (No. 19), that family. 

52 MARCIE, b. Aug. 21, 1673, m. Francis West (No. 6), that family. 

53 BENJAMIN, b. June 25, 1676, m. Mary Saxton. 

54 JOANNA, b. March 30, 1681. 

55 SARAH, bapt. March 30, 1679.\ 

56 PRUDENCE, bapt. May 6, 1668, m. Joseph Denison Feb. 17, 1705 (No. 60), 

that family. 

57 CHRISTOPHER, bapt. July 13, 1684, m. Mary Lay March 9, 1704; she m. 

2d, Samuel Denison (No. 62), that family. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

58 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 31, 1711, m. Jonathan Chesebrough (No. 37), that family 

Dea. Manasseh Miner (No. 17) b. in New London, 1647, be- 
ing the first male child born in that town. He m. Lydia Moore 
Sept. 26, 1670, lived at the old Homestead at Quiambaug, and 
was buried at Wequetequock. He served in King Phillip's war, 

CHILDREN: 

59 ELNATHAN, b. Dec. 28, 1673, m. 1st Rebecca Baldwin; 2d, Mrs. Prudence 

(Richardson) Hallam; 3d, Tamzen Wilcox. 

60 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 20, 1675. 

61 HANNAH, b. Dec. 8, 1676, m. Elihu Chesebrough (No. 32), that family. 

62 THOMAS, b. Sept. 20, 1683, m. Hannah Avery. 

63 LYDIA, b. , m. Sylvester Baldwin (No. 20), that family. 

Ephraim Miner (No. 38) m. Mary, daughter of Richard and 
Mary Linken Stevens of Taunton, Mass., May 24, 1694. 

CHILDREN: 

64 EPHRAIM, b. March 11, 1695, d. Sept. 10, 1728. 

65 THOMAS, b. June 21, 1697. 

66 MARY, b. Aug. 4, 1699, m. Thomas Wheeler (No. 19), that family. 

67 HENRY, b. Aug. 5, 1701. 

68 RUFUS, b. Aug. 21, 1703, m. Mary Miner. 

69 BRIDGET, b. Oct. 7, 1705, m. Oliver Grant (No. 15), that family. 

70 SIMEON, b. May 14, 1708, m. Hannah Wheeler. 

71 STEPHEN, b. Dec. 3, 1710, m. Hannah Page. 

72 HANNAH, b. Nov. 13, 1712, m. Noah Grant (No. 16), that family. 

73 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 1, 1713, m. Elizabeth Denison, Esther Gallup. 

James Miner (No. 46) m. Abigail Eldredge Feb. 22, 1705. 



MINER FAMILY. 469 

CHILDREN: 

74 JAMES, b. Oct. 28, 1708, m. Sarah Breed. 

75 CHARLES, b. Nov. 14, 1709, m. Mrs. Mary "Wheeler. 

76 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. S, 1711. 

77 DANIEL, b. Jan. 24, 1713. 

78 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 18, 1715. 

John Miner (No. 48) m. Mary Eldredge May 5, 1709. 

CHILDREN: 

79 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 8, 1711. 

80 JOHN, b. April 15, 1714. 

Joseph Miner (No. 50) m. Sarah Tracey June 18, 1700. 

CHILDREN: 

81 SARAH, b. Feb. 23, 1702, m. George Denison (No. 66), that family, 

82 JERUSHA, b. Jan. 27, 1703. 

83 MARY, b. March 15, 1705, m. Rufus Miner (No. 68), that family. 

84 GRACE, b. Nov. 20, 1707. 

85 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 11, 1711. 

86 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 26, 1712. 

87 JABBZ, b. March 30, 1714. 

88 THANKFUL, b. May 27, 1717. 

Benjamin Miner (No. 53) m. Mary, daughter of Capt. Joseph 
and Hannah (Denison) Chesebrough Saxton, Dec. 15, 1697 (No. 
29), Chesebrough family. 

CHILDREN: 

89 MARY, b. July 31, 1699. 

90 MARCY, b. May 20, 1702. 

91 BENJAMIN, b. June 22, 1704. 

92 CLEMENT, b. Oct. 1, 1706, m. Abigail Hempstead. 
93a SARAH, b. June 10, 1710. 

Elnathan Miner (No. 59) m. Rebecca Baldwin March 21, 1694 
(No. 18), that family; she d. March 12, 1700. He m. 2d, Mrs. 
Prudence (Richardson) Hallam March 17, 1702; she d. Aug. 6, 
1716. He m. 3d, Tamzen Wilcox Oct. 14, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

93 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 12, 1694, m. Elizabeth Brown. 

94 MANASSEH, b. Dec. 1, 1695, m. Keziah Geer July 9, 1726. 

95 ELNATHAN, b. June 24, 1697. 

96 REBECCA, b. Feb. 13, 1699. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

97 RICHARDSON, b. Nov. 24, 1704. 

Dea. Thomas Miner (No. 62) m. Hannah Avery Dec. 26, 1706 
(No. 32), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

98 THOMAS, b. Oct. 4, 1707, m. Sarah Watson. 

99 SYLVANUS, b. March 3, 1709. 

100 HANNAH, b. Nov. 23, 1710. 

101 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 25, 1714, m. Anna Avery. 

102 LYDIA, b. Jan. 12, 1717, d. young. 

103 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 6, 1719, m. John Avery March 27, 1745. 

104 MANASSEH, b. Feb. 25, 1724. 

105 EPHRAIJ.I (twin), b. Feb. 25, 1724. 

106 LYDIA, b. April 26, 1727. 



470 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Rufus Miner (No. 68) m. Mary Miner (No. 83), April 19, 1725. 

CHILDREN: 

107 SARAH, b. March 20, 1726, d. young. 

108 SARAH, b. May 1, 1727. 

109 JOSEPH, b. March 17, 1729, m. Philarner Wadsworth. 

110 EPHRAIM, b. July 10, 1731, m. Desire Chesebrough. 

111 MARY, b. July 5, 1733, d. young. 

112 MARY, b. Aug. 30, 1738, m. John Wheeler Dec. 22, 1763. 

113 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 19, 1739. 

114 JOHN, b. Sept. 18, 1741. 

115 ANN, b. April 8, 1745 . 

116 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 6, 1747. 

Simeon Miner (No. 70) m. Hannah Wheeler March lo, 1731 
(No. 36), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

117 HANNAH, b. Dec. 8, 1731, m. Constant Searle (No. 14), that family. 

118 SIMEON, b. Dec. 3, 1733, m. Anna Hewitt, Mary Owen. 

119 THOMAS, b. June 14, 1736, m. Desire Denison (No. 187), that family. 

120 KETURAH, b. March 4, 1738, m. Blisha Denison Feb. 23, 1750 (No. 184), 

that family. 

121 ISAAC, b. July 5, 1740, m. Lydia Peabody. 

122 EUNICE, b. Jan. 11, 1743. 

123 LOIS, b. Jan. 30. 1745. 

124 LUCY, b. April 6, 1747. 

125 GRACE, b. Feb. 22, 1752, d. young. 

126 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 10, 1754, d. young. 

Stephen Miner (No. 71) m. Hannah Page Dec. 29, 1731 (No. 
13), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

127 HENRY, b. Dec. 9, 1732, m. Desire Brown. 

128 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 24, 1734, m. Lucy Palmer. 

129 PHINEAS, b. Jan. 6, 1737. i 

130 ASA, b. Sept. 12, 1741. 

131 ALPHEUS, b. June 3, 1744, m. Desire Wheeler. 

132 HANNAH, b. June 24, 1746. 

133 DESIRE, b. Jan. 12, 1750. ' 

134 KATHARINE, b. Aug. 11. 1753. 

135 BRIDGET, b. Aug. 31, 1756. 

136 SUSANNAH, b. Feb. 4, 1759. 

136a HENRY, b. , m. Desire Brown Feb. 20, 1755. 

Samuel Miner (No. 73) m. Ehzabeth Denison April 29, 1739 
(No. 136), that family. She d. Feb. 7, 1743. He m. 2d, Esther 
Gallup Oct. 22, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

137 GEORGE, b. Aug. 26, 1744, d. young. 

138 GEORGE, b. Nov. 24, 1745. 

139 AMOS, b. April 17, 1747. 

140 ESTHER, b. Feb. 13, 1751. 

141 ADAM, b. Aug. 28, 1753. 

142 ABEL, b. June 17, 1755. 

143 PELEG, b. Jan. 7, 1757. 

144 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 2, 1758. 



MINER FAMILY. 471 

Charles Miner (No. 75) m. Mrs. Mary Wheeler, widow of 
Isaac Wheeler, and sister of Paul Wheeler, Sr., Dec. 9, 1740 (No. 
53), Wheeler family. 

CHILDREN: 

145 CHARLES, b. Oct. 3, 1741, m. Eunice Holmes. 

146 THOMAS, b. March 11, 1743, m. Mary Page (No. 18), Lydia York (No. 48). 

147 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 16, 1745, m. Mary Randall. 

148 MARY, b. Aug. 1, 1746, m. John Wheeler (No. 346), that family. 

149 DANIEL, b. June 21, 1749, m. Mary Denison. 

150 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 8, 1756, m. David Wheeler (No. 347), that family. 

Clement Miner (No. 92) m. Abigail, daughter of Joshua Hemp- 
stead of New London, and granddaughter of Joshua Hempstead 
and wife, Elizabeth Larabee, and great-granddaughter of Rob- 
ert Hempstead, Sept. i, 1731. 

CHILDREN: 

151 NATHANIEL, b. April 30, 1732, m. Ann Denison; 2d, Mrs. Lois Denison. 

152 HEMPSTEAD, b. Aug. 4, 1734, m. Lydia Chesebrough. 

153 WILLIAM ROE, b. March 7, 1736. 

154 CLEMENT, b. May 21, 1738, m. Mary Wheeler. 

155 ABIGAIL, b. April 3, 1740, m. John Denison Sept. 6, 1772. 

156 BENJAMIN, b. June 17, 1742, m. Ann Champlin Dec. 24, 1766. 

157 MARY, b. June 5, 1744. 

158 EUNICE, b. Feb. 6, 1746. 

159 PHEBE, b. April 27, 1749. 

Samuel Miner (No. 93) m. Elizabeth Brown Dec. 3, 1719. 

CHILDREN: 

160 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 18, 1720. 

161 REBECCA (twin), b. Aug. 18, 1720. 

162 SAMUEL, b. March 14, 1723, m. Mrs. Abigail Miner. 

163 NATHAN, b. July 16, 1724, m. Sarah Smith. 

164 DAVID, b. Sept. 26, 1726. m. Mrs. Bethia Billings. 

165 JOHN, b. Dec. 22, 1728. 

166 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 24, 1730, m. Elkanah Hewitt (No. 66), that family. 

167 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 18, 1733. 

168 ANNA, b. June 26, 1735. 

Dea. Thomas Miner (No. 98) m. Sarah, daughter of William 
Watson of Nantucket, Jan. 3, 1745. He d. Nov. 22, 1760. His 
widow m. a Fellows, and d. May 12, 1803. 

CHILDREN: 

169 THOMAS, b. Feb. 24, 1746, d. young. 

170 SARAH, b. June 27, 1747. 

171 THOMAS, b. June 16, 1749. 

172 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 18, 1751, m. Abigail Haley (No. 9), that family. 

173 MANASSEH, b. June 13, 1755, m. Hannah Haley. 

174 PRUDENCE, b. April 24, 1753. 

Jonathan Miner (No. loi) m. Anna Avery April 22, 1739. 

CHILDREN: 

175 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 25, 1740. 

176 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 14, 1741. 

177 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 11, 1744. 



472 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Manasseh Miner (No. 94) m. Keziah Geer July 9, 1726. 

CHILDREN: 
177a KEZIAH, b. March 6, 1727. 

177b LUCRETIA, b. in Voluntown Feb. 16, 1733, m. Amos York (No. 32), that 
family. 

Manasseh Miner (No. 173) m. Hannah Haley Feb. 14, 1779 
(No. 12), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

178 AMOS, b. July 25, 1781, m. Mary Mason. 

179 ISAAC, b. March 21, 1783, m. Esther Cottrell. 

180 MANASSEH, b. Jan. 29, 1785. 

181 THOMAS, b. , m. Eliza Denison (No. 529), that family. 

182 JOHN, b. . 

Joseph Miner (No. 109) m. Philarner Wardsworth Dec. 13, 
1750. 

CHILDREN: 

183 SARAH, b. Sept. 16, 1752 . 

184 PHILARNER, b. Jan. 30, 1754. 

185 MARY, b. Dec. 25, 1755, m. Vose Hinckley (No. 38), that family. 

186 JOSEPH, b. March 3, 1758, d. young. 

187 JERUSHA, b. Feb. 17, 1760. 

188 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 13, 1763. 

Ephraim Miner (No. no) m. Desire Chesebrough Dec. 30, 
1 75 1 (No. 159), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

189 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 26, 1753, d. July 15, 1759. 

190 DESIRE, b. , m. David Frink. 

Simeon Miner (No. 118) m. Anna Hewitt Nov. 15, 1753 (No. 
55), that family. She d. Sept. 12, 1754; buried at Taugwonk in 
Stonington. Her husband m. 2d, Mary Owen, daughter of Rev. 
John Owen of Groton, Conn., Feb. i, 1759. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

200 ANNA, b. July 22, 1754, m. Amos Hewitt in 1774 (No. 74), that family, 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

201 SIMEON, b. Jan. 9, 1760. 

202 JOHN OWEN, b. Jan. 9, 1762, m. Elizabeth Avery. 

203 BLISHA, b. June 6, 1765. 

204 FREDERICK, b. Sept. 28, 1768. 
205a MARY, b. July 27, 1770. 
206b WILLIAM, b. Feb. 14, 1773. 
207c HANNAH, b. Dec. 14, 1776. 

Isaac Miner (No. 121) m. Lydia Peabody May 17, 1761. He 
d. Dec. 13, 1763. 

ONE CHILD: 

205 LODOWICK, b. June 15, 1762. 

Henry Miner (No. 127) m. Desire Brown Feb. 20, 1755. 



MINER FAMILY. 473 

CHILDREN: 

206 MARY, b. Sept. 19, 1756. 

207 HENRY, b. Sept. 9, 1758. 

208 DANIEL, b. March 20, 1761. 

209 LUKE, b. Aug. 25, 1764. 

210 HANNAH, b. March 12, 1767. 

211 SAXTON, b. June 2, 1769, m. Content York (No. 95), that family. 

Stephen Miner (No. 128) m. Lucy Palmer March 7, 1757. 

CHILDREN: 

212 LUCY, b. Nov. 28, 1757. 

213 SABRA, b. Feb. 11, 1759. 

214 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 22, 1761. 

Alpheus Miner (No. 131) m. Desire Wheeler Feb. 5, 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

215 POLLY, b. May 9, 1798, m. Elias Hewitt (No. 181), that family. 

Charles Miner (No. 145) m. Eunice Holmes Jan. 10, 1765 (No.. 

40), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

216 CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 10, 1765, m. Jesse York (No. 80), that family. 

217 HANNAH, b. Oct. 3, 1767, m. Perry Barber. 

218 EUNICE, b. March 30, 1770, m. Adam Thurston. 

219 MOLLY, b. Sept. 14, 1772, m. Clark Davis. 

220 LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 29, 1775, m. Henry Niles. 

221 LUCY, b. March 10, 1777, m. Joseph Brown. 

222 CHARLES, b. April 12, 1779, m. Lucy Slack. 

223 MARTHA, b. Feb. 7, 1782, m. Jesse Niles. 

224 JOHN, b. April 17, 1786, m. Nancy Brown. 

Thomas Miner (No. 146) m. Mary Page Sept. 8, 1765 (No. 
18), Page family; m. 2d, Lydia York (No. 48), that family, both 
of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

225 PERIS, b. Dec. 29, 1766. 

226 PRISCILLA, b. April 26, 1769. 

227 REV. ASHER, b. Jan. 30, 1772, m. Lucy Spalding. 

228 ADAM, b. July 5, 1774, m. Frink. 

229 ROSWELL, b. Aug. 29, 1776, m. Betsey Smith. 

230 SALLY, b. May 6, 1779. 

231 PHEBE, b. Nov. 5, 1781. 

232 BETSEY, b. Aug. 23, 1783. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

233 OLIVER, b. Dec. 14, 1791, m. Park. 

234 RALPH R., b. Aug. 16, 1793, m. Polly Randall. 

235 DEA. EZRA D., b. 1795, m. Desire Hewitt (No. 240), that family. 

236 LYDIA, b. 1797. 

237 ABBY, b. 1800, d. unmarried. 

238 LAURA, b. 1803, d. unmarried. 

Christopher Miner (No. 147) m. Mary Randall Aug. 11, 1765: 
(No. 48), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

239 CHRISTOPHER, b. Dec. 10, 1765. 

240 MARY, b. March 26, 1767, m. Robert Miner. 

241 SABRA, b. Feb. 2, 1769. 



474 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

242 ISAAC, b. March 2, 1773, m. Keturah Brown. 

243 ELIAS, b. March 4, 1775, m. Elizabeth Brown; 2d, Betsey Brown. 

244 CYRUS, b. May 4, 1777. 

245 RANDALL, b. March 2, 1786. 

Daniel Miner (No. 149) m. Mary or Mercy Denison Feb. 19, 
1769 (No. 294), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

246 MARY, b. Jan. 31, 1771. 

247 MARTHA, b. Sept. 26, 1776. 

248 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 18, 1778. 

249 DANIEL, b. Oct. 18, 1780. 

250 WHEELER, b. Jan. 30, 1782. 

251 DARIUS, b. July 1, 1785. 

252 LUTHER, b. March 27, 1788, m. Hannah Avery. 

253 ANNA, b. Sept. 20, 1790. 

Nathaniel Miner (No. 151) m. Ann Denison Feb. 20, 1754 (No. 
233), that family. She d. April 19, 1769. He m. 2d, Mrs. Lois 
(Stanton) Denison, widow of Edward Denison. 

CHILDREN: 

254 ABIGAIL, b. , m. John Denison (No. 182), that family, Sept. 6, 1772. 

Hempstead Miner (No. 152) m. Lydia Chesebrough Feb. 20, 
1755 (No. 160), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

255 HEMPSTEAD CHESEBROUGH, b. March 21, 1771, m. Lucretia Chese- 

brough March 6, 1791 (No. 184), that family. 

Samuel Miner (No. 162) m. Mrs. Abigail Miner July 14, 1752. 

CHILDREN: 

256 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 27, 1754. 

257 ELNATHAN, b. April 5, 1756. 

258 REBECCA, b. May 27, 1759. 

259 PEREZ, b. July 25, 1760. 

260 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 16, 1766. 

Nathan Miner (No. 163) m. Sarah Smith March 7, 1751. 

CHILDREN: 

261 DEBORAH, b. Dec. 24, 1751. 

262 RICHARDSON, b. Sept. 10, 1753, m. Katharine Holmes. 

263 SARAH, b. Dec. 7, 1755. 

264 ELIZABETH, b. July 15, 1759. 

265 ROBERT, b. Nov. 13, 1763, m. Marcy or Mary Miner. 

266 NATHAN, b. Sept. 23, 1764. 

David Miner (No. 164) m. Mrs. Bethia Billings, widow of 

(No. 69), Billings family, Nov. 14, 1753. 

CHILDREN: 

267 AMOS, b. Aug. 30, 1754. 

268 DAVID, b. March 9, 1757. 

269 ELIAS, b. Oct. 31, 1759. 

270 ANNA, b. Aug. 30, 1761. 

271 JESSE, b. Aug. 10, 1767, m. Hannah Hillard. 



MINER FAMILY. 475 

Dea. Thomas Miner (No. 171) m. Lucretia Safford Oct. 10, 
1771. She d. Jan. 6, 1781. He m. 2d, Prudence WilHams Nov. 
25, 1784- 

CHILDREN: 

272 LUCRETIA, b. April 19. 1773. 

273 HENRIETTA, b. Jan. 29, 1775. 

274 THOMAS, b. April 16, 1777. 

275 ASA, b. Sept. 19, 1778, m. Hannah Harrington. 

276 PRISCILLA, b. July 5, 1780, m. Frederick Chesebrough (No. 331), Chese- 

brough family. 

Amos Miner (No. 178) m. Mary Mason Nov. 13, 1806. 

CHILD: 

277 AMOS, b. Aug. 20, 1807. 

Isaac Miner (No. 179) m. Mrs. Esther (Denison) Cottrell, 
widow of Charles Cottrell, Dec. 11, 1803 (No. 400), Denison fam- 
ily. 

CHILDREN: 

278 ISAAC D., b. Nov. 26, 1804, m. Phebe Burrows (No. 43), that family. 

279 HANNAH, b. Oct. 5, 1806, m. David Thompson of Coleraine, Mass. 

280 LYDIA, b. Feb. 7, 1809, d. April 5, 1812. 

281 EUNICE, b. March 12, 1811, m. 

282 LYDIA, b. April 7, 1813, m. Charles Johnson. 

283 FREDERICK D., b. Sept. 18, 1815, d. Jan. 28, 1841, unmarried. 

284 MANASSEH, b. Aug. 5, 1818, m. Fanny Hooper. 

285 ESTHER, b. Feb. 22, 1821, m. Gurdon Gates. 

Dr. John Owen Miner (No. 202) m. Elizabeth, daughter of Col. 
Ebenezer and Phebe (Denison) Avery, and granddaughter of 
Ebenezer Avery (No. 57), that family, July 2, 1785. He d. April 
27.. 185 1. 

CHILDREN: 

286 BETSEY, b. June 18, 1789, m. Asa Lord Avery Nov. 27, 1806. 

287 MARY, b. June 15, 1791, m. Dr. John Smith Oct. 14, 1811. 

288 NANCY, b. Oct. 13, 1793, m. Elisha Avery Nov. 18, 1810. 

289 JOHN OWEN, b. Oct. 16, 1795, m. Adeline Avery Sept. 9, 1819. 

290 LUCY A., b. March 16, 1798, m. Albert Morgan. 

291- JULIA ANN, b. July 28, 1800, m. Dr. Benjamin Stoddard Nov. 27, 1817. 

292 PHEBE DENISON, b. Aug. 1, 1802, m. Dr. William Miner July 4, 1844. 

293 EMELINE FRANCES, b. Nov. 18, 1805, m. Capt. Nathan Fish Jan. 9, 1833 

(No. 51). 

294 HANNAH ADELINE, b. Sept., 1809, m. Isaac Randall (No. 136), that 

family. 

Saxton Miner (No. 211) m. Content York Jan. 17, 1799 (No. 
95), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

295 MARY, b. in 1800, m. Alex. G. Frink. 

296 NANCY, b. in 1802, m. Henry Crandall, d. Aug. 5, 1849. 

297 HENRY S., b. in 1804, d. May 2, 1828. 

298 LELAND D., b. in 1806, m. Bridget W. Maine April 15, 1829 (No 166), 

that family; m. 2d, Hannah M. Allyn April 1, 1840. 



476 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

299 REV. BRADLEY, b. July 18, 1808, m. Phebe Esther Pendleton; 2d, Louisa 

Tucker. 

300 LUCY P., b. in 1810, m. Robert Wheeler (No. 200), that family. 

301 DESIRE B., b. in 1812, m. Solomon S. Wheeler (No. 201), that family. 

302 HARRIET, b. in 1814, d. Jan. 20, 1826. 

303 FRANKLIN H., b. in 1821, m. Harriet Wheeler (No. 205), that family. 

Roswell Miner (No. 229) m. Betsey Smith Oct. 23, 1803. 

CHILDREN: 

304 COGGSWELL, b. Feb. 17, 1804. 

Isaac Miner (No. 242) m. Keturah Brown March 3, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

305 KETURAH, b. Sept. 28, 1797. 

306 ISAAC W., b. in 1799, m. Eliza Green March 29, 1829. 

307 ZEBULON, b. Jan. 13, 1801, m. York. 

308a ANNA, b. Dec. 11, 1803, m. York. 

309b PALMER, b. July 29, 1805, m . York. 

310c DENISON, b. , m. York. 

311d MARY E., b. , m. Luke Chesebrough (No. 422), that family. 

Richardson Miner (No. 262) m. Katharine Holmes in 1775. 

CHILDREN: 

308 SAMUEL, b. March 21, 1776, m. Nancy Avery. 

309 MARY, b. April 9, 1779. 

310 MARTHA, b. Dee. 8, 1781. 

311 KATHARINE, b. March 1, 1785. 

312 SARAH, b. April 18, 1787. 

Robert Miner (No. 265) m. Mary Miner (No. 240) Feb. 10, 
1788. 

CHILDREN: 

313 ROBERT, b. March 7, 1789. 

314 GILBERT, b. Dec. 26, 1791, m. Mary Ann Frink. 

315 BETSEY, b. Feb. 18, 1795. 

316 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 12, 1803. 

Asa Miner (No. 275) m. Hannah Harrington Dec. 17, 1802. 
They Hved in Quiambaug, in Stonington, Conn. He m. 2d, 
Prosser. 

CHILDREN: 

317 PRUDENCE, b. April 15, 1803. 

318 THOMAS, b. Sept. 24, 1806, m. Mary Green. 

319 NANCY, b. Oct. 22, 1804. 

320 MARY, b. Oct. 8, 1808, d. unmarried. 

321 HENRY, b. Sept. 30, 1810. 

322 ASA, b. Nov. 29, 1812, m. Eliza Lewis. 

323 LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 25, 1815. 

324 HARRIET, b. Jan. 8, 1818, m. Capt. Thomas Burch (No. 42), that family. 

325 THERESA, b. Jan. 23, 1820, m . Dibble. 

James Miner (No. 74) m. Sarah Breed Aug. 20, 1724 (No. 9), 
that family. 

CHILDREN: 

326 SARAH, b. July 19, 1725. 

327 EUNICE, b. Sept. 16, 1727, d. young. 



MINER FAMILY. 477 

328 EUNICE, b. Jan. 11, 1729. 

329 BERTHA, b. March 10, 1731. 

330 ABIGAIL, b. April 1, 1733, d. young. 

331 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 9, 1735. 

332 JAMES, b. Nov. 30, 1737, m. Prudence Denison. 

333 MARY, b. Nov. 7, 1739. 

334 ASA, b. July 24, 1742. 

James Miner (No. 332) m. Prudence Denison April 6, 1761 
(No. 290), that family, both of North Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

335 PHEBE, b. May 30, 1762. 

336 JAMES, b. Oct. 4, 1764. 

337 ANDREW, b. Sept. 8, 1766. 

338 PRUDENCE, b. July 8, 1768. 

339 LOIS, b. March 30, 1772, m. Dea. Jeremiah Fellows (No. 46), that family. 

340 EUNICE, b. Feb. 18, 1775. 

341 DENISON, b. Aug. 28, 1777. 

Rev. Asher Miner (No. 227) m. Lucy Spalding Nov. 28, 1790. 

CHILDREN: 

342 MARTHA, b. Feb. 12, 1795, m. Blias Brown (No. 234), that family. 

343 ANNA, b. June 4, 1797. 

344 ASHER, b. Sept. 19, 1799, d. unmarried. 

345 LUCY, b. Nov. 7, 1804. 

346 JEDEDIAH, b. Sept. 23, 1806. 

347 JOHN, b. Nov. 18. 1808. 

348 ASA, b. March 8, 1811. 

349 HANNAH, b. July 3, 1813. 

350 EUNICE, b. Oct. 5, 1815, m. Benjamin Noyes (No. 236), that family. 

Clement Miner (No. 154) m. Mary Wheeler Dec. 24, 1761 (No. 
^2), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

351 ZEKVIAH, b. Sept. 10, 1762. 

352 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 1, 1766. 

353 CLEMENT, b. Sept. 22, 1769, m. Anna Chesebrough (No. 180), that family. 

354 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 26, 1771. 

355 JESSE, b. July 25, 1778 

356 NANCY, b. Dec. 17, 1782. 

Jesse Miner (No. 271) m. Hannah Hillard Feb. 24, 1803, of 
Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

357 SALLY, b. Sept. 15. 1804. 

358 ELIZA, b. Oct. 25, 1806. 

359 JESSE, b. Feb. 10, 1809. 

360 JAMES, b. March 7, 1812. 

361 BERTHA, b. Aug. 20, 1815. 

Elias Miner (No. 243) m. Phebe Brown ; 2d, Betsey Brown. 

CHILDREN: 

362 CHRISTOPHER, b. . 

363 THOMAS, b. . 

364 MARY, b. , m. Benjamin Spalding. 

365 PHEBE, b. , m. James Wheeler; 2d, Clark Davis. 

366 ALFRED, b. March 14, 1810, m. Minerva Niles. 

367 LATHAM, b. March 4, 1814, m. Lydia Dodge; 2d, Maria Johnson. 



478 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

368 ALMIRA, b. , m. Rev. I. B. Maryott. 

369 ELIAS, b. , m. Clarissa Miner. 

370 ERASTUS, b. , m. Jane Breed. 

371 MARTHA, b. , m. Noyes Chapman. 

Ralph Randall Miner (No. 234) m. Polly Randall Sept., 1818 
(No. 98), that family. He d. at Groton, July 7, 1867; she d. June 
14, 1825. 

ONE CHILD: 

372 HARRIET HULL., b. Aug. 2, 1819, m. Rev. William Harrison Randall 

Nov. 30, 1837 (No. 126), that family. 

William Miner (No. 172) m. Abigail Haley (No. 9), that fam- 
ily, May 10, 1770. He was in the Revolutionary war, and d. Feb. 
25, 1833. She d. June 5, 1818. 

CHILDREN: 

373 ABSALOM, b. Oct. 10, 1771, m. Susannah Wilcox. 

374 SARAH, b. Nov. 13, 1773, d. in 1848, unmarried. 

375 SABRINA, b. March 17, 1776, m. William Lewis. 

376 GEORGE, b. April 6, 1778, lost at sea, aged 19 yrs. 

377 WILLIAM, b. July 19, 1779, d. young. 

378 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 25, 1780, m. Joseph McCabe. 

379 JOSEPH, b. March 5, 1783. 

380 ENOCH, b. March 20, 1785, d. June 19, 1803. 

381 ELIHU, b. Dec. 17, 1787. 

382 DESIRE, b. Dec. 17, 1787, m. Elisha Brown. 

383 REBECCA, b. July 2, 1790, m. Capt. Jesse Wilcox, Jr. 

384 MARTHA, b. Nov. 2, 1793, m. James Allen. 

Joseph Miner (No. 379) m. Nancy (No. 70), daughter of Wil- 
liam West and wife, Nancy Babcock, March 3, 1807. He d. 
March 4, i860; she d. March 12, 1872. 

CHILDREN: 

385 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 26, 1808, m. Sabra Avery. 

386 FRANCIS W., b. Oct., 1810, m. Emeline Denison. 

387 MARY, b. Oct. 5, 1812, m. Jesse Miner Nov. 20, 1830. 

388 WILLIAM, b. , d. Nov. 15, 1826. 

389 ELIZABETH, b. , d. Nov. 9, 1826. 

390 ABBY, b. Oct. 6, 1821, m. John Moredock. 

391 GEORGE, b. Sept., 1825, d. young. 

Francis West Miner (No. 386) m. Emeline Denison (No. 528), 
of that family, June 7, 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

392 FRANCIS E., b. July 15, 1837, d. young. 

393 FRANCIS W., b. May 23, 1843. 

394 CHARLES A., b. Aug. 31, 1847. 

395 EMELINE, b. Feb. 23, 1844, m. Samuel B. Allen Sept. 3, 1874. 

396 WILLIAM E., b. March 5, 1846. 

397 ALONZO S., b. June 25, 1849, d. unmarried. 

Thomas Miner (No. i8i) m. Eliza A. Denison Aug. 25, 1835 
(No. 529), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

398 GEORGE W., b. June 16, 1836, d. unmarried. 

399 CHARLES H., b. July 1, 1837, d. young. 

400 ELIZA, b. July 21, 1841, m. Hiram C. Denison (No. 578), that family. 



MORGAN FAMILY. 



I. JAMES MORGAN, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor 
of the Morgan family, was born in Wales in 1607. He m. Mar- 
gery Hill of Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 6, 1640. He was made free- 
man there. May 10, 1645. Early in 1650 he had lands granted 
him in Peqitot, now New London, as New London records show, 
which was soon occupied by him as a homestead, "on the path to 
New street or Cape Ann street," as it was called in honor of the 
Cape Ann Company, who chiefly settled there. On the 25th day 
of December, 1656, he sold his homestead and removed soon 
after, with several others, across the river, upon large tracts of 
land previously granted them by the town. The spot where he 
built his first house in Groton in 1657, and where he ever resided 
and died, is a few rods southeast of the dwelling of Elijah S. 
Morgan, about three miles from Groton ferry, on the road to Po- 
quonock Bridge. He was one of the townsmen or selectmen of 
New London for several years, and one of the first "Deputys 
sent from New London Plantation" to the General Court at 
Hartford, May session, 1657, and was nine times afterwards 
chosen member of the assembly, the last in 1670, and he was also 
an active and useful member of Rev. Richard Blinman's church, 
as his name is prominent in every important movement or pro- 
ceeding. He also served in the early Colonial wars. He d. in 
1685, aged 78 vears. 

CHILDREN: 

2 HANNAH, b. May 18, 1642, m. Nehemiali Royce Nov. 20, 1660. 

3 JAMES, b. March 3, 1644, m. Mary Vine of England Nov., 1666. 

4 JOHN, b. March 30, 1645, m. 1st, Rachael Dymond; 2d, wife, widow 

Elizabeth Williams, daughter of Lieut. Gov. William Jones of New 
Haven, and granddaughter of Gov. Theophilus Eaton. 

5 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 29, 1646, m. Dorothy, daughter of Dea. Thomas Park, 
■^" April, 1670 (No. 26), Park family. 

6 ABRAHAM, b. Sept. 3, 1648, d. Aug., 1649. 

7 A daughter, b. Nov. 17, 1650, d. young. 

Capt. James Morgan (No. 3) m. Mary Vine Nov. 3, 1666. Had 
son 

8 JAMES, b. Feb. 6, 1667, m. Hannah , who died about 1720. His son 

9 JAMES, b. in 1693, m. daughter of John Morgan in 1729. His son 
10 JAMES, b. in 1730, m. Catharine Street in 1758. His son 



480 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

11 NICHOLAS, 'b. in 1762, m. Phebe Avery, March 17, 1790. They had twelve 

children. One settled in Mystic and two in Stonington, Conn. Had 
daughter 

12 PHEBB, b. Sept. 23, 1792, m. Henry Harding Dec. 1, 1816, lived in Old 

Mystic. Also 

13 LYDIA, b. Feb. 10, 1805, m. Horatio N. Fish Aug. 29, 1824, lived at 

Mystic. Also 

14 JOHN, b. March 15, 1809, m. 1st, Almira, daughter of Ichabod and Lucy 

Brown of North Stonington. She d. March 30, 1839; he m. 2d, Susan 
Amelia, daughter of Gen. Nathan Pendleton of North Stonington. 
He resided at Pawcatuck, and was the cashier of the Pawcatuck 
National Bank from its organization in 1849 until his death. 

Capt. James Morgan (No. 3) m. Mary Vine. Had son 

15 WILLIAM, b. March 4, 1669, m. Margaret Avery July 17, 1696. His son 

16 SOLOMAN, b. Oct. 5, 1708, m. Mary Walworth July 1, 1742. His son 

17 NATHAN, b. Jan. 2, 1752, m. Hannah Perkins Sept. 8, 1774. His son 

18 ELIJAH, b. March 1, 1809, m. Mary Ann Perkins March 6, 1832. Hi3 

son 

19 ELIJAH A., b. Aug. 11, 1836, m. 1st, Mary F. Davis Sept. 29, 1858; 2d, 

Sadie Lawton, all of Old Mystic. 

James Morgan (No. lo) m. Catharine Street in 1758. Had son: 

20 MOSES, b. March 14, 1769, m. Hannah Gallup March 29, 1794. His son 

21 SAMUEL, b. March 29, 1801, m. Mary Gallup Nov. 25, 1827. Their 

daughter 

22 MARY EMMA, b. April 27, 1843, m. Seth Noyes Williams (No. 67), Wil- 

liam Williams family. 

John Morgan (No. 4) m. Rachael Dymond Nov. 16, 1665. Had 
son 

23 JOHN, b. June 10, 1667, m. Ruth Shapley. His son 

24 JOHN, b. Jan. 4, 1700, m. Sarah Cobb, April 17, 1728. His son 

25 JOHN, b. July 28, 1729, m. Prudence Morgan Feb. 1, 1750. His son 

26 STEPHEN, b. April 19, 1762, m. Parthenia Park April 13, 1787. They lived 

in Groton, where all their ten children are recorded. Their son 

27 JOHN, b. Jan. 1, 1799, m. Mary Allen Dec. 31, 1820. They lived in Led- 

yard and had thirteen children. A daughter 

28 HANNAH MARIA, b. March 25, 1825, m. Frank Noyes (No. 339), Noyes 

family, and lived in Stonington, Conn. Also 

29 LUTHER, b. Oct. 26, 1836, m. Prentice, and lives in Mystic. 

Stephen Morgan (No. 26) m. Parthenia Park. Had son 

30 STEPHEN, b. June 20, 1808, m. Eliza M. D. Noyes June 17, 1830 (No. 

338), that family. 

John Morgan (No. 4) m. ist, Rachael Dymond. Had son 

31 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 9, 1669, m. Hannah Avery Dec. 30, 1709. His son . 

32 TIMOTHY, b. about 1723, m. Deborah . His son "sV^"* ^' '- C-,-- t^ 

33 THEOPHILUS, b. Oct. 12, 1759, m. Mary Hinckley (No. 65), that family, 

May 10, 1795. Had daughter 

34 MARY or POLLY, b. March 10, 1796, m. Cyrus Allyn, Jan. 5, 1815, and 

their son, John Hobart Allyn, m. Flora Allyn, Sept. 15, 1858, who 
lives at Mystic, Conn. 

John Morgan (No. 4) m. for his 2d wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Wil- 
liams. Had son 



MORGAN FAMILY. 481 

35 WILLIAM, b. in 1693, m. Mary Avery (No. 25), that family. Their son 

36 WILLIAM AVERY, b. June 17, 1723, m. Temperance Avery, July 4, 1744 

(No. 79), that family. Their son, William Morgan, m. Lydia Smith; 
their son, Dea. Jasper Morgan, m. Catharine Avery (nee Copp), widow 
of Jasper Avery of Groton, July 8, 1805, where he resided and com- 
menced business, principally farming, and receiving a good common 
school and academical education, taught school during the winter 
season in Groton and Stonington. While teaching in the seventh 
school district of Stonington he boarded round, as was the custom of 
his time, with the families comprising the district, making the resi- 
dence of Richard Wheeler his welcome home, when children Esther, 
Nathaniel, Richard, Silas and Hannah attended his school. His son 
was Gov. Edwin Denison Morgan, b. Feb. 8, 1811, m. Eliza Matilda 
Waterman, Aug. 19, 1833. Gov. Morgan was a native of Massachu- 
setts. In 1858 he was elected Governor of New York, and was a man 
of prominence, accumulating a princely fortune. He lived in New 
York city many years, where he died. 

William Avery Morgan (No. 36), who m. Temperance Avery 
(No. 79), had son 

37 CHRISTOPHER, b. Oct. 27, 1747, m. Martha Gates April 3, 1808. Their son 

38 WILLIAM, b. March 28, 1809, m. Cynthia Billings (No. 176), that fam- 

ily. Their son, Christopher Morgan, m. Edith Noyes and lives at 

Mystic. 

William Avery Morgan (No. 36), who m. Temperance Avery 
(No. 79), had son 

39 ISRAEL, b. July 22, 1757, m. Elizabeth Brewster July 22, 1777 (No. 13), 

that family. He served in the army of the Revolution, and d. June 
4, 1816. 

CHILDREN: 

40 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 7, 1779, m. Stephen Avery (No. 159), that family, 

Aug. 18, 1804. Their daughter, Frances Mary Avery, m, Richard A. 
Wheeler (No. 429), that family. 

41 SYBIL, b. Aug. 27, 1780, m. Edward Swan, Jr., of Stonington Dec, 1804 

(No. 98), that family. 

42 DOLLY, b. Nov. 23, 1781, d. unmarried July 25, 1867. 

43 MARY (twin), b. Nov. 23, 1781, d. Jan. 11, 1782, aged 2 months. 

44 TEMPERANCE, b. April 27, 1783, m. Guy Fitch Adams July 7, 1811. 

45 POLLY, b. Feb. 27, 1785, m. John Brewster Feb. 5, 1806. Their son 

John Brewster, Jr., m. Mary E. Williams April 2, 1840 (No. 528), Rob- 
ert Williams family. They live on the old Israel Morgan farm, Po- 
quetanock. Conn. 

46 AMY, b. Feb. 27, 1785 (twin), m. Amos Chapman of Preston. Their son, 

Francis Morgan Chapman, m. Lucy Freeman, and had three children. 
(1) William Chapman of Norwich, m. Lucy Perry; (2) Emma Chap- 
man, m. Andrew Green; (3) Abby Prudence Temperance, m. Senator 
Nelson Aldrich of Providence, R. I. 

47 HANNAH, b. May 18, 1787, m. Jonathan Stoddard Dec. 26, 1812. 

48 PRUDENCE, b. May 18, 1790, m. Eldridge Havens June 2, 1831. 

49 ISRAEL FITCH, b. Dec. 11, 1792, m. Lucy Stoddard Dec. 25, 1813. 

50 BELA, b. Dec. 22, 1794, m. Charlotte Stoddard April 20, 1817. 

51 WBALTHA, b. Jan. 11, 1798, m. Amos Turner Dec. 5, 1824. 



MOSS FAMILY. 



I. JOHN MOSS, the ancestor of the Moss family of Stoning- 
ton, Conn., was born in England about 1619. Emigrated and set- 
tled at New Haven in 1639, and removed to Wallingford, Conn., 
1670. The family name of his wife and the date of marriage is un- 
known. 

CHILDREN: 

2 MERCY, b. . 

3 JOHN, b. Oct. 12, 1650. 

4 JOSEPH, b. Oct., 1651. 

5 Daughter, b. , m. Thomas Kent of Upper Wallop, Eng. 

6 HESTER, b. Jan. 2. 1653-4. 

7 JOHN, b. , m. and lived in Newton Co., Wilts, Eng. 

John Moss (No. 3) m. Martha Lathrop Dec. 12, 1677, d. Sept. 
21, 1719. 

CHILDREN: 

8 ESTHER, b. Jan. 5, 1678-9. 

9 DEA. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 10, 1680. 

10 JOHN, b. Nov. 10, 1682. 

11 MARTHA, b. Dec. 22, 1684. 

12 SOLOMAN, b. July 9, 1690. 

13 ISAAC, b. July 9, 1692. 

14 MARY, b. July 23, 1694. 

15 ISRAEL, b. Dec. 21, 1696. 

16 BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 10, 1702. 

Isaac Moss (No. 13) m. Hannah Royse May 2, 1717, d. March 
I, 1736, at Cheshire; m. 2d wife, Keziah Bowers Oct. 14, 1736, d. 
Nov. 19, 1770. 

CHILDREN: 

17 HEMAN, b. July 21, 1718. 

18 HANNAH, b. May 7, 1722. 

19 ISAAC, b. Nov. 5, 1724. 

20 HEMAN, b. Jan. 12, 1727. 

21 JESSE, b. March 10, 1729. 

22 ELIHU, b. May 25, 1731. 

23 MEHITABLB, b. May 7, 1735. 

24 EBENEZBR, b. at Cheshire. 

25 JABEZ, b. Jan. 23, 1741. 

Capt. Jesse Moss (No. 2i) m. Mary Moss Jan. 25, 1753. In- 
herited the farm cleared by his father on Ten-mile River in war, 
and was present with his cornpany at the evacuation of Boston by 
British troops, 1776. He d. March 20, 1793; his wife d. Aug. 19,. 
1 81 9, at Cheshire. 

CHILDREN: 

26 HANNAH, b. Jan. 19, 1754. 

27 JOEL, b. Dec. 17, 1755. 

28 JESSE, b. Sept. 10, 1757. 



MOSS FAMILY. 483 

29 REUBEN, b. June 11, 1759, m. Esther Chesebrough, of that family. 

30 JOB. b. Sept. 26, 1761. 

31 MARY, b. Feb. 25, 1763-4. 

32 ISAAC, b. March 16, 1765. 

33 LOTHROP, b. Feb. S, 1768. 

34 CLARINA, b. April 13, 1770. 

35 RUFUS, b. July 1, 1772. 

36 EMANUEL, b. June 2, 1774. 

37 MARY CLARINA, b. April 4, 1777. 

Rev. Reuben Moss (No. 29) m. Esther Chesebrough of Ston- 
ington, Conn, Aug. 15, 1795 (No. 323), Chesebrough family. At 
tlie age of 16 years he entered the American army as waiter with 
his father, and subsequently enlisted during the war. But on re- 
ceiving his discharge in 1783, he commenced a regular course of 
studies, overtook scholars in advanced standing and graduated 
with honor from Yale College in 1787. He was ordained in 1792, 
over the Congregational Church of Ware, Mass., and was their 
pastor for over sixteen years. After his death his widow, with 
seven children, returned to her girlhood home in Stonington, 
Conn., the place now occupied by Col. James F. Brown. 

CHILDREN: 

38 LAZARUS, b. Feb. 9, 1797, afterward Ephraim C, d. at Westerly, R. I., 

Jan., 1843. 

39 MARY ESTHER, b. Nov. 4, 1798, d. unmarried. 

40 GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. April 21, 1800, m. Caroline E., daughter of 

Dr. Phineas Hyde of Old Mystic, April 30, 1821 (No. 27), Hyde fam- 
ily. He was a merchant at New Orleans. 

41 TIRZAH, b. March 16, 1802, m. Henry C. Tyler of Griswold, Conn., March 

25, 1828. 

42 WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH, b. Dec. 9, 1803, m. Caroline Edith Denison 

Nov. 12, 1832 (No. 603), that family. 

43 JESSE LATHROP, b. Oct. 23, 1805, m. Fanny S. Dixon, daughter of Hon. 

Nathan Fellows Dixon. Mrs. Moss died Dec. 11, 1850. He m. 2d, his 
wife's sister, Sally Rhodes Dixon, March 26, 1873. He d. July 20, 1884. 

44 REUBEN E., b. Sept. 1, 1807, m. Harriet N. Randall Sept. 23, 1841 (No. 

105), Randall family. He d. in Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1896, in his 
90tJi year. 



NOTES FAMILY. 



Rev. William Noyes, ancestor of the Stonington family of this 
name, was born in England in 1568. He was instituted rector of 
Cholderton in 1602, and continued so for about 20 years. He m. 
Anne Parker about 1595, who was b. in 1575, and buried at Chol- 
derton, England, March 7, 1657, aged 82 years. WilHam Noyes 
departed this life about 1616, and his son, Nathan Noyes, suc- 
ceeded him to the rectorship and continued so for 32 years, dying 
in 1651, Sept. 6, aged 54 years. 

NOTE. — It seems the statement that the family name of Noyes in Eng- 
land was originally Noye is a mistake. Prom all that has been ascertained, the 
name originated in Normandy and the family name there was Des Noyers, the 
latter word meaning "Walnut Tree." The tendency being always to shorten 
rather than lengthen family names. The Doomsday book has recorded as one 
of the followers of William the Conqueror "William Des Noyers," William of 
the Walnut Tree. 

It has been supposed and currently stated that Rev. William Noyes, rector 
of Cholderton, was related to the William Noyes who was Attorney General to 
Charles the First, but I have never seen proof of it, and I find that Prof. James 
Atkins Noyes and Col. Henry E. Noyes, who have made an exhaustive study 
of the Noyes family, are of the same opinion. 

I. REV. WILLIAM NOYES and Anne Parker, sister of 
Rev. Robert Parker, were m. about 1595. 

CHILDREN: 

2 EPHRAIM, b. in 1596, m. a Parnell, buried at Cholderton Oct. 28, 1659. 

3 NATHAN, b. in 1597, m. Mary , d. Sept. 6, 1651. 

4 JAMES, b. in Cholderton, Bng., in 1608. 

5 Daughter, b , m. Thomas Kent of Upper Wallop, Eng. 

6 NICHOLAS, b. in 1614, m. Mary Cutting. 

7 JOHN, b. , m. and lived in Newton Co., Wilts, Eng. 

James Noyes (No. 4) and Nicholas Noyes (No. 6) came to New 
England, and from them sprung the line of Noyes' whose de- 
scendants are found nearly all over the United States. 

James Noyes (No. 4) m. in 1634 Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. 
Joseph Brown of Southampton, Eng., and in March of that year 
embarked for New England, in company with his brother Nicho- 
las and his cousin, Thomas Parker, in the "Mary and John" of 
London. He preached for a short time at Medford, and then for 
a while at the Watertown church, but in 1635 went to Newbury, 
Mass., and preached there till his death, Oct. 22, 1656. Mrs. 
Sarah Brown Noyes d. Sept. 13, 1691. Mr. James Noyes was 



NOYES FAMILY. 485 

very much loved and honored in Newbury, and it was said of him 
that "He was of so loving and compassionate and humble car- 
riage that there never was any one acquainted with him, but did 
desire the continuance of his society and acquaintance." He had 
a fine voice, and with his cousin Thomas Parker spent much time 
in singing and praising God, both at home and at divine worship. 
He had a long and tedious sickness, which he bore patiently and 
cheerfully, and d. joyfully in the 48th year of his age. He left six 
sons and two daughters, all of whom lived to be m. and have chil- 
dren. His will, dated Oct. 17, 1656, which was six days before his 
death, is preserved, and his inventory showed a good estate. 

CHILDREN: 

8 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 15, 1637, m. 1st, Mary Darrell in 1662; had eight chil- 

dren; after her death he m. 2d, Mary Willard, d. in Newbury, 1717. 

9 JAMBS, b. March 11, 1640, m. Dorothy Stanton. 

10 SARAH, b. Aug. 12, 1641, d. young. 

11 MOSES, b. Dec. 6, 1643, m. Ruth Picket. 

12 JOHN, b. June 3, 1645. 

13 THOMAS, b. Aug. 10, 1648, m. Martha Pierce. 

14 REBECCA, b. April 1, 1651. 

15 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 22, 1653, m. Sarah Cogswell. 

16 SARAH, b. March 25, 1656, m. Rev. John Hale, March 31, 1684, and d. 

May 20, 1695, leaving four children. 

Nicholas Noyes (No. 6) m. Mary, daughter of Capt. John Cut- 
ting. He was associated with Mr. James Noyes and Mr. Thomas 
Parker of Newbury, Mass., and the friendship was continued till 
death. 

CHILDREN: 

17 MARY, b. Oct. 15, 1641, m. John French. 

18 HANNAH, b. Oct. 30, 1643, m. Peter Cheney March 14, 1663; m. 2d, 

John Atkinson. 

19 JOHN, b. Jan. 20, 1646. 

20 NICHOLAS, b. Dec. 22, 1647, d. Dec. 13, 1717. 

21 CUTTING, b. Sept. 23, 1649. 

22 SARAH, b. Sept. 13, 1651, d. young. 

23 SARAH, b. Aug. 22, 1653, m. Matthew Pettingill Sept. 15, 1674. 

24 TIMOTHY, b. June 23, 1655. 

25 JAMBS, b. May 16, 1657. 

26 ABIGAIL, b. April 11, 1659, m. Simon French May 3, 1707. 

27 RACHEL, b. May 10, 1661, m. James Jackman. 

28 THOMAS, b. June 20, 1663. 

29 REBECCA, b. May 18, 1665, d. Dec. 21, 1683. 

Nicholas Noyes (No. 6) d. Nov. 23, 1701. 

Rev. James Noyes (No. 9) came to Stonington to preach on an 
invitation of the town in 1664. The meeting house in which he 
preached was a short distance southwesterly of the present resi- 
dence of Mr. Henrj^ M. Palmer, west of Montauk avenue. Tra- 
ditionally, we learn that he resided in the family of Thomas Stan- 



486 fflSTORY OF STONINGTON. 

ton, Sr., until he was ordained Sept. ii, 1674, and the next day he 
was married to Miss Dorothy Stanton (No. 8), of Stanton family, 
daughter of Thomas and Ann (Lord) Stanton. He made his 
permanent place of abode upon a large tract of land in Stoning- 
ton, Conn., which he purchased of Samuel Willis of Hartford, 
Conn., where he erected him a dwelling house on the site of the 
present first house, south of Anguilla on the highway from there 
to Wequetequock, which became the first parsonage of the First 
Congregational Church of Stonington, where he lived the re- 
mainder of his life, dying Dec. 30, 1719. For the first ten years of 
his ministry he preached as a licentiate, and the last 45 years as 
an ordained clergyman. He was chaplain with Capt. George Den- 
ison's expedition that captured Canonchet, chief sachem of the 
Narragansett Indians, April, 1676. 

CHILDREN: 
30 DOROTHY, b. June 20, 1675, m. Rev. Salmon Treat. 
/ 31 DR. JAMES, b. Aug. 2, 1677, m. Anna Sanford. 

32 THOMAS, b. Aug. 15, 1679, m. Elizabeth Sanford. 

33 ANN, b. April 16, 1682, d. young. 

34 JOHN, b. Jan. 13, 1685, m. Mary Gallup. 

35 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 18, 1688, m. Abigail Pierpont. 

36 MOSES, b. March 19, 1692, d. young. 

Mrs. Dorothy Noyes d. Jan. 19, 1743, in her 91st year. 

Moses Noyes (No. ii) m. Ruth, daughter of John Picket, of 
New London, Conn, He was the first minister of Lyme, Conn., 
where he preached for 50 years, and d. Nov. 10, 1726. 

Thomas Noyes (No. 13) m. Martha Pierce Dec. 28, 1669, 

CHILDREN: 

37 SARAH, b. Sept. 14, 1670. 

38 MARTHA, b. Feb. 24, 1673. 

39 DANIEL, b. Aug. 3, 1674. 

Mrs. Martha Noyes d. — , and Mr. Thomas Noyes m. for 

his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Greenleaf, Sept. 
24, 1677. 

CHILDREN: 

40 JAMES, b. July 3. 1678. 

41 THOMAS, b. Oct. 2, 1679. 

42 PARKER, b. Oct. 29, 1681. 

43 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 29, 1684. 

44 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 5, 1688. 

45 MOSES, b. Jan. 29, 1692. 

46 REBECCA, b. April 19, 1700. 

47 JUDITH, b. April 17, 1702. 

William Noyes (No. 15) m. Sarah Cogswell Nov. 6, 1685. 

CHILDREN: 

48 JOHN, b. July 27, 1688. 

49 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 11, 1689. 



NOTES FAMILY. 487 



50 SARAH, b. May 10. 1691, d. young. 

51 MOSES, b. Jan. 27, 1694, d. young. 

52 SUSANNAH, b. Feb. 25, 1696. 

53 MARY, b. May 24, 1699, d. young. 

54 SARAH, b. June 5, 1703, d. young. 

55 PARKER, b. Jan. 17, 1705. 



John Noyes (No. 19) m. Mary, daughter of John Poor, Nov. 
23, 1668. 



CHILDREN: 

56 NICHOLAS, b. May 18, 1671. 

57 DANIEL, b. Oct. 23, 1673. 

58 MARY, b. Dec. 10, 1675. 

59 JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1678. 

60 MARTHA, b. Dec. 24, 1679, d. young. 

61 MARTHA, b. Dec. 19, 1680. 

62 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 28, 1691. 

63 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 15, 1694. 

64 MOSES, b. May 22, 1688. 

65 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 9, 1692. 

Cutting Noyes (No. 21) m. EHzabeth, daughter of John Knight 
Feb. 25, 1674. 

CHILDREN: 

66 JOHN, b. Dec, 1674. 

67 CUTTING, b. Jan. 28, 1677. 

68 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 2, 1679. 

69 NICHOLAS, b. May 22, 1681, d. young. 

70 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 21. 1682. 

71 MARY, b. March 27, 1683. 

Timothy Noyes (No. 24) m. Mary, daughter of John Knight, 
Jan. 13, 1681. 

CHILDREN: 

72 JAMES, b. March 12, 1684. 

73 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 28, 1685. 

74 MARY, b. Dec. 28, 1686. 

75 SARAH, b. March 26, 1689. 

76 TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 25, 1691. 

77 RACHEL, b. Feb. 6, 1694. 

78 JOHN, b. Feb. 19, 1696. 

79 MARTHA, b. March 14, 1697. 

80 NICHOLAS, b. March 7, 1701. 

Mr. Timothy Noyes d. in 1718. 

James Noyes (No. 25) m. Hannah, daughter of John Knight, 
March 31, 1684. 

CHILDREN: 

81 REBECCA, b. Jan. 12, 1685. 

82 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 20, 1686. 

83 HANNAH, b. March 13, 1688. 

84 NICHOLAS, b. Feb. 9, 1690. 

85 NATHAN, b. Feb. 5, 1692. 

86 EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 20, 1694, d. young. 

87 LYDIA, b. Nov. 30, 1695. 

' 88 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 25, 1698. 



488 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



89 BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 22, 1701. 

90 MARY, b. March 12, 1703. 

91 JAMES, b. Aug. 19, 1705. 

Thomas Noyes (No. 28) m. Sarah - 

CHILDREN: 

92 BBTHIA, b. Oct. 20, 1691. 

93 REBECCA, b. Jan. 20, 1694, d. young. 



Dorothy Noyes (No. 30) m. Rev. Salmon Treat April 12, 1698. 
He was son of James and Rebecca (Lattimer) Treat -of Wethers- 
field, Conn. Dorothy d. at Preston, Conn., Dec. 8, 1714, and 
Rev. Salmon Treat m. Mrs. Parks, widow of Capt. John Parks. 
He d. at Preston Jan. 5, 1762, aged 90 years. His second m. was 

Nov. 6, 1 71 6. CHILDREN: 

94 ANNA TREAT, b. Aug. 26, 1699. 

95 JAMES TREAT, b. Nov. 29, 1700. 

96 DOROTHY TREAT, b. Feb. 9, 1702. 

97 JERUSHA TREAT, b. Feb. 21, 1704. 

98 PRUDENCE TREAT, b. Nov. 23, 1706. 

99 SARAH TREAT, b. Sept. 19, 1708. 

100 REBECCA TREAT, b. June 29, 1710. 

101 SAMUEL (REV.) TREAT, b. July 21, 1712. 

102 JEMIMA TREAT, b. Nov. 27, 1714. 

Dr. James Noyes (No. 31) m. Anna, daughter of Gov. Peleg 
Sanford of Rhode Island. They lived at Noyes's Beach, R, I., on 
land bought of Harmon Garret, a Niantic chief. Ann Sanford 
was also granddaughter of Gov. William Coddington of Rhode 
Island. Dr. James Noyes d. in 1718, and his widow m. Capt. John 
Mason, son of Maj. John Mason July 15, 1719 (No. 18) of Mason 
family. children: 

103 ANN, bapt. June 19, 1704, m. James Brown, Jr., of Newport, R. I. See 

Chad Brown family (No. 38). 

104 MARY, b. in 1706, m. John Denison (No. 126), Denison family. 

105 JAMES, b. May 2, 1708. 

106 BRIDGET, bapt. July 30, 1710, m. Nathan Chesebrough (No. 67), that 

family. 

107 DOROTHY, bapt. Dec. 22, 1712, m. John Brown (No. 39), in Chad Brown 

family. 

108 SARAH, b. April 2, 1715, m. Rev. Jonathan Barber Nov. 2, 1740. 

109 BLIPHAL, bapt. June 23, 1717, m. Rev. Oliver Prentice (No. 19), that 

family. 

Capt. Thomas Noyes (No. 32) was captain of the Stonington 
Train Band, 1723. He m. Elizabeth Sanford, sister of Ann San- 
ford, who m. Dr. James Noyes. They were of Newport, R. L, 
and were m. Sept. 3, 1705. He d. June 26, 1755. 

NOTE. — Capt. Thomas Noyes, the third child of Rev. James and wife, Doro- 
thy (Stanton) Noyes, and his son, James Noyes, were Colonial officers. Also 
Col. Joseph Noyes, son of Capt. Thomas Noyes and Elizabeth Sanford, his wife, 
■with three of his sons, Thomas, Joseph and Sanford, were Revolutionary sol- 
diers. 



NO YES FAMILY. 489 

CHILDREN: 

110 ELIZABETH, bapt. Dec. 22, 1706, m. Ichabod Palmer (No. 137), Palmer 

family. 

111 DOROTHY, bapt. June 23, 1706, m. John Palmer (No. 28), Palmer family. 

112 THOMAS, bapt. April 16, 1710. 

113 MARY, bapt. Jan. 26, 1711, m. Ebenezer Billings (No. 46), Billings family. 

114 JAMES, b. March 30, 1713, m. Grace Billings. 

115 SANPORD, b. Nov. 29, 1715, d. young. 

116 SANFORD, b. Feb. 12, 1717, m. Mary Lawton Nov. 24, 1738. 

117 REBBKAH, b. March 15, 1719, m. Capt. John Denison (No. 126), Denison 

family. 

118 ABIGAIL, b. May 12, 1721, m. John Hallam (No. 7), Hallam family. 

119 ANN, b. June 10, 1723, m. Isaac Frink (No. 33), Frink family. 

120 BRIDGET, b. July 16, 1725, m. Isaac Wheeler (No. 55); he was drowned 

in Indian Town Pond in 1749, and Mrs. Bridget Wheeler m. 2d, Dea. 
Joseph Denison April 23, 1751 (No. 131), Denison family. 

121 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 9, 1727. 

Dea. John Noyes (No. 34) m. Mary Gallup (No. 41) of Gallup 
family, March 16, 1 714-5. 

CHILDREN: 

122 WILLIAM, b. March 18, 1715-16. 

123 JOHN, b. May 22, 1718. 

124 JOSEPH, b. April 1, 1721, d. young. 

125 JAMES, b. April 14, 1723. 

126 MARY, b. Aug. 14, 1725, m. Joseph Champlin of Westerly, R. I. 

127 SARAH, b. Feb. 10, 1728, m. Andrew Stanton (No. 339), Stanton family. 

128 ANNA, b. April 23, 1729, m. John Palmer (No. 125), Palmer family. 

129 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 29, 1730, m. Prudence Denison. 

Mary, wife of Dea. John Noyes, d. May 13, 1736, and Dea. 
John m. for his second wife Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting of Montville, 
Conn., March 13, 1739. He d. Sept. 17, 1751. 

CHILDREN: ' 

130 DOROTHY, b. March 24, 1740. No further record. 

Dea. John Noyes's second wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting's 
name in girlhood v/as Elizabeth Bradford, b. Dec. 15, 1697. She 
d. May 10, 1777. She was great-granddaughter of Gov. William 
Bradford, second governor of Plymouth Colony. Her husband 
was Lieut. Charles V/hiting, b. July i, 1692, and d. at Montville, 
March 7, 1738. He was son of Lieut. Col. William Whiting. 

Rev. Joseph Noyes (No. 35) graduated at Yale College in 1709, 
and was ordained pastor of the First Church of New Haven,. 
Conn., July 4, 1716, and he remained there until his death, June 
14, 1761. He m. Abigail Pierpont, eldest daughter of Rev. James 
Pierpont Nov. 6, 1716. 

CHILDREN: 

131 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 6, 1718, d. young. 

132 SARAPI, b. March 19, 1722, d. young. 

133 ABIGAIL, b. March 20, 1724, m. Thomas Darling of New Haven, Conn., 

d. in 1797. 



490 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

134 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 25, 1726, d. young. 

135 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 29, 1728, d. young. 

136 DOROTHY, b. Jan. 3, 1730, d. young. 

137 ANNA, b. Nov. 14, 1731, d. young. 

138 JAMES, b. Dec. 13, 1733, d. young. 

139 JOHN. b. Dec. 15, 1735. 

Thomas Noyes (No. 112) m. Mary Thompson, daughter of 
Isaac and Mary (Holmes) Thompson, of Westerly, R. I., May 

I. 1731- 

CHILDREN: 

140 THOMAS, b. . 

141 WILLIAM, b. July 16, 1739. 

142 NATHAN, b. . 

The record of these children are obtained from the will of their 
grandfather, Capt. Thomas Noyes, dated 1755. 

James Noyes (No. 114) m. Grace Billings (No. 48), that fam- 
ily, June 22, 1739. He d. April 19, 1793 ; she d. June 22, 1792. 

CHILDREN: 

143 PELEG, b. May 29, 1741. 

144 JAMES, b. July 15, 1744. 

145 GRACE, b. Dec. 20, 1746, m. Nathaniel Palmer Aug. 18, 1765. See Palmer 

family (No. 242). 

146 ELIZABETH PALMER,, b. Nov. 4, 1750, m. Elisha Denison April 4, 1772. 

See Denison family (No. 241). 

147 THOMAS, b. July 16, 1755. 

148 PHBBE, b. Feb. 6, 1753. No record. 

149 REBECCA, b. March 23, 1759. Never married. 

150 BRIDGET, b. Feb. 6, 1763. Never married. 

Col. Joseph Noyes (No. 121) m. Barbery Wells July 31, 1753. 
She was daughter of James Wells and Mary Barker, He d. 
March 13, 1802. 

NOTE.— Col. Joseph Noyes (No. 121) and Joshua Babcock of Westerly, R. I., 
were members of the House of Representatives of Rhode Island in 1776 and 
voted for the "Act to repeal an act for the maintenance of the King's authority 
in Rhode Island." This act was passed several years before the "Declaration 
of Independence" was signed in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. 

CHILDREN: 

151 THOMAS, b. Oct. 5, 1754, d. Sept. 19, 1759. 

152 SANFORD, b. Oct. 20, 1756, d. Sept. 30, 1759. 

153 JOSEPH, b. May 9, 1758, d. in 1847. 

154 SANFORD, b. Jan. 18, 1761, d. Aug. 8, 1843. 

155 POLLY, b. Oct. 11, 1763, m. Thomas Noyes (No. 147). 

156 DR. JAMES, b. Feb. 8, 1768, d. Nov. 6, 1856. 

157 ELIZABETH, b. July 30, 1770, never m., d. Sept. 15, 1845. 

158 JOSHUA, b. Dec. 5, 1772, d. Oct. 13, 1856. 

159 BARKER, b. March 13, 1775, d. in 1864. 

James Noyes (No. 125) m. Margaret Woodburn Aug. 12, 1756, 
and afterwards removed from Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

160 MARGARET, b. July 9, 1757, d. July 5, 1777. 

161 ESTHER, b. June 26, 1759, m. Adam States April 11, 1778, d. Feb. 2, 1787. 



NO YES FAMILY. 491 

162 MARY, b. April 26, 1761, m. 1st, John Pendleton Feb.- 4, 1784, and 2d, 

Adam States, her sister's husband. 

163 SARAH, b. July 22, 1763. 

164 ELIZABETH, b. April 3, 1766. 

Joseph Noyes (No. 129) m. Prudence Denison (No. 189), Jan, 
27, 1763. 

CHILDREN: 

165 PRUDENCE, b. March 5, 1764, m. Henry Thorn of Westerly Jan. 20, 1785. 

166 SARAH, b. Feb. 18, 1766, m. Burdick. 

167 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 30, 1768. 

168 AVERY, b. Feb. 13, 1771. 

169 THANKFUL, b. Oct. 29, 1773, m, Thomas Stanton Feb. 28, 1793. See 

Stanton family (No. 303). 

170 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 5, 1775, m. Rev. William Stillman of Westerly. 

171 JOHN, b. Aug. 9, 1777, d. April 20, 1866. 

172 ANNA, b. Jan. 13, 1780, m. Elijah Darrow Feb. 20, 1798. 

173 REBECCA, b. March 6, 1782, m. Edward Stewart (No. 36), of Stewart 

family. 

174 POLLY or MARY, b. March 8, 1784, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 358), Stanton 

family. 

175 DENISON, b. March 8, 1788, m. Hannah Russell Stanton (No. 392), the 

Stanton family. 

John Noyes (No. 139) m. Mary (No. 2), daughter of Rev. Jo- 
seph Fish of Stonington, Conn., Nov. 16, 1759. They had six 
children, but three d. young. 

CHILDREN: 

176 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 14, 1761, m. Amelia Burr; 2d, Lucy Morton. 

177 JOHN, b. Aug. 27, 1763, m. Mrs. Fanny (Palmer) Swan (No. 385) of the 

Palmer family. 

178 REV. JAMES, b. Aug. 4, 1764. 

Mr. John Noyes d. in 1767, and his widow m. Gold Selleck Sil- 
liman. 

CHILDREN: 

179 GOLD SELLECK SILLIMAN, b. Oct. 26, 1777, at Fairfield, Conn. 

180 BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 8, 1779, at North Stratford, Conn. 

Thomas Noyes (No. 140) married Mary Cobb (No. 29) of the 
Cobb family, Jan. 24, 1760. He died in 1831, aged 92 years, 
and she died March, 1833, aged 94 years. 

CHILDREN: 

181 OLIVER, b. in 1768, at Stonington, Conn., d. near Rochester, N. Y., about 

1838. He m. at Charlotte, Vt., about 1795, and his wife d. at the same 
place about 1805, at which place their only son, Oliver J. Noyes, waa 
b. in 1802. 

182 NATHAN, b. , m. Nancy Chapel. 

183 NATHANIEL, b. in 1771, d. Nov. 27, 1854, m. Mary Saunders. 
183a ERASTUS, b. , 

184 GEORGE, b. . 

185 HENRY, b. . 

186 CAPT. BENJAMIN, b. in 1780, and d. a bachelor at Staten Island Dec. 7,. 

1847, aged 67 years. He commanded a ship running between New 
York and Italy for more than twelve years. 

187 SUSANNAH, b. , d. young. 



492 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

188 SUSANNAH, b. and m. Henry Harvey April 15, 1784. The date of her 

birth is not known, but she was probably one of the oldest children. 

189 POLLiY, b. , m. Capt. Richard Burnett of Burnett's Corners, near 

Mystic, Conn. 

190 BETSEY, b. , d. Sept. 7, 1860; m. 1st, Haggett, has de- 

scendants in Lebanon; m. 2d, John Hale of Boston, Sept. 26, 1813. 

William Noyes (No. 141) m. Sarah Fanning, daughter of John 
and wife Abigail (Minor) Fanning, Aug. 14, 1763. 

CHILDREN: 

191 SARAH, b. April 25, 1764, m. a Greene in Charlestown, R. I. 

192 WILLIAM, b. May 17, 1766, d. at New London, Conn. 

193 FREDERICK, b. May 30, 1768, went to Pennsylvania, and it is supposed 

d. there, as nothing is known about his family. 

194 ROBERT F., b. , went to South Kingston, R. I., when a young 

man, m. Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Nichols) Arnold, and 
d. there aged over 70 years. He had eight sons and four daughters, 
viz.: Azel, who m. the youngest daughter of Arnold Sherman, named 
Sarah, had four children; d. May, 1879; Mary Noyes, m. Jeremiah C. 
Peckham; Arnold, Alfred, Elizabeth and Robert, who all d. in infancy. 
Sarah Noyes m. "William Tisdale, d. in 1877. Susan Noyes never m., 
d. 1877. Edwin Noyes m. and lived in Maine. James Noyes was a 
physician in Detroit, Mich. Thomas Noyes m. and had three sons, 
viz.: Robert, who is a physician in Providence; also Lucien and 
George Noyes. 

195 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 4, 1772, m., had children, d. Nov. 1, 1845. Mrs. William 

Noyes (nee Fanning) was b. at Groton, Conn., March 18, 1743, and 
was the daughter of John and wife, Abigail (Minor) Fanning. After 
her husband, William Noyes, was lost at sea she m. 2d, Maj. Ebenezer 
Adams. He d. at South Kingston, R. I., about 1797. By Maj. Adams 
she had five children, viz.: John, Hattie, Samuel, Nathan and Ethan 
Adams. 

Nathan Noyes (No. 142) m. Lydia, daughter of Nathaniel and 
wife, Hopestill (Holdredge) Fellows, Sept. 23, 1770. See Fel- 
lows family (No. 28). 

CHILDREN: 

196 NATHAN, b. Jan. 16, 1775. 

197 JOHN, b. . 

198 LYDIA, b. , m. James Clark. 

199 PRUDENCE, b. , m. John Gibbs. 

200 DANIEL, b. , d. aged 22 years. 

Col. Peleg Noyes (No. 143) m. Prudence Williams June i, 
1763. See Williams family (No. 204). 

CHILDREN: 

201 PELEG, b. Feb. 4, 1764. 

202 JOHN, b. Sept. 27, 1765, m. Elizabeth Stanton. 

203 ELIHU, b. Dec. 3, 1767. 

204 DESIRE, b. Jan. 30, 1770. 

205 LYDIA, b. Dec. 28, 1771, d. May 27, 1772. 

206 Daughter, b. Aug. 9, d. Aug. 10, 1774. 

207 EBENEZER, b. Aug. 9, 1775. 

208 NATHANIEL, b. April 22, 1778, m. 1st, Slack, and 2d, Ruby 

West (No. 81), Dec. 31, 1826. 

209 LYDIA, b. Jan. 4, 1781, d. Jan. 20, 1781. 

210 GRACE, b. Jan. 4, 1781 (twin), m. Joshua Noyes (No. 158). 

211 HANNAH, b. Oct. 17, 1784. 



NOTES FAIMILY. .; 493 

James Noyes (No. 144) m. Eunice Denison (No. 442), Dec. 2, 
1772. She d. April 25, 1801, and he d. Aug. 5, 1731. 

CHILDREN: 

212 EDWARD D., b. Sept. 2, 1773, m. Sally Avery. 

213 LOIS, b. May 1, 1776, m. John Slack. 

214 JAMES, b. March 29, 1779, m. Lewis Stanton. 

215 JESSE D., b. March 14, 1781, never m. 

216 NATHANIEL M., b. Nov. 15, 1783, m. Mary Slack. 

217 JOHN D., b. April 19, 17S6; m. 1st, Ann Collins (No. 16), that family, and 

2d, Hannah Sutton. 

218 CHARLES P., b. Sept. 27, 1789, m. Sophia Palmer (No. 305) of Palmer 

family. 

Thomas Noyes (No. 147) m. his cousin, Mary or Polly Noyes 
(No. 155), April 14, 1799, d. March 17, 1844. 

CHILDREN: 

219 GEORGE W., b. Jan. 15, 1800, d. March 6, 1849, m. Martha B. Noyes (No. 

242), Noyes family, July 7, 1845. 

220 PHEBE, b. Nov. 29, 1801. 

221 THOMAS, b. April 14, 1804. 

222 HENRY, b. Jan. 10, 1807. 

Thomas Noyes (No. 151) m. Lydia Rogers Jan. 31, 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

222 SARAH, b. Dec. 6, 1781, d. young. 

223 WILLIAM R., b. March 19, 1783, m. Eliza Dalton, Jan., 1813; had five chil- 

dren and lived in Rhode Island. 

224 JAMES W., b. Dec. 22, 1784. 

225 THOMAS, b. Nov. 22, 1786, m. Hannah Phelps (No. 46), Phelps family, 

Feb. 28, 1813. 

226 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 29, 1788, m. 1st, Martha C. Thompson March 30, 1814; 

m. 2d, Prudence Cory. 

227 MARTHA, b. April 25, 1791, m. Dr. Richard Noyes of Lyme, 1814. 

228 DANIEL, b. Oct. 22, 1793, m. Phebe C. Lord May 16, 1827. 

229 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 29, 1795, m. Henry Perkins of Salem, Conn., March 

19, 1820. 

230 SANFORD, b. Nov. 4, 1797, d. young. 

Joseph Noyes (No. 153) m. Elizabeth Babcock (No. 184), 
daughter of Rowse and wife, Ruth (Maxson) Babcock, Jan. 13, 
1799. 

CHILDREN: 

231 ELIZA, b. July 2, 1800, m. Sylvester Robinson, d. Sept. 19, 1885. 

232 RHODA A., b. Jan. 4, 1S02, d. young. 

233 RHODA A., b. Jan. 3, 1803, never m., d. Sept., 1827. 

234 ROWSE B., b. Feb. 2, 1805, never m., d. Sept. 1, 1829. 

235 CHARLES, b. Feb. 11, 1807, never m., d. Aug. 17, 1879. 

236 BENJAMIN, b. June 14, 1811, m. Eunice Miner (No. 350), of Miner family. 

and d. Sept. 20, 1843. 

237 RUTH, b. March 19, 1809, m. Edwin Allen, d. Aug. 19, 1861. 

238 COURTLANDT, b. Dec. 6, 1813, m. Susan King, d. April 16, 1886. 

Sanford Noyes (No. 154) m. Martha Babcock Feb. 2, 1800. 
She was daughter of Hezekiah and Martha (Hoxie) Babcock 
(No. 104) of Hopkinton, Rhode Island. 



494 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

239 ANN M., b. July 6, 1801, m. Capt. Robert Brown. 

240 DBA. SANFORD, b. Jan. 9, 1802, m. Eunice Witter Dec. 19, 1836. 

241 LYDIA R., b. Sept. 1, 1804, m. Dr. Joseph D. Kenyon Oct. 11, 1829. 

242 MARTHA B., b. March 11, 1806, m. George W .Noyes July 7, 1845 (No. 

219). 

243 SUSAN, b. Dec. 6, 1808, m. Peleg Kenyon. 

244 LUKE B., b. April 20, 1810, m. Mary Ann Noyes. 

245 GIDEON H., b. Oct. 4, 1814, m. Lois B. Dickens. 

246 ELIZA, b. Oct. 4, 1814 (twin), m. Albert Witter. 

Dr. James Noyes (No. 156) m. ist, Fanny Wells and 2d, Nancy 
Wells, and 3d, Rebecca Clark, Dec. 19, 1872. 

CHILDREN: 

247 FRANCES, b. Oct. 20, 1805, she m. Dr. Joseph D. Kenyon and d. Dec. 20, 

1825. 

Joshua Noyes (No. 158) m. Grace Noyes (No. 210) May 6, 
1810. 

CHILDREN: 

248 GRACE, b. Sept. 19, 1811, d. unmarried. 

249 JOSHUA, b. June 6, 1814, m. Hannah W. Palmer (No. 487), March 8, 

1848, and he d. March 27, 1888. 

250 PELEG, b. June 18, 1816, m. Catharine Hazard Nov. 30, 1848, and d. 

Jan. 11, 1894. 

251 BARBERY, b. Feb. 16, 1819, d. Sept. 23, 1861, unmarried. 

252 FANNY, b. Feb. 7, 1822. 

Barker Noyes (No. 159) m. Margaret Champlin March 18, 
1810. 

CHILDREN: 

253 WILLIAM C, b. March 22, 1813, d. Sept. 20, 1874. 

254 JOSEPH B., b. Nov. 25, 1814. 

255 MARGARET D., b. Nov. 2, 1816. 

256 JOHN D., b. Nov. 15, 1818, d. Feb. 3, 1823. 

257 ROBERT B., b. March 6, 1821. 

258 JOHN D., b. Sept. 26, 1823. 

259 DAVID M., b. Dec. 20, 1826. 

260 MARY E., b. Nov. 13, 1828, d. Feb. 14, 1829. 

261 MARY E.. b. Jan. 2. 1832. 

Joseph Noyes (No. 167) m. Zerviah, daughter of Paul and wife 
Lucy (Swan) Wheeler (No. 104), on Nov. 30, 1790. He d. Aug. 
24, 1852. She d. Aug. 6, 1806. 

CHILDREN: 

262 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 30, 1791, d. young. 

263 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 25, 1793. 

264 THOMAS, b. April 5, 1795. 

265 PAUL W.. b. March 5, 1797. 

266 CYRUS, b. April 11, 1799, d. young. 

267 GEORGE, b. Sept. 30, 1801. 

268 NATHAN S., b. Jan. 7, 1804. 

269 LUCY A., b. Nov. 4, 1805, m. Seth Williams (No. 53), William Williams 

family. 



NO YES FAMILY. 495 

Joseph Noyes m. for his second wife, Eunice, daughter of Wil- 
liam and Esther Chesebrough (No. 326), on Jan. 29, 181 1. She 
was b. Dec. 27, 1781, and d. Nov. 4, 1844. 

CHILDREN: 

270 ELISHA D., b. Oct. 28, 1811, d. young. 

271 WILLIAM C, b. March 28, 1813. ,, 

272 EPHRAIM W., b. Nov. 19, 1814, d. unmarried. 

273 SILAS C, b. Oct. 18, 1816, d. 1898, unmarried. 

274 GURDON W., b. Aug. 13, 1818. 

275 EUNICE E., b. March 12, 1820, never married. 

276 NANCY L., b. March 13, 1822, m. John Starr Barber Sept. 2, 1841. After 

Mr. Barber's death she m. 2d, Benjamin F. Hillard in 1852. He d. 
March, 1866, and Mrs. Nancy Hillard m. 3d, Robert S. Taylor March 
15, 1866. 

277 T. EMILY, b. Nov. 3, 1823, and m. Charles G. Beebe Sept. 28, 1843. 

278 CHARLOTTE A., b. April 3, 1826, m. David S. Babcock (No. 171). 

WilHam Noyes (No. 122Y m. Sybil Whiting, daughter of his 
father's last wife, by a former husband, Lieut. Charles Whiting. 
She was b. in July, 1722, and d. April 27, 1790. 

CHILDREN: 

279 WILLIAM, b. April 24, 1742, m. Elizabeth Gillett, and their son, George, 

m. Martha Curtis, and their son, William Curtis Noyes, m. Julia Tal- 
madge of Litchfield, Conn. This Mr. Noyes was the eminent and dis- 
tinguished lawyer of New York, who rose to the highest eminence 
in his profession. 

280 SYBIL, b. Nov. 19, 1745, m. Samuel Avery. 

281 JOHN, b. in 1750, m. Mehitable Wright. 

282 MARY, b. July 22, 1754, m. Elihu Plinney. 

283 TEMPERANCE, b. in 1755, m. William Allen. 

284 NATHAN, b. , m. Luba Baldwin. 

285 LUCY, b. , m. Joseph Hancox of Stonington Borough, and were the 

parents of Peleg Hancox, who m. Betsey Burdick, who was the daugh- 
ter of Betsey or Elizabeth Burch (No. 65), and Joshua Burdick, who 
was the daughter of Billings Burch and wife, Susannah Bentley. The 
children of Peleg Hancox and wife, Betsey Burdick, were Lucy, d. 
young; John, Joseph, Peleg, Betsey, Lucy and Nathaniel Hancox. 

286 ELIZABETH, b. in 1762, m. William Lewis. He was a sailor on board the 

vessel that captured the English ship Hannah. 

287 SAMUEL A., b. , m. Abigail Harding. 

288 CHARLES N., b. , m. Mrs. Samuel Noyes (his brother's widow). 

289 NATHANIEL, b. , m. Temperance Champlin. 

John Noyes (No. 123) m. Marcy or Mary Breed (No. 15), of 
the Breed family, on May 31, 1744. This family went to Vermont 
and from thence some of them went to New York State. 

CHILDREN: 

290 JOHN, b. Aug., 1745, m. Elizabeth Rogers. 

291 MARCY, b. Jan. 7, 1748, m. William Sisson (No. 27), that family. 

292 GERSHOM, b. in 1751, m. Mary Stanton Feb. 2, 1790. 

293 JESSE, b. . 

:294 OLIVER, b. May 9, 1755, m. 1st, Thankful Clark, and 2d, Eunice Babcock. 
295 AMOS, b. March 18, 1758, m. Eunice Walworth, went to New York State. 
-296 ANNE, b. March 7, 1761. 



496 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Avery Noyes (No. i68) m. Polly Slack Feb. 13, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

297 POLLY, b. Nov. 6, 1799, m. Abel Crandall. 

298 FANNY, b. April 20, 1801, m. John S. Moxley. 

299 PRUDENCE, b. June 5, 1803, d. unmarried. 

300 GRACE, b. March 13, 1805, d. young. 

301 ANNA, b. Dec. 11, 1806, d. young. 

302 AVERY D., b. Oct. 1, 1808. 

303 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 2, 1811, m. Louisa Lamb Nov. 16, 1836. 

304 ANNA or NANCY, b. July 18, 1813, m. Jonathan B. Stewart. 

305 CYRUS, b. Feb. 20, 1816, m. Bridget C. Denison (No. 569), May 11, 1843. 

306 SALLY, b. Nov. 7, 1818, m. Joseph Bishop. 

307 CAROLINE A., b. Jan. 8, 1823, m. James Newcomb in 1845. 

John Noyes (No. 171) m. Elizabeth Chesebrough (No. 312), 
that family, on Dec. 25, 1800. 

CHILDREN: 

308 DR. SAMUEL C, b. Oct. 11, 1801, m. Julia Cole. 

309 JESSE D., b. Jan. 30, 1804, m. 1st, Eliza Crandall; m. 2d, Mary Gavitt, 

and m. 3d, Mary Noyes (No. 373). He d. Dec. 1, 1884. 

310 JOHN, b. July 2, 1806, d. Oct. 11, 1840, unmarried. 

311 WILLIAM, b. March 11, 1811, m. Susan Allen, d. Nov. 14, 1878. 

312 ELIZA M., b. Oct., 1812. 

313 ALBERT, b. 1816, m. 1st, Lydia Hibbard, and m. 2d, Mary Carter. He 

d. Dec. 28, 1861. 

314 AMOS, b. 1817, d. Aug. 11, 1837, unmarried. 

315 MARTHA A., b. in 1817 (twin), d. Feb. 1, 1825. 

Mrs. Elizabeth (Chesebrough) Noyes d., and Mr. John Noyes 
m. 2d, Miss Priscilla Chesebrough, sister of Elizabeth. All chil- 
dren by 1st wife. 

William Noyes (No. 311) m. Susan, daughter of Noel and wife 
Hannah (Dunham) Allen of Fall River, Mass. 

CHILDREN: 

316 SUSAN, b. in 1835, d. 1851. 

317 URSULA, b. Dec, 1837, m. 1st, Joseph A. Starkweather, and 2d, Ichabod 

M. Cox.; she d July 30, 1882. 

318 JOHN, b. in 1846, d. April 18, 1851. 

319 BELLE V., b. Dec. 14, 1848, d. Nov. 16, 1868. 

320 JOHN, b. , d. young. 

321 CHARLES W., b. in 1855, d. Oct. 31, 1895, m. Lilian Hill. 

Denison Noyes (No. 175), m. Hannah Russell Stanton (No. 
392), on March 22, 181 5. She was daughter of Hannah Russell 
and Samuel Stanton, son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Billings) 
Stanton, and granddaughter of Col. Giles Russell and Mrs. Pru- 
dence (Stanton) Coleman. 

CHILDREN: 

322 MARY R., b. Jan. 17, 1816, m. Daniel Cocks April, 1837, d. April, 1860. 

323 BETSEY D., b. April 19, 1818, m. Frances Sheffield (No. 37), in Oct., 1824. 

324 MARTHA W., b. Sept. 21, 1820, m. Lyman Paine Feb., 1846, d. Sept., 1848. 
225 HARRIET S., b. Feb. 16, 1825, d. March, 1848. 

326 MARIA H., b. Feb. 16, 1825, d. Aug., 1845. 



NOTES FAMILY. 497 

John Noyes (No. 177) m. ist, Eunice Shearman March 8, 1786, 
and 2d, Mrs. Fanny Swan. She was formerly Fanny Palmer (No. 
385), daughter of Amos and ist wife, Phebe (Brown) Palmer, 
Oct. 16, 1827, He d. in 1846; left nine children. 

James Noyes (No. 178) m. Anne Holbrook Jan. 22, 1789. He 
d. in 1844. He had fourteen children. 

Nathaniel Noyes (No. 183) m. Mary Saunders Feb. 18, 1800. 

CHILDREN: 

327 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 30, 1801, d. Dec. 29, 1872, m. Clementina Noyes (No. 

340), Noyes family, Feb. 14, 1843. 

328 ELIZA, b. Aug. 18, 1803, m. William Chesebro (No. 244), Nov. 25, 1830. 

329 FRANKLIN, b. Nov. 2, 1805, d. April 15, 1892, m. Susan, daughter of 

Capt. Paul and wife, Sabra Pendleton, of Westerly, R. I., June 14, 
1829. 

330 MARY, b. July 3, 1808, m. Anderson Burdick, d. Dec. 2, 1834. 

331 SALLY, b. April 9, 1810, m. Joseph Wilbur. 

332 FANNY, b. Aug. 31, 1812, d. Aug. 4, 1851. 

333 MATILDA, b. Sept. 27, 1814, m. William Walton, d. May 18. 1893. 

334 MELINDA, b. Sept. 27, 1814, m. Denison Woodmansee. 

Nathan Noyes (No. 196) m. Sally Spargo or Sparger; she was 
sometimes called Sarah Belcher, as she lived with her uncle and 
aunt, Mr. and Mrs, John Belcher. She was daughter of Edward 
Sparger and Katharine Belcher, who were m. Dec. 26, 1769, by 
Rev. Gardiner Thurston, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of 
Newport, Rhode Island. It is said that Mr. and Mrs. Nathan 
Noyes, father and mother of this Nathan Noyes, were people 
of consumptive habits, and tradition says that they both d. the 
same day, comparatively young. Nathan Noyes (No. 196) m. 
Sally Spargo on Nov. 5, 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

335 MARY, b. March 27, 1799, m. George Green March 20, 1823. 

336 NANCY, b. Aug. 7, 1801, m. Oliver Denison (No. 534), on Nov. 24, 1825. 

337 NATHAN, b. April 15, 1804, m. 1st, Sarah Burrows (No. 44), and m. 2d, 

Esther Gallup, May 27, 1875. 

338 ELIZA M. D., b. Aug. 31, 1807, m. Stephen Morgan (No. 30), on June 17. 

1830. 

339 FRANCIS B., b. Sept. 9, 1810, m. Maria Morgan (No. 28), on April 6, 1848. 

340 CLEMENTINA, b. June 16, 1813, m. William Noyes Feb. 19, 1843 (No. 

327). 

341 LYDIA S., b. Oct. 20, 1816, m. Ebenezer Denison April 9. 1849 (No. 564). 

342 FRANCES EMELINE, b. April 12, 1819, m. Benjamin Franklin Hancox 

(No. 38) of Hancox family on May 21, 1843. 

343 JAMES S., b. Jan. 6, 1823, m. 1st, Jessie B, Page in 1867, and m. 2d, 

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Thresher Dec. 15. 1885. 

John Noyes (No. 197) m. Susan Berry . 

CHILDREN: 

344 SAMUEL, b. . i . 



498 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

John Noyes (No. 202) m. Elizabeth Stanton (No. 355), Stan- 
ton family. 

CHILDREN: 

345 LYDIA, b. . 

346 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Asa Babcock, whose daughter Clara m. Amos 

Westcott; their son, Edward Noyes Westcott, was the author of 
"David Harum." 

347 SAMUEL A., b. (twin). 

348 EDWARD A., b. (twin). 

349 MARY S., b. April 17, 1796, m. Moses B. Butterfield. 

350 PRUDENCE, b. . 

351 FANNY, b. . 

352 PHEBE, b. . 

353 LOIS, b. , 

354 JOHN, b. May 8, 1812, d. Jan. 22, 1876. 

Edward Noyes (No. 212) m. Sally Avery, . 

CHILDREN: 

355 JAMBS A., b. , m. Eliza, daughter of Darius (No. 50) and Nancy 

(Hyde) Denison, Dec. 24, 1837. 

356 EDWARD, b. , d. unmarried. 

357 EUNICE, b. Aug. 16, 1806, m. Paul Noyes (No. 265), Noyes family. 

James Noyes (No. 214) m. Lois, daughter of William and wife 
Eunice (Palmer) Stanton (No. 426), in 1804. He was lost at sea 
Sept. 15, 1810. She d. March 3, 1857. 

CHILDREN: 

358 LOUISA S., b. May 22, 1808, m. Joseph Chesebrough (No. 373), on Jan. 

18, 1831. ,\ 

John D. Noyes (No. 217) m. ist, Ann Collins (No. 8); had 
three children, and m. 2d, Hannah E. Sutton Oct. 31, 1852; had 
two daughters. 

James Noyes (No. 224) m. Nancy Phelps (No. 49) on Jan. 10, 
1821. 

CHILDREN: 

359 THOMAS, b. . 

360 FRANKLIN, b. , m. Hattie Thompson; 2d, Mrs. Harriet (Wilder) 

Palmer. 

Joseph Noyes (No. 263) m. Grace BilHngs Denison (No. 539), 
of Denison family. He d. June 12, 1872. She d, June 29, 1888. 

CHILDREN: 

361 PHEBE W., b. April 24, 1820, d. young. 

362 CYRUS W., b. Jan. 27, 1822, m. Jane Harding, Dec. 13, 1848, d. July 2, 

1853. 

363 DENISON, b. Jan. 4, 1824, m. Mary Kemp Sept. 1, 1847, d. Dec. 13, 1859. 

364 EDMUND S., b. Jan. 9, 1826, d. young. 

365 LUCY A., b. Dec. 21, 1827, m. Richard A. Wheeler Nov. 5, 1856 (No. 429). 

366 HANNAH D., b. Dec. 31, 1829, d. Sept. 16, 1873. 

367 IRA HART, b. Jan. 9, 1832, d. Sept. 25, 1872. 

368 CHARLES S., b. April 5, 1834, m. Henrietta D. Wheeler Jan. 24, 1877. 

369 EDMUND S., b. May 24, 1836, m. Eliza P. Brown Feb. 5, 1867, d. May 

31, 1877. 

370 JOSEPH, b. July 3, 1839, d. at Columbus, Ohio, July 17, 1858, aged 19 yrs. 

371 .AVPRY W. D.. b. Annl J>7. 1845, d. March 31, 1894. 



NOTES FAMILY. 499 

Thomas Noyes (No. 264) m. Eunice Denison (No. 541), Oct. 
24, 1801. She d. Sept. 2, 1883. 

CHILDREN: 

372 MARTHA, b. Feb. 11, 1821, m. Noyes P. Brown (No. 397). 

373 MARY, b. Nov. 4, 1828, m. Jesse D. Noyes (No. 309), Noyes family. 

374 THOMAS W., b. Sept. 23, 1830, m. Phebe J. Kemp. 

375 PHEBE, b. May 6, 1834, m. Enoch Chapman, son of (No. 83), Chapman 

family. 

376 WILLIAM, b. May 6, 1836, m. Hannah Palmer. 

377 ELIZA P., b. May 7, 1839, m. Seth Williams (No. 67), Groton Williams 

family. 

378 JANE B., b. Feb. 3. 

Paul W. Noyes (No. 265) m. Eunice Noyes (No. 357) on Feb. 
Q.'j, 1834, by Rev. Joseph Ayer, Jr. He d. Feb. 2, 1879. She d. 
April 23, 1 88 1. 

CHILDREN: 

379 PAUL A., b. , m. Susan York (No. 156), that family. 

380 EUNICE, b. , m. Alden Palmer (No 507), that family. 



381 ANNA, b. 



382 MARY A., b. , d. 

George W. Noyes (No. 267) m. Hannah F. Denison on Sept. 
2, 1827; she d. Sept. 5, 1829. 

CHILDREN: 

383 GEORGE D., b. March 23, 1829, d. March 4, 1854. 

George W. Noyes (No. ^d'f) m, 2d, Prudence D. Brown (No. 
395), Lynn Brown family. 

CHILDREN: 

384 SARAH E., b. Nov. 24, 1835, d. March 5, 1836. 

385 HENRY B., b. Jan. 15, 1837, m. Ellen Holmes, Jan. 10, 1870. 

386 JOSEPH B., b. Nov. 26, 1838, d. July 30, 1869. 

387 WILLIAM H., b. April 4, 1841, d. Sept. 24, 1858. 

388 ELLEN E., b. July 27, 1846, m. John Gallup Oct. 5, 1870, son of (No. 232), 

Gallup family. 

389 THEODORE, b. Aug. 25, 1847, d. Oct. 27, 1848. 

390 EDWIN B., b. Jan. 27, 1849 m. Eliza Tift. 

Mrs. Prudence Noyes d. Jan. 22, 1854, and Mr. George Noyes 
m. 3d, Emily F. Denison (No. 572) on Jan. 16, 1856. 

CHILD: 

391 G. FREDERICK, b. July 20, 1858. 

Nathan S. Noyes (No. 268) m. Nancy Denison (No. 560) on 
Nov. 2^, 1828. He d. Aug. 27, 1898. She d. Nov. 28, 1893. 

CHILDREN: 

392 Son, b. and d. Sept., 1829. 

393 Son, b. and d. Feb. 7, 1831. 

394 NATHAN D., b. Jan. 20, 1832, m. Adelia M. Randall (No. 141), on Aug. 4, 

1857. 

395 WILLIAM H., b. March 19, 1834, d. Sept. 5, 1837. 

396 ELISHA E., b. Feb. 7, 1836, d. Sept. 2, 1837. 



500 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

397 Daughter, b. and d. in 1838. 

398 HARRIET E., b. Oct. 11, 1839. 

399 A. LOUISA, b. March 19, 1842, m. B. F. Williams (No. 72). 

400 FANNY S., b. May 11, 1844, m. David L. Gallup, son of (No. 240), Gallup 

family. 

401 HENRY C, b. March 19, 1848, m. Sarah M. Heath. 

William C. Noyes (No. 271) m. Jane Russell Keown Jan. 20, 
1836. 

CHILDREN: 

402 WILLIAM RUSSELL, b. Oct. 20, 1836. 

403 FRANCIS L., b. July 10, 1838. 

404 ALFRED C, b. Aug. 25, 1840. 

405 JANE C, b. Sept. 23, 1842. 

406 JAMES W., b. in June, 1844. 

407 CH;ARLES R., b. in June, 1846. 

408 EDWARD H., b. Nov.. 1848. 

409 FREDERICK, b. Feb., 1853. 

Gurdon W. Noyes (No. 274) m. Agnes McArthur Aug. 13, 
1850. 

CHILDREN: 

410 LOUISE K., b. Oct. 22, 1851. 

411 JAMES H., b. Oct. 14, 1853. 

412 M. REGINB, b. June 24, 1879. 

413 CARRIE C, b. Aug. 30, 1856. 

414 EDWARD M., b. Oct. 12, 1858, m. July 3, 1884, Mary C. Simpson; she d. 

July 30, 1892. 

415 FREDERICK F., b. Sept. 3, 1860, d. Aug. 12, 1862. 

416 HERBERT L., b. Nov. 28, 1863, d. Nov. 9, 1888. 

417 AGNES F., b. July 3, 1868. 

418 ERNEST C, b. March 5, 1877. 

Nathan Noyes (No. 182) m. Nancy Chapel in 1796. 

CHILDREN: 



419 NATHAN, b. , m. Elizabeth - 

420 JAMES, b. , m. Mary Chapel. 

421 BENJAMIN, b. . 

422 THOMAS, b. . 



423 ERASTUS, b. , m. Martha Gould. 

424 ALEXANDER, b. , m. Susan Bennett. 

425 AMANDA, b. in 1818, m. David Crowell In 1830, d. 1894. 

Gershom Noyes (No. 292) m. Mary Stanton Feb. 2, 1790. 

CHILDREN: 

426 POLLY, b. Sept. 22, 1791. 

427 GERSHOM, b. May 13, 1792. 

Ohver Noyes (No. 294) m. ist, Thankful Clark. The descend- 
ants are nearly all located in Vermont. 

CHILDREN: 

428 OLIVER, b. , 1779. 

429 BREED, b. 1786. 

430 REBEKAH, b. Dec. 3, 1784. 

431 DAVID, b. Feb. 4. 1790. 

432 JOSEPH C, b. Oct. 9, 1794. 



NOYES FAMILY. 501 

Mr. Oliver Noyes m. 2d, Eunice Babcock. 

CHILDREN: 

433 JESSE B., b. in Massachusetts, March 3, 1797. 

434 GILBERT, b. Aug. 21, 1798, d. at Vermont May 2, 1851, 

435 EUNICE, b. Aug. 17, 1800. 

Avery D. Noyes (No. 302) m. Bathsheba Dickens, daughter of 
Capt. Jesse and wife, Bathsheba (Sheffield) Dickens. They were 
m. in Westerly, R. I., on Nov. 24, 1830, and lived in New Lon- 
don, Conn., about 40 years, and afterward in Pawcatuck, Conn,, 
where he d. May 21, 1885. 

CHILDREN: 

436 JAMES D., b. Sept. 4, 1831, d. Sept. 18, 1831. 

437 URSULA C, b. March 9, 1833, d. June 24, 1840, 

438 AVERY D., b. Aug. 23, 1835, d. Jan. 10, 1837. 

439 JAMES A., b. May 1, 1843, d. July 18, 1846. 

440 CAROLINE A., b. Dec. 15, 1846, m. Jan. 16, 1868, Paul H. Hillard, son ol 

William and wife, Lucy Morella (Dewey) Hillard. 



PAGE FAMILT, 



The emigrant ancestor of the Page family was John Page, who 
came in the fleet with Winthrop, was admitted freeman in Bos- 
ton May, 163 1. He was from Dedham, Essex County, England. 
His wife was Phebe Paine, who d. Sept. 25, 1677, i" her 87th 
year. He d. Dec, 1676, aged 90 years. 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOHN, brought from England. 

3 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 20, 1633. 

4 DANIEL, b. Aug. 10, 1634, d. young. 

5 ELIZABETH. 

6 MARY. 

7 PHEBE, one of which was b. in England. 

John Page (No. 2) married Faith Dunster, May 12th, 1664. 
Removed to Groton, Mass. 

CHILDREN: 

8 JOHN, b. Dec. 10, 1669. 

9 SAMUEL, b. June 4, 1672. 

10 MARY, b. June 9, 1675. 

11 JONATHAN, b. June 24, 1677. 

12 JOSEPH, b. Feb. ye last day, 1679-80. 

On the Stonington town records is found this entry : "Joseph 
Page, son of John Page of Watertown, was born Feb. ye last 
day, 1679-80, at said Watertown. The above writing was en- 
tered into record att ye desire of sd. Joseph Page, this 7th day of 
Aug., 1707, by me, Elnathan Minor, T. Clerk." 

Joseph Page (No. 12) m. widow Mary Minor, March 5, 1712. 
She was formerly Mary Saxton, daughter of Capt. Joseph Sax- 
ton, and she m. Benjamin Minor Nov. 15, 1697. Mrs. Mary d. 
Oct. 17, 1750, aged 70 years. Mr. Joseph Page m. 2d, Catharine 
Ranger, April 3, 1751. 

CHILDREN OP JOSEPH AND WIFE, MARY PAGE: 

13 HANNAH, b. Dec. 24, 1713, m. Stephen Minor (No. 71), that family. 

14 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 8, 1717, m. John Billings (No. 50), that family. 

15 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 25, 1720. 

16 PHEBE, b. May 4, 1724. 

Joseph Page, Jr. (No. 15), m. Mary Hewitt (No. 58), of the 
Hewitt family. May i, 1746, by Joseph Fish, pastor. 



PAGE FAMILY. 503 

CHILDREN: 

17 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 31, 1747, m. Patience Wheeler. No children. (No. 350.) 

18 MARY, b. Jan. 30, 1749, m. Thomas Minor (No. 146). 

19 HANNAH, b. July 11, 1751; m. 1st, Chesebrough; m. 2d, Bliphalet 

Hobart (No. 9), that family. 

Mrs. Mary Page d., and Joseph Page, Jr., and Lucy Wheeler 
(No. 6i), both of Stonington, Conn., were m. May 9, 1756. Jo- 
seph Page d. Nov. 21, 1810. 

CHILDREN: 

20 LUCY, b. Dec. 12, 1756. 

21 PHEBE, b. July 30, 1758. 

22 KATHARINE, b. March 23, 1760, m. Daniel Stanton (No. 368) Jan. 4, 1781. 

23 BRIDGET, b. May 30, 1764. 

24 ABIGAIL, b. June 30, 1766. 

25 MARTHA, b. Aug. 31, 1768, m. Edward Stanton (No. 370), Jan. 14, 1798. 

26 CYRUS, b. Feb. 3, 1771. 

27 FANNY, b. June 18, 1773, m. William Chesebrough (No. 322). 

28 PAUL, b. July 18, 1775. 

29 SAXTON, b. Sept. 16, 1777, d. Sept. 5, 1778. 

30 ISAAC, b. April 23, 1780. 

31 THOMAS, b. Feb. 28, 1782, d. Aug. 21, 1807. 



PALMER FAMILY. 



I. WALTER PALMER, the progenitor of the family of his 
name, who first settled in Stonington, Conn., came to New Eng- 
land as early as 1628, with his brother, Abraham Palmer, a mer- 
chant of London, England, and nine associates. They went from 
Salem, Mass., through a pathless wilderness to a place called by 
the Indians Mishawam, where they found a man by the name of 
Thomas Walford, a smith. Here they remained until the next 
year, when they were joined by nearly one hundred people, who 
came with Thomas Graves, from Salem and laid the foundation of 
the town, which they named Charlestown, in honor of King 
Charles the First, June 24, 1629. It is claimed that Walter Pal- 
mer built the first dwelling house in Charlestown after it was or- 
ganized as a township, on the two acres of land that were as- 
signed and set to him by the authority of the new town. Walter 
Palmer's inclinations tended to stock raising and farming, but 
he soon found his land was inadequate to his business, notwith- 
standing which he continued to reside in Charlestown until 1643. 
During his residence there he purchased additional real estate, 
which he improved in his line of business as best he could. While 
thus engaged he became acquainted with William Chesebrough, 
who lived at the time in Boston and Braintree, whose business 
pursuits were similar to those of Mr. Palmer, and after repeated 
interviews and consultations, they both decided to remove to the 
Plymouth Colony, and did so remove their families and with 
others, joined in the organization of the town of Rehoboth, as an 
independent township, which was continued as such until they 
should subject themselves to some other government. Such an 
organization, largely composed of strangers and situated in a re- 
mote part of the colony, was not very well calculated to secure 
their approval. It does not appear that they intended to estab- 
lish this new township wholly as an independent organization, for 
as soon as the preliminary steps necessary for its formation were 
taken, and after its organization was effected, they elected depu- 
ties to the General Court of Plymouth. Walter Palmer was a 
prominent man when he lived in Massachusetts, and was admit- 



PALMER FAHOLT. 505 

ted a freeman there May i8, 1631, and held several local offices 
in that colony, and such was the estimation in which he was held 
by the first planters of Rehoboth and the confidence that they 
reposed in him, that his fellow townsmen elected him as their first 
representative to the General Court of Plymouth, and subse- 
quently re-elected him to that office and also conferred upon him 
repeatedly the office of selectman and other local offices. His 
friend Chesebrough, not relishing the way and manner in which 
he was treated by the General Court of the Plymouth Colony 
decided to look farther westward for a permanent place of abode. 
He visited the then new settlement of New London, by the ad- 
vice of Mr. John Winthrop, which after a thorough examination 
thereof, it did not answer his expectations, so he concluded to re- 
turn homeward, and on his way came through the town of Ston- 
ington, Conn., where he visited the beautiful valley of Wequete- 
quock, with which he was so well pleased that he decided to make 
it his future place of abode. When he reached home and de- 
scribed to his wife and family the situation and advantages of 
this valley, they all approved of it as a desirable place for their 
home. Mr. Chesebrough and sons immediately commenced oper- 
ations for the erection of a dwelling house, fixing its site on the 
west bank of Wequetequock Cove. The salt marsh lands adjoin- 
ing the cove furnished hay for the stock, and Mr. Chesebrough 
and Palmer and all the early settlers until they could clear up land 
and reduce it to cultivation by English grasses for their cattle. 
Mr. Chesebrough so far finished his house that he occupied it 
with his family during the year 1649, and so became the pioneer 
English planter of the new town now called Stonington. 

The Connecticut General Court were not satisfied with his lo- 
cating himself in the wilderness so far away from any English 
settlement, so they ordered him to report his proceedings to Maj. 
John Mason, which resulted in a compromise later on between 
him and said court, wherein and by which he was to remain in 
his new habitation on condition that he would induce a reasona- 
ble number of creditable persons to unite with him in organizing 
a new township as hereinbefore stated more at large. 

Thomas Stanton, the interpreter general of New England, was 
the first to join Mr. Chesebrough in the new settlement, and ob- 
tained a grant from the General Court in March, 1650, of six 
acres of planting ground on Pawcatuck River, with liberty to 



506 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

erect a trading house thereon, with feed and mowing of marsh 
land, according to his present occasions, giving him the exclu- 
sive trade of the river for three years next ensuing. Mr. Stan- 
ton located his six-acre grant on the west bank of Pawcatuck 
River, around a place known as Pawcatuck rock, upon which 
grant he erected his trading house ; and subsequently built him a 
dwelling house thereon, to which he moved his family in 1651, 
establishing it as his permanent place of abode, where he lived 
the remainder of his days. (For further particulars see Stanton 
family), William Chesebrough, in pursuance of his arrangement 
with the General Court, invited his friend Walter Palmer, then 
living in Rehoboth, to come and join him here in the organiza- 
tion of another new township. While Mr. Palmer was consider- 
ing this proposition, Thomas Miner, who had married his daugh- 
ter Grace, and was then a resident of New London, was also in- 
vited to join the new settlement, which he did, by obtaining a 
limited grant of land of the town of New London, which he locat- 
ed on the east bank of Wequetequock Cove, and built him a 
dwelling house thereon, to which he moved his family in the year 
1652. The town of New London at the time claimed jurisdiction 
of the town of Stonington and had granted large tracts of land 
to William Chesebrough and Thomas Miner, and being anxious 
to assist Mr. Chesebrough in his efforts to induce a suitable num- 
ber of prominent men to unite with him in settling a new town- 
ship here, induced Gov. Haynes to accept of a grant of land of 
three hundred acres, for a farm lying east and southeast of Chese- 
brough's land, on the east side of Wequetequock Cove. This 
grant bore date April 5, 1652. Walter Palmer, who was then 
prospecting for a tract of land suitable for farming, with salt 
marsh grass land for his stock, ascertained that Gov. Haynes's 
igrant covered the land he wished to obtain, and so visited the 
■governor, with his son-in-law, Thomas Miner, and his eldest son, 
John Miner, who had previously learned that the Haynes grant 
of land embraced in its boundaries his son-in-law's land. But after 
a friendly interview with the governor, Walter Palmer purchased 
his grant of land in Stonington, by a contract deed which was 
witnessed by Thomas and John Miner, agreeing to pay the gov- 
ernor one hundred pounds for the place, with such cattle as Mr. 
Haynes should select out of Walter Palmer's stock. If any dis- 
agreement should arise, as to the price of the stock, it should be 



PALMER FAMILY. 507 

decided by indifferent persons. Their contract recognized the 
title to the house and lands occupied by Mr. Miner, and was 
dated July 15, 1653. Thomas Miner, Sr., was selected to put 
Mr. Palmer in possession of the land purchased of Gov. Haynes, 
and did so by a written instrument, embodying therein a convey- 
ance of his own land, and dwelling house, included in the bound- 
aries of the Haynes land (to Mr. Palmer), reserving the right, 
however, to occupy his said house until he could build another 
at Mistuxet, now known as Quiambaug, in Stonington. So 1653 
marks the time when Walter Palmer came to Stonington to 
reside. He and his friend Chesebrough lived within a stone's throw 
of each other, and after life's fitful fever was ended, departed this 
life, and both lie buried in the old Wequetequock burial place, 
with Thomas Stanton, the interpreter general of New England. 
Walter Palmer was a man well advanced in life when he came to 
Stonington to reside with his family. He was born in London, 
England, as early as 1585, and at the time of his settlement here 
had reached the rugged steep of life's decline. The rough expos- 
tire of pioneer life, with its deprivations, seriously affected his 
health, which was so much impaired that as the chill November 
days had come, "the saddest of the year," he w^as gathered not 
to his fathers, but laid to rest in the old Wequetequock burial 
place, dying Nov. 10, 1661. Of his family, it may be said that he 
married in England, long before he came to this country. The 
name of his first wife has never been recorded. He m. 2d, Re- 
becca Short, who came to this country in 1632. They were joined 
in marriage June i, 1633. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

2 GRACE, b. in England, of whom it is traditionally said that she was oi the 

same age as her husband, Thomas Miner, born in 1608 (No. 11), Miner 
family. 

3 WILLIAM, b. in England; the eldest son came with his father's family 

to New England, and lived with them in Charlestown, Mass. He re- 
mained with his brother John, in Charlestown, after his father re- 
moved to Plymouth, and continued to reside there until after his 
father's death. Soon after he sold the land his father gave him in Re- 
hoboth, and came to Stonington, and stayed with his brother-in-law, 
Thomas Miner, nearly a year, when he left here and went to Killing- 
worth, Conn., where he lived the remainder of his days. The time of 
his death in not known. His brother, Gershom Palmer, under date 
of March 27, 1697, entered on record the following instrument: "Know 
all men by these presents, that, whereas, my brother, William, now 
deceased, did give and bequeath unto me his house, and all his lands 
in Killingworth, forever, I settling one of my sons thereon, and in 
compliance with my deceased brother's will, I do order my elde.st 



508 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

son, Gershom Palmer, Jr., to settle in said house upon said land. I, 
the said Gershom Palmer, Senior, do give and bequeath the afore- 
said house and lot, with all its privileges and appurtenances thereto 
belonging, to my eldest son, Gershom Palmer, to him forever, ac- 
cording to the tenor of the will of my brother, William Palmer, de- 
ceased." This will renders it certain that he left no wife or children. 

4 JOHN, b. in England in 1615; came to this country in 1628. He was ad- 

mitted a freeman of Massachusetts Colony in 1639, and d. Aug. 24, 1677, 
aged 62 yrs. He left a will, giving the bulk of his property to his 
brother, Jonah and sister Elizabeth. He was never married. 

5 JONAH, b. in England, m. Elizabeth Grissell. 

6 ELIZABETH, b. in England, m. Thomas Sloan before 1663. He d. soon 

after, leaving no children of record. She m. for her 2d husband, 
William Chapman, Oct. 26, 1677. No children of record. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

7 HANNAH, b. in Charlestown, June 15, 1634. She came with her parents 

to Stonington, and m. 1st, Thomas Hewitt April 26, 1659 (No. 1), that 
family; m. 2d, Roger Sterry Dec. 27, 1671; m. 3d, John Fish, Aug. 25, 
1681 (No. 1), Fish family. An interesting jointure between them Is 
preserved in our old Stonington records. 

8 ELIHU, bapt. (Charlestown church records), Jan. 25, 1636, and came to 

Stonington with his parents, via Rehoboth, and d. here Sept. 5, 1665. 
It is not probable that he ever married, for no children can be traced 
to him. He left a will in which he gave his property to his nephews. 
His will was lost in the burning of New London, Sept. 6, 1781, and the 
only knowledge we have of it, is from a deed on the Stonington 
records, where was set to his executor and vested in his nephews 
certain real estate in Stonington. If he had surviving children at the 
time of his death they would have been the subject of his bounty, but 
dying at the age of 29 years, and leaving such a will is proof positive 
that he had no offspring of his own. 

9 NEHEMIAH, b. Nov. 2, 1637, m. Hannah Lord Stanton. 

10 MOSES, b. April 6, 1640, m. Dorothy Gilbert. 

11 BENJAMIN, b. May 30, 1642, in Charlestown, Mass., and came to Stoning- 

ton via Rehoboth with his father and family and joined the church 
and subsequently became a large land holder. He m. and brought his 
wife home Aug. 10, 1681. All that is now known about his marriage 
we learn from Thomas Miner's Diary. He does not give her name, 
nor where she lived, nor is there any known record of his children, if 
any there were. He d. April 10, 1716, aged 74 yrs. In February be- 
fore he died, he gave a deed of all his lands to two of his nephews, 
on condition that they should take good care of him during life and 
give him a Christian burial with headstones at his decease which care 
was administered, and the headstones mark his last resting place in 
the old Wequetequock burial ground. 

12 GERSHOM, b. in Rehoboth, m. Ann Denison; 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Mason. 

13 REBECCA, b. in Stonington, m. Elisha Chesebrough (No. 12), that family; 

2d, John Baldwin (No. 16), Baldwin family. 

Jonah Palmer (No. 5) came with his father to this country in 
1628 ; lived in Charlestown until 1657, when he m. Elizabeth Gris- 
sell, May 3, 1655, and moved soon after to Rehoboth, where he 
remained the rest of his life. He m. 2d, Abigail Titus. 

CHILDREN ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

14 HANNAH, b. Nov. 8, 1658. 

15 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 22, 1659, m. Elizabeth Kingsbury. 



PALMER FAMILY. 509 

IG JONAH, b. March 29, 1662, m. Elizabeth Kendrlck. 
17 MARY, b. Feb. 23, 1664. 
IS MARTHA, b. July 6, 1666. 

19 GRACE, b. Oct. 1, 1668. 

Nehemiah Palmer (No. 9) came to Stonington with his parents 
from Charlestown, Mass., via Rehoboth, and m. Hannah Lord 
Stanton, Nov. 20, 1662 (No. 5), that family. He was a prominent 
man in the church, town and the State, and was of the Gover- 
nor's Council, of the Connecticut Colony for several years. He 
d. Feb. 17, 1717. She d. Oct. 17, 1727. 

CHILDREN: 

20 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 3, 1663, m. Frances Prentice. 

21 ELIHU, b. March 12, 1666, d. young. 

22 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 7, 1668, m. Mary Manwarring. 

23 DANIEL, b. Nov. 12, 1672, m. Margaret Smith; 2d, Mrs. Mary (Avery) 

Denison. 

24 NEHEMIAH, bapt. July 18, 1677, m. Jerusha Saxton. 

25 HANNAH, bapt. April 11, 1680, m. Ichabod Palmer (No. 33). 

Moses Palmer (No. lo) b. in Charlestown, Mass., came to Ston- 
ington via Rehoboth, with his father's family, and m. Dorothy, 
daughter of John and Amy (Lord) Gilbert, a direct descendant 
■of William the Conqueror, in 1672. 

CHILDREN: 

26 MOSES, bapt. Nov. 15, 1674, m. Abigail Allen. 

27 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 7, 1675, m. William Wilcox (No. 8), that family. 

28 JOHN, b. Dec. 2, 1677, m. Ann Chesebrough; 2d, Dorothy Noyes. 

29 AMIE or ANNIE, b. April 23, 1680, m. Ebenezer Allen Oct. 4, 1704. Her 

daughter Annie, b. Aug. 22, 1705, and Mrs. Amie or Annie, d. Sept. 
24, 1705. 

30 REBECCA, b. April 30, 1682. 

Dea. Gershom Palmer (No. 12) came to Stonington with his 
father and family. He served in early Colonial wars. He m. ist, 
Ann, daughter of Capt. George Denison and wife, Ann (Borodell) 
Denison, Nov. 28, 1667 (No. 40), that family. She d. in 1694. He 
m. 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth (Peck) Mason, widow of Maj. Samuel Ma- 
son, Nov. II, 1707 (No. 4), that family. The preliminaries of this 
union must have been interesting, not only in their reciprocal af- 
fections, but in their mutual financial interests, as appears by a 
jointure, bearing the date of their marriage. (See Appendix.) 
Soon after his last marriage he fixed his permanent place of abode 
on the eastern slope of Taugwonk, here in Stonington, placing 
his dwelling house on the site of the residence of Elias H. Miner, 
occupying and improving large tracts thereabouts, which after his 
death descended to his children by operation of the law, except 
what thereof had been transferred to them when in life. Subse- 
quent to his marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Mason, Dea. Gershom 
Palmer, as a condition precedent to a transfer of real estate to two 



510 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

of his sons, viz., George and Walter Palmer, had bound and 
obliged them, in consideration of said transfers, to pay to his then 
wife, the twenty pounds mentioned in the original jointure to be 
paid to her by his executor or administrator from his estate. 
When Mrs. Mason married the deacon she had two minor chil- 
dren, viz., Elizabeth and Hannah Mason, who went with their 
mother to reside in Dea. Palmer's family, where they were kindly 
entertained and treated with distinguished consideration by all, 
in recognition of their father's and grandfather's eminent services 
in the settlement of the State of Connecticut and also in consid- 
eration of the support and education of her daughters, their 
mother entered into a supplemental jointer with the deacon, by 
which she released and discharged his sons Walter and George 
Palmer from their liability to her for one-half of the twenty 
pounds mentioned in their first jointure. During the year 1719, 
Dea. Gershom Palmer departed this life, and in December of that 
year, in consideration of the affection and kindness to her daugh- 
ters, and without any additional payment or favor of any kind 
to her from his heirs-at-law, she released his sons Walter and 
George Palmer from any and all liability to her, for the full con- 
sideration of the stipulations of the original jointure between her 
and Dea. Palmer. Miss Elizabeth Mason, who went with her 
mother to live with Dea. Palmer, after her mother's marriage to 
him, was at the time in her eleventh year. She was rarely eh- 
dowed by nature, with pleasing accomplishments, which made 
her the idol of her social circle, and in her 23d year she became 
the wife of the Rev. William Worthington, Oct. 13, 1720. Her 
sister, Hannah Mason, was less than nine years old, in delicate 
health, with which she grew up to womanhood, afflicted with in- 
cipient consumption, until Nov., 1724, when she departed this 
life. (No. 17), Mason family. 

CHILDREN ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

31 MERCY, b. in 1668, m. John Breed (No. 3), Breed family. 
32;' GERSHOM, bapt. Sept. 2, 1677, m. Sarah Fenner. 

33 ICHABOD, bapt. Sept. 2, 1677 (twin), m. Hannah Palmer (No. 25). 

34 WILLIAM, bapt. April 25, 1678, m. Grace Miner. 

35 GEORGE, b. May 29, 1681, m. Hannah Palmer (No. 84). 

— 36 ANN, bapt. May 20, 1683, m. Benjamin Hewitt (No. 7), that family. 

37 WALTER, bapt. June 7, 1685, m. Grace Vose. " 

38 ELIHU, bapt. May 6, 1688, d. young. 

39 MARY, bapt. June 6, 1690, m. Joseph Palmer (No. 82), that family. 

40 REBECCA, b. July 1, 1694, m. Benjamin Palmer (No. 85), that family. 



PALMER FAMILY, 511 

Samuel Palmer (No. 15) m. Elizabeth Kingsbury in 1681, Re- 
moved from Rehoboth, ]\'Iass., to that part of Windham County 
now known as Scotland, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

41 JOHN. b. March 25, 16S2. 

42 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 4. 1684. 

43 MEHITABLE, b. April 11, 1686. 

44 NEHEMIAH, b. March 11, 1688. 

45 BENONI, b. July 7, 1690. 

46 MARY, b. Dec. 17, 1691. 

47 SETH, b. April 11, 1694, m. Elizabeth Gary; 2d, Mary Mosely. 

48 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 6, 1696. 

49 EBENEZER, b. Oct. 21, 1699. 

50 MARY, b. Jan. 17. 1701. 

51 ELEAZER, b. June 10, 1702. 

Jonah Palmer (No. 16) m. EHzabeth Kendrick Jan. 20, 1689, 
and removed from Rehoboth, Mass., to Windham, Conn., where 
he purchased large tracts of land, and spent the remainder of his 
days in the improvement thereof, 

CHILDREN: 

52 REBECCA, b. Feb. 29, 1690. 

53 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 14, 169L 

54 JONATHAN, b. March 20, 1693. 

55 GERSHOM, b. Nov. 14, 1694, m. Hannah Spencer. 

56 HANNAH, b. April 28, 1696. 

57 RUTH, b. March 27, 1698. 

58 ELIHU, b. Jan. 19, 1700. 

Seth Palmer (No. 47), m. Elizabeth Cary April 19, 1720; m. 
2d, Mary Mosely June 14, 1739. 

CHILDREN: 

59 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 15, 1721. 

60 MARY, b. Oct. 17, 1725. 

61 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 9, 1727. 

62 HANNAH, b. March 1, 1728, 

63 ESTHER, b. June 1, 1730.' 

64 JEHOADAM, b. April 20, 1733. 

65 SETH, b. May 14, 1734. 

66 JOSEPH, b. June 22, 1737. 

Gershom Palmer (No. 55) m. Hannah Spencer June 28, 1715. 

CHILDREN: 

67 JONAH, b. July 18, 1716, m. Abiel Robinson, 

68 PHEBE, b. Nov. 20, 1718. 

69 SHUBEL, b. Jan. 14, 1720. 

70 HANNAH, b. May 16, 1726. 

Jonah Palmer (No. 67) m. Abial Robinson Oct. 31, 1754. 

CHILDREN: 

71 JONAH, b. Nov. 18, 1755. 

72 NAMIAH, b. Feb. 27, 1758. 

73 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 15, 1759. 

74 DESIRE, b. Nov. 5, 1761. 

75 WBALTHIA, b. Nov. 4. 17e3. 



512 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

76 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 25, 1765, d. young. 

77 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 6, 1768. 

78 ABIAH, b. Oct. 11, 1769. 

79 ELI, b. April 4, 1772. 

Joseph Palmer (No. 20) m. Frances, daughter of Thomas and 
Rebecca (Jackson) Prentice, Nov. 12, 1687. 

CHILDREN: 

80 Son, b. July 8, 1688, d. young. 

81 Son, b. Sept. 12, 1689, d. young. 

82 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 14, 1690, m. Mary Palmer (No. 39). 

83 Daughter, b. Sept. 23, 1692, d. young. 

84 HANNAH, b. May 31, 1695, m. George Palmer (No. 35). 

85 BENJAMIN, b. March 18, 1696, m. Rebecca Palmer (No. 40). 

86 SARAH, b. April 28, 1698. 

87 JONATHAN, b. May 2, 1703. 

Jonathan Palmer (No. 22) m. Mary or MarcyManwarring Dec. 
I, 1706. 

CHILDREN: 

88 JUDITH, b. Jan. 6, 1708. 

89 MARY, b. Feb. 27, 1709. 

90 HANNAH, b. Dec. l2, 1711, m. William York (No. 16), that- family. 

91 ANNA, b. May 15. 1715. 

92 IRENE, b. , m. Henry Rowland. 

93 LOVE, b. March 3, 1717, m. Jonathan Shepard. 

94 PRUDENCE, b. March 31, 1719, m. Thomas Shaw, Jr. 

95 JONATHAN, b. Dec. 23, 1720, m. Prudence Holmes. 

Daniel Palmer (No. 23) m. ist, Margaret Smith of Groton, 
March 25, 1700. She d. June 4, 1727; m. 2d, Mrs. Mary (Avery) 
Denison, widow of William Denison (No. 53), that family, Jan. 
12, 1732. He d. Feb. 30, 1762. 

CHILDREN: 

96 NEHEMIAH, b. April 9, 1702, m. Submit Palmer. 

97 DANIEL, b. June 10, 1704, m. Mary Palmer Jan. 6, 1731. 

98 SAMUEL, b. April 1, 1707, m., had a son, Samuel, of Thompson, Conn. 

99 NATHAN, b. Oct. 24, 1711, m. Phebe Billings. 

100 RUFUS, b. Oct. 7, 1713, m. Phebe Babcock Feb. 15, 1749. 

101 HULDAH, b. Nov. 15, 1715, d. aged 12 yrs. 

102 LYDIA, b. Aug. 16, 1718, d. aged 9 yrs. 

103 JAMES, b. July 13, 1720, m. Hannah Chesebrough. 

104 REBECCA, b. Sept. 13, 1726, m. Capt. Daniel Fish of Preston, Conn., Feb. 

17, 1743; she d. July 12, 1786; he d. April 11, 1788. 

Nehemiah Palmer (No. 24), m. Jerusha, daughter of Capt. Jo- 
seph and Mrs. Hannah (Denison) Chesebrough Saxton, Jan. 17, 
1700 (No. 30), Chesebrough family. He d. She m. 2d, James 
Deane (No. 2), that family, and had another husband, but no 
children. 

CHILDREN: 

105 SAXTON, b. Nov. 29, 1701, m. Sarah Richardson. 

106 THOMAS, b. Jan. 7, 1703, m. Mrs. Priscilla (Chesebrough) Chesebrough. 

107 JERUSHA, b. April 30, 1705, m. John Thompson (No. 5), that family. 

108 NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 4, 1707, m. Mary Eldridge. 

109 STEPHEN, b. May 1, 1709, m. Elizabeth Quimby. 



PALMER FAMILY. 513 

110 ABIJAH, b. Sept. 29, 1712, m. Dorothy Palmer. 

111 THANKFUL, b. April 14, 1714. 

112 DAVID, b. Dec. 22. 1717. 

113 BRIDGET, b. April 3, 1721, m. John Gallup (No. 70), that family. 

Moses Palmer (No. 26) m. Abigail, daughter of Daniel and 
Mary (Sherman) Allen, and granddaughter of Rev. John Sher- 
man, April I, 1703. 

CHILDREN: 

114 JOHN, b. June 14. 1705. 

115 AMIE, b. Dec. 3, 1706, m. Jonathan Tracy Feb. 19, 1724. 

116 Daughter, b. Aug. 28, 1708, d. young. 

117 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 16, 1709, m. Nathaniel Tracy July 7, 1731. 

118 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 20, 1711, m. Abijah Palmer (No. 110). 

119 MARY, b. June 28. 1713. 

120 MOSES, b. July 18, 1715, d. young. 

121 SUBMIT, b. May 3, 1718, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 96). 

122 REBECCA, b. April 5, 1720, m. Capt. Daniel Fish. 

123 LOIS, b. March 3, 1722. 

124 MOSES, b. April 3, 1726, m. Prudence Turner. 

John Palmer (No. 28) m. Ann Chesebrough Jan. 18, 1727 (No. 
38), that family. She d. March 3, 1727. He m. 2d, Dorothy 
Noyes, Dec. 26, 1728 (No. iii), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

125 JOHN, b. March 21, 1729, m. Anna Noyes (No. 128), that family. 

126 MOSES, b. Oct. 29, 1730. 

127 NOYES, b. Aug. 20, 1732, m. Sarah Mix June 20, 1754. 

128 GILBERT, b. Aug. 30, 1734, d. Oct. 17, 1734. 

129 ABIGAIL, b. May 11, 1736. 

130 DOLLE, b. Jan. 13, 1741. 

131 GILBERT, b. June 8, 1743. 

Amie Palmer (No. 115) m. Jonathan Tracy of Norwich Feb. 19, 
1724. 

CHILD: 

132 MOSES, b. Feb. 26, 1733. 

Gershom Palmer (No. 32) m. Sarah Fenner, date not given. 

CHILDREN: 

133 GERSHOM, b. . 

134 JOHN, b. . 

135 ANN, b. . 

Ichabod Palmer (No. 33) m. his first cousin, Hannah Palmer 
(No. 25), in the year 1697. 

CHILDREN: 

136 LUCY, b. May 28, 1699, m. William Chesebrough (No. 42), that family. 

137 ICHABOD, b. Oct. 25, 1702, m. Elizabeth Noyes (No. 110), that family. 

138 PRUDENCE, b. May 29, 1706. 

139 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 11, 1707, m. Mary Chesebrough. 

140 DANIEL, b. Dec. 1, 1709. 

141 ELIAS, b. May 15, 1715, m. Mary Holmes. 

William Palmer (No. 34) m, Grace Miner Jan. 10, 1701 (No. 
47), that family. They lived in Taugwonk and later on moved 
to Pun-hun-gue-nuck Hill, North Stonington, Conn. 



514 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

142 GRACE, bapt. June 27, 1703. 

143 WILLIAM, bapt. March 10. 1705. 

144 ELIHU, bapt. Dec. 6, 1706, m. Deborah Reynolds Jan. 19, 1721. 

145 ELDER WAIT, bapt. May 27, 1711, m. Mary Brown. 

George Palmer (No. 35) m. Hannah Palmer (No. 84) March 24, 
1711. 

CHILDREN: 

146 CHRISTOPHER, b. Feb. 13, 1712, m. Esther Prentice, 

147 ZBBULON, b. Feb. 4, 1714, 

148 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 16, 1717, m, Zipporah Billings, 

149 GEORGE, b. Sept. 6, 1719. 

150 GERSHOM, b. Oct. 13, 1723, m, Dorothy Brown. 

Walter Palmer (No, 37) m, Grace Vose, daughter of Edward 
and Waitstill Vose of Milton, Mass., Aug, 7, 1712. 

CHILDREN: 

151 GRACE, b. . 

152 WALTER, Jr., b. July 29, 1717, m, Mercy Hinckley (No, 24), that family, 

Joseph Palmer (No, 82) m. Mary Palmer (No. 39) April 2, 171 1. 

CHILDREN: 

153 SARAH, b. Jan. 17, 1712. 

154 MARY, b. March 21, 1714. 

155 PHEBE, b. Nov. 24, 1717. 

156 FRANCES, b. Oct. 27, 1721. 

157 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 30, 1719, m. Katharine Coats, 

158 AMOS, b. April 11, 1724. 

159 MOSES, b, April 13, 1726, 

160 HANNAH, b. Aug. 2, 1727. 

161 JONATHAN, b. March 18, 1730, 

162 ANN, b. Dec. 23, 1732. 

163 ASBNATH, b. March 26, 1735. 

Nehemiah Palmer (No. 96) m. Submit Palmer (No. 121) April 
29, 1736, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. July 25, 1762; she d. 
Jan. 29, 1793. 

CHILDREN: 

164 NEHEMIAH, b. May 1, 1738, m. Mary Chesebrough (No. 162), that family. 

165 JESSE, b. June 30, 1740, m. Phebe Chesebrough (No. 99), that family, 

166 ELIJAH, b. Sept. 12, 1742, m. Anna Chesebrough; 2d, widow Louise 

Holmes. 

167 SUBMIT, b. Jan. 12, 1745, m. Samuel Chesebrough (No. 103), that family, 

168 ABEL, b. Dec. 4, 1746, d. young. 

169 DANIEL, b, June 17, 1749. 

170 LOIS, b. Sept. 7, 1751. 

171 REUBEN, b. Aug. 2, 1753. 

172 ABEL, b. April 4, 1756, 

173 ELI, b. July 8, 1766. 

Dr, Nathan Palmer (No. 99) m. Phebe Billings April 21, 1735 
(No, 47), that family. He d. March 28, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

174 DENISON, b. Dec. 17, 1735, m. Marvin Palmer; 2d, Mrs. Sarah White. 

175 HULDAH, b. Jan. 23, 1736, m. Gilbert Fanning (No. 9), that family. 

176 ANDREW, b. Oct. 21, 1738, m. Lucy Palmer; 2d, Hannah Palmer. 



PALMER FAMILY. 515 

177 NATHAN, b. Sept. 5, 1740. 

178 ASA, b. June 11, 1742. 

179 LEMUEL, b. Aug. S, 1743. 

180 EBENEZER, b. Feb. 16, 1745. 

181 PHEBE, b. Dec. 4, 1746, m. John C. Rosslter (No. 9), that family. 

182 SABRA, b. Nov. 24, 1748. 

183 LUCRETIA, b. Oct. 16, 1751. 

184 DESIRE, b. Aug. 12, 1753, m. Henry Frink (No. 44), that family. 

185 EDWARD, b. Jan. 21, 1756. 

186 ELI MINER, b. March 17, 1759. 

James Palmer (No. 103) m. Hannah Chesebrough Jan. 4, 1749 
(No. Ill), that family. He d. June 20, 1794; she d. Oct. 4, 1814. 

CHILDREN: 

197 EUNICE, b. Feb. 4, 1750, m. William Stanton (No. 351), that family. 

198 HANNAH ,b. Nov. 4, 1755, m. Capt. Andrew Palmer (No. 176). 

199 BRIDGET, b. Nov. 12, 1755, d. Dec. 4, 1852, aged 97 yrs, unmarried. 

200 SAMUEL, b. June 15, 1758. 

201 MARGARET, b. Aug. 17, 1762, m. George Palmer (No. 310). 

202 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 10, 1764, m. Mary Palmer (No. 308). 

203 DESIRE, b. Aug. 1, 1766, m. Roswell Salstonstall Palmer (No. 311). 

204 LEMUEL, b. Nov. 16, 1767, m. Abigail Davis. 

Saxton Palmer (No. 105) m. Sarah Richardson May 13, 1722, 

CHILDREN: 

205 SAXTON, b. May 1, 1723. 

206 PEREZ, b. Feb. 17, 1725. 

Thomas Palmer (No. 106) m. Mrs. Priscilla Chesebrough, 
daughter of Samuel Chesebrough and wife, Priscilla Alden, and 
granddaughter of David Alden and wife, Mary Southworth of 
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, and great-granddaughter of John 
Alden and Priscilla MulHnes of Mayflower fame. They were 
m. in 1733 (No. 69), Chesebrough family. 

CHILDREN: 

207 LUCY, b. Dec. 23, 1734, m, Charles Thompson (No. 14), that family. 
^ 208 THOMAS, b. Feb. 9, 1737, m. Mary Rossiter. 

209 JABEZ, b. Jan. 24, 1741. 

210 BRIDGET, b. April 5, 1743, m. Benedam Gallup (No. Ill), that family. 

211 DESIRH, b. July 19, 1746, m. Elihu Thompson (No. 16), that family. 

212 SAMUEL, b. June 11, 1749, m. Hannah Eells. 

Nehemiah Palmer (No.' 108) m. Mary Eldridge March 14, 1727, 

CHILDREN: 

213 MARY, b. Feb. 5, 1729. 

214 SUSANNAH, b. June 15, 1731. 

215 JABISH, b. Aug. 28, 1733. 

Stephen Palmer (No. 109) m. Elizabeth Quimby July 16, 1730. 

CHILDREN: 

216 JOSHUA, b. April 4, 1731. 

217 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 13, 1733. 

Abijah Palmer (No. no) m. Dorothy Palmer (No. 118) Dec. 2, 
1733. She d. March 10, 1741. He m. 2d, Bridget Stanton April 
10, 1742. He d. March 7, 1793. 



516 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

218 JBRUSHA, b. May 16, 1734, m. Benjamin Adams May 9, 1757. 

219 LYDIA, b. July 24, 1736. 

220 SAXTON, b. June 22, 1738. 

221 DOROTHY, b. March 2, 1740. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

222 ROBERT, b. Jan. 7, 1743, d. Dec, 1750. 

223 SIMEON, b. Oct. 4, 1744, m. Sarah Stanton (No. 296), that family. 

224 PELEG, b. Jan. 24, 1754, m. Mary Burch. 

225 ROBERT, b. Aug. 6, 1756, d. Aug. 6, 1756. 

Noyes Palmer (No. 127) m. Sarah Mix (No. 449), Chesebrough 
familv, June 20, 1754. 

CHILDREN: 

226 NOYES, b. Oct. 19, 1755, m. Dorothy Stanton. 

227 JOHN, b. Jan. 11, 1757. 

228 ALLEN, b. Feb. 17, 1759. 

229 AMOS, b. June 30, 1761, m. Betsey Stanton. 

230 ZEBBDIAH, b. May 22, 1764. 

Ichabod Palmer (No. 137) m. Elizabeth Noyes April 29, 1723 
(No. no), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

231 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 29, 1724. 

232 THOMAS, b. Jan. 27, 1726. 

233 ELIZABETH, b. March 25, 1728. 

234 ICHABOD, b. Aug. 8, 1730, m. Mary Grant (No. 28), that family. 

235 HANNAH, b. Dec. 20, 1733. \ 

236 MARY, b. July 6, 1736. 

237 LUCY, b. June 26, 1739. 

238 ELIAS SANFORD, b. March 14, 1742, m. Phebe Palmer; 2d, Mrs. Lucy 

(Randall) Breed. ' 

Nathaniel Palmer (No. 139) m. Mary Chesebrough June 9, 1731 
(No. 39), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

239 ANNA, b. March 12, 1732. 

240 LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 31, 1734, m. Amos Whiting Jan. 8, 1752. 

241 LUCY, b. Sept. 23, 1737, m. Andrew Palmer (No. 176). 

242 NATHANIEL, b. April 17, 1740, m. Grace Noyes. 

243 DAVID, b. June 9, 1742, m. Abigail Gardiner Nov. 15, 1773. 

244 MARY, b. April 30, 1745, m. Wait Rathbun Feb. 18, 1778. 

Elias Palmer (No. 141) m. Mary Holmes Feb. 26, 1734 (No. 
25), that family. He d., and she m. 2d, Lieut. John Randall (No. 
8), that family, and had ten children (see that family). 

CHILDREN BY FIRST HUSBAND: 

245 ELIAS, b. March 5, 1735, m. Esther Randall. 

246 MARVIN, b. Feb. 18, 1739, m. Denison Palmer (No. 174). 

Elder Wait Palmer (No, 145) m. Mary Brown, daughter of 
Eleazer and Ann (Pendleton) Brown, in the year 1727 (No. 42), 
that family. 

CHILDREN: 

247 WAIT, b. May 5, 1728, m. Mary Safford. 



PALIVIER FAMILY. 517 

24S AMOS. b. Aug. 27, 1729, m. Mary Y.rk Nov. 15, 1749. 

249 ISRAEL, b. Jan. 16, 1731, m. Lois iJrown (No. 53), that family. 

250 ISAAC, b. Feb. 15, 1732. 

251 MARY. b. May 14, 1735. 

252 CONTENT, b. Jan. 27, 1737. 

253 EBENEZER, b. Jan. 21, 1739, m. Hannah Palmer. 

254 ELIHU, b. March 10, 1741. 

Christopher Pahner (No. 146) m. Esther Prentice Oct. 27, 1731 

(No. 18). that family. 

CHILDREN: 

255 EUNICE, b. May 18, 1732. 

256 ESTHER, b. March 25, 1734. 

257 CHRISTOPHER, b. Oct. 10, 1735. ^ 

258 ABEL, b. Jan. 16, 1737. - 

259 GEORGE, b. Dec. 20, 1738, m. Ann Denison (No. 179), that family. 

260 SARAH, b. Nov. 22, 1740. 

261 OTHNID, b. Feb. 13, 1743. 

262 LUCY, b. Sept. 18, 1745. 

263 MICHAEL, b. Nov. 10, 1752. 

Dr. Joseph Palmer (No. 148) m. Zipporah Billings July 10, 
1737 (No. 65). that family. They lived at Pendleton Hill. After 

the death of his first wife he m. 2d, Elizabeth . He d. 

April 12, 1791. 

CHILDREN: 

264 DAVID, b. Aug. 30, 1739, m. Grace Plumb in 1760. He d. in 1821. They 

had eleven children and his descendants are a large proportion of the 
inhabitants of the State of Vermont. Their son, James, b. March 6, 
1764, in Stonington, m. Agnes Boland of Voluntown. They had twelve 
children, and their son, David, b. 1789, m. Lavinia Bigelov/, daughter 
of Judge Edmund Bigelow of Middletown, Vt. ; he d. in 1840. He was a 
physician, and their eldest son, Benjamin Rush Palmer, M. D., m. in 
1836, Araminta Graves, daughter of Rev. Increase Graves, b. in 
Bridgeport, Vt, in 1811. She d. in 1884 ,and he d. in 1865. They had an 
only son, Edmund Rush Palmer, M. D. This line of Palmers em- 
"brace men of reputation as physicians, surgeons and brilliant orators. 

265 ETHEL, b. Jan. 25, 1740. 

266 PHEBE, b. Sept. 5, 1742, m. Elias Sanford Palmer (No. 238). 

267 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 1, 1745. 

268 ZIPPORAH, b. March 31, 1747, m. Coates. 

269 CONTENT, b. Aug. -8, 1749. 

270 GERSHOM, b. , m. Zerviah Palmer (No. 276). 

271 JEMIMA, b. , m. Phillips. 

272 EUNICE, b. . 

273 SABRA, b. . 

Gershom Palmer (No. 150) m. Dorothy Brown of Preston, 
Conn., Nov. 5, 1747. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

274 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 18, 1748, m. William Breed (No. 40), that family; 2d, 



James Thompson. 



/ 

275 DOROTHY, b . , m. Nathan Randall (No. 53), that family. 

276 ZERVIAH, b. , m. Gershom Palmer (No. 270). 

277 REUBEN, b. , m. Lucretia Tyler. 

278 NAOMIE, b. , m. Stephen Ray. 



518 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

279 LOIS, b. , m. Abel Palmer. 

280 ESTHER, b. , m. Jonathun Palmer. 

281 LUCRETIA, b. , m. Elijah Palmer. V 

282 KETURAH, b. , m. Jacob Bi4ton^ ^ 

283 AMY, b. , m. Daniel Budlong. ^ 

Joseph Palmer (No. 157) m. Katharine Coates Nov. 7, 1741. 

CHILDREN: 

284 JOSEPH, b. July 24, 1742. 

285 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 22, 1744. 

286 AMOS, b. March 11, 1747, m. Phebe Brown (No. 185), that family. 

287 PHEBE, b. April 18, 1749, m. Amos Randall (No. 55), that family. 

288 HANNAH, b. , m. Peleg Randall (No. 59), that family. 

Denison Palmer (No. 174) m. Marvin Palmer (No. 246) July 
10, 1759. She d. Feb. 25, 1784. He m. 2d, Sarah, the widow of 
Dr. White of Long Island, 1786. 

CHILDREN: 

290 REBECCA, b. Sept. 15, 1760. 

291 HULDIA, b. March 3, 1762, m. Gilbert Denison (No. 307), that family. 

292 NATHAN, b. Nov. 15, 1763, d. June 18, 1801. 

293 SABRA, b. Aug. 4, 1765, m. Asa Chesebrough, Nov. 8, 1785 (No. 188), that 

family. 

294 LUCY, b. Dec. 7, 1767, m. Robert Chesebrough (No. 284), that family. 

295 HENRY, b. Sept. 24, 1768, m. Prudence Chesebrough Feb. 7, 1790 (No. 

192), that family; m. 2d, Hannah Denison Sept. 2, 1798 (No. 275), that 
family. 

296 LUCRETIA, b. Oct. 29, 1770, m. Blias Chesebrough (No. 195), that family. 

297 RICHARD, b. Aug. 3, 1772, m. Hannah Stanton (No. 306), that family. 

298 ASA, b. June 3, 1774. 

299 CHARLES, b. Sept., 1775, m. Betsey Denison (No. 274), that family. 

300 SARAH or SALLY, b. Sept., 1777, m. Ezra Chesebrough (No. 196), that 

family. 

301 WEALTHIAN, b. March 31, 1779, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 317). 

302 DENISON,' b. Oct. 10, 1781, m. Hannah Slack; 2d, Eliza, widow of Allen 

Chesebrough. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
503 PHEBE, b. in 1787, d. June 23, 1797. 

304 MARVIN, b. in 1789, m. Samuel Helms. 

305 SOPHIA, b. April 19, 1793, m. Charles Phelps Noyes March 20, 1814 (No. 

218), Noyes family . 

306 CLARISSA, b. Dec. 27, 1813, m. Elam Denison (No. 538), that family; m. 

2d, Amos Chesebrough (No. 243), that family. 

Capt. Andrew Palmer (No. 176) m. Lucy Palmer (No. 241) in 
1760. He m. 2d, Hannah Palmer (No. 198), Dec. 14, 1778. He 
was lost at sea. 

CHILDREN: 

307 PHEBE, b. 1761, m. Naboth Chesebrough (No. 173), that family. 

308 MARY, b. , m. William Palmer Dec. 17, 1750 (No. 202). Went to 

Goshen, Conn. 

309 PRUDENCE, b. , m. John Williams. 

310 GEORGE, b. , m. Margaret Palmer Dec. 22, 1785 (No. 201). 

311 ROSWELL SALSTONSTALL, b. Aug. 1, 1766, m. Desire Palmer (No. 203). 

Went to Stockbridge, Mass. 

312 ROBERT, b. ; served in the Revolutionary war; was taken pris- 

oner and confined on a prison ship; was released; came home and 
died, unmarried. 



PALMER FAMILY. 519 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

313 ROBERT, b. ; settled In Goshen, Conn., and had nine children. 

314 ANDREW, b. , d. unmarried. 

Elijah Palmer (No. i66) m. Anna Chesebrough Sept. 27, 1767 
(No. 155), that family. She d. Oct. 10, 1802; 2d, widow Louise 
(Fox) Holmes, widow of Dr. Silas Holmes. 

CHILDREN: 

315 ELIJAH, b. May, 1768. He was lost at sea Dec. 20, 1788, aged 20 yrs. 

316 ANNA, b. , m. James Smith of Groton Nov. 25, 1795. 

317 NEHEMIAH, b. , m. Welthian Palmer (No. 301). 

318 DUDLEY, b. Aug. 17, 1774, m. Minetta Chesebrough (No. 288), that family. 

319 GURDON, b. , m. Holmes. 

320 ABIGAIL, b. March, 1784, d. June 11, 1786. 

321 RHODA, b. 1786, m. Dr. William Hyde (No. 45), that family. 

322 DELIA, b. 1789, d. Aug. 21, 1791. 

Thomas Palmer (No. 208) m. Mary Rossiter March 23, 1767 
(No. 7), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

323 HANNAH, b. Oct. 23, 1767, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 382), that family. 

324 THOMAS W., b. Jan. 1, 1770; m. Lucy Prentice Wheeler. 

Samuel Palmer (No. 212) m. Hannah Eells Nov. 9, 1780 (No. 
31), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

325 LUCY, b. Oct. 25, 1783. 

326 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 20, 1785. 

327 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 24, 1787. 

328 BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 24, 1789. 

329 FREDERICK, b. March 22, 1792. 

330 BETSEY, b. May 8, 1794. 

331 JAMES, b. Feb. 5. 1797. 

332 MARIA, b. Sept. 21, 1799, m. Rowland Stanton (No. 313), that family. 

333 CORNELIA, b. April 13, 1803. 

' Peleg Palmer (No. 224) m. Mary or Molly Burch (No. 38), 
Burch family, March i, 1779. 

CHILDREN: 

334 LYDIA, b. Nov. 14, 1779, d. Sept. 11, 1872, aged 92 yrs. 

335 PELEG, b. ; lost at sea; a young man. 

336 ADAM, b. March 27, 1784. 

337 DESIRE, b. Aug. 3, 1786, m. James Stanton. 

338 DEBORAH, b. May 26, 1788. 

339 HULDAH, b. March 8, 1789, m. Asa Lee. 

340 NANCY, b. Oct. 14, 1791, m. Capt. Samuel Bottom. 

341 SUSAN, b. , 1796, m. Nathaniel Waldron. 

342 DEA. SIMEON, b. Aug. 5, 1799, m. 1st, Ann Eliza Chesebrough (No. 428), 

that family; 2d, Caroline Tiffany, Aug. 5, 1828. 

Noyes Palmer (No. 226) m. Dorothy Stanton May 22, 1784 
(No. 153), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

343 ALLEN, b. Sept. 12, 1785, m. Elizabeth Palmer. 

344 SARAH, b. Jan. 26, 1787, m. Randall Brown (No. 289), that familj. 



520 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

345 DEA. NOYESi b. April 20, 1790, m. Bridget Denison; Mary Rossiter; Har- 

riet Wheeler. 

346 DOROTHY, b. March 13, 1795, d. April 15, 1888. 

349 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 15, 1797, m. Eliza H. Hart; Susan Mary 

Smith. 

350 ALEXANDER, b. Aug. 30, 1800, m. Hannah Adelia Billings. 

Amos Palmer (No. 229) m. Betsey Stanton (No. 401), that 

family, Jan. 12, 1794. . After Mr. Palmer's death she m. a 

Brewster. 

CHILDREN: 

351 AMOS, b. , d. June 10, 1788. 

352 JOHN, b. . 

353 ZEBA D., b. May 30, 1790, m. Mary Palmer (No. 418). 

354 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Allen Palmer (No. 343). 

355 LUCY ANN, b. , m. John R. Cullum, and moved to Texas. 

Nathaniel Palmer (No. 242) m. Grace Noyes Aug. i8, 1765 
(No. 145), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

356 PAUL, b. May 24, 1766, d. young. 

357 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 15, 1768, m. Nancy or Ann Phelps (No. 37), that 

family; 2d, Mercy Brown (No. 89), that family. 

358 GRACE, b. May 25, 1772, m. Durfee. 

359 LUKE, b. Feb. 14, 1775, m. Sally Potter Denison (No. 465), that family. 

360 MARY, b. May 3, 1777, d. young. 

361 POLLY, b. Jan. 21, 1780, m. Noyes Brown (No. 87), that family. 

362 BETSEY, b. Sept. 8, 1785, m. David Chesebrough Smith. 

363 WARREN, b. March 3, 1788, m. Marcia Denison (No. 536), that family. 

David Palmer (No. 243) m. Abigail Gardiner of Westerly, R. 
I., Nov. 15, 1775. He was killed at the massacre at Fort Griswold 
Sept. 6, 1781. His widow m. 2d, George Denison Oct. 3, 1784 
(No. 302), Denison famil3^ 

CHILDREN: 

364 DAVID H., b. . 

365 MARTHA, b. . 

Elias Palmer (No. 245) m. Esther Randall April 28, 1757 (No. 
44), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

366 MARY, b. Jan. 21, 1758. 

367 WEALTHY, b. Nov. 26, 1759. 

368 ELIAS, b. Jan. 4, 1762. 

369 ESTHER, b. Dec. 9, 1763. 

370 JOHN, b. March 6, 1766. 

371 MARVIN, b. May 24, 1768. 

372 PAUL, b. Sept. 23, 1770. 

Wait Palmer (No. 247) m, Mary Safford of Coventry April 4, 
1751. She d. Oct. 18, 1785. 

CHILDREN: 

373 WAIT, b. Aug. 24, 1754. 

374 EDITH, b. Jan. 7, 1756. 

375 STUCKLEY, b. Jan. 25, 1758. 



PALMER FAMILY. S'^l 

376 CHARLES, b. June 25, 1760. 

377 ASA, b. Sept. 7, 1763. ' 

378 ROWLAND, b. Oct. 31, 1766. 

379 MARY, b. Aug. 24, 1770. 

Israel Palmer (No. 249) m. Lois Brown Oct. 28, 1753 (No. 53),. 
that family. 

CHILDREN; 

380 JESSE, b. July 20, 1754. 

381 MARGARET, b. April 2, 1756. 

Ebenezer Palmer (No. 253) m. Hannah Palmer Nov. 22, 1758.. 

CHILDREN: 

382 HANNAH, b. Oct. 14, 1759. 

383 LUCY, b. Sept. 7, 1761, m. Ichabod Brown (No. 309), that family. 

384 MARTHA, b. July 26, 1764. 

Amos Palmer (No. 286) m. Phebe, daughter of Samuf x Brown., 
of Stonington and Phebe Wilbur of Little Compton, F. I., Oct. 
5, 1775 (No. 185), that family. She d. April 9, 1781. He m. 2d,- 
Sally, daughter of Col. James Rhodes, Oct. 16, 1785. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE. 

385 FANNY, b. July 9, 1776, m. Thomas Swan (No. 90), that family; 2d, Rev- 

John Noyes (No. 177), that family. 

386 BETSEY, b. Aug. 16, 1778, m. Hon. Nathan F. Dixon Jan. 14, 1804. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIACE: 

387 PHEBE, b. July 18, 1786, m. James Hammond. 

388 AMOS, b. May 26, 1788, m. Sarah Foster. 

389 HARRIET F., b. Aug. 20, 1790, m. Rev. Roswell Swan (No. 104), that 

family. 

390 BENJAMIN F., b. July 10, 1793, m. a Miss Marshall, neice of Hon. Henry 

Clay. 

391 WILLIAM RHODES, b. Oct. 18, 1795, m. Nancy Babcock July 3, 1822. 

(No. 162). 

392 EMMA, b. Jan. 2, 1798, m. Dea. Thomas Wells of Kingston, R. I. 

393 COURTLANDT, b. Nov. 11, 1800, m. Eliza Thurston of Hopkinton, R. L, 

m. 2d, Mary Ann Swayham of New York. 

394 DR. GEORGE EDWIN, b. April 15, 1803, m. Emma Woodbridge May 23, 

1826 (No. 34), that family; he m. 2d, Catharine J. McNeill of New 
York, March 23, 1840. 

Gershom Palmer (No. 270) m. Zerviah Palmer Jan. i, 1778' 
(No. 276) that family. 

CHILDREN: 

395 GERSHOM, b. Dec. 31, 1778. 

396 JARIUS, b. Feb. 22, 1781, m. Abby York (No. 115), that family. 

397 JULIUS, b. Sept. 11, 1784. 

398 ZERVIAH, b. March 31, 1787. 

399 JEMIMA, b. July 17, 1789. 

400 SYLVIA, b. June 4, 1792. 

Charles Palmer (No. 299) m. Betsey Denison Jan. 10, 1802 (No. 
274), that family. He d. Oct. 15, 1837; she d. Aug. 6, 1834. 

CHILDREN: 

401 ELIZA H., b. Aug. 16, 1802, m. Clark Davis, Jr., Dec. 14, 1824. 

402 EDWARD, b. March 19, 1805, m. Betsey Barnes, Jan. 31, 1827. 

403 JBANNBTTE, b. Sept. 21, 1809, m. Thomas Clark; Richard D. Simmons., 



52l HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

404 FPANCES, b. Dec. 9, 1812, m. Peter Durland. 

405 Cf ARLBS L., b. June 27, 1815, m. 1st, Maria Miller; m. 2d, Caroline S. 

Tinker; 3d, Mary Trickep. 

406 PHEBE, b. Oct. 22, 1817, m. Peter Durland. 

407 LtrCY C, b. July 15, 1819. 

408 LUCRETIA CRARY, b. June 3, 1821, m. Peter Durland Oct. 12, 1843. 

Denison Palmer (No. 302) m. Hannah Slack Dec. 4, 1803 5 ^• 
2d, Eliza, widow of Allen Chesebrough. 

CHILDREN: 

409 DBNISON, b. July 4, 1805. 

410 WILLIAM, b. June 24, 1807. 

411 CODDINGTON B., b. Feb. 8, 1810. 

412 EPHRAIM W., b. May 4. 1812. 

413 NATHANIEL N., b. March 23, 1815. 

414 WARREN S., b. May 1, 1818, m. Ann Elizabeth Chesebrough (No. 416), 

"hat family. He d. aged 27 yrs. 

415 NATHAN B., b. July 5, 1821. 

416 HANNAH ELIZA, b. Feb. 1, 1823. 

Lemuel Palmer (No. 204) m. Abigail Davis in 1797 (No. 22), 
that family. He d. May 14, 1850. She d. Jan. 22, 1832. 

CHILDREN: 

417 ABBY D., b. Sept. 13, 1797, m. Henry Smith (No. 106), that family. 

418 MARY, b. Oct. 27, 1800, m. Zeba D. Palmer (No. 353). 

419 JOHN D., b. Aig., 1802, m. Mary Smith Nov. 29, 1829 (No. 110), that 

family. 

420 HANNAH BELL,.?, b. Dec. 6, 1804, m. Paul Smith Palmer (No. 536). 

421 BRIDGET MATILDA, b. March 30, 1807, m. Henry Rhodes (No. 13), that 

family. 

422 NANCY D., b. Feb. 22, 1810, m. Alden Palmer (No. 439). 

423 JAMBS W., b. Feb. 3, 1814, d. July 22, 1822. 

424 HARRIET J., b. June 9, 1822, d. April 20. 1832. 

Elias Sanford Palmer (No. 238) m. Phebe Palmer March 15, 
1761 (No. 266). He m. 2d, Mrs. Lucy (Randall) Breed March 23, 
1794 (No. 63), Randall family. 

CHILDREN: 

425 SANFORD, b. Aug. 4, 1763, m. Wealthy Grant Feb. 10, 1788. 

426 BORODEL, b. March 5, 1765. 

427 PHBBB, b. Aug. 9, 1766, m. Nathan Hancox (No. 12), that family. 

428 ELIZABETH, b. March 14, 1768, m. Ziba Swan (No. 118), that family. 

429 ROSWBLL, b. Oct. 23. 1769. 

430 NOYBS, b. April 20, 1771. 

431 DAVID, b. Jan. 17, 1773. 

432 LUTHER, b. Nov. 25, 1774, m. Sarah Kenyon; 2d, Sarah Wells. 

433 PRISCILLA, b. May 20, 1778. 

434 CHARLES, b. Feb. 20, 1780. 

435 REBECCA, b. Nov. 26, 1782. 

Thomas W. Palmer (No. 324) m. Lucy Prentice Wheeler Nov. 
15, 1795 (No. 126), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

436 LUCY, b. Nov. 9, 1796, m. John J. Stanton (No. 201), that family. 

437 THOMAS W., b. Sept. 21, 1798, d. Oct. 10, 1801. 

438 MARY ROSSITER, b. Aug. 10, 1800, m. Dea. Noyes Palmer (No. 345). 

439 ALDEN, b. July 17, 1802, m. Nancy D. Palmer (No. 422). 



PAKMER FAMILY. 523 



440 EUGENE, b. March 26, 1S06, m. Jane . 

441 HANNAH, b. Feb. 4, 1S07, d. young. 

442 LYDIA EMELINE, b. Feb. 19, 1813, m. Joseph Warren Stanton (No. 418), 

that family. 

443 THOMAS W., b. July 20, 1716, m. Lucy Browning, daughter of Latham H. 

Browning (No. 55), that family. 

Allen Palmer (No. 343) m. Elizabeth Palmer (No. 354) Jan. 
14, 1810. He d. March 25, 1866. 

CHILDREN: 

444 AMOS ALLEN, b. , m. Hannah Chesebrough (No. 384), that family; 

m. 2d, sister of his first wife, Emma Chesebrough (No. 383). 

445 JOHN D., b. . 

446 NOYES, b. . 

447 BRIDGET, b. . 

448 ELIZA, b. . 



Dea. Noyes Palmer (No. 345) was a prominent citizen of the 
town, and universally respected, a devoted and consistent member 
■of the First Congregational Church, of which he was a lifelong 
member. He m. ist, Bridget Denison, Jan. 4, 1816 (No, 461), 
that family; she d. June 6, 1818. He m. 2d, Mary Rossiter Pal- 
mer, Sept. 27, 1824 (No. 438) ; she d. April 7, 1831. He m. 3d, 
Harriet Wheeler, March 28, 1844 (No. 159), that family; she d. 
Oct. 17, 1853. He d. Feb. 18, 1869. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

449 NOYES, b. Nov. 12, 1817, d. Feb. 13, 1818. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

450 NOYES STANTON, b. March 29, 1826, m. Emeline Palmer (No. 510), Oct. 

15, 1874. 

451 HENRY MARTYN, b. Feb. 19, 1829, m. Mary Rossiter Palmer (No. 505). 

Nov. 3, 1863. 

CHILD BY THIRD MARRIAGE. 

452 FRANKLIN WHEELER, b. March 19, 1845, m. Eliza Babcock Palmer 
'■ (No. 511), Sept. 12, 1883. 

Benjamin Franklin Palmer (No. 349) m. Eliza H. Hart, daugh- 
ter of Rev. Ira Hart and wife, Maria Sherman, Dec. 31, 1823 (No. 
4), that family; m. 2d, Susan Smith (No. 117), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

453 FRANKLIN A., b. April 23, 1825, m. Arabella Stoddard. 

454 CHARLES T. H., b. Jan. 23, 1827, m. Hattie Day. 

455 MARIA S., b. Nov. 16, 1829, m. Selden S. Walkley. 

456 HARRIET E., b. Dec. 2, 1832, m. Thomas W. Russell. 

457 IRA HART, b. April 18, 1836. m. Harriet Trumbull (No 60), that family. 

458 HENRY A., b. Dec. 23, 1842, m. Jennie Day. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE. 

459 EDWIN TRUMBULL, b. . 

Alexander Palmer (No. 350), m. Hannah Adelia Billings Jan, 
26, 183 1 (No. 177), that family. 



524 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

460 EDWIN A., b. Sept. 27, 1833, m. Jane Grant June 3, 1863. 

461 STEPHEN BILLINGS, b. April 20, 1836, m. Julia Newbury Nov. 18, 1868. 

462 Infant, b. and d. March 28, 1839. 

463 WILLIAM H., b. Aug. 17, 1840, m. Frances Collins of Hartford, Conn.,. 

Dec. 13, 1870. 

464 JAMES A., b. June 7, 1842, d. unmarried. 

465 JOHN S., b. Feb. 8, 1845. 

466 NOYES, b. June 28, 1847, d. Nov. 25, 1851. 

467 CHARLES FRANKLIN, b. May 30, 1849, d. Oct. 19, 1851. 

468 ADELIA, b. Aug. 16, 1854 d. May 30, 1855. 

NOTE. — William Henry Palmer (No. 463), son of Alexander and wife, Adelia 
(Billings) Palmer, was born in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 17, 1840. He graduated 
from Yale College and some years succeeding he spent in Cleveland, Ohio, and 
afterwards in New York city, where he engaged in the study of medicine. He 
was valedictorian of the class of 1866 at the College of Physicians and Sur- 
geons in New York city. Returning to Cleveland, he commenced the practice 
of his profession there. Was Professor of Ophthalmology in Cleveland Medical 
College and visiting physician in Cleveland City Hospital . He died at Hart- 
ford, Conn., June 19th, 1871, of consumption. He married at Hartford six 
months before his death Miss Frances Collins Dec. 13, 1870. 

A classmate, Mr. G. S. Merriam, has kindly furnished the following brief 
obituary : 

"Remembrances of all his classmates as to Palmer will substantially agree, 
I think, differing only as some knew him more fully than others, but to all he 
was the same faithful, kindly, manly fellow. He was known at first as a very 
industrious student, v/ho earned high rank by hard work. I remember the 
general surprise when this quiet scholar distinguished himself by a particu- 
larly audacious and successful raid against the Sophomores. He was as hearty 
in his enjoyment of a joke or a frolic as in his devotion to a hard lesson. He 
worked his way steadily upward in the scholarship list and took a Philosophical 
at commencement. His pleasant face, his big brown eyes, his pleasant smile 
and hearty laugh will come vividly back to all, telling their story of the man h« 
was. Class of '64." 

Zeba D. Palmer (No. 353) m. Mary Palmer (No. 418), Dec. 23, 
1816; he m. 2d, Harriet Eliza Palmer (No. 539). 

CHILDREN: 

469 ZEBA D., b. Dec. 8, 1817, d. Oct. 12, 1819. 

470 EDMUND L., b. Oct. 21, 1819, m. Adelaide E. Brackett, Oct. 19, 1847. 

471 MARY T., b. Feb. 20, 1822, d. young. 

472 MARY ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 17, 1824, m. Nathan Newton Tiffany April 5, 

1855. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

473 HARRIET, b. , m. Hawkins. 

Nathaniel Palmer (No. 357) m. Nancy or Ann Phelps Nov, 11, 
1790 (No. 37), that famil)^^; she d. in 1791. He m. 2d, Mercy 
Brown March 18, 1798 (No. 89), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

474 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 8, 1799, m. Eliza T. Babcock, Dec. 7, 1826 (No. 165), 

that family. 

475 ANN ADELAIDE, b. Nov. 26, 1800, m. Charles T. Stanton (No. 417), that 

family. 

476 GRACE NOYES, b. Oct. 18, 1802, m. J. Warren Stanton (No. 418), that 

family. 

477 LOUIS LAMBERT, b. Feb. 8, 1804, d. unmarried. 

478 ALEXANDER S., b. Jan. 26, 1806, m. Priscilla Dixon June 19, 1837. 



PALMER FAMILY. 525 

479 JULIET, b. Feb. 25, 1808, m. Capt. William A. Fanning May 31, 1822. 

480 MERCY, b. Aug. 8, 1811. 

481 WILLIAM L., b. Nov. 13, 1813, m. Sarah Potter Williams (No. 378), that 

family. 

482 NANCY, b. Nov. 13, 1S13, m. Capt. Charles T. Stanton (No. 417), that 

family. 

483 THEODORE DWIGHT, b. Aug. 29, 1816, m. Harriet Billings (No. 198), 

that family. 

Luke Palmer (No. 359) ni. Sally Potter Denison March 11, 
1804 (No. 465), that family. He d. Dec. 25, 1822; she d. July 9, 

1862. CHILDREN: 

484 SALLY MARIA, b. Jan. 7, 1805, d. Nov. 3, 1874, unmarried. 

485 BETSEY DENISON, b. Nov. 29, 1806, m. William Weed, Nov. 6, 1836, d. 

in Stonington, July 12, 1843. 

486 LUKE, b. Oct. 19, 1808, m. Mary E. Holbrook, Jan. 8, 1851. 

487 HANNAH WILLIAMS, b. Aug. 4, 1810, m. Joshua Noyes, March 8, 1848 

(No. 249), that family. 

488 GRACE BILLINGS, b. Aug. 28, 1812, m. Daniel Carew June 21, 1830. He 

d. at sea Aug. 19, 1837; his widow m. 2d, Nathaniel Wilgus April 5, 
1852. 

489 HARRIET NEWELL, b. Aug. 31, 1814, m. Theodore Butler April 24, 1837. 

Luther Palmer (No. 432) m. Sarah, daughter of Joshua and 
Mary Cross Kenyon of Westerly, R. I., Dec. 12, 1799; she d. July 
3, 1815. He m. 2d, Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Rob- 
inson) Palmer Wells of Hopkinton, R. L; she d. in 1859, aged dj 
years; he d. Feb. 22, 1864, aged 89 years. 

CHILDREN: 

490 ELIAS SANFORD, b. May 27, 1801, m. Marian Olco.tt Oct., 1818. 

491 MARY, b. March 1, 1803, m. Robert S. Potter Dec, 1821. 

492 SARAH, b. Feb. 25, 1805, m. Paul Greene. 

493 LUTHER AVERILL, b. Nov. 25, 1807, m. Rhoda Babcock Jan. 28, 1845. 

494 PHEBE, b. Jan. 27, 1809, d. Nov. 4, 1894. 

495 ALBERT GALLATIN, b. May 11, 1813, m. Sarah Amelia Langworthy; 2d, 

Amelia Wells, May-1, 1845. 

496 ANNE POTTER, b. July 31, 1815, m. Benjamin Franklin Billings of Gris- 

wold. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

497 THOMAS ROBINSON, b. Sept. 29, 1819, m. Lucy H. Gay April, 1847; m. 

2d, Mrs. Sarah Pendleton of Westerly, R. I. 

498 LUCIOUS NOYES, b. July 2, 1821, m. Anne Culbert July 12, 1855. 

499 JULIA WELLS, b. July 24, 1824. 

500 ELIZABETH MARIA, b. April 3, 1826. 

501 HARRIET CLARINDA, b. May 1, 1828, m. Hiram York. 

502 ROBERT POTTER, b. July 6, 1830, m. Harriet Thompson Jan. 17, 1867. 

Phebe Palmer (No. 387) m. James Hammond of Newport, R. 

I., in 1804. ONE CHILD: 

503 ANN R. HAMMOND, b. , m. Charles H. Phelps (No. 47), that 

family. 

Major Alden Palmer (No. 439) m. Nancy D. Palmer (No. 422), 
Oct. 10, 183 1. 

CHILDREN: 

504 HARRIET J., b. July 28, 1832, d. June 4, 1884, unmarried. 

505 MARY ROSSITER, b. March 16, 1834, m. Henry Martyn Palmer (No. 

451). 



526 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

506 THOMAS, b. Aug. 13, 1835, m. Minnie Pond. 

507 ALDEN, b. Sept. 14, 1837. m. Eunice Noyes fNo. 380), that family. 

508 LUCY W., b. Dec. 28, 1839, d. unmarried. 

509 EUGENE, b. Nov. 29, 1841, m. Mary Chesebrough, daughter of Gideon 

P. Chesebrough (No. 342), that family. 

510 EMELINE, b. March 3, 1846, m. Noyes S. Palmer (No. 450). 

511 ELIZA BABCOCK, b. June 11, 1849, m. Frank W. Palmer (No. 452). 

Jaritis Palmer (No. 396) m. Abby York March 17, 181 1 (No. 
115), that family. children : 

512 JARIUS, b. Dec. 2, 1813. 

513 ABBY, b. April 9, 1816. 

514 ELECTA J., b. Dec. 22, 1819. 

515 JAMES E., b. March 9, 1822. 

516 AMOS D., b. Aug. 6, 1825. 

517 ABEL F., b. July 8, 1828. 

George Palmer (No. 310) m. Margaret Palmer (No. 201), Dec. 
22, 1783. 

CHILDREN: 

518 GEORGE, b. in 1784, d. March 4, 1866, unmarried. 

519 LUCY, bapt. in 1787, m. West, d. in 1807, in New York State. 

520 LEMUEL, bapt. 1789, d. aged 18 years. 

521 EUNICE, bapt. in 1794, d. unmarried. 

522 FREDERICK, b. Jan. 4, 1792, m. Lucy Ann Burdick, b. May 25, 1804. 

523 BRIDGET, b. in 1796, m. Nathan Franklin. 

524 THOMAS, b. in 1798, m. Lydia Austin. 

525 LOUIS, b. , m. Hannah Stanton, moved to New York State. 

526 HANNAH, b. . 

527 LUCRETIA, b. , d. unmarried. 

528 SAMUEL, b. , d. young. 

Jonathan Palmer (No. 95) m. Prudence Holmes (No. 29), that 
family, Sept. 12, 1745. He d. July 5, 1803 ; she d. Nov. 27, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

529 COL. JONATHAN, b. 1747, m. Lucinda . 

530 PRUDENCE, b. 1752, m. Joseph Wheeler (No. 354), that family. 

531 CAPT ROBERT, b. 1763, m. Martha Williams. 

532 ASHER, b. , m. . His widow m. David Main. 

Roswell Saltonstall Palmer (No. 311) m. Desire Palmer (No. 
203). 

CHILDREN: 

533 HANNAH, b. . 

534 REBECCA, b. . 

535 DESIRE, b. . 

536 PAUL SMITH, b. Nov. 11, 1796, m. Hannah Eells Palmer (No. 420), Feb. 

15, 1824. 

537 MATILDA, b. . 



538 WILLIAM PITT, b. Feb. 22, 1805. (The poet.) 

539 HARRIET ELIZA, b. , m. Zeba D. Palmer (No. 353). 

540 HENRY DWIGHT, b. . 

541 HANNAH, b. . 

Moses Palmer (No. 124), m. Prudence Turner, May 8, 1753. 

CHILDREN: 

542 MOSES, b. Nov. 23, 1755. 

543 ABIGAIL, b. March 2, 1757, m. Andrew Pendleton (No. 37), that family. 

544 GILBERT, b. May 21, 1760. 



PARK FAMILY. 



I. ROBERT PARK, the first of the name who appeared in 
this country, came from Preston, Lancashire, England; sailed 
from Cowes, Isle of Wight, in the ship Arabella, March 29, 1630, 
and landed at Salem, Mass., June 12, and at Boston June 17, 
1630, with seventy-six passengers all told. He settled with his 
son, Thomas, inWethersfield, Conn., in 1640, and was Deputy 
to the General Court in 1641-2. He removed to Pequot, now 
New London, in 1649, where he resided six years, and his new 
barn which stood on the corner of Hempstead and Granite streets, 
was used as the first house of worship in the new town, and 
the call to service was by the beat of drum. He finally settled 
at Mystic in Stonington, as he was one of the men appointed 
by the General Court of Massachusetts to an official position, in 
the organization of the town of Southertown in 1658. He died, 
and his will was probated in March, 1665, and son, Dea. Wil- 
liam Park of Roxbury, Mass., was his executor. He served in 
the early Colonial wars. He m. ist, Martha, daughter of Capt. 
Robert Chapen, in Edmundsbury, England; m. 2d, Mrs. Alice 
Thompson ; they were doubtless m. in Roxbury, and soon aftei; 
removed to Wethersfield, Conn. We cannot say which marriage 
took place first, whether it was that of Robert Park with the 
mother, or his son Thomas, with the daughter Dorothy. His wife 
d. before 1660. 

CHILDREN: 

2 WILLIAM, b. in England in 1604, m. Martha Holgrave. 

3 SAMUEL, b. in England, m. Hannah . 

4 THOMAS, b. in England, m. Dorothy Thompson.- - - 

5 ANN, b. , m. Edward Payson, Aug. 10, 1640; she d. Sept. 10, 1641; 

he m. 2d, Mary, daughter of Bennet Elliot of Nazing, Eng., and sister 
of the Apostle Elliot. 

Dea. William Park of Roxbury, Mass., (No. 2) m. Martha 
daughter of John Holgrave of Salem, Mass., in 1636. He was one 
of the wealthiest citizens of Roxbury, and for more than thirty 
years a member of the General Court. He d. May 11, 1685 ; she 
d. Aug. 25, 1708. 



■528 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

6 THEODA, b. May 2, 1637, m. Samuel Williams (No. 5), Robert Williams 

family. 

7 HANNAH, b. Nov. 28, 1639, d. young. 

8 MARTHA, b. March 2, 1641, m. Isaac Williams (No. 6), Robert Williams 

family. 

9 SARAH, b. Dec. 2, 1643, d. young. 

10 JOHN, bapt. July 6, 1645, d. young. 

11 DEBORAH, bapt. Jan. 16, 1647, d. young. 

12 JOHN, bapt. May 13, 1649, d. young. 

13 DEBORAH, bapt. March 26, 1657, d. young. 

14 Two unbaptized children, buried June 1, 1658. 

15 WILLIAM, bapt. Oct. 8, 1654, d. young. 

16 HANNAH, bapt. Sept. 28, 1658. 

Samuel Park (No. 3) m. Hannah 

CHILDREN: 

17 ROBERT, b. . 

18 WILLIAM, b. . 

Thomas Park (No. 4) owned lands in Stonington (which he 
purchased of his brother-in-law, Rev. Richard Blinman), situated 
on the east bank of Mystic river, between the old Post road on the 
north, the White Hall land on the south and the stone house farm 
on the east. He disposed of his land and removed to Preston, 
Conn., in 1680 ; was the first deacon of Rev. Mr. Treat's church, 
organized in that town in 1698; m. Dorothy Thompson (No. 5), 
that family. He served in the early Colonial wars, and d. July 30, 
1709. 

CHILDREN: 
--19 MARTHA, b. in 1646, m. Isaac Wheeler (No. 2), that family. 

20 THOMAS, b. in 1648, m. Mary, daughter of Robert Allyn, Jan. 4, 1672. 

21 ROBERT, b. in 1651, m. Rachael, daughter of Thomas Leffingwell, Nov. 

24, 1681. 

22 NATHANIEL, b. , m. Sarah Geer. 

2Z WILLIAM, b. , m. Hannah Frink Dec. 3, 1684 (No. 3), that family. 

24 JOHN, b. , m. Mary . He d. in 1716; she m. 2d, Rev. Sal- 

man Treat Nov. 6, 1716. 

25 DOROTHY, b. March 6, 1652, m. April, 1670, Lieut. Joseph Morgan (No. 5), 

that family. 

26 ALICE, b. , m. Greenfield Larabee March 16, 1673. 




PEABODY FAMILY. 



The emigrant ancestor of this family was : 
I. JOHN PEABODY, who came to this country from Eng- 
land in 1635, and brought with him four children, viz. : 



2 THOMAS, b. . 

3 FRANCIS, b. . 

4 WILLIAM, b. in 1620. 

5 AMIB, b. . 

William Peabody (No. 4) m. Elizabeth Alden, daughter of 
John Alden of the Mayflower fame, Dec. 26, 1644, and d. Dec. 13, 
1707, aged 87 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

6 JOHN, b. Oct. 4, 1645, d. unmarried. 

7 ELIZABETH, b. April 24, 1647, m. John Rogers in 1666. 

8 MARY, b. Aug. 7, 1648, m. Edward Southworth in 1667. 

9 MERCY, b. Jan. 2, 1650, m. John Simmons in 1671. 

10 MARTHA, b. Feb. 24, 1651, m. Samuel Seabury in 1677. 

11 PRISCILLA, b. Jan. 15, 1653, m. Rev. Ichabod Wiswall. 

12 SARAH, b. Aug. 7, 1656, m. John Coe in 1680. 

13 RUTH, b. June 27, 1658, m. Benjamin Bartlett in 1688. 

14 REBECCA, b. Oct. 16, 1660, m. William Southworth. 

15 HANNA, b. Oct. 15, 1662, m. Samuel Bartlett in 1683. 

16 W^ILLIAM, b. Nov. 24, 1664, removed to Little Compton, R. I., and m. 

Judith , who d. July 20, 1714; he m. 2d, Elizabeth , 

who d. Dec. 14, 1717, and for his third wife, he m. Mary , the 

family names of his three wives are unknown. 
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE. 

17 ELIZABETH, b. April 10, 1698. 

18 JOHN, b. Feb. 7, 1700. 

19 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 21, 1702. 

20 REBECCA, b. Feb. 29, 1704, and m. Rev. Joseph Fish (No. 1), that fam- 

ily, the pastor of the Congregational Church of North Stonington, Ct. 

21 PRISCILLA, b. March 4, 1706. 

22 JUDITH, b. Jan. 23, 1708. 

23 JOSEPH, b. July 26, 1710. 

24 MARY, b. April 4, 1712, and m. Nathaniel Fish (No. 5), brother of the 

Rev. Joseph Fish. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE ELIZABETH. 

25 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 25, 1717. 
No child by third wife. 

William Peabody (No. 19) and Jerusha Starr were m. in Little 
Compton, R. I., and children b. there, viz. : 

26 RACHEL, b. . 



27 THOMAS, b. Nov. 30, 1727. 

28 HANNAH, b. . 

29 WILLIAM, b. , 

30 LYDIA, b. . 

31 SAMUEL, b. . 



530 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

This Mr, William Peabody (No. 19) came to Stonington, now 
North Stonington, in 1744, and purchased a farm of 250 acres, 
upon which he spent the remainder of his life, dying Jan. 3, 1778. 
After he came to Stonington to reside a pair of twins were b. to 
them, which he named 

32 JAMES, b. Dec. 14, 1745, and 

33 MARY, b. Dec. 14, 1745. 

After the death of Mr. William Peabody, his farm was equally divided be- 
tween his sons Thomas and Samuel, who lived and d. in Stonington. 

Thomas Peabody (No. 27) and Ruth Babcock, both of Ston- 
ington, were m. Aug. 16, 1761. 

CHILDREN: 

34 RUTH, b. Feb. 7, 1762. 

35 JBRUSHA, b. April 8, 1763. 

36 WILLIAM, b. July 22, 1764. 

37 LYDIA, b. Feb. 28, 1766. 

38 REBECCA, b. Jan. 29, 1768. 

39 THOMAS, b. April 12, 1769. 

40 SUSANNAH, b. April 12, 1770, m. Jonas Chapman (No. 19), Chapman 

family. 

41 BENJAMIN, b. April 29, 1772. 

42 AMY, b. Feb. 22, 1779, d. young. 

43 JOHN, b. Aug. 28, 1775. 

44 LUCY, b. June 26, 1777. 

45 LEMUEL, b. Dec. 20, 1778. , 

46 JOSEPH, b. April 18. 1781. 

Benjamin Peabody (No. 41) m. Abigail Holmes (No. 9), 
Holmes family, Nov. 13, 1796. 

CHILDREN: 

47 BENJAMIN, b. June 15, 1797. 

48 GEORGE W.. b. Jan. 25, 1799. 

49 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 17, 1801. 

50 JOHN, b. May 24, 1803. 

51 WILLIAM PITT, b. July 24, 1805. 

52 GILES H., b. Sept. 25, 1807, d. young. 

53 REBECCA H., b. Sept. 6, 1809. 

After the death of Mrs. Abigail Peabody, Mr. Peabody m. 
Martha Peckham March 5, 1812. 

CHILDREN: 

54 THOMAS H., b. March 10, 1813. 

55 FRANCIS S., b. April 29, 1815. 

56 MARTHA E., b. April 24, 1819. 

57 MARY, b. May 2, 1822. 

58 FANNY A., b. June 29, 1825. 

59 NANCY, b. Sept. 5, 1828. 

60 JAMES A., b. May 30, 1831. 



PENDLETON FAMILY. 



^. MAJOR BRIAN PENDLETON was b. in 1599 i" Eng- 
land. He is the progenitor of the Pendletons found in this vicin- 
ity. He first settled in Watertown, and was made freeman 
there Sept. 3, 1634, and was Deputy for six years to the General 
Court. lie moved to Sudbury and helped settle that town, and 
was selectman for several years. From Sudbury he went to Ips- 
wich. He was a member of the famous artillery company of 
Boston. He removed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about 
165 1, and was Deputy there five years. In 1653 he purchased 
200 acres of land near Winter Harbor, Saco, Me., and after a few 
years he returned to Portsmouth, where he made his will, which 
was proved April 5, 1681. He was an eminent man in his day, 
and held the office of captain and major for many years, be- 
sides important civil and military offices. He m, Eleanor ; 

d. in 1681, and left 

TWO CHILDREN: 
2 MARY, b. , m. Rev. Seth Fletcher, d. leaving an only child, Pen- 
dleton Fletcher, whom his grandfather adopted in 1670, when he was 
13 years old. He was taken captive by the Indians four times; d. in 
1750. 

**^3 CAPT. JAMES, b. , the only son of Major Brian Pendleton; was 

first at Watertown, then at Sudbury, Mass., and came to Westerly, 
R. I., in 1669. He was in the early Colonial wars. He was admitted 
to the First Church ot Stonington, Conn., Nov. 7, 1680. He m. 1st, 

Mary . 

CHILDREN: 

4 JAMES, b. at Watertown, Nov., 1650. 

5 MARY, b. . 

6 HANNAH, b. . 



Mary, the first wife, d. Nov. 7, 1655, and Capt. James m. 2d, 
Hannah, daughter of Edmund Goodenow, April 29, 1656, and 
had nine 

CHILDREN: 

7 BRIAN, b. Sept. 27, 1659. 

8 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 29, 1661, m. Deborah Miner (No. 44), that family. 

9 EDMUND, b. June 24, 1665. 

'"■- 10 ANN, b. Nov. 12, 1667, m. Eleazer Brown (No. 11), Brown family. 

11 CALEB, b. in 1669. 

12 SARAH, bapt. at Stonington Aj^ril 18, 1675. 

13 ELEANOR, bapt. July 22, 1679. ' 

14 DOROTHY, bapt. Oct. 3, 1686, m. Nicholas Cottrell (No. 10), Cottrell 

family. 

15 PATIENCE, b. . 



532 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Capt. James Pendleton d. Nov. 29, 1709. His will is dated 
Feb. 9, 1702, but does not mention his son James, by the first 
wife, nor daughters Sarah or Patience by the second wife. They 
probably d. young or without children. 

Joseph Pendleton (No. 8) m. ist, Deborah Miner (No. 44), 
daughter of Ephraim and Hannah (Avery) Miner, July 8, 1696. 
He was buried Sept. 20, 1706. 

CHILDREN: 

16 DEBORAH, b. Aug. 29, 1697, m. Nicholas Prink (No. 19), that family, 

Nov. 30, 1715. Mrs. Deborah Pendleton d. Sept. 8, 1697, and Joseph 
Pendleton m. 2d, Patience Potts, daughter of William Potts of New 
London, and cousin of his first wife, Dec. 11, 1700. 
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

17 JOSEPH, b. March 3, 1702. 

18 WILLIAM, b. March 23, 1704. 

19 JOSHUA, b. Feb. 22, 1706. 

Joseph Pendleton (No.' 17) m. Sarah Worden of Newport, R. 
I., Jan. 9, 1723. 

CHILDREN: 

20 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 26, 1724. 

Col. William Pendleton (No. i8) m. Lydia Burrows (No. 12), 
Burrows family, March 10, 1726. 

^ CHILDREN: 

21 WILLIAM, Jr., b. Feb. 4, 1727, bapt. Aug. 13, 1727. 

22 AMOS, b. June 24, 1728, bapt. Aug. 4, 1728. 

23 PRBBLOVB, b. Oct. 31, 1731, bapt. Nov. 7, 1731. 

24 PELBG, b. July 9, 1733. 

25 JOHN, b. May 9, 1737. 

26 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 18, 1738. 

27 LYDIA, b. , m. Zebulon Chesebrough Dec. 10, 1761 (No. 142). 

28 JOSHUA, b. May 6, 1744. 

29 EPHRAIM, b. July 14, 1746. 

Mrs. Lydia Pendleton d. Aug. 18, 1750, and Col. William m. 
2d, the widow Mary Chesebrough; her maiden name was Mc- 
Dowell, the daughter of John and Lucia (Stanton) McDowell; 
she m. Zebulon Chesebrough March 29, 1739, and he d. Feb. 21, 
1750, and she m. Col. William Pendleton April 25, 1751. 

CHILDREN: 

30 LUCY, b. April 22, 1752, m. Robert Randall (No. 50), that family. 

31 NATHAN, b. April 2, 1754, m. Amelia Babcock (No. 86), that family. 

32 ISAAC, b. June 23, 1757. 

33 KETURAH, b. Jan. 25, 1767, m. Sylvester Gavitt March 16, 1788. 

Joseph Pendleton (No. 20) m. Anne Champlin, daughter of 
William and Sarah (Thompson) Champlin of Westerly. 

CHILDREN: 

34 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 17, 1747. 

35 WILLIAM, b. July 15, 1749. 

These children were orphans in 1750, both parents being dead. 



PENDLETON FAMILY. 533 

Amos Pendleton (No. 22) m. Susannah Rossiter Chesebrough 
(No. 89) Feb. I, 1753, by Rev. Nathaniel Eells. He served in the 
Revolutionary war. 

CHILDREN: 

36 AMOS, Jr., b. Nov. 5, 1754, m. Catharine Davis (No. 14), Feb. 24, 1782. 

37 ANDREW, b. July 7. 1756. 

38 JIOLLY, b. Aug. 4, 1758, m. Capt. Nathan Barber of Avondale. 

39 ZEBULON, b. May 27, 1760, m. Thankful Wells Oct. 15, 1780. 

40 CHARLES, b. April 24, 1762, m. Abigail Rhodes. 

41 LYDIA, b. Oct. 7, 1764, d. in infancy. 

42 FREDERICK, b. June 15, 1766, he m. Lucy Hinckley (No. 55), Hinckley 

family, b. Sept. 3, 1770, daughter of Wyatt Hinckley and wife, Eunice 
Breed. He was lost at sea Dec. 1, 1790. They had no children, and 
his widow m. his half brother, Jonathan Pendleton. 

Mrs. Susannah Pendleton d. May 31, 1768, and Mr. Amos 
Pendleton m. for his 2d wife, Anna Foster of Westerly, R. I., in 
1768; she was b. in 1743, daughter of Jonathan Foster of Watch 
Hill; she d. June 5, 1819. 

CHILDREN: 

43 JONATHAN, b. Sept. 19, 1769, m. Mrs. Lucy (Hinckley) Pendleton (No, 

55), Hinckley family. 

44 NANCY, b. July 22, 1771, m. Nathaniel Barnes of Long Island, 1791. 

45 ACORS, b. July 28, 1773, d. Dec. 16, 1780. 

46 WILLIAM, b. July 23, 1775. 

47 ISAAC, b. Nov. 22, 1777. 

48 OTIS, b. March 7, 1780, m. Betsey Kenyon. 

49 GILBERT, b. Sept. 7, 1782, m. 1st, Margaret Rhodes and 2d, her cousin, 

Celia Rhodes. 

50 HARRIS, b. Nov. 19, 1786. 

Benjamin Pendleton (No. 26) m. Feb. 9, 1763, Lois Burdick. 
She was b. April i, 1738, daughter of David and Mary (Thomp- 
son) Burdick of Pawcatuck. Their son, Benjamin, b. Feb. 7, 
1764, m. Nov., 1786, Lucy Frink, b. Dec. 9, 1767. This Benjamin 
sailed from Stonington Nov. 10, 1810 ,and was never heard 
from afterward. They had ten children, and their oldest son 

50a BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 16, 1788, m. Cassandra Sheffield, and their daughter, 
Cassandra Pendleton, m. Thomas B. Swan (No. 178), Swan family. 

Nathan Pendleton (No. 31) m. Amelia Babcock (No. 86), that 
family, daughter of Col. James and first wife, Sarah (Stanton) 
Babcock of Westerly, Jan. 2, 1775. He m. 2d, Rhoda (Babcock) 
Gavitt Oct. 24, 181 6. 

CHILDREN: 

51 AMELIA, b. Oct. 20, 1775. 

52 SALLY, b. Aug. 1, 1777. 

53 NATHAN, b. June 1, 1779. 

54 ISAAC, b. Jan. 16, 1781. 

55 KBTURAH, b. Dec. 5, 1782. 

56 CHARLOTTE, b. Oct. 24, 1784. 

57 MOLLY, b. Dec. 16, 1786. 



534 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

58 CATHARINE, b. July 22, 1789. 

59 SIMON, b. Feb. 17, 1792, d. young. 

60 SIMON, b. July 30, 1793. 

61 WILLIAM, b. April 29, 1795. 

62 PELBG, b. Marcb 20, 1798. 

Joseph Pendleton (No. 34) m. ist, Damaris Crandall Jan, 19, 
1766, of Westerly. 

CHILDREN: 

63 NANCY or ANNA, b. June 19, 1766, m. Timothy Chapman (No. 23), that 

family, March 14, 1782. 

64 ABEL, b. Sept. 21, 1768, m. 

65 JOSEPH, b. June 30, 1771, m. Hannah Stanton (No. 39), Robert Stanton 

family. 

66 DAMARIS, b. Aug. 9, 1773. 

The first wife d. and he m. 2d, . 

CHILD: 

67 EUNICE, b. . 

The second wife d. and he m. 3d, Nancy, daughter of Benjamin 
and Alice (Kenyon) Crandall, March 23, 1777. He d. in West- 
erly, 1822. 

CHILDREN: 

68 AMELIA, b. July 4, 1779, m. Joshua Pendleton, a cousin. 

69 ALICE, b. March 19, 1781. 

70 MARY M., b. July 17, 1783, m. Case Chapman (No. 26), Chapman family. 

71 MARTHA, b. April 28, 1785. 

72 FANNY, b. Dec. 11, 1787. 

73 ELIZABETH, b. April 8, 1790. 

74 WILLIAM, b. July 3, 1792. 

75 BENJAMIN C, b. Nov. 10, 1794. Descendants live in California. 

76 GURDON, b. July 14, 1797. Lived in Norwich. 

77 LUCY A., b. April 15, 1799, m. David Pendleton. 

78 ELLET, b. May 4, 1801. 

79 ROWLAND, b. Oct. 28, 1803. 

Andrew Pendleton (No. 37) m. April i, 1782, Abigail, daugh- 
ter of Moses and Prudence (Turner) Palmer, b. 1757, (No, 543) 
Palmer family. He d. May 5, 1834; his wife d. Dec, 25, 1822. 

CHILDREN: 

80 DBNEY, b. , never married. 

81 MOSES, b. , d. of yellow fever. 

82 FANNY, b. in 1795, and m. Jonathan Grey Stanton (No. 406), Stanton 

family, b. Feb. 8, 1791, for his second wife. 

83 NANCY, b. -, m. Pitts Downer Frink (No. 128). She d. April 30, 1844. 

Charles Pendleton (No. 40) m. Abigail Rhodes, daughter of 
Col. James and second wife, Abigail Greenman, April i, 1792. 

CHILDREN: 

84 ABIGAIL, b. Jan., 1794, d. Jan., 1869. 

85 CHARLES, b. , murdered at sea. 

85a MARIA, b. , d. young. 

86 MARY ANN, b. Jan. 1, 1797, d. Dec. 5, 1865, never married. 

87 CAROLINE, b. April 8, 1800, d. Oct. 16, 1876, m. Jonathan Pendleton 

(No. 88). 



PENDLETON FAMILY. 535 

Jonathan Pendleton (No. 43) m. Lucy Pendleton, widow of 
his half brother, Frederick. 

CHILDREN: 

88 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 18, 1794, m. Caroline Pendleton (No. 87). 

89 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 19, 1796, m. Sally Breed (No. 94). 

90 FREDERICK, b. Nov. 4, 1798. 

91 FRANCIS, b. Jan. 25, ISOl, m. Sarah S. Trumbull May 1, 1828 (No. 38), 

Trumbull family. 

92 LUCY A., b. March 18, 1803, m. Robinson. 

93 WAIT H., b. Sept. 17, 1805, d. Jan. 4, 1810. 

94 EUNICE, b. 1807, m. Horace Niles. 

95 MARIA, b. Jan. 23, 1813, m. Simon Merritt. 

96 EMELINE, b. March 24, 1815. never married. 

Harris Pendleton (No. 50) m. May 10, 1810, Martha, daugh- 
ter of Joshua and Mary (Cross) Kenyon of Westerly; she was b. 
1791 ; she d. Feb. 16, 1852, and he d. June 11, 1863. 

CHILDREN: 

97 HARRIS, b. Feb. 25, 1811, m. Sarah Chester, daughter of Josiah Chester 

of New London, d. April 15, 1890. 

98 GURDON, b. July 27, 1813, m. Mary A., daughter of Samuel Bottom. 

99 AVERILL, b. May 14, 1816, d. unmarried. 

100 MOSES, b. July 8, 1818, m. Frances Forsyth. 

101 B. FRANK, b. Sept. 3, 1823, m. Mary J., daughter of David Cook of 

Haddam, Conn. 

102 JAMES, b. Jan. 16, 1828, d. unmarried. 

Nathan Pendleton (No. 53) m. Phebe Cole, b. Feb., 1786, both 
of Stonington, Oct. 6, 1803. They lived on Pun-hun-gue-nuck 
Hill, now North Stonington ; had twelve 

CHILDREN: 

103 NATHAN S., b. Jan. 11, 1805. 

104 RICHARD C. H., b. Jan. 12, 1807. 

105 ENOCH B., b. Sept. 5, 1808, m. Mary, daughter of Andrew Chapman (No. 

35), that family, and wife "Welthian Palmer, daughter of Joseph 
Palmer (No. 267), that family. 

106 PHEBE E., b. Aug. 30, 1810. 

107 DE WITT C, b. May 27, 1812. 

108 WILLIAM P., b. April 5, 1814. 

109 SALLY A., b. May 23, 1816. 

110 SUSAN A., b. March 18, 1818. 

111 NANCY M., b. March 1, 1820. 

112 JAMBS M.. b. Jan. 10, 1822. 

113 LYDIA E., b. April 4, 1824. 

114 KETURAH C, b. May 13, 1827. 

Abel Pendleton (No. 64) m. Abigail Stanton (No. 40), Robert 
Stanton family, Feb. 10, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

115 NANCY, b. Jan. 8, 1796, m. Elihu Chesebrough (No. 397), Chesebrough 

family. 

116 CHARLES, b. March 3, 1798, m. Keturah Brown (No. 239). 

117 BENJAMIN FRANK, b. March 19, 1799, m. Phebe Williams (No. 492), 

Williams family, Feb. 11, 1830; had six children. 

118 DBMARIS, b. March 5. 1800, m. Samuel White. 

118 EMILY, b. March 19, 1801, m. Noyes Williams (No. 488). 



536 



HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 



120 JOHN B., b. March 9, 1804, m. Lucy Clark, March 20, 1845. 

121 JOSEPH, b. in Dec, 1810, d. April 14, 1812. 

122 MARY A., b. in 1814, d. Sept. 5, 1833. 

Jonathan Pendleton (No. 88) m. his cousin, Caroline Pendle- 
ton, daughter of Charles and wife, Abigail (Rhodes) Pendleton, 
June 10, 1821. 



123 LUCY A., b. 

124 CHARLES, b. — 

125 MARY J., b. — 

family. 

126 EMMA, d. young. 

127 CAROLINE, b. - 

128 SALLY, b. . 

129 WILLIAM, b. — 



CHILDREN: 
-, and m. Nathan G. Smith (No. 118). 
— and d. at sea. 
— , and m. Horace N. Trumbull (No. 55), Trumbull 



-, and m. Frederick Moser. 



-; lost at sea. 



PHELPS FAMILY. 



We learn from the annals of Dorchester, Mass., that William 
Phelps, the emigrant ancestor of the Phelps family of New Eng- 
land, came to this country in the good ship "Mary and John" in 
1630, with one hundred and forty passengers ; most of them were 
constituent members of the church formed in Plymouth, Eng- 
land, in 1629. On reaching this country they transplated their 
church in Dorchester in 1630, where they continued to reside 
until 1635, when the Rev. John Warham and a large majority of 
the church migrated overland to the Connecticut River, and 
formed the town of Windsor, in Connecticut, and transplated 
their church there. Mr. Phelps and wife were prominently ac- 
tive, not only in reorganizing the church, but also in establishing 
a social centre for their new town. Later on Mr. Phelps rose to 
prominence and eminence, and was repeatedly chosen Deputy 
to the General Court, and held other important official positions. 

He m. 1st, in England, , name and date of marriage not 

recorded; she d. in Windsor, Conn. He m. his second wife in 
Windsor, Mary Dover, an Englishwoman, in 1638; she d. Nov. 
2y, 1675. He d. July 14, 1672. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

2 WILLIAM, t). . 

3 SAMUEL, b. . 

4 NATHANIEL; b. . 

5 JOSEPH, b. . 



CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

6 TIMOTHY, b. at Windsor, Conn., Sept. 1, 1639, m. Mary Griswold. 

7 MARY, b. at Windsor, Conn., May 2, 1644. 

Timothy Phelps (No. 6) m. Mary, daughter of Edward Gris- 
wold, May. 19, 1661. He d. in 1719. 

CHILDREN: 

8 TIMOTHY, b. Nov. 1, 1663, m. Martha Crow. 

9 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 27, 1666. 

10 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 4, 1668. 

11 CORNELIUS, b. April 26, 1671. 

12 MARY, b. Aug. 14, 1673. 

13 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 29, 1675. 

14 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 7, 1677. 

15 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1679. 

16 ABIGAIL, b. June 5, 1682. 

17 HANNAH, b. Aug. 4, 1684. 

18 ANN, b. Oct. 2, 1686. 

19 MARTHA, b. Nov. 12, 1668. 

Timothy Phelps (No. 8) m. Martha Crow, Nov. 4, 1686. He 
removed from Windsor, Conn, to Hebron, Conn., in 1704. 



538 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

20 MARTHA, b. Oct. 29, 1690. 

21 TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 29, 1693. 

22 NOAH, b. Jan. 23, 1694. 

23 CORNELIUS, b. March 5, 1698. 

24 CHARLES, b. July 6, 1702, m. Hepzibeth Stiles. 

Charles Phelps (No. 24) m. Hepzibeth Stiles, cousin of Presi- 
tient Stiles of Yale College in 1725. 

CHILDREN: 

26 ZERUIAH, b. April 3, 1729. 

27 CHARLES, b. Sept. 22, 1732, m. Hannah Denison; 2d, Sally Swan. 

28 ASHBEL, b. April 28, 1743. 

29 BETHUEL, b. April 25, 1744. 

30 JAMES, b. May 29, 1745. 

Dr. Charles Phelps (No. 27) came from Hebron, Conn., and 
took up his abode in Stonington, now North Stonington, where 
he built him a residence, near the foot of Cosatuc Hill. He after- 
wards removed to Stonington, where he spent the remainder of 
his life. He was one of the leading physicians of his day and 
generation, holding the ofhce of Judge of Probate of the town 
and other offices. He m. ist, Hannah Denison (No. 175), that 
family, Nov. 10, 1757; she d. Sept. 10, 1795, aged 59 yrs. He m. 
2d, Sally Swan (No. 93), that family, Feb. 14, 1795. He d. Jan. 
II, 1808, aged 76 yrs. His wife survived him and m. 2d, George 
Hubbard, Esq., Sept. 7, 1809. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

31 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 26, 1758, d. June 10, 1786. 

32 HANNAH, b. Dec. 15, 1760, m. Andrew Huntington in 1777. 

33 CHARLES, b. Feb. 23, 1763, m. Elizabeth Smith. 

34 HEPZIBAH, b. May 13, 1765, m. Ephraim Williams Dec. 23, 1787 (No. 

218), that family. 

35 MARTHA (Patty), b. , 1767, m. Frederick Allen, d. 1794. 

36 JOSEPH D., b. May 16, 1769, m. Hannah Babcock. 

37 NANCY or ANN, b. May 8, 1772, m. Nathaniel Palmer Nov. 11, 1790 (No. 

357), that family; she d. 1791. 
S8 JOHN, b. July 8, 1774, d. Oct. 16, 1775. 

39 JONATHAN, b. Oct. 30, 1779, m. Nancy or Ann Brown. 

40 STILES, b. June 20, 1781, m. Elizabeth or Betsey Denison Brown. 

41 POLLY, b. June 10, 1785, d. unmarried in 1847. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

42 SWAN WILLIAM, b. June 24, 1797, d. Feb. 7, 1799. 

43 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Dec. 2, 1800, m. Ameabel Wallace. 

44 SALLY, b. Oct. 26, 1802, d. 1820. 

45 CHARLES E., b. , 1808, d. 1833. 

Joseph D. Phelps (No. 36) m. Hannah Babcock (No. 156), that 
family, Sept. 30, 1792. She d. Aug. 9, 1809; he d. Nov. 2, 1842. 

CHILDREN: 

46 HANNAH, b. June, 1793, m. Thomas Noyes Jan. 28, 1813 (No. 225), that 

family. 

47 CHARLES H., b. 1795, m. Ann R. Hammond. 

48 MARTHA, b. 1797, d. Oct. 20, 1834. 

49 NANCY, b. March 20, 1800, m. James W. Noyes (No. 224), that family. 



PHELPS FAMILY. 539 

Charles Phelps (No. 33) m. Elizabeth Smith. He d. Dec. 2, 
1791. 

CHILDREN: 

50 ELIZABETH, b. . 

51 ANNE, b. . 

52 ANN, b. . 

Jonathan Phelps (No. 39) m. Nancy or Ann Brown Jan. 26, 
1804 (No. 94), Rev. Chad Brown family. 

CHILDREN: 

53 PELEG B., b. Jan. 23, 1805, m. Broadhead. 

54 CHARLES T., b. Dec. 4, 1806, d. 1832. 

55 GEORGE ALFRED, b. Oct. 14, 1808, d. unmarried. 

56 FRANCIS R., b. Nov. 3, 1810, d. 1831. 

57 JAJMES H., b. Oct. 29, 1813. 

58 JOSEPH D., b. Sept. 12, 1818. 

59 WILLIAM WALLACE, b. Dec. 10, 1821. 

60 NANCY B., b. June 14, 1824. 

61 SARAH W., b. Feb. 18, 1827, m. Mortimer Williams. 

62 EDMUND, b. Feb. 18, 1827. 

63 MARTHA, b. Dec. 18, 1828, m. Gurdon Gates of Mystic, Conn. 

Stiles Phelps (No. 40) m. Elizabeth or Betsey Denison Brown 
(r, Jan. 29, 1781 (No. 90), Rev. Chad Brown family. '>ka*. al^ - n f^ 

CHILDREN: 

64 HORACE STILES, b. 1801. 
'65 WILLIAM BROWN, b. 1803. 

■66 ELIZABETH DENISON, b. 1805, m. William Woodbridge (No. 30), tbat 
family; lie d. 1869. 

67 CHARLES HENRY, b. 1807, d. 1808. 

68 HARRIET BISHOP, b. 1813, m. Arthur Merritt; 2d, Charles Hill. 

Charles H. Phelps (No. 47) m. Ann R. Hammond of Newport, 
R. I., July 28, 1824 (No. 503), Palmer family. He was lost on the 
burning steamer Lexington in Long Island Sound Jan. 13, 1840, 
by which the poor lost a friend and a liberal benefactor. His 
widow m. for her second husband Rev. Erskine Edwards, pastor 
of the Second Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., and 
became the parents of two daughters. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

69 ANN HAMMOND, b. 1826, d. 1828. 

70 SARAH, b. 1829, d. 1829. 

71 MARTHA ELLEN, b. 1831, m. Eugene Edwards July 11, 1849. 
•72 CHARLES, b. in 1834, d. 1838. 

73 EMILY, b. in 1836, d. 1838. 

74 ERSKINE MASON, b. in 1839, m. Anna E. Wilder Oct. 26, 1864. 
NOTE.— Hon. Erskine Phelps (No. 74), Phelps family, and Hon. Samuel D. 

Babcock (No. 215), Babcock family, whose ancestors were some of the most 
prominent planters of Stonington, Conn., feeling a deep interest in the happi- 
jiess and welfare of the inhabitants of their native town, and realizing the 
importance of having a library building for the depository of a Public Library 
of books and magazines, that may be received from any one or purchased by 
■contributions for that purpose, kindly and generously erected a building in 1899, 
costing twenty thousand dollars, on Wadawannuck square in Stonington bor- 
ough, the grounds having been generously given by the descendants of Sam- 
uel F. Denison, for the library building. 



POLLARD FAMILY. 



The first of this family who resided here was Joseph Pollard. 

I. JOSEPH POLLARD, m. Patience Holdredge, Aug. 4, 
1731- 

CHILDREN: 

2 DEBORAH, b. Jan. 22, 1733. 

3 LYDIA, b. June 30, 1735. 

4 HANNAH, b. Aug. 30, 1738. 

5 JOSEPH, b. March 24, 1740. 

6 ABIGAIL, b. June 24, 1742. 

7 BENJAMIN, b. April 9. 1744. 

8 PHEBE, b. May 3, 1746. 

9 ANN, b. Dec. 2, 1748. 
10 JOHN, b. May 20, 1754. 

This family left this town at the opening of the fertile West, 
and fixed their abode in places unknown to us, for the reason 
that no one of them or their descendants has compiled a genea- 
logical record of the family. 

II. In later years Mr. John Pollard of Preston, Conn., b. Nov. 
20, 1765, m. Ann Elizabeth Sydleman of the State of New York 
April 20, 1788. 

CHILDREN: 

12 SAMUEL, b. in Preston, Conn., April 26, 1790, d. June 23, 1809. 

13 JOHN, b. Feb. 3, 1792, d. June 4, 1795. 

14 BETSEY (twin), b. Feb. 3, 1792, d. June 4, 1795. 

15 WILLIAM, b. July 18, 1798, d. Nov. 6, 1824. 

16 MARY ANN, b. Aug. 10, 1803. 

17 ANN ELIZA, b. Oct. 8, 1804, d. Nov. 27, 1892. 

18 JOHN, b. May 6, 1806, d. June 17, 1852. 

William Pollard (No. 15) of Preston, Conn., and Harriet Has- 
kell of the same town were m. Sept. 25, 1820, and their son (No 
19), William John Henry Pollard, was b. at Preston, Conn., May 
26, 1824, and came to Stonington, Conn., to reside, and m. Ann 
Eliza Chesebrough (No. 444), that family, Nov. 16, 1848. After a 
life of the most distinguished and eminent integrity and useful- 
ness he d. Feb. 24, 1897, universally lamented by all who ever 
knew him, not only for his honesty, but also for his benevolence 
and liberal bestowal of the same without regard to sect or race. 
His father, Mr. William Pollard, d. on the island of Madagascar 
Nov. 26, 1824, and his widow subsequently m. Mr. Samuel Chese- 
brough of Stonington, Conn. (No. 205), of that family, Dec. 5, 
1830, and d. Dec. 22, 1855. They became the parents of four 
children. 



POMEROY FAMILY. 



I. ELTWEED POMEROY, the emigrant ancestor of the 
family, with wife, Mary, family name unknown, came to this coun- 
try from England in 1630, in the good ship "Mary and John," 
and after a voyage of 70 days and some detention at Nantasket, 
landed at Boston, Mass., but he did not long remain there, as the 
company with which he migrated to this country united in the 
settlement of Dorchester, Mass., which was so named after Dor- 
chester in England, the home of a large number of the passengers 
of the good ship "Mary and John." 

Mr. Eltweed Pomeroy became a leading citizen of Dorchester, 
Mass., and held various positions of trust. He purchased a tract 
of land with the evident intention of making it his permanent 
home. He held the position of first selectman in 1633, and about 
that time some of the planters of Dorchester became dissatisfied 
with the limited area of this new settlement and attracted by the 
favorable reports of the wonderful fertility of the land bordering 
on the Connecticut River, they decided in 1635 to leave their 
Dorchester home and migrate overland to Windsor, Conn. Mr. 
Eltweed Pomeroy was one of the party who settled in Windsor, 
Conn., with his family, but for reasons not now understood he 
removed again with his family to Northampton, Mass. They be- 
came the parents of eight children, the fourth was 

2 DEACON MEDID, b. Aug. 16, 1638, and m. Experience, daughter of Henry 

Woodward, and d. June 5, 1686. They had twelve children, the sixth 

3 JOSEPH, b. in 1672, and m. Nov. 29, 1692, to Hannah, daughter of Richard 

Seymour and wife, Hannah Woodruff. They lived In Suffield, Conn., 
and became the parents of nine children. The sixth 

4 REV. BENJAMIN, b. in 1704, who m. Abigail, daughter of Ralph and 

Ruth (Huntington) Wheelock; she was b. March 3, 1717. They had 
thirteen children, and the twelfth 

5 ELIHU, b. in 1755, and d. in 1834, who m. in 1776 Lydia, daughter of 

Capt. Stephen and Alice (Cass) Barber; she was b. July 20, 1757. 
They became the parents of seven children, the fourth 

6 HON. BENJAMIN, b. in 1787, and d. in 1855, m. Jan. 1, 1818, Jerusha 

(No. 305), of Williams family, daughter of Col. Isaac and wife, 
Phebe Williams, and had 

CHILDREN: 

7 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 2, 1818, d. Dec. 28, 1866, m. June 7, 1848, Mary J., 

daughter of Andrew and wife, Sally (Dimon) Bulkley, of Southport, 
Conn. 



542 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

8 JERUSHA, b. May 24, 1820, d. Dec. 1, 1871, m. Nov. 26, 1844, Williami 

Woodbridge Rodman, M. D. 

9 ISAAC, b. Feb. 16, 1823, m. June 9, 1852, Mary J., daughter of Charles 

and wife, Emily A. (Judd) Taylor; she d. April 7, 1880, and he m. 
2d, May 14, 1888, Anna, daughter of James and wife, Joanna (Lyon) 
Bubeck, and widow of William W. Berry. 

10 EL.IHU, b. Feb. 16, 1823, d. Sept. 8, 1824. 

11 LYDIA B., b. Aug. 4, 1825, d. Dec. 22, 1888, m. April 29, 1845, Thomas, 

son of Charles and wife, Rebecca (Williams) Wheeler (No. 319), that 
family. 

12 PHEBE W., b. March 4, 1828, d. Nov. 15, 1846. 

13 CYRUS, b. May 14, 1831, d. April 30, 1832. 

14 CYRUS W., b. April 2, 1833, m. Jan. 24, 1861, Abby, daughter of Nathaa. 

and wife, Abigail (Graves) Cook, of Illinois. 

15 RBBBKAH W., b. Nov. 20, 1835, m. Feb. 12, 1862, Henry T., son of 

Jonathan and wife Miranda (Thorp) Bulkley of Southport, Conn. 

16 FRANCES R., b. June 11, 1838, d. July 9, 1839. 

17 ANNA G., b. Nov. 28, 1840, m. her sister's husband Dec. 26, 1872, Wil- 

liam Woodbridge Rodman, M. D., son of William Woodbridge Rodman, 
and wife, Lucy Sheldan (Woodbridge) Rodman of Stonington, Conn.. 



PRENTICE FAMILY. 



I. CAPT. THOMAS PRENTICE, b. in England in 1621. The 
earliest record of his being in this country is the birth of his two 
children, Thomas and Elizabeth, twins, Jan. 22, 1650. He and his 
wife joined the church in Cambridge in 1652. They lived in the 
eastern part of Cambridge village, and later in Newton, Mass., 
where he d. from a fall from his horse July 6, 1710, aged 80 years. 
He was appointed captain of the troop of horse in the Indian war, 
June 24, 1675. He was a terrible enemy to the hostile Indians, 

but ever a friend to the Indian converts. He m. Grace , 

and brought her with him to this country with his eldest child. 
Mrs. Grace d. Oct. 9, 1692. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

2 GRACE, bapt. in England in 1648, m. Capt. Thomas Oliver in 1667. 

3 THOMAS, b. . 

4 ELIZABETH, bapt. Jan. 22, 1650, m. Thomas Aldredge in 1675. 

5 MARY, b. . 

6 JOHN, bapt. in 1653, d. young. 

7 JOHN, b. 1655, m. Elizabeth Jackson in 1677. 

8 HANNAH, b. in 1661, d. April 25, 1738. 

Thomas Prentice (No. 3) m. Sarah (No. 10), daughter of Capt. 
Thomas and wife Ann (Lord) Stanton, (who was the famous In- 
dian interpreter), March 20, 1675. He d. April 19, 1665. Mrs. 
Prentice m. 2d, Capt. William Denison (No. 43), and d. 1713. 

CHILDREN: 

9 THOMAS, b. Jan. 13, 1676, m. Maria Russell Dec. 28, 1696, d. Dec. 7, 1709. 

10 GRACE, b. in 1678. 

11 SAMUEL, b. about 1680, m. Esther Hammond. 

12 REV. JOHN, b. in 1682. m. 1st, widow Mary Gardner Dec. 4, 1705, and 

m. 2d, widow Prudence Swan. 

Samuel Prentice (No. 11) m. Esther, daughter of Nathaniel 
Hammond, Sr., of Newton, Mass., before 1702. He owned a large 
tract of land in Stonington, Conn., before 1700, and came here to 
live about 1709. He d. April 24, 1728. She m. 2d, Christopher 
Avery (No. 18), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

13 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 25, 1702. 

14 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 26, 1704, m. Mary Wheeler Nov. 10, 1725. 

15 GRACE, b. Jan. 16, 1705, m. Josiah Grant (No. 13), that family. 

16 MARY, b. April 12, 1708, m. John Breed (No. 7), that family. 

17 JONAS, b. Sept. 28, 1710, in Stonington, Conn., m. Lucy Denison (No. 119), 

that family. 

18 ESTHER, b. Dec. 12, 1713, m. Christopher Palmer (No. 146), that family. 

19 OLIVER, b. Oct. 25, 1720, m. Eliphal Noyes (No. 109), April 7, 1743, d. 

Oct. 18, 1755. 

20 EUNICE, b. Dec. 8, 1717, m. Christopher Avery Sept. 10, 1735 (No. 73), 

that family. 



544 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

21 THOMAS, b. Oct. 25, 1719, m. Elizabeth Baldwin (No. 25). He d. March 

3, 1783. 

22 DOROTHY, b. Dec. 13, 1723. 

23 LUCY, b. May 20, 1727. 

Dea. Samuel Prentice (No. 13) m. -Abigail, daughter of Eben- 
ezer and wife, Phebe (Denison) Billings (No. 44), Billings family, 
before 1728. She d. Oct. 30, 1789, and Mr. Prentice d. Oct. 11, 

1773. CHILDREN: 

24 DOROTHY, b. Jan. 7, 1728. 

25 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 24, 1729, d. Jan. 15, 1734. 

26 EBENBZER, b. Oct. 25, 1731. 

27 JOHN, b. May 13, 1733. 

28 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 11, 1734, m. Eleazer Williams (No. 449), Robert Wil- 

liams family, about 1754. 

29 JOSHUA, b. July 2, 1737, m. Mrs. Elizabeth Stanton, and 2d, Mary Shep- 

herd. 

30 PHEBE, b. Feb. 22, 1738, m. Henry Hewitt Jan. 2, 1772 (No. 69), Hewitt 

family. 

31 ASA, b. Sept. 7, 1740, d. young. 

32 JONAS, b. Feb. 9, 1742. 

33 JESSE, b. Jan. 24, 1743. 

34 ESTHER, b. Jan. 31, 1745, d. young. 

35 AMOS, b. April 24, 1748. 

36 GRACE, b. Dec. 4, 1750, m. about 1769, Shepherd. 

Jonas Prentice (No. 17) m. Lucy Denison Nov. 29, 1733. He 
d. June 7, 1766. 

CHILDREN: 

37 MARY, b. Sept. 6, 1734, m. Capt. John Swan (No. 30), of Swan family. 

38 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 4, 1736, m. Ann Billings. 

39 ESTHER, b. Sept. 1, 1738. 

40 DANIEL, b. May 4, 1740, m. Mary Billings. 

41 THOMAS, b. April 7, 1743. 

42 NATHAN, b. May 4, 1745. 

43 LUCY, b. March 22, 1747, m. Capt. Thomas Wheeler (No. 74), of that 

family. 

Col. Samuel Prentice (No. 38) m. Ann Billings (No. 49), of that 
■family. He d. in Stonington July, 1807, and she d. Dec, 1829. 

CHILDREN: 

44 SAMUEL, b. 1759, surgeon, m. Lucretia Holmes (No. 46), of Holmes 

family. 

45 LUCINDA, b. , and m. Dr. Elijah Herrick Jan. 19, 1786. 

46 BETSEY, b. . 

47 NANCY, b. . 

48 SALLY, b. , m. David Moore. 

49 REBECCA, b. 1765. d. young. 

50 PHEBE, b. 1769, d. young. 

Daniel Prentice (No. 40) m. Mary Billings (No. 62), that fam- 
ily, Jan. 10, 1765. CHILDREN: 

51 THOMAS, b. Feb. 5, 1766, m. Martha Stanton (No. 383), that family, 

about 1790. He d. a year after his marriage, and his widow m. 
Christopher Gallup (No. 127), that family, April 13, 1792. 

52 MARY GALLUP, b. Sept. 2, 1769. 

Thomas Prentice (No. 21) m. Elizabeth Baldwin (No. 25), that 
family, Feb. i, 1743. She d. Dec. 21, 1777; he d. March 30, 1783. 



PRENTICE FAJVIILY. 545 

CHILDREN: 

53 EUNICE, b. June 20, 1746, m. William Williams (No. 211), of that family. 

54 REBECCA, b. Sept. 30, 1748, d. young. 

55 ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 1751. 

56 ESTHER, b. Jan. 14, 1754, d. young. 

57 MARY. b. Sept. 30, 1756. 

58 MARTHA, b. Oct. 4, 1759. 

59 THOMAS, b. Aug. 25, 1765, m. Anna Downer April 17, 1789. He lived in 

North Stonington, Conn., and d. on the farm on which he was born. 
CHILDREN: 

60 SOPHIA, b. May 30, 1791, m. Samuel Browning Nov. 28, 1811. 

61 THOMAS, b. July 2, 1793, m. Harriet Ayers, d. Nov. 22, 1847. 

62 CHARLES, b. April 26, 1797, m. Phebe Ames, d. Aug., 1843. 

63 HENRY, b. Sept. 7, 1802, m. Eliza Hewitt (No. 193), that family, Nov. 

30, 1824. 

64 ELIZA A., b. Nov. 6, 1804. 

65 WILLIAM, b. May 21, 1807, m. 1st, Frances Avery and 2d, Sarah Hall. 

John Prentice (No. 27) m. ist, Dec. i, 1757, Mary Haskell; 
she d. July 8, 1784. He m. 2d, Rebecca Haskell; she d. 1831. 
Mr. Prentice d. June 21, 1810. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

66 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 8, 1758, d. in the Revolutionary war. 

67 JOHN, b. June 22, 1761, m. Sarah Leonard July 7, 1787. 

68 ASA, b. Sept. 5, 1763, m. Lucy Park in 1791. 

69 ASHER, b. Jan. 29, 1769, m. Elizabeth Rix. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIPE: 

70 REBECCA, b. 1790, m. Samuel Wheeler (No. 387), of Wheeler family. 

71 OLIVER, b. about 1793, d. 1825. 

72 JOSHUA, b. in 1797. 

73 PHEBE, b. in 1808. 

Asher Prentice (No. 69) m. Elizabeth Rix in 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

74 ELIZA, b. Oct. 19, 1799, m. Ephraim Hewitt (No. 192), of Hewitt family. 

75 ASHER, b. Jan. 1, 1802, m. Mary Hewitt (No. 194), of Hewitt family. 

Joshua Prentice (No. 29) m. ist, widow Elizabeth Stanton 
Hewitt, Jan. 14, 1776; she d. Dec. 10, 1776, and he m. 2d, Polly or 
Mary Shepherd April 25, 1787; she d. Aug. 2"], 1840, and he d. 

Sept. 9, 1794. CHILDREN: 

76 SAMUEL, b. April 22, 1788, m. Amy Smith (No. 69), daughter of Chester 

and wife, Sally (Brewster) Smith, Dec. 21, 1810. 
CHILDREN: 

77 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 25, 1814, d. young. 

78 CHESTER, b. Aug. 15, 1816, m. Lucy Crary Dec. 1, 1843. 

79 CHARLES F., b. Aug. 8, 1820, d. young. 

80 MARY E., b. Sept. 16, 1822. 

81 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 26, 1825, m. Maria D. Meacham Feb. 4, 1850. 

82 POLLY, b. April 24, 1791. 

83 AMY, b. Sept. 10, 1792, m. Thomas Browning Nov. 22, 1812 (No. 48), 

Browning family. 

Asa Prentice (No. 68) m. Lucy Park in 1791. 

CHILDREN: 

84 ASA, b. Feb. 13, 1792, m. Anna Browning (No. 51), of Browning family. 

85 SAMUEL, b. May 31, 1794, m. Susan Baldwin (No. 89), of Baldwin family. 

86 LUCY, b. Aug. 23, 1796, m. Dec. 11, 1814, John D. Wheeler (No. 433), of 

Wheeler family. 



RANDALL FAMILY. 



I. JOHN RANDALL, the progenitor of the Randall family 
Oi Westerly and Stonington, first appears at Newport, R. L, from 
which place he came to Westerly as early as 1667, where the re- 
mainder of his life was spent. He m. Elizabeth , whose 

family name and date of birth is not known. He d. in 1685 ; his 

wife d. in 1685. 

CHILDREN: 

2 JOHN, b. in 1666, m. Abigail ; 2d, Mary Baldwin. 

3 STEPHEN, lb. in 1668, m. Abigail Sabin. 

4 MATHEW, b. in 1671, m. Eleanor . 

5 PETER, b. in 1704, m. Elizabeth Polly; 2d, Phebe Benjamin. 

John Randall (No. 2) lived with his father in Westerly, on land 
purchased of Thomas Bell of Stonington, until he reached man- 
hood, when he came to Stonington and bought large tracts of 
land, which was intersected by the society line, that divided the 
town of Stonington into two religious societies in 1721. Mr. 
Randall was a farmer by occupation, and as such reduced his 
land grants to cultivation, which he industriously and successfully 
improved during the remainder of his life. He m. ist, at Ston- 
ington, Abigail , whose family name and birth date does 

not appear on record. He m. 2d, Mary Baldwin, granddaughter 
of the first Walter Palmer, Nov. 25, 1706 (No. 19), Baldwin fam- 
ily. He d. in Stonington in an honored old age. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

6 ELIZABETH, b. July 4, 1696, m. James Brown May 5, 1718, (No. 38), 

that family. 

7 MARY, b. Dec. 16, 1698, m. Stephen Wilcox. 

8 JOHN, b. Dec. 2, 1701, m. Dorothy Cottrell, Mrs. Mary (Holmes) Palmer. 

9 DOROTHY, b. Dec. 7, 1703. 

10 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1705, m. John Brown, Oct. 16, 1729. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

11 SARAH, b. Nov. 10, 1707, d. at Stonington in 1812. 

12 NATHAN, b. July 7, 1709, m. Mary Cottrell; 2d, Eleanor Cottrell. 

13 ICHABOD, b. Oct. 21, 1711, d. at Havana, Cuba. 

14 SARAH, b. March 12, 1714, d. Sept. 6, 1714. 

15 JOSEPH, b. June 2, 1715, d. June 22, 1715. 

16 BENJAMIN (twin), b. June 2, 1715, m. at Stonington in 1733, Ruth 

Brown. They settled at Colchester, Conn. He was admitted freeman 
there Dec. 6, 1763, but probably he was there several years before 
this date. He is represented as possessing great physical powers and 
. endurance. He d. June 15, 1811. 

17 REBECCA, b. July 31, 1717. 

18 JOSEPH, b. July 17, 1720. 



BAND ALL FAMILY. 547 

Stephen Randall (No. 3) m. Abigail, daughter of Joseph and 
Waitstill Sabin. Dec. 24, 1697. She was b. Aug. 16, 1678. 

CHILDREN: 

19 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 10, 1698. 

20 SAMUEL, b. May 19, 1701. 

21 STEPHEN, b. March 13, 1705. 

22 JONATHAN, b. March 7, 1707, m. Preserved . 



23 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 25, 1709, d. July 2, 1711. 

24 PHEBE, b. Sept. 18, 1712. 

25 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 26, 1716. 

26 DAVID, b. May 4, 1719. 

Mathew Randall (No. 4) m. Eleanor about 1693. 

CHILDREN: 

27 ELEANOR, b. June 24, 1694. 

28 MERCY, b. May 16, 1696. 

29 MARY, b. April 21, 1700, m. Caleb Pendleton, Jr. 

30 MATHEW, b. 1798. 

31 BENJAMIN, b. 1702, m. Mary Babcock. 

32 PATIENCE, b. . 

33 THANKFUL, b. . 

34 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Edwin Wells, Jan. 12, 1734. 

Peter Randall (No. 5) m. Elizabeth Polly at Stonington, Conn., 
Nov. 27, 1706. He m. 2d, Phebe Benjamin at Preston, Conn., 
Sept., 1719. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

35 PRUDENCE, b. April 10, 1709. 

36 PETER, b. Dec. 2, 1711, d. at Stonington in 1712. 

37 PETER, b. May 31, 1713, m. Keturah Ellis Dec. 12, 1732, at Preston. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

38 ELIZABETH, b. June 20, 1720. 

39 GREENFIELD, b. Oct. 2, 1722, m. Ann Bellows of Preston, Conn. 

40 SAMUEL, b. April 13, 1736. 

Lieut. John Randall (No. 8) m. Dorothy Cottrell Dec, 22, 1726 
(No. 32), that family. He m. 2d, May 10, 1741, Mrs. Mary, widow 
of Elias Palmer (No. 141), and daughter of Joshua and Fear 
(Sturges) Holmes (No. 25), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

41 HANNAH, b. Jan. 13, 1726, m. Joshua Stanton (No. 26), that family. 

42 JOHN, b. Aug. 4, 1730, m. Lucy Brown; 2d, Thankful Swan. 

43 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 13, 1734, m. Robert Swan (No. 46), that family. 

44 ESTHER, b. June 17, 1735, m. Elias Palmer (No. 245), that faitoily. 

45 THOMAS, b. Dec. 13, 1741, m. Molly Chesebrough. 

46 JOSHUA, b. March 3, 1743, m. Rhoda Chesebrough. 

47 LUCY, b. March 23, 1745, m. Joseph Frink; 2d, Wait Hinckley. 

48 MARY, b. July 13, 1746, m. Christopher, son of Charles and Mary 

(Wheeler) Miner, Aug^ 11, 1765 (No. 147), that family; m. 2d, Samuel 
Brown, July 14, 1734.'' 

49 KETURAH, b. Sept. 2, 1748, m. John Williams (No. 213), that family. 

50 ROBERT, b. Oct. 25, 1751, m. Lucy, daughter of Col. William and Mrs. 

Mary (McDowell) Chesebrough Pendleton, May 6, 1773 (No. 30), that 
family. He d. at Courtland, N. Y. Nine of their children were born 
in Stonington, Conn.,. and the tenth born at Brookfield, N. Y. 



548 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Nathan Randall (No. 12), b. in Stonington, Conn., was admit- 
ted freeman of Westerly, R. I., May 4, 1736. He was a farmer in 
Westerly till about 1 750-1, when he removed to Voluntown, 
where he bought 160 acres of land of Amos Kinney (3d Aug., 
1750), for two thousand five hundred, money of ye "old tenor 
bills"; 20 acres of Andrew Elliott (6th April, 1755), for five hun- 
dred pounds in good and passable bills of credit, old tenor. He 
m. 1st, Mary Cottrell Dec. 16, 1730 (No. 33a), that family; she 
d. at Westerly, R. I., Dec. 2, 1735; m. 2d, Eleanor Cottrell July 
22, 1736, sister of his first wife (No. 34). 

CHILDREN: 

51 NATHAN, b. Sept. 18, 1731, d. May 14, 1733. 

52 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 8, 1733, m. at Voluntown, Content Palmer, Dec. 25, 

1754. 

53 NATHAN, b. Oct. 10, 1735, m. at Stonington Mrs. Borodell Palmer, Dec. 

5, 1765; m. 2d, at Voluntown, Dolly Palmer (No. 275), Feb. 13, 1772. 
They removed to Paris, N. Y., after all their children were born at 
Stonington, Conn. 

54 REUBEN, b. April 24, 1737, d. at Fort Edward, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1757. 

55 AMOS, b. Oct. 11, 1749, m. Phebe Palmer (No. 287), that family, April 25, 

1765. 

56 DOROTHY, b. June 5, 1741. 

57 ELEANOR, b. Feb. 24, 1743, m. Nathaniel Morgan at Voluntown Oct. 16, 

1766. 

58 AMY, b. Dec. 26, 1745. 

59 PBLBG, b. Oct. 19, 1748, m. Hannah Palmer (No. 288), that family, March 

12, 1772, sister of Phebe, who m. Amos Randall. He was lieutenant 
in the army of the Revolution, and at the surrender of Burgoyne 
took command of the company after the captain was killed. In 1784 
he united with the Baptist Church of Voluntown, and Jan. 18, 1789, 
was licensed to preach. He was ordained Oct. 25, 1792, and admitted 
elder of the First Baptist Church, Stonington, nearly twenty-three 
years. 

60 LYDIA, b. June 3, 1751, m. John Gallup of Voluntown Nov. 28, 1777. 

61 JONAS, b. Sept. 8, 1756. 

John Randall (No. 42) m. ist, Lucy Brown of Stonington 
May 6, 1750 (No. 91), Lynn Brown family; she d. Oct. 23, 1765 ; 
m. 2d, Thankful Swan Aug. 23, 1767 (No. 40), that family; she d. 
March 29, 1800. 

CHILDREN: 

63 LUCY, b. May 14, 1751, m. 1st, Amos Breed, Jan. 25, 1768 (No. 23), that 

family; he d. March 20, 1785; she m. 2d, Ellas Sanford Palmer (No. 
238), that family; she d. at Stonington Nov. 14, 1831. 

64 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 12, 1752, m. George Swan Sept. 4, 1774 (No. 37), that 

family. 

65 JOHN, b. March 24, 1754, m. 1st, Mary Swan Nov. 7, 1775 (No. 68), that 

family; she d. at Norwich, N. Y., March 29, 1813; he m. 2d, Hannah 
Mary, widow of his brother Roswell Randall (No. 157), that family, 
May 3, 1816. By 1st m. they had thirteen children, first ten born in 
Stonington, Conn. 



RANDALL FAMILY. 549 

66 ROSWELL, b. July IS, 1756, m. 1st, Phebe Avery, March 4, 1779 (No. 

160), that family; she d. Dec. IS, 17S7; m. 2d, Hannah Mary Avery, 
sister of his first wife (No. 157). No children by either wife. 

67 REV. JEDEDIAH, b. March 20, 1758, m. at Stonington, Patty York, Aug. 

1, 1779. He was among the early settlers of Chenango county, Nor- 
wich, New York. 
6S CHARLES, b. May 25, 1759, d. at Stonington July 30, 1759. 

69 ESTHER, b. May 10, 1761, m. Thomas Wheeler in 1780 (No. 107), that 

family. 

70 POLLY, b. Nov. IS, 1762, m. 1st, Collins York (No. 57), that family; m. 

2d, John Crary of Preston in 1745. 

71 WILLIAM, b. March 25, 1768, m. Eunice Wheeler, Mrs. Wealthy (Avery) 

Hewitt, Martha Chesebrough. 

72 DESIRE, b. July 12, 1769, m. Perez Wheeler in 1787 (No. 102), that 

family; 2d, Christopher Palmer Nov. 1, 1823. 

73 NANCY, b. Sept. 3, 1771, m. Benadam Williams, Jr., April 18, 1799 (No. 

285a), that family. 

74 DUDLEY, b. Dec. 7, 1772, m. Lucy Grant. 

Thomas Randall (No. 45) m. Molly Chesebrough Sept. 26^ 
1765 (No. 145), that family; she d. in Stonington March 25, 1823; 
he d. at Norwich, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1831. 

CHILDREN ALL BORN IN STONINGTON. 

75 POLLY, b. Oct. 6, 1766, m. Josiah Gallup of Groton, Nov. 11, 1792. 

76 THOMAS, b. May 1, 1769, m. Wealthy Ann Sheffield. Three children b.. 

at Stonington and four in New York city. 

77 PATTY, b. May 13, 1771, d. Sept. 19, 1862, unmarried. 

78 ABBY, b. April 26, 1773, m. Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 247), that family. 

79 KETURAH, b. Jan. 31, 1775, d. at Stonington June 20, 1809. 

80 LYDIA, b. Oct. 31, 1776, d. at Litchfield, Conn., Jan., 1826. 

81 ZEBULON CHESEBROUGH, b. April 1, 1778, d. at Wilmington, N. C, 

Feb. 15, 1800, unmarried. 

82 PEYTON RANDOLPH, b. Feb. 10, 1780, m. Lucy Bradford; 2d, Adelia 

B. Wells. 

83 HANNAH, b. Feb. 9, 1783, m. Jesse Breed, July 9, 1825 (No. 69), that 

family. 

84 BETSEY, b. Aug. 17, 1784, m. Dea. Elias Breed (No. 73), that family, 

Jan. 22, 1807. 

85 WILLIAM RHODES, b. April 26, 1786, m. Phebe McLane May 1, 1813. 

86 CHARLES PHELPS, b. Feb. 22, 1790, m. Eunice Hotchkins Sept. 26, 1825. 

Joshua Randall (No. 46) m. ist, Rhoda Chesebrough in 1767; 
she d. in Stonington, Conn. He removed to Newport, R. I., 
where he m. 2d wife. In the fall of 1808 he sailed from that port, 
and was shortly after shipwrecked on No Man's Island, where 
he perished from cold and exposure, the date of which we have 
not been able to learn. 

CHILDREN ALL BORN IN STONINGTON: 

87 PRUDENCE, b. about 1770, d. 

88 RHODA, b. about 1773, m. Adam Denison (No. 273), that family. He d. 

at Halifax, Vt., 1840. 

89 HANNAH, b. about 1774, m. Jesse Breed (No. 69), that family. 

90 JOSHUA, b. about 1775, m. Hulda Sisson at Stonington, 1796. 

91 CHESEBROUGH, b. April 6, 1776, m. Prudence Miner of Stonington. 



550 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Hon. William Randall (No. 71) was lieutenant colonel comman- 
dant of the 30th regiment of Connecticut militia during the war 
of 1812 (that office corresponding with colonel in later organiza- 
tions), and had command of his regiment when it was called out 
in 1813-14, for the defence of the State, notably at Stonington in 
August, 1814. In the General Assembly of Connecticut during 
six sessions, he was member of the Lower House, and in 1822 he 
had a seat in the Upper House, as one of the twelve Senators 
elected by the general ticket, of which that body was then com- 
posed. In 1818 he was a member of the convention which 
framed the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, as delegate 
from the town of Stonington. During sixteen consecutive years, 
from 1818 to 1833, inclusive, he held the position of associate 
judge of the county court of New London county, by annual ap- 
pointment by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, 
by which authority he was also annually appointed a justice of the 
peace during twenty-eight years, and he held responsible offices 
in the town of Stonington. Was first president of the Stoning- 
ton Bank, organized in 1822, and one of the directors thereof; 
he held the office for eight years. He m. ist, Eunice Wheeler, 
March 8, 1787 (No. 103), that family; she d. Jan. 29, 1803 ; m. 2d, 
Mrs. Wealthy (Avery) Hewitt, widow of Darius Hewitt, June 30, 
1803 (No. 161), Avery family; she d. Dec. 29, 1805; m. 3d, Mar- 
tha Chesebrough March 30, 1809 (No. 325), that family; she d. 
Sept. 25, 1870. Col. William Randall d. June 17, 1841, 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

92 WILLIAM, b. June 7, 1787, m. Wealthy Hewitt. 

93 CYRUS, b. Sept. 8, 1789, d. Oct. 13, 1789. 

94 EUNICE, b. July 18, 1790, d. Jan. 24, 1792. 

95 RUSSELL, b. Oct. 2, 1792, d. April 11, 1793. 

96 LUCY, b. March 3, 1794, m. Samuel Chapman Jan. 1, 1812, both of Ston- 

ington; she d. at Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30, 1838. 

97 DESIRE, b. Dec. 3, 1795, m. Thomas Thompson Wells, M. D., son of 

Thomas and Betsey (Griffin) Wells, b. at Stonington, 1790; she m. Dec. 
31, 1812, at Stonington. 

98 POLLY, b. March 3, 1798, m. Ralph Randall Miner (No. 234), that family. 

99 THANKFUL SWAN, b. March 17, 1800, m. George Wheeler Nov. 13, 

1817 (No. 254), that family. 

100 JEDEDIAH, b. Feb. 21, 1802, m. Philura Peckham Oct. 27, 1822. 

CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

101 EUNICE, b. March 28, ISfel, m. Ansel Coats, Jan. 18, 1826 (No. 27), that 

family. \ 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

102 PHEBE ESTHER, b. Jan. 14, 1810, m. Ezra Hewitt Dec. 8, 1829 (No. 183), 

that family. 

103 HANNAH AVERY, b. July, 1811, d. Aug. 8, 1812. 



RANDALL FAMILY. 551 

104 ROSWELL, b. Nov. 23, 1812, d. Sept. 25, 1833. 

105 HARRIET NEWELL, b. Jan. 25, 1815, m. Reuben E. Moss Sept. 23, 

1841 (No. 44), that family. 

106 MARTHA CHESEBROUGH, b. April 4, 1817, m. Ralph H. Avery (No. 212), 

that family. 

107 ELIAS PERKINS, b. July 4, 1821, m. Hannah Fish March 15, 1843 (No. 

56), that family. 

Dudley Randall (No. 74) m. Lucy Grant (No. 6;^), that family, 
March 26, 1801 ; she d. Aug. 22, 1829; he m. 2d, Mrs. Sally, 
widow of Daniel Farnham, sister of Lucy, March 28, 1830 (No, 
65), that family; she d. May 15, 1851 ; he d. June 4, 1851. 

CHILDREN: 
10s LUCY, b. Jan. 13, 1802, m. Charles Grandison Hewitt (No. 208), that 
family. 

109 NANCY WHEELER, b. Sept. 9, 1803, d. Jan. 28, 1842. 

110 JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1805, m. Eliza A., daughter of Charles S. Hewitt (No. 

203), that family, Sept. 27, 1860. 

111 ESTHER, b. Jan. 18, 1807, m. Allen B. Peabody, Jan. 14, 1830. 

112 ELISHA, b. May 22, 1809, m. Eunice Pendleton Vincent, Feb. 27, 1843 

(No. 35), that family. 

113 DESIRE, b. Jan. 18, 1813, m. Benadam W. Hewitt Jan. 5, 1837 (No. 211), 

that family. 

114 ALMIRA GRANT, b. Feb. 22, 1815, d. Feb. 4, 1835. 

115 MARY, b. Aug. 1, 1817, m. Gilbert W. Collins, April 1, 1845 (No. 46), that 

family. 

116 SALLY FARNHAM, b. Aug. 1, 1819, d. unmarried. 

Peyton Randolph Randall (No. 82) m. Lucy Bradford Oct. 15, 
1816; she d. Sept. 11, 1832. He m. 2d, Adeline E. Wells Nov. 26, 
1836. 

CHILDREN: 

117 THOMAS ALEXANDER, b. March 4, 1822, d. Dec. 11, 1833. 

118 WILLIAM ZEBULON, b. March 20, 1829, m.^ Catharine Hiscox Oct. 15, 

1859. 

119 CHARLES EDWARD, b. Dec. 5, 1831, m. Mary Ella Reynolds June 25, 

1858. 

120 DENISON CHESEBROUGH, b. Aug. 21, 1838, m. Harriet Sheffield March 

2, 1859. 

121 LUCY ESTHER, b. May 21, 1841, m. Frank Greenleaf Rice June 5, 1870. 

122 HENRY CLAY, b. Sept. 2, 1843, m. Addie Hunting Nov. 8, 1874. 

123 WARREN CLINTON, b. July 17, 1845. 

Hon. William Randall, Jr. (No. 92), of North Stonington, 
Conn., was a delegate from the town of North Stonington to the 
convention which framed the constitution of the State of Connec- 
ticut in 1818. He was justice of the peace for the district of 
North Stonington in 1838-9, and county commissioner for New 
London County in 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1845. ^^ ^- Wealthy 
Hewitt Dec. 23, 1813 (No. 283), that family. He d. Sept. 22, 
1871. She d. Sept. 24, 1869. 



552 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

. CHILDREN: 

124 A son, b. and d. May 22, 1815. 

125 HANNAH MARY, b. Aug. 31, 1816, m. Ezra Wheeler Nov. 25, 1840 (No. 

285), Wheeler family. 

126 REV. WILLIAM HARRISON, b. Aug. 11, 1818, m. Harriet Hull Miner 

Nov. 30, 1837 (No. 372), that family. He m. 2d, Helen Mar. Hutch- 
inson Dec. 31, 1865. He d. in Florida March 7, 1874. 

127 WEALTHY AVERY, b. Jan. 11, 1821, m. George L. Williams, Sept. 23, 

1846. 

128 DARIUS HEWITT, b. July 28, 1823, m. Abbie P. Frink Jan. 4, 1854. 

129 REV. HENRY CLAY, b. Dec. 7, 1825, m. Mary L. Davis April 20, 1853. 

130 EMILY MINER, b. Jan. 4, 1829, m. Albert W. Hillard Nov. 25, 1851. 

Jonathan Randall (No. 22) m. Preserved ,family name 

and date of marriage unknown. From the record of the distribu- 
tion of his estate among his wife and children, in 1757, we learn 
that he lived in Groton, now Ledyard. His real estate was situ- 
ated on the highway leading from Preston to New London ferry. 
After his death his widow m. 2d, Lemuel Darrow, son of Christo- 
pher and Elizabeth (Packer) Darrow, Sept. 19, 1751. 

THEIR SON: 

131 JONATHAN, b. March 30, 1745, m. Ann, daughter of Nathan and Doro- 

thy (Wheeler) Crary, in Groton, March 5, 1769 (No. 40), Wheeler 
family. 

THEIR SON: 

132 JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON, b. at Norwich, Conn., April 10, 1773, m. 

Mary, daughter of Elder Silas and Mary (Smith) Burrows (No. 124), 
that family. Fort Hill, Groton, May 19, 1799. He d. at Mystic Jan. 27, 
1851, aged 77 yrs., 9 mos.; she d. May 25, 1871. 

CHILDREN: 

133 MARY ANN, b. at Groton Dec. 4, 1800, m. Mystic Jan. 19, 1822, Roswell 

Burrows (No. 129), of Burrows family. 

134 ELIZA ROE, b. at North Stonington March 3, 1803, m. Simeon Fish Oct. 

15, 1823 (No. 49), Fish family. 

135 ERASTUS, b. North Stonington Nov. 7, 1805, d. young. 

136 ISAAC, b. North Stonington Dec. 25, 1808, m. Hannah Adelia Miner. 

137 WILLIAM PITT, b. Groton, Conn., Jan. 1, 1811, d. at Mystic, June 3, 

1850, m. Maria L. Comstock Sept. 11, 1838, d. at the home of her son. 
Rev. William H. Randall, May 22, 1887. 

138 SILAS BURROWS, b. July 4, 1814, m. Mary E. Tucker, Sept. 7, 1843; 2d, 

Emily F. Doane of Preston, Conn., May 27, 1847. 

139 CHARLES, b. May 31, 1817, m. Mary Woolbright of Georgia April 27, 1842. 

140 FRANCES E., b. April 1, 1818, m. William P. Smith Aug. 5, 1839. 

Isaac Randall (No. 136) m. Hannah Adelia, daughter of Dr. 
John Owen and Elizabeth (Avery) Miner (No. 294) that family, 
Dec, 20, 1831, at Centre Groton. He d. at Mystic, March 9, 
1881. His widow d. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adelia 
M. Noyes, at Newton Highlands, Mass., Aug. 19, 1893. 



RANDALL FAMILY, 553 

CHILDREN: 

141 ADELIA MINER, b. Sept. 21, 1832, m. Nathan D. Noyes (No. 394), Noyea 

family, Aug. 4, 1857. 

142 ELIZABETH FRANCES, b. March 3, 1834, d. Jan. 3, 1876. 

143 JEDEDIAH, b. Sept. 13, 1835, d. June 9, 1863. 

144 JULIA ANN, b. April IS, 1837, m. Samuel D. Davenport Aug. 9, 1862. 

145 JOHN FREDERIC, b. April 13, 1839, m. Elizabeth F. Stark March 15^ 

1S70. 

146 NATHAN, b. March 11, 1841, d. Jan. 13, 1842. 

147 GEORGE, b. June 28, 1844, d. March 23, 1845. 

14S CHARLES ARTHUR, b. May 15, 1852, m. Victoria Frances Bourke. 



RHODES FAMILY. 



In the old town graveyard at Newport, R. I., is the heraldic 
tombstone of John Rhodes, Esq., who died March 31, 1746, aged 
75 years, grandson of Sir Godfrey Rhodes of Rowden, in York- 
shire, Eng., and according to Burke's Extinct and Dormant Bar- 
onetcies, "Francis and Charles Rodes, grandsons of Sir Francis 
Rodes, Bart, a nephew of Sir Godfrey, went to America." As 
these are familiar names in the Rhodes family, which came to 
Stonington, Conn., we feel that this John Rhodes, Esq., may be 
the connecting link in the family between England and America, 
as he might have been the father of Capt. Simon Rhodes, who was 
born Jan. 24, 1716, and was of Newport, R. I., when he was mar- 
ried by Elder Joseph Park on Dec. 15, 1756, to Anne, who was 
the daughter of Capt. James and second wife, Content (Maxson) 
Babcock of Westerly, R. I. Tradition says that he had been mar- 
ried before and as he was 40 years old at the time he married 
Anne, this might have been so. The first mention of Capt. Simon 
Rhodes on the Stonington records is "A distribution of lands be- 
tween Jonathan Babcock and his sister, Ann Rhodes, the wife of 
Capt. Simon Rhodes of Stonington, Oct. 24, 1759." Afterwards 
there are several deeds showing that he purchased large tracts of 
land. He built a house on the land owned by his wife, which is 
standing at the present time, and known as the Rhodes Mansion 
Place. It is situated not far from Westerly, R. I. Capt. Simon's 
wife, Anne Babcock (No. 46), Babcock family, was born March 
30, 1732, and died Nov. 7, 1768, aged 37, and then Capt. Simon 
married Aug. 27, 1769, Martha Babcock (No. 100), Babcock fam- 
ily, who was born Dec. 8, 1729, daughter of George and Susan- 
nah (Potter) Babcock. Capt. Simon Rhodes died April 22, 1784, 
aged 68 years, and Mrs. Martha Babcock Rhodes married May 
12, 1800, Col. James Rhodes, b. Aug. 5, 1730, (not known to be 
any relative of Capt. Simon Rhodes). He died June 21, 1806, 
and she died March 30, 1809, aged 80 years. Col. James Rhodes' 
first wife was Anna Crandall who he m. Dec. 14, 1752. After her 
death he married 2d, Abigail Greenman Feb. 21, 1768 (No. 22), 
of Greenman family. She died Dec. 17, 1799, aged 59 years. 



RHODES FAMILY. 555 

Then for his third wife he married, as mentioned before, Mrs. 
Martha Babcock Rhodes. Some of the best people of Stoning- 
ton have descended from Col. James Rhodes. 

SIMON AND ANNE'S CHILDREN. 

2 JAMES, b. Nov. 4, 1757, bapt. July 15, 1761, d. aged 4 yrs. 6 mos. 

3 MARY, b. in Stonington Dec. 11, 1758, bapt. Aug. 9, 1761, and m. Lieut. 

Robert Rogers of Coventry, R. I., April 2, 1780, being Sunday. 

4 SIMON, b. in Stonington June 22, 1760, bapt. Aug. 9, 1761. 

5 HENRY, b. in Stonington April 25, 1762, bapt. Aug. 15, 1762. He was a 

sea captain, m. and settled at South Hampton, L. I., and d. Jan. 7, 
1848. He had children. One son was a noted master ship builder, 
and was employed during his career in the naval departments of the 
Government of Great Britain and Turkey. His name was Foster 
Rhodes, suggesting to me that it might have been the family name 
of his mother. 

6 ANNE, b. in Stonington Sept. 19, 1764, and m. Benjamin Hunting of 

Long Island Nov. 6, 1784, and d. Feb. 9, 1789. 

7 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 27, 1768, bapt. Aug. 21, 1769, m. Col. Job Greene of 

Warwick, R. I.; she d. April 18, 1845. Col. Greene was b. Nov. 19, 
1759, and d. Aug. 23, 1808. 

SIMON AND MARTHA'S CHILD: 

8 GEORGE, b. July 30, 1771, d. May 3, 1776, aged 5 yrs. 

Simon Rhodes (No. 4) m. Sarah Woodbridge (No. 29), Jan. 
14, 1790. She was the daughter of Dr. Dudley Woodbridge and 
wife, Sarah (Sheldon) of Hartford, Conn. She was b. June 28, 
1767, and d. Feb. 9, 1855, aged 88 years. Simon Rhodes d. Feb. 
8, 1844, aged 84 years. 

CHILDREN: 

9 NANCY, b. Sept. 6, 1790, d. unmarried Feb. 8, 1871, aged 80 yrs. 

10 DUDLEY, b. March 8, 1792. 

11 LUCY, b. Jan. 12, 1794, d. unmarried March 7, 1871, aged 77 yrs. 

12 SALLY, b. Aug. 8, and d. Aug. 28, 1801. 

13 HENRY, b. Jan. 1, 1803, and d. Oct. 13, 1877. 

Dudley Rhodes (No. 10) m. , was a physician and d. 

at Zanesville, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1840. 

CHILDREN: 

14 EMMA R., b. . 

15 HENRY S., b. . 

16 CHARLES, b. 



17 DUDLEY W., b. 

18 JOHN RATHBUN, b. 



Henry Rhodes (No. 13) m. Bridget M. Palmer (No. 421), of 
the Palmer family, Jan. 7, 1828, of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

19 DUDLEY W., b. Oct. 30, 1829. 

20 ABBY P., b. in Trenton, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1832, d. Dec. 18, 1866. 

21 EMMA M., b. July 23, 1834, and was twin to 

22 CHARLES H., b. July 23, 1834; he d. April 17, 1878. 

23 JOHN D. P., b. July 14, 1837. 

24 JAMES L., b. Aug. 23, 1839, d. May 20, 1844. 

25 MARY J., b. June 30, 1841, d. Aug. 24, 1854. 

26 LUCY A., b. Dec. 4, 1843. 



556 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Dudley W. Rhodes (No. 17.) m. Oct. 23, 1854, Lydia Sophia 
Stanton of Trenton, N. Y. 

Charles H. Rhodes (No. 22) m. June 5, 1867, Harriet Hazard 
of Westerly, R. I. 

John D. P. Rhodes (No. 23) m. Oct. 9, 1867, Sophia Jones of 
South Trenton. 

CHILDREN OP COL. JAMES RHODES AND FIRST WIFE, ANNA 
CRANDALL: 

1 Vn^ILLIAM, b. Sept. 13, 1753, m. Sarah , d. 

2 NANCY, b. Oct. 20, 1755, m. Foster; d. Aug. 10, 1835. 

3 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 10, 1757. 

4 CHRISTOPHER, b. . 

5 SARAH, b. June 7, 1761, m. Capt. Amos Palmer, Oct. 16, 1785 (his second 

wife); she d. Dec. 29, 1832. 

6 JAMES, b. Aug. 20, 1763. 

7 ANNE, b. May 9, 1765. 

8 PAUL, b. Sept. 20, 1767, m. Amy, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Babcock) 

Denison; he d. Jan. 21, 1817. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE: 

9 OLIVER, b. June 16, 1769, m. Eunice Pendleton Dec. 14, 1796. 

10 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 1, 1772, m. Charles Pendleton April 1, 1792, son of 

Amos and Susannah (Chesebrough) Pendleton. 

11 HANNAH, b. , m. James Babcock May 6, 1802. 



R0S3ITER FAMILY. 



I. REV. EBENEZER ROSSITER, b. Feb. 4, 1699, was the 
first of the name that came to Stoiiington, Conn. He was the 
seventeenth and youngest child of Josiah and Sarah (Sherman) 
Rossiter, and grandson of Dr. Benjamin and EHzabeth Rossiter, 
and great-grandson of Edward Rossiter of Plymouth, Eng., from 
which he came to this country in 1630, with the Rev. John Ware- 
ham and others, and settled in Dorchester, Mass. Rev. Ebenezer 
Rossiter was a graduate of Yale College in 171 8. He was the 
second minister of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, 
and was ordained Dec. 19, 1722, which relation he sustained until 
his death, Oct. 11, 1762. He was a devoted, earnest and success- 
ful minister of the gospel. He m. Hannah White Oct. 7, 1723, 
daughter of the Rev. Ebenezer White of Long Island. 

CHILDREN: 

2 EBENEZER, b. June 17, 1724, d. young. 

3 EBENEZER, b. Aug. 27, 1726, d. Jan. 9, 1750. 

4 MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 29, 1728. 

5 HANNAH, b. Dec. 22, 1730, m. John Hillard March 5, 1761. 

6 SARAH, b. Nov. 19, 1732, d. Nov. 7, 1740. 

'^ 7 MARY, b. Dec. 8, 1735, m. Thomas Palmer (No. 208), that family. 

8 ELNATHAN, b. July 3, 1739, m. Mercy Coleman. 

9 JOHN COTTON (twin), b. July 3, 1739, m. Phebe Palmer. 

Hannah Rossiter (No. 5) m. John Hillard of Stonington, 
Conn., March 5, 1761. He gave by deed to the First Congrega- 
tional Society of Stonington, Conn., the burial ground near the 
church. They had one 

CHILD: 

10 SARAH HILLARD, b. , and. m. 1st, Daniel Fish of Preston and 

Stonington (No. 25), Fish family. She m. 2d, Thomas Stanton (No. 
271), Stanton family; m. 3d, John Nichols of Preston, Conn. She lies 
at rest in the Road Church cemetery, the gift of her father to the 
Road Society. 

Elnathan Rossiter (No. 8) m. Mercy Coleman (No. 293), Stan- 
ton family. 

CHILDREN: 

11 RUSSELL, b. . 

12 WHITE, b. . 

13 ROBERT, b. . 

14 HETTIE, b. . 

15 MOLLY, b. . 



16 PRUDENCE, b. 



558 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

John Cotton Rossiter (No. 9) m. Phebe Palmer Oct. 20, 1765 
(No. 181), that family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

17 SARAH, b. July 30, 1766. 

18 EBBNBZBR, h. Oct. 16, 1767. 

19 MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 27, 1769, m. Elijah Williams (No. 77), that family. 

20 ASA, b. Dec. 9, 1770. 

21 JOHN COTTON, b. Oct. 4, 1772, d. . 

22 HANNAH PISH, b. March 13, 1774. 

23 WILLIAM, b. July 30, 1776. 

24 JOHN COTTON, b. May 4, 1777. 

25 PHEBE (twin), b. May 4, 1777. 

26 ANDREW, b. Oct. 10, 1779. 

27 WILLIAM LBDYARD, b. March 24, 1784. 

28 GILBERT FANNING, b. May 22, 1786. 

29 EDWARD, b. Aug. 12, 1787. 

30 ELIAKIM (twin), b. Aug. 12, 1787. 

31 REV. DUDLEY DENISON, b. May 25, 1789, m. Elizabeth Woodbridge 

Rogers Dec. 3, 1815. 



RUSSELL FAMILY. 



I. WILLIAM RUSSELL, son of James Russell, bapt. in 
England Oct. ii, 1612, settled in New Haven, Conn., and m. 
Sarah Davis, daughter of William Davis, in 1643. 

CHILDREN: 

2 SAMUEL, bapt. Feb. 16, 1645. 

3 HANNAH, bapt. Aug. 4, 1650. 

4 JOHN, bapt. Aug. 4, 1653. 

5 NOADIAH, bapt. July 24, 1659. 

Noadiah Russell (No. 5) and Mary Hamlin were m. in 1688. 

CHILDREN: 

6 WILLIAM, b. in 1690. 

7 NOADIAH, b. in 1692. 

8 GILES, b. in 1693. 

9 MARY, b. in 1695. 

10 JOHN, b. in 1697. 

11 ESTHER, b. in 1699. 

12 REV. DANIEL, b. in 1702. 

13 MBHITABLE, b. in 1704. 

14 HANNAH, b. in 1705. 

Rev. Daniel Russell (No. 12) graduated at Yale College and 
was ordained as the first settled minister in that part of Wethers- 
field known as Stepney, now Rocky Hill, Conn., in July, 1726, 
which position he held until his death, which took place Sept. 6, 
1764. He m. Lydia Stillman, daughter of George and Rebecca 
Stillman of Wethersfield, Conn., Nov. 13, 1728; she d. Sept. 3, 
1750. Rev. Daniel m. 2d, Catharine Chauncey, daughter of Rev. 
Nathaniel and wife, Sarah Chauncey of Durham, Conn. No chil- 
dren by last wife. 

CHILDREN: 

15 GILES, b. Nov. 8, 1729. 

16 LYDIA, b. Jan. 29, 1731, d. Nov. 30, 1735. 

17 DANIEL, b. June 21, 1732, m. Rachel Stowe Oct. 16, 1755, d. Feb. 17, 1759. 

18 JOHN, b. Feb. 8, 1734, d. Sept. 3, 1741. 

19 BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 13, 1735, d. Jan. 31, 1758. 

20 MARY, b. Aug. 15, 1737, m. John Robbins Nov. 25, 1784, d. Aug. 31, 1825. 

21 LYDIA, b. Nov. 26, 1739, d. Sept. 24, 1841. 

22 NATHANIEL, b. May 5, 1741, m. Elizabeth Willard d. Dec. 18, 1810. 

23 JOHN, b. Dec. 26, 1742, d. Dec. 16, 1760. 

24 HANNAH, b. May 31, 1746, d. Aug. 23, 1753. 

Col. Giles Russell (No. 15) was graduated at Yale College and 
was admitted to the bar in Hartford, Conn., after which he came 



560 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

to Stonington about 1760. He commanded a company of Rhode 
Island and Connecticut men in the expedition against Havana 
in the early part of the year 1762, under Admiral Pococke and 
Lord Albemarle. The company of which he was the captain 
consisted of 55 men, of whom 37 were either killed or died of 
wounds and disease, so that only 18 reached home to die with 
friends. 

After his safe return he was m. Dec. 8, 1762, to Prudence 
Stanton (No. 279), Stanton family, daughter of Thomas Stanton 
and wife, Thankful (Denison) Stanton. She had been previously 
m. to Juda Coleman March 4, 1747, and had two children, viz.: 
Mercy Coleman, b.July 18, 1748, and Robert Coleman, b. Oct. 26, 
1749. 

Capt. Russell purchased the John Denison house, now owned 
and occupied by Mrs. Eliza P. Noyes and son, Joseph Noyes. He 
built a lean-to on the east side of the house for an office, which 
v;as subsequently enlarged and was used as the town clerk and 
probate office by John D. Noyes during his service as tov/n clerk, 
and until the office was removed to Stonington borough. Giles 
Russell was nominated and appointed a tavern keeper or inn 
keeper there as early as 1763, which position he held by subse- 
quent yearly appointments at the old place until he entered the 
army of the American Revolution as lieutenant colonel in the 
third battalion, Wadsworth brigade, which was raised in June 
1776, to reinforce Washington at New York; served there and 
on Long Island ; suffered in the retreat from the city and engaged 
in batttle at White Plains. He re-entered the fourth regiment 
Connecticut line, Jan. i, 1777, went into camp at Peekskill in the 
spring and in September ordered to Washington's army in Penn- 
sylvania; engaged in battle of Germantown, was assigned later 
to Varnum's brigade and continued the brave defence of Fort 
Mifflin on the Delaware. At this time he is reported by Varnum 
as a "veteran of four campaigns in the French and Indian wars, 
in one of which he was wounded. Is now a sensible and excel- 
lent officer, but totally destitute of health, and had requested to be 
relieved, but was promoted to colonel of the Eighth regiment 
March 5, 1778, which was that winter at Valley Forge ,and the 
next June was at the batttle of Monmouth." Col. Russell d. at 
Danbury, Conn., Oct. 28, 1779, from efifects of service, and is 
buried in Stonington in the cemetery near the Road Church. 



RUSSELL FAMILY. 561 

CHILDREN OF GILES AND PRUDENCE RUSSELL: 

25 HANNAH, b. Jan. 20, 1764, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 358), son of Nathan 

and Elizabeth Billings Stanton, Dec. 15, 1782, and their only child, 
Hannah Russell Stanton (No. 392), m. Denison' Noyes March 22, 1815 
(No. 175), of the Noyes family. Few of the family can now be found 
in Stonington, but in Wayne county. New York and in Erie, Penn., 
are many of their descendants. 

26 REV. EBBNEZER, the first ordained pastor of the Congregational Church 

in North Stonington, Conn., Feb. 22, 1727, was not of the same line 
as Col. Giles Russell. He was b. May 4, 1703, graduated at Yale Col- 
lege in 1722. He m. Content (No. 15), daughter of Benjamin and Mary 
(Fanning) Hewitt, June 14, 1728, and d. May 22, 1731. He was the son 
of Rev. Samuel and wife, Abigail (Whiting) Russell, and grandson of 
the Rev. John and wife, Rebecca (Newbury) Russell, and great-grand- 
son of Mr. John Russell, who came to this country from England in 
1632. 



SEARLE FAMILY. 



I. JOHN SEARLE, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor of 
the Searle family, appears first, on this side of the Atlantic ocean 
in Boston, Mass. By his age at death, we learn that he was b. in 
1629. Who his parents were has not been ascertained. In 1668 
he came to Stonington with his family to reside. He was admit- 
ted a freeman of Connecticut for Stonington in 1673, and joined 
the First Congregational Church of Stonington, July 29, 1677. 
He bought and received from the town large tracts of land, 
which were all located in Stonington, became a useful citizen 
and d. Oct. 14, 171 1, aged 82 years, and was buried in the We- 
quetequock burial place. He m. in Boston Katherine Warner 
Nov. 26, 1661, by Gov. John Endicott; she d. July 17, 1707. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ELIZABETH, b. in Boston Oct., 1662, d. July 8, 1664. 

3 JOHN, b. in Boston Nov. 19, 1665, m. Mary Ruggles, Mary Feiler. 

4 EBBNEZER, b. in Boston March 6, 1666, m. Margaret Searle, probably of 

Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 14, 1697. They both joined the First Congrega- 
tional Church of Stonington July 8, 1705, and became prominent and 
useful members thereof. He represented Stonington in the General 
Assembly of Connecticut in 1715, 1720, 1725, and served several years 
as selectman of the town. He d. Jan., 1740, leaving no children. 
NOTE. — Ebenezer Searle (No. 4) left in his will £5 for the purpose of purchas- 
ing a Communion service for the First Congregational Church of Stonington, 
Conn., which is tised at the present time. 

John Searle (No. 3) went back to Massachusetts to live in 
early life, and took up his abode in Roxbury, where he m. Mary 
Ruggles June 6, 1682. No record appears of children. He m. 
2d, Mary Feiler Oct. 2, 1713, and came to Stonington soon after 
to reside, and d. here Oct. 2, 1717. Two days after his death a son 
was born to him Oct. 4, 1717, which was named Benoni Searle, 
signifying a child of grief. The mother, Mrs. Mary Searle, united 
with the First Congregational Church of Stonington Nov. 17, 
1723, at which time her son, Benoni Searle, was baptized. We 



SEARLE FAMILY. 563 

have no date of her death. She was Hving here in 1740, as ap- 
pears by her husband's brother, Ebenezer Searle's will. 

CHILD: 

5 BENONI, b. Oct. 4, 1717, m. Content Holdredge Nov. 29, 1738, by Rev. 

Ebenezer Rossiter. 

CHILDREN: 

6 EBENEZER, b. March 11, 1740. 

7 JAMES, b. Aug. 10, 1742. 

8 JOHN RUGGLBS, b. Aug. 17, 1744, m. Mary, daughter of Napley Brown, 

Jan. 24, 1772. No record of children. 

9 MARGARET, b. April 22, 1747, d. Jan. 13, 1750. 

10 MARY, b. May 10, 1749, d. young. 

11 :\IARY, b. April 10, 1750, m. David Fanning Feb. 3, 1772. 

12 CONTENT, b. July 30, 1762. 



ROBERT SEARLE FAMILY. 



Constant Searle, no known relative of the family of John 
Searle, Sr., came to Stonington from Little Compton, R. L, and 
descended from Robert Searle of Dorchester, Mass, as follows : 

I. Robert Searle and Deborah , were m. in 1660. He. 

d. Feb. 17, 1717; she d. March 2, 1714. 

CHILDREN: 

2 NATHANIEL, b. June 9, 1662. 

3 SALTER, b. June 26, 1664. 

4 EDNA, b. Feb. 24, 1669, d. young. 

5 ROBERT, b. July 2, 1671. 

6 EDNA, b. March 18, 1674. 

7 DEBORAH, b. April 4, 1677. 

8 JABEZ, b. March 16, 1679. 

Nathaniel Searle (No. 2) m. Sarah Rogers, 1694. 

NOTE. — Nathaniel Searle (No. 2), Robert Searle family, m. Sarah, daughter 
of John Rogers and Elizabeth Pebodie, granddaughter of John Rogers and Ann 
Churchman, and great-granddaughter of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower. 
Elizabeth Pebodie was the daughter of William Pebodie (No. 4), that family, 

and wife Elizabeth Alden, and granddaughter of John and wife, Isabel 

Pebodie. Elizabeth Alden was the daughter of John Alden of Mayflower fame, 
and the first white woman born in New England in 1622. 

CHILDREN: 

9 DEBORAH, b. Nov. 16, 1695. 

10 JOHN, b. March 12, 1698. 

11 SARAH, b. April 2, 1700. 

12 NATHANIEL, b. April 26, 1703, m. Elizabeth Kinnecutt in Dec, 1725, and 

settled in Little Compton, R. I. 

CHILDREN. 

13 JOHN, b. Aug. 24, 1726. 

14 CONSTANT, b. June 17, 1728. 

15 DANIEL, b. Sept. 5, 1730. 

16 BETSEY, b. June 3, 1732. 

17 SARAH, b. Jan. 28, 1733. 

18 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 25, 1735. 

19 JAMES, b. Oct. 5, 1739. 

20 RUTH, b. Sept. 12, 1740. 

21 COMFORT, b. Sept. 17, 1742. 

Constant Searle (No. 14), who came to Stonington from Little 
Compton, R. L, m. Hannah, daughter of Simeon Miner and wife, 
Hannah Wheeler, May 16, 1751 (No. 117), Miner family. 



ROBERT SEARLE FAMILY. 565 

CHILDREN: 

22 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 2, 1751, m. Philura Frink Oct. 17, 1773 (No. 50), 

Frink family. 

23 HANNAH, b. Jan. 25, 1754. m. Nathan Daton Miner. 

24 CONSTANT, b. March 17, 1756, d. young. 

25 ELIZABETH, b. March 4, 1757, m. Capt. Dethic Hewitt July 13, 1773 (No. 

84), Hewitt family. The above children all born in Stonington. 

26 CONSTANT, b. in Little Compton, R. I., in 1759. 

27 REV. ROGER, b. in Preston, Conn., Aug. 13, 1762. 

28 RUTH, b. in Preston, Conn., March 1, 1765, m. Nathan Crary of Groton, 

Conn. 
NOTE. — Ruth Searles (No. 28) m. Nathan Crary, son of Peter Crary, and wife, 
Christobel Gallup (No. 12), that family of Groton, in 1788. She was b. in Pres- 
ton, Conn., where her parents were living at the time, in the year 1755. Her 
father removed with his family in 1773 to Wyoming, Pa., where he and his 
son-in-law, Capt. Dethic Hewitt, were both killed in the battle and massacre 
of Wyoming, July 3, 1778. Ruth's brother swam the river to get away the next 
morning. Ruth and her sister, Sarah or Sally, as she was called, came away 
from Wyoming with some of the Gallup friends, and after reaching Groton, 
Ruth taught school for a while and was in the family of Nathan Crary before 
the death of his wife. At the time of his marriage to Ruth Searles he was over 
70 years old, and she was a little more than 20. They were married in 1788. 
Their son, Jesse Crary, b. April 1, 1789, m. Catharine Burrows, Nov. 29, 1812; 
their son, Capt. George B. Crary, m. Catharine Latham; their daughter, Geor- 
giana Crary, m. Charles Cottrell (No. 58), that family. 

29 SARAH, b. in Stonington, Sept. 30, 1768, m. Jared Collins of Groton. 

30 JAMES, b. in Stonington Aug. 4, 1769, m. Abigail Thurston in Providence, 

R. I., Aug. 25, 1793. 

Rev. Rogers Searle (No. 2f) of Preston, Conn., m. Catharine 
Scott. He d. June 19, 1813. Their son, Leonard Searle, b. Nov. 
7, 1808, in Pittston, Pa., m. Lydia Dimock Oct. 23, 1832. He d. 
Dec. 31, 1880. 

CHILDREN: 

31 DAVIS DIMOCK, b. March 25, 1836, unmarried. 

32 KATHARINE ELIZABETH, b. May 17, 1838, m. Gen. William H. Mc- 

Cartney of Wilkesbarre, Pa. 

33 JOSEPHINE, b. Nov. 4, 1840, m. Benjamin S. Bentley. 

34 KITTIE, b. Sept. 4, 1848, m. Leonard Searle, b. Nov. 6, 1850. 



SHEFFIELD FAMILY. 



I. JOSEPH SHEFFIELD was the first of this name in this 
country in 1640. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ICHABOD, probably also Edmund and Frederick. 

Ichabod Sheffield (No. 2), b. 1626 and d. Feb. 4, 1712, m. 
Mary, daughter of George Parker, at Portsmouth ; they were 
pubHshed in 1660. 

CHILDREN: 

3 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 22, 1661, d. in 1706. 

4 MARY, b. April 30, 1664. 

5 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 8, 1667, d. Nov. 12, 1729, m. 1st, Mary , and 

2d, Catharine Gould. Had five children. 

6 ICHABOD, b. March 6, 1670, d. in 1736, m. Elizabeth Manchester Dec. 27, 

1694. 

7 AMOS, b. Jan. 25, 1673, d. 1710; m. 1st, Annie Pearce March 5, 1696, and 

m. 2d, Sarah Davis, Dec. 22, 1708. 

Joseph Sheffield (No. 3) m. Feb. 12, 1685, Mary, daughter of 
Thomas and wife, Martha Sheriff, who d. in 1706. 

CHILDREN: 

8 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 2, 1685. 

9 MARY, b. Nov. 2, 1687. 

10 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 15, 1688, d. young. 

11 BENJAMIN, b. June 18, 169L 

12 EDMUND, b. April 5, 1694. 

13 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 30, 1696. 

14 ELIZABETH, b. June 1, 1698. 

Joseph Sheffield (No. 8) m. Mary Earl Jan. 27, 1708. 

CHILDREN: 

15 JOSEPH, b. April, 1711, at South Kingston, R. I. 

16 MARY, b. in 1712. 

17 NATHANIEL, b. in 1714. 

18 ELIZABETH, b. . 

19 GEORGE, b. July 12, 1718. 

20 MARTHA, b. Sept. 29, 1719. 

Nathaniel Sheffield (No. 17) m. Feb. 6, 1740, Rebecca Stanton 
<No. 231), who d. Sept. 25, 1775, aged 6i years. He d. July 7, 
1790. 

CHILDREN: 

21 THOMAS, b. Nov. 25, 1740. 

22 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 11, 1742, d. April 20, 1776. 

23 MARY, b. Jan. 9, 1745. . . .. 



SHEFFIELD FAMILY. 567 

Thomas Sheffield (No. 21) m. Wehha Pendleton, who was b. 
Feb. 14, 1744. 

CHILDREN: 

24 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 14, 1763, drowned June 3, 1789. 

25 AMOS, b. Feb. 12, 1766, drowned June 3, 17S9. 

26 SAMUEL, b. June 27, 1768, d. Jan. 22, 1841, m. Susanna Daniels. 

27 DORCAS, b. April 11, 1771. d. Feb. 16, 1856. 

28 JAMES, b. Aug. 27, 1773. 

29 THOMAS, b. Jan. 9, 1776. 

30 GEORGE, b. June 27, 1778, d. June 18, 1847. 

31 NANCY, b. Aug. 30, 1780, d. April, 1858. 

32 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 9, 1782, d. March 4, 1864. 

33 ABEL, b. April 27. 1786. 

34 CATHARINE, b. Sept. 14, 1788. 

George Sheffield (No. 30) m. Rhoda (No. 54), Burch family, 
daughter of Henry and wife Mary (Irish) Burch, Jan. 3, 1802. She 
was b. July 13, 1773, d. Feb. i, 1850. She was sister of Phebe 
Burch, who m. Stephen Babcock. 

CHILDREN: 

35 HENRY, b. Jan. 2, 1803, d. Oct. 18, 1858. 

36 FRANCIS, b. Dec. 20, 1805, d. July 11, 1807. 

37 FRANCIS, b. June 29, 1808, d. Nov. 13, 1881. 

38 Twins to Francis, b. June 29, 1808, d. in infancy. 

Francis Sheffield (No. 37) m. Betsey D. Noyes (No. 323), that 
family, Oct. 22, 1835. They had four children: Thomas; Han- 
nah m. George Tapley of Springfield, Mass. ; Maria, and William 
who d. in young manhood. 



SISSON FAMILY. 



I. RICHARD SISSON, b. 1608, was of Portsmouth, R. I., 
and Dartmouth, Mass., where he was a freeman May 17, 1653. 
He d. 1684. He m. Mary , who d. 1692. 

CHILDREN: 

2 GEORGE, b. 1644, d. Sept. 7, 1718. 

3 ELIZABETH, b. April 8, 1650, m. Caleb Allen April 8, 1670. 
,^ 4 James, b. and d. 1734, m. Elizabeth Hatha"^ay. 

5 JOHN, b. , d. 1687, m. Mary . 

6 ANNE, b. , d. 1713, m. Peleg Tripp. 

7 MARY, b. , d. 1674, m. Isaac Lawton. 

George Sisson (No. 2) m. Sarah Lawton, daughter of Thomas 
Lawton; she d. July 5, 1718. He went to Dartmouth with his 
father, but later returned to Portsmouth, where he was constable, 
deputy and justice of the peace. 

CHILDREN: 

8 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. IS, 1669, d. 1752, m. Jeremiah Clark. 

9 MARY, b. Oct. 18, 1670,-- d. 1718. 

10 ANN, b. Dec. 17, 1672, m. Philip Weeden. 

11 HOPE, b. Dec. 24, 1674, m. William Sanford. 

12 RICHARD, b. Sept. 10, 1676, d. 1752, m. Ann Card. 

13 RUTH, b. May 5, 1680, m. Richard Tew. 

14 GEORGE, b. March 23, 1683, m. 1st, Mercy ; m. 2d, Lydia Cole. 

15 ABIGAIL, b. March 23, 1685, d. Aug. 30, 1723, m. William Tew. 

16 THOMAS, b. Sept. 10, 1686, d. 1775. 

17 JOHN, b. June 26, 1688, d. 1784, m. Rebecca . 

18 JAMES, b. July 26, 1690, m. Deborah Cook. 

Thomas Sisson (No. i6) m. Jane , d. 1758. 

CHILDREN: 

19 GILES, b. . 

20 WILLIAM, b. . 

21 THOMAS, b. . 

22 PELEG, b. . 



23 REBECCA, b. . 

William Sisson (No. 20) m. 

CHILDREN: 

24 OLIVER, b. March 30, 1738. 

25 NATHAN, b. April 14, 1740. 

26 HANNAH, b. June 17, 1742. 

27 WILLIAM, b. July 12, 1744, d. Oct. 15, 1798. 

28 BENAJAH, b. Sept. 17, 1746. 

29 JAMES, b. Aug. 25, 1748. 

30 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 24, 1750. 

31 JONATHAN, b. May 2, 1753. 

32 HANNAH, b. June 17, 1755. 

33 THOMAS, b. April 4, 1758, d. Oct. 2, 1841. 



SISSON FAMILY. 569 

Oliver Sisson (No. 24) and Mary Park of Preston were m. June 
17, 1762. 

CHILDREN: 

34 JOSEPH, b. June 12, 1762. 

35 EUNICE, b. Dec. S, 1764. 

36 MARY, b. Sept. 5, 1767. 

37 REBECCA, b. July 3, 1771. 

William Sisson (No. 27) m. Mary or Marcy Noyes (No. 291), 
of that family of Stonington, Conn., April 10, 1766. 

CHILDREN: 

38 GILBERT, b. March 13, 1769, d. Sept. 11, 1840. 

39 MARCY, b. April 15, 177L 

40 LUCY, b. Jan. 28, 1773. 

41 ABIGAIL, b. July 11, 1775. 

42 HULDAH, b. Feb. 28, 1778. 

43 NANCY, b. July 9, 1780. 

44 WILLIAM, b. April 29, 1784. 

45 POLLY, b. May 20, 1787. 

46 HANNAH, b. Aug. 25, 1792. 

Gilbert Sisson (No. 38) m. Desire. Maine (No. 108), that family,. 
March 22, 1791. She was b. March 31, 1772, d. Nov. 17, 1842. 

CHILDREN: . 

47 POLLY, b. Nov. 17, 1791, d. Aug. 17, 1794. 

48 ESTHER, b. Dec. 8, 1793, d. Feb. 18, 1875, m. William Lewis. 

49 BETSEY, b. Sept. 19, 1796, d. April 11, 1869, m. Clark D. Thompson. 

50 NOYES, b. Sept. 21, 1798, d. Aug. 7, 1872, m. 1st, Eliza Browning and 2d, 

Rachel Avery. 

51 GILBERT, b. Sept. 1, 1800, d. July 27, 1876, m. Elizabeth Lewis. 

52 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 6, 1802, d. April 6, 1875, m. Abbie Browning. 

53 LUCY A., b. , d. Nov. 26, 1890, m. Henry Bliven. 

54 CHARLES G., b. April 15, 1807, d. Aug. 21, 1874, m. 1st, Martha Wheel- 

er (No. 269), that family; 2d, Nancy Mary Hewitt (No. 279), that fam- 
ily; 3d, Elizabeth Gasabrandt. 

55 EMILY, b. June 7, 1809, d. Feb. 19, 1855, m. Robert A. Bliven. 

56 BENJAMIN F., b. April 20. 1811, d. Sept. 8, 1885. 

57 CYRUS S., b. March 5, 1813, d. March 22, 1813. 

58 OLIVER A., b. May 1, 1816, d. 1885, m. 1st,. Mary M. Segar; 2d, Sarah M. 

Perry. 

Benjamin F. Sisson (No. 56) m. ist, Manita York (No. 170), of 
that family; she was b. Sept. 26, 1815, d. Aug. 23, 1866. 

CHILDREN: 

59 MARTHA, b. May 26, 1839, d. April 11, 1842. 

60 MARY E., b. March 20, 1845, m. James R. Welden. 

61 CHARLES F., b. July 24, 1846, m. Annie Cary. 

62 WILLIAM W., b. Oct. 15, 1849, m. Ida Bronson. 

63 JULIA A., b. Nov. 16, 1854, d. June 1, 1860. 

64 BENJAMIN F., b. Dec. 22, 1860, m. Harriet Frazier. 

Benjamin F. Sisson (No. 56) m. 2d, Margaret Hillard of North. 
Stonin'gton, Conn. 



JOHN SMITH FAMILY OF STONINOTON, CONN. 



I. DANIEL SMITH of Watertown, Mass. (probably son of 
John and wife, Isabel), m. Elizabeth Rogers of Watertown, Mass., 
(daughter of Roger and Grace Porter by her former husband, 
Thomas Rogers), for her will mentions grandson Daniel Smith. 
He d. July 14, 1660, which is the date of his will and he makes 
wife, Elizabeth, executrix, and names son Daniel and brother 
Abraham, who, with Rev. John Sherman, he makes overseers. 
The town records show Daniel was the only 

CHILD OF DANIEL AND ELIZABETH SMITH. 

2 DANIEL, 'b. Sept. 27, 1642, m. Mary, daughter of Christopher and wife, 

Sarah Grant of Watertown, Mass., Feb. 22, 1668. He d. Jan 

7, 1681, and in his will (see Appendix) made eight days before his 
death, he mentions wife and three sons, "My two eldest sons, Dan- 
iel and John, and my third son, Joseph." The will of Daniel 
Smith speaks of his three sons as being under age at the time ol 
the date of his will, and as his son John was born July 13, 1672, it 
corresponds with the age recorded on the gravestone of John Smith, 
buried in North Stonington, Conn., east of the farm owned by Mr. 
Nathan Stewart, proving conclusively that this Stonington John Smith 
is the son of Daniel Smith of Watertown, Mass. The gravestones of 
both John and wife, Susannah Smith, bear the following inscriptions: 
"Mr. John Smith departed this life May the 8th, A. D. 1739, in the 
67th year of his age." Also by the side of this grave is another 
stone of "Susannah Smith, who died Sept. 28th, 1746, in the 78th year 
of her age." Here are also found the stones of their son, Daniel 
Smith and wife Thankful, who died in the years 1740 and 1741. The 
original will of John Smith is found at New London. (See Appendix.) 
The maiden name of his wife Susannah is not known, but a Susan- 
nah Chesley and John Smith were m. in Massachusetts in 1694, which 
would be about the time of the m. of this John Smith to Susannah 
, as their first child was born May 8, 1695. 

CHILDREN OF DANIEL SMITH AND WIFE, MARY GRANT SMITH. 

3 DANIEL, b. March 15, 1669, m. Hannah Coolidge. 

4 GRACE, b. Jan. 13, 1671, m. Richard Oler in 1714. 

5 JOHN, b. July 13, 1672. 

6 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 15, 1674, m. John Pierce. 

7 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1675. 

8 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 3, 1678. 

9 JOSEPH, b. June 8, 1680. 
10 SUSANNAH, b. . 



JOHN SMITH FAMILY OP STONINGTON, CONN. 571 

John Smith (No. 5), m. Susannah before 1695. They 

came to Preston, Conn., about 1709, as a deed is on record (and 
herewith appended) conveying land from William Denison and 
wife, Mary of Stonington, Conn., to John Smith of Preston, May 
3, 1709, which land is bounded south and west by lands of Sam- 
uel Prentice. In 1715 the earmark of the cattle of John Smith of 
Stonington is on record, and in 171 8, more land is purchased of 
William Denison by John Smith of Stonington, Conn. At that 
time Stonington's north line extended to the south line of Pres- 
ton, Conn. 

CHILDREN OF JOHN SMITH AND WIFE, SUSANNAH SMITH. 

11 JERUSHA, b. May 8, 1695. 

12 MARGARET, b. July 29, 1698. 

13 DANIEL, b. Aug. 1, 1700. 

14 ESTHER, b. July 20, 1703. 

15 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 5, 1704. 

16 JOSIAH, b. May 27. 1707. 

17 SILAS, b. , and drowned at Upper Falls, Mass., in 1729. 

18 LUCY, b. . 

19 SUSANNAH, b. , m. Bbenezer Brewster Aug. 27, 1735; she d. April 

25, 1779, and lie d. Oct. 4, 1740. 

Daniel Smith (No. 13) m. Thankful (No. 29), of Billings fam- 
ily, daughter of Ebenezer and wife Ann (Comstock) Billings, 
-March 18, 1724-5. 

CHILDREN: 

20 MARY, b. Dec. 24, 1725. 

21 ANNA, b. Oct. 23, 1727, m. William Swan April 14, 1743. '' 

22 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 22, 1729. 

23 JOHN, b. April 3, 1733. 

24 THANKFUL, b. April 4, 1735. 

25 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 25, 1737. 

Daniel Smith (No. 13) d. Aug. 26, 1741, in his 41st year, and 
his wife Thankful d. July 20, 1740, in her 42d year. 

Ephraim Smith (No. 15) m. Hannah Witter (No. 16), that fam- 
ily of Preston, Nov. 23, 1726. 

CHILDREN: 

26 JERUSHA, b. April 20, 1728, m. John Starkweather March 24, 1746; she d. 

May 9, 1751, and he d. Dec. 19, 1761. 

27 GRACE, b. May 8, 1730. 

28 SETH, b. May 6, 1733. 

29 ZIPPORAH, b. July 10, 1735. 

30 SUSANNAH, b. Oct. 11, 1737. 

31 HANNAH, b. May 5, 1740. 

Mrs. Hannah Smith d. April 31, 1743, aged 38 years, and Jan. 
3, 1744, Mr. Ephraim Smith m. 2d, Mrs. Lucy Stevens, b. in 1717, 



572 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

the child of Henry Stevens and wife, EHzabeth, the daughter of 
Ephraim Fellows of Plainfield, who were m. March 2, 1708-9. 
Mrs. Lucy d. May, 1805, aged 95 years, her mother having lived 
to be 105. Ephraim Smith d. March 24, 1774. 

CHILDREN: 

32 ANNE, b. Oct. 20, 1744. 

33 LUCY, b. Aug. 4, 1746. 

34 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 20, 1748. 

35 ELIPHAL, b. April 7, 1752; she m. Nathan Morgan, d. 1791, he d. 1790. 

36 GILBERT, b. Jan. 7, 1756. 

37 SANFORD, b. Feb. 27, 1760, a physician in New York State. 

Josiah Smith (No. i6) m. Amie (No. 33b), the daughter of 
Gershom, or as given otherwise, Nicholas Cottrell, Nov. 4, 1729. 
She was baptized in the First Congregational Church July 31, 
1709. After her death, July 13, 1746, Josiah Smith m. 2d, Eliz- 
abeth, the daughter of Peter Robinson. He moved from Pres- 
ton to Windham, Conn. He d. 1781 or 1782. She d. 1798. 

CHILDREN: 

38 OLIVER, b. Feb. 8, 1730. 

39 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 20, 1731. 

40 BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 22, 1733. 

41 JONAH, b. Jan. 1735-6. 

42 AMY, b. Sept. 23, 173T. 

43 MARY, b. Nov. 19, 1739. 

44 LYDIA, b. Jan. 18. 1742. 

45 DANIEL or DAVID, b. Feb. 2, 1744. 

46 PHEBE, ta. Jan. 31, 1746. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE: 

47 JOSIAH, b. Dec. 13, 1747. 

48 EPHRAIM, b. May 28, 1749. 

49 ELIAS, b. June 17, 1750. 

50 COTTBRILL, b. June 22, 1751. 

51 ELIZABETH, b. March 28, 1753. 

52 SARAH, b. Feb. 9, 1755. 

53 MARTHA, b. Sept. 4, 1757. 

54 JAMES, b. July 1, 1759. 

Joseph Smith (No. 22) m. Zipporah, daughter of Thomas and 
Zipporah (Kinne) Branch, Nov. 20, 1751, and as this Joseph 
Smith is the immediate ancestor of the Smiths of Stonington at 
the present time I give a somewhat more particular account of 
the Branch family. 

The ancestor of the Branch family was ist, Peter Branch, b. in 
Holden, Kent county, England, and came to America in 1638. 
The son, John Branch, came with his father, and d. at Marsh- 



JOHN SMITH FAMILY OF STONINGTON. 573 

field, Mass., in 171 1. He m. Mary Speed, Dec. 6, 1652, and had 
son, Peter Branch, b. May 28, 1659, who d. at Preston, Conn., 
Dec. 27, 1 71 3. He m. Hannah Lincohi at Taunton, Mass., about 
1684, and d. in Preston, Jan. 16, 1731-2. Their son, Thomas 
Branch, b. Dec. 25, 1698, in Preston, and d. Nov. i, 1778, m. 
Zipporah Kinne, Nov. 9, 1726, at Preston. She was the daughter 
of Joseph and Keziah or Casiah (Peabody) Keeney or Kinne of 
Salem, Mass. She was b. March 27, 1708. The children of 
Thomas and wife, Zipporah Kinne Branch, were two daughters, 
Casiah and Zipporah. The latter was b. Feb. 25, 1730, and bapt. 
Feb. 28, 1731, admitted to the church in Preston May 4, 1755, 
and d. Oct. 19, 1783, aged 53 years. She m. Joseph Smith Nov. 
.20, 1 75 1, who d. Jan. 9, 1784, aged 54 years. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

55 DANIEL, b. Oct. 7, 1753, bapt. May 10, 1755. 

56 JOSEPH, b. July 6, 1755, bapt. May 30, 1756. 

57 WALTER, b. N&v. 28, 1757, bapt. Aug. 17, 1758. 

58 LEMUEL, b. May 4, 1760, bapt. Aug. 17, 1760. 

59 AMEY or AMIE, b. Jan. 27, 1762, bapt. Sept. 27, 1762, m. Palmer. 

60 SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 17, 1764, bapt. June 16, 1765, d. unmarried. 

61 THOMAS, b. Nov. 18, 1767, bapt. July 3, 1768. 

62 ZIPPORAH, b. Dec. 12, 1771, bapt. Sept. 19, 1772, m. Crary. 

63 POLLY or MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1774, bapt. Oct. 27, 1776; m. Capt. John 

Downer of Canaan, N. Y., and d. Feb. 8, 1798. 

John Smith (No. 23) m. Hannah Tyler of Preston, Conn., Oct. 
28, 1756. 

CHILDREN: 

64 RICHARD, b. May 1, 1759. 

Seth Smith (No. 28) m. Sarah Tyler of Preston April 17, 1755. 
He d. March 16, 1804, and Sarah, his wife, d. March 26, 1827, 
aged 89 years. 

CHILDREN: 

65 MOSES, b. Jan. 9, 1756, and d. Jan. 17, 1777, of smallpox. 

66 PARKER, b. Nov. 2, 1758. 

67 SABRA, b. March 18, 1762. 

68 CHESTER, b. June 24, 1764. 

69 SHUBAL, b. March 17, 1769. 

Gilbert Smith (No. 36) m. Delilah Bundy, daughter of Peter 
and wife, Priscilla Prentice, daughter of Joseph Prentice of Pres- 
ton, who were m. July 4, 1746. 



574 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

70 CAPT. ELISHA S., b. in New York State Oct. 19, 1785, and m. Elizabeth- 

Birdsall, who was born Jan. 13, 1784. 

CHILDREN: 

71 GILBERT. 

72 ANTENETA. 

73 EJESTA. 

74 DELIA. 

75 MARY. 

76 URSULA. 

77 SQUIER. 

78 ME'LANIA. 

79 MELVINA. 

80 ARCHALEUS. 

Sanford Smith (No. 37) m. Priscilla Whippo ; he was a physi- 
cian in Cambridge, N. Y. 

CHILDREN: 

81 DR. JAMES W., b. , d. in Rochester, N. Y. 

82 LAWRENCE, b. , lived in New York State. 

83 CHARLOTTE. 

84 MARIA. 

85 LUCY. 

86 KBZIA D. 

87 HARRIET B. 

88 CATHARINE. 

89 PRISCILLA. 

OHver Smith (No. 38) m. Zeruiah Bingham before 1767 in 
Vermont. 

CHILDREN: 

90 OLIVER, b. Dec. 25, 1767, m. Patience Bibbin and had eight children. 

91 ELIAS, b. . 

92 JEDEDIAH. 

93 ZERUIAH. 

94 PHEBE. 

95 ANNA. 

96 LUCINDA. 

97 FIDELIA. 

Daniel Smith (No. 55) m. Ruth Pebodie April 19, 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

98 RUTH, b. Feb. 13, 1782. 

99 DANIEL, b. Dec. 24, 1784. 

Lemuel Smith (No. 58) m. Elizabeth Coates (No. 20), Coates 
family, Aug. 13, 1780. Mrs. Smith d. March 3, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

100 LEMUEL, b. June 27, 1781. 

101 BETTY or ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 28, 1783. 

102 REBEKER, b. May 6, 1786. 

103 JOHN, b. Nov. 9, 1789. 

104 BRASTUS, b. Aug. 1, 1792. 



JOHN SMITH FAMILY OF STONINGTON. 575 

Col. Joseph Smith (No. 56) m. Hannah (No. 109), daughter of 
Charles and Hannah (Stanton) Hewitt, Jan. 26, 1783. 

CHILDREN: 

105 JOSEPH, b. April 30, 17S4, m. Nancy Eells. 

106 HENRY, b. May 25, 17SS, m. Abby D. Palmer, Dec. 8, 1824 (No. 417),, 

that family. 

107 CHARLES H., b. May 8, 1790, m. Emma A. (No. 62), Robert Stanton fam- 

ily, daughter of Benjamin F. and Maria (Davis) Stanton, Jan. IS, 1832;. 
she d. March 17, 1833, and he m. Maria (No. 322), daughter of Ellas 
and wife, Nancy (Davis) Stanton, Feb. 28, 1837. 

108 NATHAN, b. April 5, 1792, m. Charlotte D. (No. 44), daughter of Rev. 

Benjamin and wife, Dorcas Denison Eells, Dec. 24, 1818. 
108a NANCY, b. March 19, 1794, m. Alexander G. Smith, a descendant of Rev. 
Nehemiah Smith, Sept. 4, 1819, d. Aug. 5, 1820. 

109 GILES CRARY, b. Dec. 2, 1797, m. Hannah S. (No. 427), daughter of 

Richard and wife, Mary (Hewitt) Wheeler, Jan. 21, 1836. 

110 POLLY or MARY, b. Feb. 14, 1800, m. John D. Palmer Nov. 29. 1829 

(No. 419). 

Chester Smith (No. 68) m. Sally or Sarah (Brewster) of Pres- 
ton, Conn., Dec. 7, 1788, and their daughter (No. 69), Amy, m., 
Dec. 23, 1810, Samuel Prentice, and their son, Chester S. Pren- 
tice, b. Aug. 15, 1816, m. Lucy Crary, Dec. 13, 1843. She d. Jan. 

17, 1900, and he d. . Their son, Samuel O. Prentice, is 

judge of the Superior Court at Hartford, Conn. 

Joseph Smith (No. 105) m. Nancy (No. 39), daughter of Joseph 
and wife, Anna (Stanton) Eells, Feb. 19, 1806. 

CHILDREN: 

111 BETSEY E., b. Oct. 24, 1806, d. Nov. 26, 1806. 

112 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 27, 1808, m. Abby L. Chesebrough (No. 388), that family. 

113 ANNE ELIZA, b. Nov. 22, 1809, m. John F. Trumbull (No. 32), that fam- 

ily, for his second wife. 

114 MARIA S., b. Nov. 24, 1811, m. 1st, Dudley Woodbridge (No. 31), and 

2d, Blisha Faxon. 

115 CHARLES H., b. July 19, 1813, m. Ann Sheffield, daughter of John and, 

wife Elizabeth (Rogers) French, Oct. 3, 1844. 

116 CHARLOTTE R., b. Oct. 31, 1816, m. Oliver York (No. 195). 

117 SUSAN M., b. Sept. 13, 1818, m. Benjamin F. Palmer as his second wif& 

(No. 349). 

118 NATHAN G., b. Sept. 28, 1820, m. Lucy A. Pendleton (No. 123). 

119 SAMUEL R., b. July 20, 1823. 

120 BENJAMIN E., b. March 1, 1826, m. Catharine Roberts May 24, 1849. 

121 EDWARD, b. Sept. 1, 1828, m. a Mrs. Boyden. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 



I. THOMAS STANTON, who became distinguished among 
■the first planters of Stonington, Conn., was in early manhood in 
England designed and educated for a cadet, but, not liking the 
profession of arms, and taking a deep interest in the religious 
principles of the migrating Puritans, he left his native land, em- 
'barking on board of the good ship "Bonaventure," in 1635, and 
landed in Virginia, but left there almost immediately for Bos- 
ton, mingling with the natives on the way, and rapidly acquired 
a knowledge of their language and customs. On arrival in Bos- 
ton he was recognized by Winthrop and his associates as a valu- 
able man, worthy of the most unlimited confidence, for the very 
next year he was selected by the Boston authorities to accom- 
pany Mr. Fenwick and Hugh Peters, as interpreter on a mission 
to Saybrook, Conn., to hold a conference with the Pequot In- 
dians relative to the murder of Capt. Stone and Newton. After 
the close of the conference Mr. Stanton went up to Hartford, 
and there fixed his permanent abode in 1637. Mr. Stanton's ac- 
curate knowledge of the language and character of the Indians 
soon gave him prominence in the new settlements of Connecti- 
cut, for the very first year that he came to Hartford, the General 
Court gave him ten pounds for the service he had already done 
for the country, and declared that he should be a public officer, 
to attend the court upon all occasions, either general or particu- 
lar, at the meetings of the magistrates, to interpret between them 
and the Indians, at a salary of ten pounds per annum. Mr. Stan- 
ton did not always agree with the policy of Capt. Mason and the 
court relative to the treatment of the Indians, and drew upon 
himself their displeasure ; but being a man accustomed to speak 
his own mind and act upon his own convictions, maintained his 
position, though they discontinued his salary for two years, al- 
leging long absence as the cause, and appointed Mr. Gilbert to 
take his place, but in 1648 they restored him to the place with its 
-compensation. He became the intimate and especial friend of 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 577 

Gov. Winthrop of Connecticut, acting as his interpreter in all of 
his intercourse with the Indians. It was while thus employed, in 
an interview with Ninigret in the Narragansett country that Mr. 
Stanton became acquainted with the Pawcatuck Valley, and se- 
lected it for his future residence. He was the first white man 
who joined Mr. William Chesebrough in his new settlement. He 
petitioned the General Court of Connecticut for liberty to erect 
a trading house there, which w^as granted in February, 1650. In 
the spring following he came to Pawcatuck and erected his trad- 
ing house on the west bank of Pawcatuck river, in Stonington, in 
165 1, near a place ever since known as Pawcatuck Rock, for the 
reason that the deep water channel in the river touched the east 
side of said rock, where vessels trading with him could easily re- 
ceive and discharge their cargoes without any expense for the 
erection of a wdiarf. Mr. Stanton did not remove his family to 
Pawcatuck in Stonington until 1657, where he had previously 
erected a dwelling house. The precise site of this house cannot 
now be ascertained, but no doubt it was conveniently near his 
trading house on Pawcatuck River. The object of building the 
trading house was to open trade with the coasting vessels which 
were cruising along our New England shores, gathering furs 
from the Indians and purchasing the surplus products of the 
planters, and selling the same either in Boston or in the West In- 
dies. After the articles of confederation between the New Eng- 
land colonies had been established in 1643, among all of the dis- 
tinguished interpreters of New England, Mr. Stanton was se- 
lected as interpreter general, to be consulted and relied upon in 
all emergencies. In this capacity and in their behalf he acted as 
interpreter, especially between the ministers employed by the 
Commissioners of the United Colonies, acting as agents of the 
London Missionary Society, and the Indians, to whom they 
preached. He also aided the Rev. Abraham Pierson in the trans- 
lation of his catechism into the Indian tongue, certifying to the 
same in his official capacity. After Mr. Stanton became an in- 
habitant of Pawcatuck in Stonington he took an active part in 
town affairs, he became prominent, and was elected to almost 
every position of public trust in the new settlement. In 1658, 
when Pawcatuck was included in the town of Southertown, under 
the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, he was appointed selectman 
and magistrate. After Pawcatuck was set off to the Connecti- 



578 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

cut Colony by the charter of 1662, Mr. Stanton was appointed 
magistrate and commissioner, and re-appointed every year up 
to the time of his death. He was elected deputy or representative 
to the General Court of Connecticut in 1666 and re-elected every 
year up to 1675. 

When courts were first established in New London County in 
1666, Major Mason, Thomas Stanton, and Lieut. Pratt of Say- 
brook, were appointed judges. Thus it appears that Mr. Stanton 
took a prominent part in town, county and State affairs from 
1636, when he acted as mterpreter at Saybrook, until near the 
close of his life. His name is connected with the leading meas- 
ures of the colony, and with almost every Indian transaction on 
record. In 1670, Uncas, the Mohegan sachem, went from Mohe- 
gan to Pawcatuck for Mr. Stanton to write his will, taking with 
him a train of his noblest warriors to witness the same, giving to 
the occasion all the pomp and pageantry of savage royalty. He 
d. Dec. 2, 1677, aged 68 years. His will was probated in June, 
1678. His widow survived him about eleven years, making her 
home with her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Noyes, at Anguilla in 
Stonington, Conn. He m. Anna, daughter of Thomas and Doro- 
thy Lord, in 1637. 

CHILDREN: 

2 THOMAS, JR., b. in 1638, m. Sarah Denison in 1658. 

3 JOHN, b. in 1641, m. Hannah Thompson. 

4 MARY, b. in 1643, m. Samuel Rogers, Nov. 17, 1662. 

5 HANNAH, b. in 1644, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 9), that family. 

6 JOSEPH, b. in 1646, d. in 1714; m. Hannah Mead; 2d, Hannah Lord. 

7 DANIEL, b. in 1648, lived in Barbadoes, d. in 1687. 

8 DOROTHY, b. in 1651, m. Rev. James Noyes (No. 6), that family. 

9 ROBERT, b. in 1653, m. Joanna Gardiner, Nov. 12, 1677. 

10 SARAH, b. in 1655, m. 1st, Thomas Prentice (No. 3); 2d, William Deni- 

son (No. 43), that family. 

11 SAMUEL, b. in 1657, m. Borodell Denison June 16, 1680. 

Thomas Stanton (No. 2) m. Sarah Denison in 1658 (No. 37), 
Denison family, both of Stonington, Conn. She d. Dec. 19, 1701 ; 
he d. April 11, 1718. 

CHILDREN: 

12 MARY, b. in 1660, m. Ro'bert Lay, Jr., Jan. 22, 1679. 

13 THOMAS, b. in 1665, d. May 20, 1683, aged 18. 

14 SARAH, bapt. Dec. 14, 1674, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Jr. (No. 23), that 

family. 

15 ANNA, bapt. June 30, 1675, m. Thomas Stanton (No. 112), that family. 

16 WILLIAM, b. May 6, 1677, m. Anna Stanton. 

17 DOROTHY, b. April 24, 1682, m. Nicholas Lynde; m. 2d, John Trevice. 

18 SAMUEL, b. May 21, 1682, twice married. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 579 

William Stanton (No. i6) m. Anna Stanton (No. 268), Stanton 
family, May 7, 1701. They lived in Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

19 ANNA, b. Sept. 5, 1702. 

20 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 26, 1705, m. Lucy Briggs, Sept. 10, 1745. 

21 SARAH, b. Nov. 11, 1708. 

22 PRUDENCE, b. April 8, 1711. 

23 THOMAS, b. July 11, 1713, m. Elizabeth Bell. 

24 ROBERT, b. July 14, 1715, d. young. 

25 JOANNA, b. April 24, 1717. 
25a BRIDGET, b. Feb. 19, 1719. 

26 JOSHUA, b. June 26, 1721, m. Hannah Randall. 

27 LUCY, b. May 10, 1724. 

Dorothy Stanton (No. 17) m. Nicholas Lynde of Charlestown, 
Mass., May 9, 1696. 

CHILDREN: 

28 SARAH LYNDE, b. Feb. 26, 1699. 

29 JOSEPH LYNDE, b. Jan. 7, 1703, m. Mary Lemmon. 

Mr. Nicholas Lynde d. at Jamaica, West Indies, in Oct., 1703. His widow 
Mrs. Dorothy Lynde, m. for her second husband Mr. John Trerice, 
Jan. 22, 1708. 

Samuel Stanton (No. 18) m. Mabel Treat, daughter of James 
and Rebecca (Latimer) Treat of Wethersfield, Conn., May 24, 
1716. They lived in Hartford, Conn., and the wife died child- 
less. His second wife was Rebecca Worden of Stonington, to 
whom he was m. Jan. 25, 1729. They lived in Stonington. ,He 
d. 175 1, and in 1754 she m. 2d, Daniel Collins (No. i), that fam- 
ily, and was living in 1770. 

CHILDREN: 

30 SARAH, b. July 9, 1730, m. Benjamin Stevens Feb. 11, 1759. 

31 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 7, 1732, d. young man, Jan. 19, 1770. 

32 MARY, b. Sept. 18, 1737. 

33 JOHN, b. May 13, 1736, m. Susanna Champlin. 

34 AMOS, b. Feb. 26, 1739, d. young. 

Thomas Stanton (No. 23) m. Elizabeth, daughter of William 
and Anna (Quimby) Bell, May 5, 1746. She was bapt. March 31, 
1738, and d. Feb. 10, 1818. He d. Jan. 24, 1784. 

CHILDREN: 

35 THOMAS, b. Nov. 22, 1747. 

36 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 11, 1750, m. Sarah Breed. 

37 ELI, b. June 4, 1754. m. Susan Dodge. 

38 LUCY, b. July 15, 1757. 

39 ANNA, b. May 8, 1760, m. 1st, Joseph Eells (No. 30), that family; 2d, 

Dea. Sands Cole. 

40 JESSE, b. June 17, 1764. 

41 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 27, 1767, m. Lodowick Niles, 1797. 

42 RHODA, b. Aug. 5, 1770, m. Staunton Frink July 14, 1798. 

43 NATHAN, b. June 20, 1773, m. Prudence Stanton (No. 424), Jan. 16, 1797. 



580 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Bridget Stanton (No. 25a). No record of marriage. 

SON: 

44 AZARIAH STANTON, bapt. Jan. 29, 17SS, m. Susanna Cobb (No. 27), 

that family, in 1760. He d. aged 30 years; she m. 2d, Jeremiah Ten- 
ney May 29, 1774. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

45 AZARIAH, b. Jan. 28, 1761, m. Abigail Chesebrough (No. 189), that family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

46 JEREMIAH TENNEY, JR., b. Oct. 29, 1775. 

47 BBENEZBR TENNEY, b. March 31, 1780. 

Joshua Stanton (No. 26), m. Hannah Randall, 1746, both of 
Stonington, Conn. (No. 41), Randall family; m. for his 2d wife, 
Mary Davis, 1753. He d. Oct. 25, 1819. 

CHILDREN: 

48 JOSHUA, JR., b. 1747, m. Susanna Breed. 

49 WILLIAM, b. 1749, m. a Loomis. 

50 REV. ROBERT, b. 1751, m. Elizabeth Palmer. 

52 JOHN, b. 1753, m. 1st, Elizabeth Pish; 2d, Martha Maine. 

53 HENRY, b. 1756, m. Martha Davis. 

54 LUCRETIA, b. 1759, m. Elisha Billings Oct. 4, 1778. 

55 HANNAH, b. 1761, m. Loomis. 

56 ANN, b. 1764, m. Gillett. 

57 DENSEY, b. 1768, m. Rev. Elkanah Babcock. 

58 LODOWICK, b. Dec. 12, 1775, m. Nabby Read Dec. 6, 1801. 

John Stanton of Stonington (No. 33) m. Susannah Champlin, 
daughter of Stephen and Mary (Hazard) Champlin June 9, 1763. 
They lived in Stonington, where he d. 1819. He was a soldier of 
the French and Revolutionary war. 

CHILDREN: 

59 REBECCA, b. Feb. 14, 1764, m. David Wilcox (No. 98), that family. 

60 JOHN, b. March 21, 1766, m. Lucy Peckham. 

61 SUSANNA, b. May 25, 1768, m. William Hiscox. 

62 AMOS (twin), b. May 25, 1768, m. Amelia Babcock. 

63 BRIDGET, b. July 27, 1770, m. Jared Wilcox (No. 100), that family. 

64 SAMUEL, b. April 10, 1778, m. Martha Wilcox (No. 102), that family. ■ 

William Stanton (No. 36) m. Sarah Breed Nov. 12, 1775. 

CHILDREN: 

65 SARAH or SALLY, b. in 1776, m. John Davis in 1804 (No. 21), that family. 

66 MARY B., b. in 1786, m. Capt. William Dodge. 

67 THOMAS B., b. in 1792, m. Experience Barber. He was killed in Ston- 

ington Feb. 23, 1815, aged 23. 

CHILD: 

68 SARAH, b. Dec, 1814, m. Rev. Thomas Barber of Westerly, R. I. 

Joshua Stanton (No. 48) m. Susanna Breed (No. 42), that fam- 
ily, both of Stonington. He used to preach some, but was never 
ordained. He was a Baptist and d. in 1834. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 581 

CHILDREN: 

69 SUSANNA, b. Oct. 6, 1775, m. Timothy Lull. 

70 ANNA N., b. Aug. 13, 1778, m. Nathaniel Pease. 

71 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 6, 1782, m. Roxana Day in 1812. 

72 HANNAH, b. May 21, 1785, m. Green. 

73 JOHN, b. June 14, 1789, d. unmarried. 

74 JAMES, b. Nov. 23, 1794, m. Lucia Stebbins in 1829. 

Rev. Robert Stanton, Baptist minister (No. 50) m. Elizabeth 
Palmer April 10, 1775, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. May 
I, 181 1 ; she d. Aug. 19, 1821. 

CHILDREN: 

75 BETSEY, b. Feb. 16, 1776, m. Calvin Bugbee. 

76 PATTY, b. July 22, 1778, m. Uriah Underwood. 

77 OLIVER, b. Oct. 16, 1780, m. Cynthia Underwood; 2d, Rhoda Underwood. 

78 ROBERT, b. Oct. 22, 1782, m. Marsena Upham. 

79 RANDALL, b. May 24, 1785, m. Clarissa Splcer. 

SO PALMER, b. July 22, 1787, m. Eunice Spicer, 2d wife. 

81 KBTURAH, b. Jan. 26, 1790, m. Josiah Willis. [ 

82 MARY, b. 1793, m. William Glading. 

83 NANCY, b. 1796, m. Minor Smith. 

84 ROSWELL, b. 1797, unmarried. 

85 JOHN MORSE, b. March 29, 1799, m. Elvira Martin, in 1827. 

86 ADAMS, b. Feb. 6, 1801, m. Elmira Perrin in 1827. 

Dea. John Stanton (No. 52) m. Elizabeth Fish ; she d. April 
I, 1833. He m. for 2d wife, Mrs. Martha Maine Dec. 16, 1799. 
He d. in North Stonington in 185 1. He was a Revolutionary 
soldier. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

87 WILLIAM, b. and d. young man. 

88 HANNAH, b. , m. Lodowiek B. Stanton (No. 92). 

89 LYDIA G., b. Dec. 21, 1799, m. Eldridge Spicer May 31, 1821. 

90 JOANNA, b. , m. Ebenezer Fish. 

Amos Stanton (No. 62) m. Amelia Babcock, b. Mar. 5, 1779, 
daughter of Elkanah and Esther Babcock. She d. Jan, 7, 1844; 
he d. June 8, 1841. 

CHILDREN: 

91 AMELIA, b. Nov. 2, 1792, m. Samuel Hiscox, her cousin. 

92 LODOWICK B., b. Jan. 28, 1795, m. Hannah Stanton (No. 88). 

93 SUSAN, b. Aug. 17, 1798, m. Russell Bentley of North Stonington (No. 33), 

that family. 

94 SOPHRONIA, b. June, 1801, m. Saxton Maine of Stonington. 

96 AMOS, b. July 22, 1804, m. Triphena Brown. 

97 AVERY, b. Sept. 21, 1806, d. unmarried. 

98 CAROLINE, b. Oct. 19, 1808, m. Samuel H. Babcock. 

99 HOSEA, b. Dec. 5, 1815, m. Mary E. Thompson. 

John Stanton, Jr. (No, 60) m. Lucy Peckham of Ledyard, 
Conn. He d. Nov. 16, 1838; she d. Oct. 19, 1862. 

CHILDREN: 

100 LUCY ANN, b. July 30, 1804, m. Jonathan Gray Stanton (No. 406). 

101 CELIA, b. , d. 1806. 

102 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 15, 1807, m. Nancy Lord Wheeler (No. 214), that family. 

103 JOHN, b. Oct. 5, 1809, m. Lydia Waterman; 2d, Jane E. Barber. 



582 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

104 HENRY FRANKLIN, b. 1802, m. Ann James. 

105 REBECCA W., b. Aug. 24, 1815, m. John Brewer. 

106 ALFRED B., b. May 26, 1817, m. Marjory Lewis. 

107 CHARLES C, b. Dec. 30, 1823, drowned Nov. 16, 1857, in Pawcatuck river. 

108 MARTHA W., b. Nov. 27, 1825, m. James D. Smith of New London. 

109 DAVID W., b. July 21, 1828, d. unmarried. 

Capt. John Stanton (No. 3) m. Hannah Thompson in 1664,/j ,^ 
sister of -ReAi^-Wiiliam Thompson, ,Jr., of -B^'fiitttree, -Mass. In < 
1654 he and John Minor, son of Thomas, were selected by the 
Court of Commissioners to be educated for teachers of the gospel 
to the Indians. Both young men, however, ultimately left their 
studies and devoted themselves to other pursuits. He command- 
ed one of the companies that was raised to participate in King 
Philip's war, and was present at the Narragansett swamp fight, 
Dec. 19, 1675. Subsequently, he and Capt. George Denison, 
with their companies, successfully pursued and overpowered the 
remnants of King Philip's tribe, and brought the war to a close. 
His homestead farm in Stonington, which descended to him from 
his father, was on the east bank of the Mystic River, adjoining 
lands of John Gallup on the north and George Denison on the 
south and east. It has never passed out of the possession of the 
family. His wife d. Oct. 3rd, 1813. 

CHILDREN: 
no JOHN, b. May 22, 1665, m. Mary . 



111 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 22, 1668, m. Margaret Chesebrough. 

112 THOMAS, b. April, 1670, m. his cousin, Anna Stanton (No. 15). 

113 ANN, b. Oct. 1, 1673, d. March 23, 1680. 

114 THEOPHILUS, b. June 16, 1676, m. Elizabeth Rogers June 5, 1696. 

115 DOROTHY, b. , 1680, d. April 28, 1699. 

John Stanton (No. no) m. Mary . He lived in Pres- 
ton on lands given him by his father. 

CHILDREN: 

116 JOHN, b. Nov. 13, 1706, m. Desire Denison (No. Ill), that family. 

117 DANIEL, b. June 8, 1708, m. Dinah Starke. 

118 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 11, 1710, m. Abigail Freeman. 

119 LYDIA, b. July 15, 1712, m. Daniel Leonard. 

120 ROBERT, b. Feb. 20, 1714, m. Mary Lester. 

121 HULDA, b. June 3, 1716. 

122 JABBZ, b. Dec. 19, 1718, m. Sarah Morse. 

123 DAVID, b. Oct. 22, 1720, m. Sarah Kimball. 

124 MARY, b. Sept. 11, 1722. 

125 SARAH, b. Jan. 20, 1724. 

126 SAMUEL, b. June 20, 1726, m. Mary Palmer. 

Joseph Stanton of Stonington (No. in) m. Margaret Chese- 
brough (No. 27), that family, July 18, 1696. They lived on the 
Stanton homestead farm, which he inherited from his father. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 583 

CHILDREN: 
127 HANNAH, b. Dec. 15, 1698, m. William Morgan, Jr. 
12S MARGARET, b. Oct. 7, 1701, m. Jonathan Copp (No. 17), that family. 

129 ZERVIAH, b. Sept. 24, 1704, m. Nehemiah Mason (No. 28), that family. 

130 SARAH, b. Sept. 24, 1706, m. William Halsey. 

131 ANNA, b. Feb. 22, 1708, m. John Avery (No. 71), Avery family. 

132 DOROTHY, b. and d. July, 1710. 

133 JOSEPH, b. May 1, 1712, m. Anna Wheeler, 

134 JOHN, b. Sept. 29, 1714, m. Prudence Chesebrough. 

135 NATHANIEL, b. July 29, 1716, m. Mary Coit, 1738. 

Hannah Stanton (No. 127) m. William Morgan of Groton Sept. 
21, 1721. He d. May 14, 1778; his wife d. June 26, 1747. 

CHILDREN: 

136 MARGARET MORGAN, b. Sept., 1723, d. Sept., 1745. 

137 HANNAH MORGAN, b. July 18, 1725, d. young. 

138 ABIGAIL MORGAN, b. Aug. 5, 1727, d. in 1746. 

139 ANN MORGAN, b. June 26, 1736, d. young. 

Sarah Stanton (No. 130) m. William Halsey June 19, 1738. 
They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

140 WILLIAM HALSEY, b. Sept. 20, 1739. 

141 SARAH HALSEY, bapt. June 20, 1742. 

142 JEREMIAH HALSEY, bapt. June 10, 1744, a lawyer, lived in Preston. 

Lieut. Joseph Stanton (No. 133) m. Anna Wheeler (No. 38), 
that family, Nov. 6, 1735, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
March 14, 1773. 

CHILDREN: 

143 HANNAH, b. Aug. 8, 1736, m. Charles Hewitt Oct. 28, 1756 (No. 54), 

Hewitt family. 

144 JOSEPH, b. May 31. 1739, m. Hannah Chesebrough. 

145 MARGARET, b. Nov. 3, 1741, m. Isaac Frink (No. 53), that family. 

146 ISAAC W., b. Jan. 14, 1743, m. Ruth Ayer, Sept. 19, 1765. 

147 WILLIAM, b. March 5, 1745, m. Hannah Williams. 

148 ANNA, b. Feb. 23, 1747, m. James Allyn, Jr., of Groton, Dec. 14, 1768. 

149 NATHAN, b. Dec. 15, 1749, m. Anna Stanton. 

150 EUNICE, b. Nov. 12, 1751, m. James Denison Sept. 29, 1773 (No. 297), 

Denison family. 

151 MARTHA, b. Nov. 19, 1753, m. John Holmes, Jr., Dec. 22, 1774 (No. 41), 

Holmes family. 

152 MARY, b. Aug. 28, 1756, m. David Geer, May 17, 1781. 

153 DOROTHY, b. Jan. 21, 1760, m. Noyes Palmer May 22, 1785 (No. 226), 

Palmer family. 

John Stanton of Stonington (No. 134) m. Prudence Chese- 
brough of Stonington, Feb. 27, 1737 (No. 74) Chesebrough fam- 
ily. They lived in Groton. 

CHILDREN: 

154 SARA*H, b. July 31, 1739. 

155 ZERVIAH, b. Sept. 17, 1742. 

156 JOHN, b. May 17, 1745, m. Betsey Maples. 

157 SAMUEL, b. Not. 11, 1747. 

158 AMOS, b. Not. 29, 1750; killed in Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. 



584 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

159 ROBERT, b. 1752, d. unmarried. 

160 PRUDENCE, b. Nov. 7, 1754. 

161 JAMBS, b. Dec. 28, 1756. 

162 CASINDA, b. 1762, m. Robert Gear, son of Amos and Mary (Wright) Geer, 

Joseph Stanton (No. 144), b. in Stonington May 31, 1739, m, 
Hannah Chesebrough April 22, 1767 (No. 164), Chesebrough 
family. They lived in Groton. He d. in 1832; she d. in 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

163 JOHN, b. July 25, 1767, m. Polly Palmer. 

164 JOSEPH, b. May 11, 1769, m. Polly Dennis. 
164a ANNA, b. Aug. 13, 1771, d. April 3, 1779. 

165 AMOS, b. June 10, 1773, m. Sabra Palmer Dec. 13, 1795. 

166 DESIRE, b. June 10, 1775, m. Henry Gallup. 

167 JOSHUA, b. April 1, 1777, d. March 28, 1779. 

168 ANNA, b. May 2, 1779, d. unmarried. 

169 JOSHUA C, b. June 1, 1781, m. Harriet Hewitt (No. 201), that family. 

170 HANNAH, b. May 22, 1783, m. Samuel H. Palmer. 

171 MARY, b. July 4, 1785, d. unmarried. 

172 ROBERT, b. May 6, 1787, m. Hannah Hewitt Fet). 27, 1812 (No. 196), that 

family. 

Capt. William Stanton (No. 147) m. Hannah Williams Nov. 10, 
1773. She d. and he m. for his second wife, Hannah Foster. He 
d. at North Stonington July 12, 1828. 

CHILDREN: 

173 THANKFUL, b. July 22, 1774, m. Elias Williams Nov. 24, 1794 (No. 279), 

Williams family. 

Isaac Wheeler Stanton, b. in Stonington Jan. 14, 1743 (No. 
146), m. Ruth Ayer, daughter of John and Abby (Cook) Ayer, 
Sept. 19, 1765. He lived in Preston until eight of his children 
were born, and then removed to Vermont. He d. in 1829, aged 
86 years ; his wife d. aged 75 years. 

CHILDREN: 

174 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 7, 1767, m. Levi Collins, about 1810. 

175 ANNA, b. Nov. 4, 1768, m. David Blair. 

176 HENRY, b. Dec. 7, 1770, m. Ann Harriman. 

177 POLLY, b. Sept. 26, 1773, m. Joseph Phillips. 

178 HANNAH, b. June 25, 1776, m. Robert Cox, Sept. 22, 1798. 

179 ERASTUS, b. Sept. 9, 1778, m. Elizabeth Shepard in 1803. 

180 ISAAC WHEELER, b. April 10, 1781, m. Martha Blunt in 1809. 

181 WILLIAM JERVAISB, b. Aug. 27, 1783, d. at sea in 1803. 

182 JOHN AYER, b. Dec. 7, 1785, m. Tamson Stevens in 1811. 

183 JOSEPH, b. March 15, 1789, m. Lodicia Barron. 

184 RUTH, b. Aug. 19, 1790, d. unmarried. 

Anna Stanton (No. 148) m. James Allyn of Groton Dec. 14, 
1768. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

185 JAMES ALLYN, b. Oct. 22, 1769. 

186 ANNA ALLYN, b. Nov. 9, 1771. 

187 JOSEPH ALLYN, b. Jan. 22, 1774. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 585 

ISS ALTKHA ALLYN, b. Aug. 6, 1776. 

189 JABEZ ALLYN. b. Jan. 12, 1779, d. Sept. 21, 1781. 

190 CHARLES ALLYN, b. Sept. 28, 1781. 

191 MARTHA ALLYN, b. April 17, 1784, m. Stephen Billings (No. 151), that 

family. 

192 HANNAH ALLYN, b. July 7, 17S7, d. Sept. 3, 1787. 

193 ROSWELL ALLYN, b. July 11, 1789. 

Nathan Stanton (No. 149) m. Anna Stanton (No. 381), Stan- 
ton family, Dec. 25, 1777, both of Stonington, Conn., until 1793, 
when they moved to Florida, N. Y., where she d. Sept. 27, 1825, 
He d. at Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

194 NATHAN, b. July 4, 1779, m. Mary Denison (No. 454), Denison family. 

195 ANNA, b. May 8, 1780, d. young. 

196 DANIEL, b. May 17, 1781, d. Aug. 27, 1783. 

197 AMOS, b. Feb. 11, 1783, d. Aug. 23, 1793. 

198 ANNA, b. Dec. 7, 1784, m. Asa Cady Jan. 23, 1802. 

199 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Feb. 12, 1789, m. Martha Rogers; 2d, Char- 

lotte Jenkins. 

200 ELIZABETH, b. April 26, 1791, d. Oct. 2, 1791. 

201 JOHN JAY, b. June 7, 1793, m. Lucy Palmer Sept. 26, 1816 (No. 436), 

Palmer family. 

202 HIRAM, b. Feb. 26, 1796, d. March 9, 1797. 

203 SOPHIA, b. Nov. 23, 1798, m. Robert Geer Oct. 25, 1820. 

Eli Stanton (No. 37) m. Susan Dodge, both of Stonington, 
Conn. 

CHILDREN: 
. 204 JESSE, b. in 1S09. 

205 LUCY, b. in ISll. 

206 CHARLOTTE, b. in 1812, m. William Hall. 

207 MARY, b. in 1813. 

208 JOHN, b. and d. in 1830, unmarried. 

209 LUCRETIA, b. , was living in 1888. 

Charlotte Stanton (No. 206) m. William Hall, date not record- 
ed. She d. Oct. 25, 1839, aged 27 years, and left two children. 

CHILDREN: 

210 A son, who went to California. 

211 MARY HALL, who was adopted by Henry and Abby (Palmer) Smith of 

Stonington, she m. Charles S. Hull of Stonington Nov. 18, 1860 (No. 
41), Hull family. 

Elizabeth, called Betsey, Stanton (No. 41) m. Capt. Lodowick 
Niles, both of Stonington, Conn., Nov. 5, 1797. 

CHILDREN: 

212 CHARLOTTE NILES, b. date unknown. She was killed while sitting 

between her two sisters in the old school house, by a stroke of 
lightning. 

213 ELIZA MARY NILES, b. in 1798, m. John F. Trumbull (No. 32), that fam- 

ily for his first wife; she d. Feb. 29, 1828, leaving one son, Horace 
N. Trumbull. 

214 MARIA NILES, b. in 1803, m. John D. Smith Feb. 7, 1822. 

215 HORACE E. NILES, b. in 1806, m. Eunice Pendleton Nov. 1, 1830. 



586 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Joseph Stanton (No. 6), b. in Hartford, 1646. He was bapt. 
there March 21, 1646, and came to Stonington, Conn., with his 
parents in 1657. ^^ ^- June 19, 1673, Hannah Mead, daughter 
of William Mead of Roxbury, Mass., and settled upon a tract 
of land which his father, Mr. Thomas Stanton, had purchased 
of an Indian chief, "Cassawshett," alias Harmon Garret, Jan. 14, 
1659. The consideration mentioned in the deed of land is as fol- 
lows : "For good reasons leading me hereunto, have and do give 
a neck of land to Thomas Stanton called Quanccontaug, &c," 
Thomas Stanton took immediate possession of the land pur- 
chased of Harmon Garrett and built him a house thereon. Sub- 
sequently he ascertained that his title to the land so purchased 
was imperfect; that Harmon was not a sachem, invested with 
power to sell the tribal lands of the Niantic Indians, and on con- 
sulting with the Commissioners of the United Colonies, he found 
that the land in question had been previously purchased by the 
Maj. Humphrey Atherton Land Company (of which Thomas 
Stanton was an associate member), of Ninegret, Suncquash and 
Scuttup, three Niantic sachems, on conditions, introduced by the 
purchasers, that no associate member of said Atherton Company 
should sell out his share thereof until he had given the company 
an opportunity to buy it. Mr. Stanton assured them that he 
should hold possession of the land in question for himself and 
the company, with the result that they should regard it favorably 
to have his share of said company's land include his Harmon 
Garrett purchase, which was subsequently assented to by the 
company, and Mr. Stanton retained the possession thereof and 
gave it to his son, Joseph Stanton, in and by his last will and 
testament, who after his marriage took possession thereof, and 
occupied the same during the rest of his life. His first wife died 
and he married for his second wife, Hannah Lord, his cousin, of 
Hartford, Aug. 13, 1677, who was b. in 1656. Mrs. Hannah Stan- 
ton d. April 6, 1681. He m. a third wife, whose name, date of 
their marriage and the birth of their children has not been pre- 
served. His third wife was admitted to the Stonington First 
Congregational Church March 16, 1683. He d. in 1714. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

216 JOSEPH, b. in 1674, m. Hester Gallup. 

217 HANNAH, b. in 1676, m. Dr. James York of Westerly, R. I., Nov. 13, 1695. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 587 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
21S THOMAS, b. Dec. 16, 1677, d. young. 

219 REBECCA, b. April, 1678, m. Joseph Babcock. 

The record of children baptisms in the Stonington church is as sons of Joseph 
Stanton of Westerly, and reads thus: 

220 THOMAS, bapt. April 5, 1691, m. Esther Babcock. 

221 DANIEL, b. April 1, 1694, m. Mercy Babcock. 

223 SAMUEL, bapt. July 17, 1698, d. young man, unmarried. 

By the Diary of Manasseh Miner we learn that Joseph Stanton's wife d. 
March 12, 1704. 

Joseph Stanton (No. 216) m. Hester Gallup of Stonington Jan. 
3, 1705 (No. 34), Gallup family. 

CHILDREN: 

224 JOSEPH, b. April 23, 1707. 

225 ESTHER, b. 1708, m. Robert Hazard. 

226 MARY, b. 1711, m. Peleg Sanford Mason Nov. 4, 1742 (No. 35), Mason 

family. 

227 HANNAH, b. 1714, m. Dr. Joshua Babcock Aug. 11, 1735 (No 45), that 

family. 

228 NANCY, b. 1716, d. unmarried. 

229 SARAH, b. 1719, m. Dr. James Babcock (No. 47), that family. 

230 LUCY, b. 1720, m. Christopher Champlin Aug. 19, 1756. 

Thomas Stanton (No. 220) m. Either Babcock, daughter of 
Job Babcock of Westerly, R. I. 

CHILDREN: 

231 REBECCA, b. , m. Nathaniel Sheffield Feb. 6, 1740 (No. 17), that 

family. 

232 SARAH, b. , m. Benjamin Hoxie Nov. 19, 1756. 

233 ISABEL, b. , m. Nathan Teft, Sept. 16, 1742. 

234 A son, b. and was drowned when young. 

Daniel Stanton (No. 221) m. ist, Mercy, daughter of Job Bab- 
cock of Westerly R. I. She d. ; he m. 2d wife, Elizabeth, daughter 
of George and Charity Brown of Westerly, R. I. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

235 DANIEL, b. , m. Mary Wilcox, daughter of Stephen and Mary 

(Randall) Wilcox. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

236 SAMUEL, b. , m. Sarah Browning. 

237 JOHN, b. , m. Dorothy Richardson, daughter of Jonathan Richard- 

son and Anne Treat, and granddaughter of Dorothy (Noyes) Treat. 

238 JOSEPH, b. , m. Abigail Sheffield March 6, 1748. 

239 GEORGE, b. , d. unmarried. 

240 MARY, b. , m. Thomas Richardson. 

241 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Joseph Champlin. 

Col. Joseph Stanton (No. 224) m. Mary Champlin, daughter of 
William Champlin of Westerly, R. I., Aug. 9, 1738. She was b. 
July 13, 1722, and was admitted to the Stonington church July 
II, 1842, and d. 1750. He was an officer in the French and In- 
dian war. 



588 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

242 JOSEPH, b. July 19, 1739, m. Thankful Babcock July 14, 1762, and after 

repeated promotions was elected Senator In Congress from Rhode 
Island. 

243 ESTHER, b. Nov. 23, 1741, m. Ichabod Babcock March 17, 1756. 

244 MARY, b. June 18, 1743, m. Elias Thompson. 

245 AUGUSTUS, b. March 22, 1745, m. Eunice Crandall Feb. 6, 1765. 

246 HANNAH, b. Feb. 24, 1746, m. Daniel Wells. 

247 LODOWICK, b. May 27, 1749, m. Nancy . 

248 GARDINER, b. , d. unmarried. 

249 MALBOROUGH, b. , d. unmarried. 

250 HENRY, b. , m. Cynthia Lewis. 

251 ABIGAIL, b. , m. Rev. William Gardner. 

Samuel Stanton (No. 236) m. Sarah, daughter of John and Ann 
(Hazard) Browning of Kingston, R. I., (No. 2'f) Browning fam- 
ily. 

CHILDREN: 

252 SARAH, b. , m. Dea. William Browning. 

253 ELIZABETH, bapt. Jan. 6, 1760, d. unmarried. 

254 EUNICE, bapt. Feb. 19, 1764, m. Daniel Sherman. 

255 SAMUEL, bapt. April 10, 1771, m. Elizabeth Reynolds. 

Samuel Stanton (No. 255) m. Elizabeth Reynolds of South 
Kingston, R. I., April 11, 1799. She d. in Charlestown, R. I., 
May 3, 1826, and he d. in Stonington, Conn., Jan. 23, 1855, aged 
84 years. 

CHILDREN: 

256 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 27, 1803, m. Matilda K. Clark. 

257 SARAH ANN, b. Nov. 23, 1805, m. George C. Brown and lived in Ston- 

ington. 

258 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 23, 1808, m. John T. Knowles. 

259 JOHN, b. July 21, 1810, m. Celia Knowles May 26, 1833. 

260 MARY, b. Nov. 6, 1814, m. James H. Kenyon Aug. 22, 1858. 

The farm on which Samuel Stanton (No. 255) lived in Charles- 
town, R. I., was in 1858 the only remaining portion of the tract 
of land originally conveyed by Harmon Garret to Thomas Stan- 
ton in 1659. It had never been owned outside of this Stanton 
family, having been transmitted from father to son. Maj. Sam- 
uel Stanton (No. 256), that family, and Matilda Clark, both of 
Charlestown, R. I., were m. Jan. 6, 1838. She d. Sept. 13, 1866; 
he d. July 5, 1879. ^^r. Stanton came here and bought a farm 
at Wequetequock in Stonington, where he spent the remnant of 
his days. 

CHILDREN: 

261 DR. GEORGE D., b. April 13, 1839, m. 1st, Maria Louise Pendleton Oct. 

23, 1867; m. 2d, Anna W. Palmer, all of Stonington, Conn. 

262 SARAH ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 1840, d. in infancy. 

263 SAMUEL M., b. Feb. 10, 1845, m. Lucretia Noyes Chesebro. 

264 JOHN R., b. Nov. 20, 1850, m. Mary E. Clark. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 589 

Daniel Stanton (No. 7), b. in 1648, m. and lived in Barbadoes, 
West Indies. He had one child 

265 RICHARD. 

This is the child mentioned in Mrs. Ann (Lord) Stanton's will, 
made in 1688, as the "fatherless child in Barbadoes," which indi- 
cates that Daniel Stanton was dead when that will was made. 
He d. in 1687. There is no further record of this child, Richard, 
except that he cam.e to Stonington and sold his right to certain 
ancestral estate. 

After the death of Thomas Stanton, Sr., his sons decided to en- 
large their business through their trading house, and arranged 
with their brother, Daniel Stanton, to take up his residence on 
the island of Barbadoes, so as to dispose of their goods, furs and 
farm products in the West Indies in exchange for an equivalent 
in goods and groceries requisite for the needs of the New Eng- 
land planters. Before Mr. Daniel Stanton left for the West In- 
dies to reside, and to enlarge his business there, he sold a por- 
tion of his real estate here in Stonington to his brother, Thomas 
Stanton, in 1681, describing it in the deed thereof as land willed 
to him by his father, Thomas Stanton, the interpreter general, 
which he failed to acknowledge before a magistrate. This omis- 
sion subsequently led to a good deal of trouble. An effort was 
iirst m.ade to correct it by an affidavit of two of the witnesses of 
said deed under date of Feb. 9, 1699, which did not prove satis- 
factory to the grantee of the deed. So, in 1715, Oct. 8th, Nicho- 
las Cottrell made oath before a magistrate in Westerly, R. I., 
saying therein that he saw Daniel Stanton the grantor in the deed 
sign and seal the same, and that he, together with Mr. John 
Stanton, Mr. Samuel Stanton and Mrs. Anna Stanton, set their 
hands thereto as witnesses thereof. The proceedings was fol- 
lowed in a few days, to wit, Oct. 12, 1715, by an afifidavit of Mr. 
Robert Stanton, before Nathaniel Chesebrough, a justice of the 
peace of Connecticut, testifying to his brother Daniel's handwrit- 
ing, affixed to the deed, and to the possession of the land em- 
braced therein by his brother, Thomas Stanton. These proceed- 
ings were doubtless instituted for the purpose of being used as 
evidence before the General Assembly of Connecticut in support 
of an application of Thomas Stanton the said grantee, praying 
for the confirmation of his said deed by the assembly, which ap- 



590 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

plication was presented thereto and considered at its October 
session of 1715, as follows : 

"Upon application made by Thomas Stanton, representing that Mr. Daniel 
Stanton, sometime of Stonington, deceased, having signed and sealed a deed 
bearing date in the year of our Lord 1681, conveying to him, the said Thomas 
Stanton, a certain tract of land containing sixty acres in quantity, lying in 
the limits of the town of Stonington aforesaid, bounded on the north by a small 
run of water adjoining to the land belonging to the said Thomas Stanton, on 
the east by Pawcatuck River, on the south by a small brook called the Hot 
House brook, and on the west bounded all along by the west side of the 
swamp out of which the northermost brook runneth; and that the said deed 
was lawfully witnessed. The said Daniel Stanton died before a lawful ac- 
knowledgement of it, prayed an act of the Assembly to supply that defect. It 
appearing to this Court that Mr. Samuel Stanton and Nicholas Cottrell made 
oath before Samuel Mason, assistant, Feb. 9, 1699, that they signed as witnessed 
thereto, and further the said Nicholas Cottrell made oath before Thomas His- 
cox, Justice of Peace in Westerly, in the Colony of Rhode Island, Aug. 1, 
1715, that he did verily believe that he saw Daniel Stanton, the subscriber to 
the aforesaid deed, sign and seal the same, and that he, together with Mr. 
John Stanton, Mr. Samuel Stanton and Mrs. Anna Stanton, set their hands 
thereto as witnesses, which was ordered to be endorsed and signed by the 
secretary. HEZEKIAH WYLLYS, Secretary." 

"Be it thereupon enacted by the Governor, Council and Representattives in. 
General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the said 
deed be taken as good and effectual to all intents and purposes in the law as 
it might or could have been if the said deed had been acknowledged by the 
grantor as the law directs, and this act be indorsed upon the said deed, and 
shall be signed by the secretary and received as a good, sufficient testimonial 
of the authentication of the said deed." 

"HEZEKIAH WYLLYS, Secretary." 

Notwithstanding the pains taken by the grantees to authenti- 
cate this deed, it all failed to perfect the title thereof, for the rea- 
son that none of the parties in interest, either grantees or grantors, 
had the authenticated provisions of the local authorities or those of 
the General Assembly recorded in the Stonington land records, 
so the original deed of said premises did not vest the title of the 
land embraced therein in the grantee thereof, and the failure to 
have said proceeding regularly recorded in our land records for 
twenty years after the original deed, left the title thereof remain- 
ing in Daniel Stanton, and in case of his death in his heirs-at- 
law. All that is known of this family is that he had a son, Rich- 
ard Stanton, Jr., who, with him, claimed the land his grandfather, 
Daniel Stanton, sold to Thomas Stanton, his brother, in i68i, 
on account of his said grandfather's, Daniel Stanton, failure to 
acknowledge the deed thereof to his brother, Thomas Stanton, 
and his failure to have all of the authenticated proceedings iri 
confirmation of said property recorded. After an extended and 
exhaustive correspondence between Richard Stanton and his son,, 
Richard Stanton, Jr., of Barbadoes, party of the first part, and 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 591 

Samuel Stanton, the son of the said Thomas Stanton of Pawca- 
tnck, Conn., deceased, who Hved upon and claimed the land in 
question at the time, of the second part, it was finally arranged 
between them that Samuel Stanton should give the said Richard 
Stanton, Sr., £46 for a quit-claim deed of all his interest in said 
tract of land. So, giving his son, Richard Stanton, Jr., a full and 
adequate power of attorney to transfer his title in said land to his 
cousin, Samuel Stanton, the said Richard Stanton, Jr., came to 
Stonington Feb. 12, 1736, and by virtue of said power conveyed 
the disputed premises to Samuel Stanton, fifty-five years after 
the execution of the original deed thereof to the said Thomas 
Stanton, by his brother, the said Daniel Stanton, who had other 
lands in Stonington given him by his honored father, in and by 
his last will and testament. One tract of 200 acres he sold to 
Capt. George Denison of Stonington, by a deed thereof executed 
in Barbadoes in 1682. Before Mr. Stanton went to the island of 
Barbadoes to reside he united with Mr. Alexander Pygan and 
Samuel Rogers of New London, and they together employed 
Mr. Joseph Wells, then of Westerly, but later on of the Mystic 
Valley, on the Groton side, to build them a vessel in 1681, called 
the "Alexander and Martha." The dimensions, but not the ton- 
nage, stated in the contract are as follows : "The length to be 40 
and one foot by the keel from the after part of the post to the 
breaking afore at the guardboard, 12 foot rake forward under her 
load mark, at least 16 foot wide upon the midship beam, to have 
II flat timbers and 9 foot floor, and the swoop at the cuttock 9 
foot, and by transom 12 foot, the main deck to have a fall by the 
mainmast, with a cabin, and also a cook room with a forecastle." 
For payment the builder was to receive one-eighth of the vessel 
and £165, of which £16 was to be in silver money and the rest 
in merchantable goods, the spikes, nails and iron work were to be 
at the charge of the owners. After the vessel was launched, rigged 
and fitted for sea Daniel Stanton bought the builder's share 
thereof, as per the stipulations of the contract and annex. When. 
the vessel had received her cargo, Mr. Stanton and his family em- 
barked on board and went t<3 Barbadoes in the vessel, where he 
continued to reside the remainder of his life. He opened a store 
there for the transaction of the Stanton Brothers' business 
which he successfully prosecuted. The said vessel contin- 
ued to run between the West Indies and the trading store on; 



592 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Pawcatuck River, doing a successful business for several years. 
But the West Indies' climate did not agree with Mr. Stanton's 
health, which so impaired it that he did not live but a few years, 
dying before 1688, which fact we learn from his mother's will. 

Robert Stanton (No. 9) m. Joanna Gardiner Sept. 12, 1677, 
daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Smith) Gardiner of Roxbury, 
Mass. He lived in Pawcatuck, Stonington, Conn., and d. Oct, 
24, 1724. 

NOTE. — Robert Stanton was a soldier in King Philip's war, as was his older 
brothers, Capt. John and Joseph Stanton. In 1676, Capt. George Denison, with 
a large company of subordinate officers and men, who were raised in New 
London county, went in pursuit of the remnant of King Philip's army, and 
while a portion of them, under the command of Canonchet, the last of the 
Royal Narragansett Sachems, were encamped on the banks of the Pawcatuck 
River in Rhode Island, they were attacked by the English, under Capt. 
George Denison, accompanied by some of the friendly Pequot and Mohegan 
Indians, when most of the Narragansett and Wampanaog Indians fled, leaving 
Canonchet almost entirely alone. As soon as he realized his situation, he too 
sought safety in flight. The Indian allies of the English and a few of the 
fleetest whites pursued him, and as he saw his pursuers were gaining on him 
he threw off his blanket, then his silver-laced coat and belt of peage, and ran 
with all possible speed, to escape from his enemies, and as he crossed the 
rivers ford he fell and wet his gun, which so embarrassed him in his flight that 
he v/as soon overtaken and surrendered to Robert Stanton, son of the Interpre- 
ter General Thomas Stanton, then not 22 years old. Being questioned by the 
young man, whom he personally knew, about a treaty of peace, between the 
English and Indians, and not wishing to recognize the authority of his youthful 
inquisitor, he looked upon him with lofty and deflant contempt, and said you 
are a child, you cannot understand matters of war; let your brother, Capt. 
John Stanton, or your chief, Capt. George Denison, come, then I will answer. 
But when the ofiicers whom he had requested to see came up, he refused to 
enter into any negotiations with them, so he was brought a prisoner to Ston- 
ington, where a council of war was held, which he declined to recognize, and 
after his absolute refusal to enter into and abide by a treaty of peace with the 
English, who, after considering their defenseless conditions and his ferocious 
temper, he was condemned and ordered to be shot, and when told of his fate 
he said that "he liked it well, and should die before his heart had grown soft 
or he had said anything unworthy of himself," and so he was shot near An- 
guilla in Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

266 JOANNA, b. June 5, 1677, m. Robert Denison (No. 52), Denison family. 

267 LUCY, b. Sept. 16, 1681, d. Sept., 1687. 

268 ANNA, b. Oct. 26, 1684, m. William Stanton (No. 16). 

269 MARY, b. Feb. 3, 1687, m. Daniel Denison (No. 54), Denison family. 

270 REV. ROBERT, b. Dec. 7, 1689. He was graduated at Harvard College in 

1712, and was ordained pastor of the Bast Church in Salem, Mass., 
Rev. Cotton Mather, D. D., preaching the ordination sermon. This 
celebrated minister married him to Katherine Simpkins of Boston 
May 5, 1719. He d. in Salem, Mass., May 3, 1727, and May 5 would 
have been his eighth wedding anniversary. 

271 THOMAS, b. June 9, 1693, m. Thankful Denison. 

272 LUCY, b. May 3, 1696, m. James McDowell May 7, 1715. 

273 GARDINER, b. May 27, 1701, d. Feb., 1704. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 593 

Thomas Stanton (No. 271) m. Thankful Denison Dec. 30, 1713 
(No. 65). Denison family, both of Stonington ; m. 2d, Mrs. Sarah 
(Hillard) Fish (No. 10) Rossiter family. 

CHILDREN: 

274 ROBERT, b. Nov. 14, 1716, m. Anna Stanton. 

275 THANKFUL, b. July 21, 1718, m. Col. Elias Thompson March 24, 1736. 

276 MARY, b. May 21, 1720, m. Nathan Babcock . 

277 ELIZABETH, b. June 10, 1722, m. Phineas Stanton (No. 347). 

278 MERCY, b. June 14, 1724, m. Ebenezer Goddard of Groton March 3, 1751. 

279 PRUDENCE, b. April 22, 1726, m. 1st, Juda Coleman; m. 2d, Col. Giles 

Russell (No. 15), that family. 

280 NATHAN, b. June 19, 1728, d. in infancy. 

281 THOMAS, b. Dec. 20, 1729, m. Sarah Chesebrough. 

282 REBECCA, b. in 1731. 

283 ANNA, b. March 22, 1732, m. Nathan Chesebrough (No. 147), Chese- 

brough family. 

284 DESIRE, b. April 22, 1734, m. Amos Hallam Oct. 18, 1758 (No. 9), Hallam 

family. 

285 HANNAH, b. Sept. 29, 1736, m. Robert Potter, Esq., Aug. 28, 1754. 

Robert Stanton (No. 274) m. Anna Stanton May 26, 1736 (No. 
348), that family. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

286 CYNTHIA, b. Oct. 16, 1737, d. unmarried. 

287 ROBERT, b. March 16, 1739, m. Sabra Palmer Dec. 2, 1764. 

288 MARY, b. Nov. 8, 1741, m. Col. Henry Babcock Dec. 2. 1764 (No. 77). 

289 ANNA, b. Aug. 25, 1745. 

290 ABIGAIL, b. May 1, 1748, m. Samuel Hazard Nov. 23, 1766, son of Esther 

Stanton Hazard (No. 225). 

291 THOMAS, b. in 1750, m. Elizabeth Chesebrough April 25. 1771 (No. 172). 

Chesebrough family. 

292 THANKFUL, b. in 1752, m. Lodowick Stanton Aug. 20, 1772. 

Prudence Stanton (No. 279), m. ist, Juda Coleman March 4, 
1747. After the death of Mr. Coleman she m. for her 2d hus- 
band. Col. Giles Russell (No. 15), that family, Dec. 8, 1762. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

293 MERCY COLEMAN, b. July 18, 1748, m. Capt. Elnathan Rossiter (No. 8), 

that family. 

294 ROBERT COLEMAN, b. Oct. 26, 1749. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

295 HANNAH RUSSELL, b. Jan. 20, 1764, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 358). 

Thomas Stanton (No. 281) m. Sarah Chesebrough Jan. 10, 
175 1 (No. 148), Chesebrough family. She d. June 9, 1789. He 
d. July 30, 1799. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

296 SARAH, b. Nov. 12, 1751, m. Simeon Palmer Dec. 19, 1773 (No. 223), 

Palmer family. 

297 PELEG, b. Nov. 10, 1752, d. young. 

298 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 18, 1756, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough Oct. 14, 1787 (No. 

255), Chesebrough family. 



594 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

299 PELEG, b. March 13, 1758, m. Lydia Hewitt. 

300 MERCY, b. July 6, 1760, m. Prentice Breed Dec. 7, 1780 (No. 32), Breed 

family. 

301 ROWLAND, b. Aug. 10. 1762. d. young. 

302 THANKFUL, b. Jan. 27, 1764, m. Chesebro Miner Oct. 29, 1797. 

303 THOMAS, b. June 1, 1766, m. Thankful Noyes Feb. 28, 1793 (No. 169), 

Noyes family. 

304 NATHAN, b. Oct. 15, 1768, killed Jan. 6, 1804, by falling from a haymow 

in a bam on the farm now owned by Sanford N. Billings of Ston- 
ington. 

305 ROBERT, b. June 7, 1771, d. in infancy. 

306 HANNAH, b. Oct. 17, 1772, m. Richard Palmer Feb. 16, 1794 (No. 297), 

Palmer family. 

Lieut. Peleg Stanton (No. 299) m. Lydia Hewitt (No, 105), 
that family, of Stonington, Conn, June 10, 1781. He d. April 28, 
1799, and his widow m. Capt. Joshua Brown (No. yf), Brown 
family. 

CHILDREN: 

307 LYDIA, b. in 1782, m. Gurdon Crandall in 1799, and d. in 1800, aged 18 

years. No children. 

308 SOPHIA, b. in 1784, m. Enoch Crandall, third wife. 

309 BRIDGET, b. in 1786, m. Isaac Pendleton in 1808. 

310 ABBY, b. in 1787, m. Enoch Crandall, second wife. 

311 ELIAS, b. May 2, 1787, m. Nancy Davis (No. 25), that family. 

312 EZRA, b. 1791, m. Lucinda Hewitt (No. 191), Hewitt family. 

313 ROWLAND, b. 1793, m. 1st, Maria Palmer; 2d wife, Hannah Hewitt. 

314 ISAAC, b. in 1799, m. Nancy H. Smith May 18, 1831; 2d, Anna Stark Sept. 

29, 1832. 

Abby Stanton (No. 310) m. Enoch Crandall, his second wife. 

CHILD: 

315 ABBY S., b. , m. 1st, Perez Hewitt (No. 213), that family; 23, 

Richard H. Maine of North Stonington. 

Sophia Stanton (No. 308) m. Enoch, son of Enoch and Mercy 
(Pendleton) Crandall of Charlestown, R. L His first wife was 
Abby Gardner, who d. childless. His second wife was Abby (No. 
310") ; and Sophia (No. 308) was his third wife. 

CHILDREN: 

316 GURDON S. CRANDALL, b. June 26, 1808, m. Elizabeth W. Avery Dec, 

2, 1828 (No. 236), that family. 

317 JAMES, b. about 1810, m. Betsey Hewitt. 

318 CHARLOTTE, b. , m. Sept. 20, 1835, her cousin, Lewis Crandall, 

son of Lewis and Bathsheba (Crandall) Crandall. Bathsheba Crandall 
was the third child of Enoch and Mercy (Pendleton) Crandall. 

319 PRANK, b. , d. aged 20 years. 

Ehas Stanton (No. 311) m. Nancy Davis Nov. 27, 1812 (No. 
25), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

320 NANCY B., b. Dec. 20, 1813, m. Warren D. Rowley Oct. 20, 1835. 

321 HARRIET, b. Oct. 20, 1815, d. Oct. 4, 1816. 

322 MARIA, b. May 21, 1817, m. Charles H. Smith (No. 107), that family. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 595 

323 ELIAS, b. Aug. 5, 1819, m. Catherine C. Savage Feb.' 28, 1843. 

324 ABBY E., b. Aug. 15, 1822, m. Orrin Curry Oct. 18, 1842. 

325 JANE C. b. Dec. 12, 1825, m. N. Curtiss White July 30, 1850. 

326 LYDIA SOPHIA, b. April 30, 1830, m. Dudley W. Rhodes Oct. 3, 1854. 

327 MARY, b. June 2, 1832. d. Oct. 31, 1850, unmarried. 

328 WARREN J., b. April 8, 1836, m. Maria B. Merrill March 18, 1856. 

Rowland Stanton (No. 313) m. Maria Palmer (No. 332), that 
family; m. 2d, Hannah Hewitt (No. 209), that family. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

329 MARIA E., b. , m. Daniel P. Collins (No. 45), that family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

330 HANNAH, b. . 

331 JOHN, b. . 



332 SOPHIA, b. . 

Samuel Stanton (No. 11) m. Borodel Denison June 16, 1680 
(No. 41), that family. He lived in Stonington on that portion of 
the Stanton ancestral estate now known as Osbrook, extending 
southward to Pawcatuck Bay with Pawcatuck River on the east. 
He served in the early Colonial wars. She d. Jan. 11, 1702. 

CHILDREN: 

332a SAMUEL, b. June 16, 1683, m. Sarah Gardner; 2d, Lois Cobb (No. 19), 
that family. 

333 DANIEL, b. Nov. 4, 1695, m. Mary Chesebrough. 

334 ANNA, b. July 2, 1688, m. Lieut. Thomas Jackson. 

Samuel Stanton (No. 332a) m. Sarah Gardner, daughter of 
Capt. Thomas Gardner of Brookline, Mass., May 20, 171 1. They 
lived in Stonington, Conn. She d. Nov. 11, 1716. Samuel m. 
for his second wife Lois Cobb (No. 19), that family, March 19, 
1718. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

335 BORODEL, b. March 28, 1712, m. Simeon Sparhawk Oct. 22, 1730. 

336 SARAH, b. Oct. 10, 1714, m. Joshua Thompson of Charlestown, R. I. 

337 MARY, b. Nov. 5, 1716, m. Samuel Frink, Jr., Feb. 19, 1741. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

338 SAMUEL, b. March 14, 1719, m. Susanna Champlin Nov. 5, 1742. 

339 ANDREW, b. July 4, 1721, m. Sarah Noyes, June 24. 1747 (No. 127), 

Noyes family. 

340 LOIS, b. April 9, 1725, m. Edward Denison Dec. 19, 1750 (No. 231), Deni- 

son family; m. 2d, Nathaniel Miner April 19, 1769; she d. without 
children. 

341 EUNICE, b. July 1, 1728, m. John Denison, Jr., Dec. 19, 1750 (No. 232), 

Denison family. 

342 NATHAN, b. April 3, 1732, m. Elizabeth Billings. 

Lieut. Daniel Stanton (No. 333) m. Mary Chesebrough in 1712 
(No. 47), Chesebrough family. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 
He d. Jan. 31, 1769; she d. Sept. 4, 1783, aged 91 years. 



596 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

343 MARY, b. Dec. 30, 1713, d. young. 

344 MARY, b. Aug. 24, 1715, m. Samuel Mason Jan. 9, 1738. 

345 DANIEL, b. Sept. 4, 1716, m. Mary Eldridge. 

346 A daughter, b. and d. in 1718. 

347 PHINBAS, b. Oct. 28, 1719, m. Elizabetb Stanton. 

348 ANNA, b. , m. Robert Stanton (No. 274). 

349 AMARIAH, b. Jan. 19, 1724, m. Delight Champlin Dec. 17, 1750. 

Samuel Stanton of Stonington (No. 338) m. Susanna Champ- 
lin Nov. t4, 1719, daughter of William and Mary (Clark) Champ- 
lin of Westerly, R. I. He served in the French war as a com- 
missioned officer, and was buried in 1756, with military honors, 
at Fort Edward, between Lake George and the Hudson. His 
home was in Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

350 SAMUEL, b. June 24, 1743. He and his uncle Edward Denison were 

drowned in sight of home while returning from New London. 

351 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 19, 1744, m. Eunice Palmer Dec. 8, 1768. 

352 ANDREW, b. March 15, 1750. 

353 EUNICE, b. Dec. 5, 1752, m. Nathaniel Tripp Nov. 24, 1774. 

Capt. Nathan Stanton (No. 342) m. Elizabeth, daughter of 
Ebenezer and Mary Noyes Billings (No. 95), Billings family, 
date not recorded. He was lost at sea. 

CHILDREN: 

354 LOIS, bapt. Nov. 5, 1758, m. Capt. Asa Palmer March 10, 1776. 

355 ELIZABETH, b. , m. John Noyes (No. 202), Noyes family. 

356 MARY, b. Nov. 5, 1758, m. Denison; went to New York State. 

357 EBENEZER, bapt. Nov. 5, 1758, m. Mary Smith Nov. 7, 1781. 

358 SAMUEL, b. in 1760, m. twice. 

359 EDWARD, b. July 3, 1763. 

360 ANDREW, b. Aug. 26, 1764. 

Daniel Stanton (No. 345) m. Mary Eldridge Oct. 6, 1740, both 
of Stonington, Conn, He d. Aug. 2, 1791. 

CHILDREN: 

361 MARY, b. June 1, 1742, m. Edward Williams in 1759 (No. 181), that 

family. 

362 DANIEL, b. Feb. 12, 1743, d. young. 

363 JAMES, b. Feb. 17, 1745, m. James Stanton. 

364 ABIGAIL, b. March 6, 1748, d. young. 

365 DANIEL, b. July 30, 1750, d. 1750. 

366 PHEBE, b. July 25, 1751, d. young. 

367 PHEBE, b. March 9, 1754, d. Jan. 15, 1844. 

368 DANIEL, b. Dec. 20, 1757, m. Catherine Page Jan. 4, 1781 (No. 22), that 

family. 

369 ANNA, h. Jan 5, 1759, m. Wareham Williams (No. 200), that family. 

370 EDWARD, b. June 10, 1761, d. July 27, 1832, m. Martha Page (No. 25), 

that family. 

371 DAVID, b. May 6, 1764, d. young. 

372 LUCY, b. , m. Daniel Eldridge Nov. 12, 1780. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 597 

Phineas Stanton (No. 347) m. Elizabeth Stanton (No. 2.j'f) 
Jan. 7, 1740, both of Stonington, Conn. She d. March 9, 1814, 
aged 92 years. He d. Feb. 3, 1790, aged 71 years. Capt. Phi- 
neas served as captain in the Cape Breton campaign of the war 
with the French in 1745. From 1760 to 1771 he was a deputy 

from Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

373 PHINEAS, b. Aug. 9, 1741, m. Zerviah Bldredge; 2d, Esther Gallup. 

374 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 10, 1743, m. Eldredge. 

375 ENOCH, b. Sept. 15, 1745, m. Waity Dyer. 

376 JABEZ, b. Oct. 7, 1747, d. Aug., 1777, unmarried. 

377 ZEBULON, b. March 3, 1750, d. Nov. 12, 1752. 

378 ZEBULON, b. June 10, 1753, m. Esther Gray. 

379 A daughter, b. and d. in 1752. 
3S0 DANIEL, b. Nov. 14, 1755, killed at Fort Griswold Sept. 6, 1781, unm. 
381 ANNA, b. Sept. 5, 1758, m. Nathan Stanton (No. 149). 

3S2 SAMUEL, b. April 16, 1760, m. Hannah Palmer. ^ 

383 MARTHA E., b. June 17, 1766, m. Thomas Prentice (No. 51), that family; 

2d, Christopher Gallup (No. 127), that family. 

384 ASA, b. March 11, 1770, d. Feb. 4, 1849, unmarried. 

Amariah Stanton (No. 349) m. Delight Champlin Dec. 17, 1750. 
He d. Jan. 11, 1754. 

CHILDREN: 

385 AMARIAH, b. July 14, 1751, m. Dorothy Whipple Oct. 13, 1774. 

386 DELIGHT, h. Feb. 19, 1753, d. young. 

387 JONATHAN, b. , m. Amelia Chesebrough (No. 253), that family. 

Capt. Ebenezer Stanton (No. 357) m. Mary Smith March i, 
1781. 

CHILDREN: 

388 NATHAN S., b. Aug. 1, 1782, m. Eliza Smith; 2d, Mary Brown. 

389 MARY, b. Jan. 11, 1788, m. Prank Richards. 

390 EBENEZER, b. July 15, 1791. 

391 EDWARD, b. May 10, 1793, d. young. 

Samuel Stanton (No. 358) m. Plannah Russell (No. 25), Rus- 
sell family (No. 295), Stanton family, Dec. 15, 1782. She d. 
about 1799. He m. 2d, Mary Noyes (No. 174), Noyes family, 
who d. May 4, 1849. He d. March 9, 1823. 

CtlILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

392 HANNAH R., b. in 1792, m. Denison Noyes (No. 175), Noyes family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

393 STILES, b. March 27, 1803, m. Abby'W. Lee June 2, 1828, d. 1881. 

394 SAMUEL B., b. , m. Lydia Conrad. 

395 MARY, b. March 27, 1807, m. Franklin Williams July 20, 1835 (No. 349), 

Williams family. 

396 HARRIET, b. , d. April 3, 1870, unmarried. 

397 BETSEY, b. , d. Feb. 22, 1840, unmarried. 

398 EDMUND, b. 1805, d. Oct. 5, 1825. 

Lieut Enoch Stanton (No. 375) was killed in the massacre at 
First Griswold Sept. 6, 1781. He m. Waity Dyer of Newport, 



598 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

R. I. Date of m. and date of the births of their seven children, 
at the time of his death, do not appear on record, only the names 
of three of their children are known. 

CHILDREN: 



399 LODOWICK, b. . 

400 MARTHA, b. 1771, m. Ebenezer Cobb Jan. 12, 1794 (No. 37), that family. 

401 BETSEY, b. , m. Amos Palmer Jan. 12, 1786 (No. 229). 

Zebulon Stanton (No. 378) m. Esther Gray Feb. 5, 1778, who 
d. April 30, 1837. He d. July 18, 1828. They lived at Stonington, 
Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

402 JABEZ, b. in 1779, m. Fanny Potter. 

403 HENRY, b. 1781, lost at sea, March, 1798. 

404 ELIZABETH, b. 1783, m. Charles W. Denison (No. 462), Denison family. 

405 ZEBULON, b. 1788, d. Sept. 25, 1819. 

406 JONATHAN GRAY, b. 1791, m. Ruth Gardiner; 2d, Fanny Pendleton 

(No. 82), that family; 3d, Lucy A. Stanton (No. 100). 

407 BENJAMIN F., b. 1792, d. young. 

408 NATHAN, b. 1794, drowned off Nantucket, unmarried. 

409 MARY M., b. 1795, m. Charles W. Smith Oct. 10, 1813. 

410 ESTHER C, b. 1797, d. March 27, 1827, unmarried. 

411 GEORGE W., b. 1800, d. in New Orleans Sept. 3, 1830, unmarried. 

412 A child, b. and d. in 1802. 

413 SAMUEL GRAY, b. April 24, 1804, m. Mary G. Hillman Sept. 2, 1833. 

Samuel Stanton (No. 382) m. Hannah Palmer Feb. 20, 1788 
(No. 323), Palmer family. He d. Feb. 4, 1838. She d. June 30, 
1843, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

414 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 16, 1789, d. Feb. 27, 1861, unmarried. 

415 MARY ROSSITBR, b. May 2, 1791, m. Jedediah Leeds Nov. 15, 1821. 

416 PHINEAS, b. Dec. 17, 1795, m. Fanny, daughter of Dudley Ba:bcock, April 

6, 1826. 

417 CHARLES THOMPSON, b. Dec. 8, 1797, m. Ann A. Palmer Oct. 4, 1827 

(No. 475). She d. May 3, 1833. He m. 2d, Nancy L. Palmer, sister of 
his first wife, Oct. 17, 1836 (No. 482), Palmer family. He was a pros- 
perous shipmaster. He served in the war of 1812, and d. April 21, 1880. 

418 JOSEPH WARREN, b. Oct. 18, 1800, m. Grace N. Palmer (No. 476), that 

family, Nov. 1, 1821; m. 2d, Emeline Palmer Dec. 27, 1871 (No. 442). 
that family. He d. at Washington, D. C, Jan. 19, 1879. 

419 THOMAS PALMER, b. April 30, 1803, m. Martha Babcock (No. 192), that 

family. 

420 HORATIO NELSON, b. 1803, d. unmarried in New Orleans Sept., 1839. 

421 ALEXANDER HAMILTON, b. 1808, d. unmarried Nov. 8, 1842. 

422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. , m., Sarah Wheeler (No. 486), Wheeler 

family. 

William Stanton (No. 351) m. Eunice Palmer Dec. 8, 1768 
(No. 197), that family. He d. Feb. 23, 181 1, aged dy. She d. 
Feb. 10, 1835, aged 85. 



THOMAS STANTON FAMILY. 599 

CHILDREN: 

423 POLLY or MARY, b. Sept. 8, 1770, m. Capt. Thomas Ash. 

424 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 21, 1774, m. Nathan Stanton (No. 43). 

425 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 17, 1776, was drowned June 27, 1792. 

426 LOIS, b. Sept. 3, 1778, m. James Noyes, Jr. (No. 214), Noyes family. 

427 JAMES, b. Feb. 22, 1782, m. Desire Palmer Aug. 2, 1805. 

428 EUNICE, b. Aug. 1, 1786, d. in 1873, unmarried. 

429 ANDREW, b. Aug. 9, 1790, m. Elizabeth Chapman. 

Phineas Stanton (No. 373), b. in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 9, 
1741, m. Zerviah Eldridge Jan. 24, 1764, both then being resi- 
dents of Groton. She d. March 13, 1766. He m. 2d, Esther 
Gallup April 2, 1768. They lived in Stonington, and removed to 
New York State. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

430 ZERVIAH, b. Nov. 27, 1765, m. Reuben Palmer May 17, 1785. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

431 ELDREDGE, b. Dec. 31, 1769, was killed Dec. 31, 1813, in the battle at 

Black Rock, near Buffalo, N. Y., and was buried at Wyoming, N. Y. 

432 PHINEAS, b. Dec. 27, 1771, d. Jan. 30, 1776. 

433 ESTHER, b. May 14, 1773. 

434 POLLY, b. Dec. 13, 1775, d. Sept. 17, 1776. 

435 POLLY, b. Oct. 18, 1777, d. Aug., 1840. 

436 PHINEAS, b. May 21, 1780, m. Polly Thomas. 

437 DANIEL, b. March 22, 1783. 

438 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 8, 1785. 

439 MERCY, b. May 3, 1788. 

440 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 23, 1791. 

441 EUNICE, b. Nov. 5, 1795, d. July 25, 1829. 

Capt. Jabez Stanton (No. 402) m. Fanny Potter in 1806. He d. 
April 5, 1816. She d. Oct. 27, 1846. He was a sea captain. 

CHILDREN: 

442 FANNY, b. in 1807, m. Joseph Cottrell (No. 54), that family. 

443 MARY, b. Nov. 24, 1808, d. Nov. 24, 1825. 

444 JABEZ OSCAR, b. 1810, d. Sept. 9, 1811. 

445 JABEZ OSCAR, b. 1811, d. Oct. 14, 1831, aged 20 years. 
445a ROBERT H., b. 180—, d. Feb. 20, 1815. 

General Phineas Stanton (No. 436) removed to Vermont, and 
at Woodstock, he m. Polly Thomas, a descendant of Arad 
Thomas, who was a Welshman. He was a soldier in the Revo- 
lutionary war, and fought at the battle of Saratoga. He served in 
the war of 1812 as major of the staff of Gen. Peter Porter; he 
served in eleven fights. During the engagement at Black Rock 
his brother Eldredge was killed while fighting under his com- 
mand. At Queenstown Heights, while going to the aid of Lieut. 
Col. Winfield Scott, Phineas Stanton was severely wounded, and 
at Lundy's Lane he was captured and held a prisoner for eleven 
months. During the war he was a major on the staff of Gen. 



600 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Scott, and after the war he was placed in command of all the 
troops of the State militia in Western New York, with the rank of 
Major General. He d. March 21, 1842, 

CHILDREN: 

446 MARIA, b. Aug. 2, 1804, m. David Scott Feb. 5, 1822. 

447 ESTHER, b. Sept. 1, 1806, m. Col. Wales Cbeney. 

448 ELIAS T., b. April 28, 1809, m. Julia M. Collar. 

449 ABIGAIL T., b. Oct. 11, 1812, d. unmarried. 

450 PERSIS T., b. Feb. 10, 1815, m. Edward Peck. 

451 PHINBAS, b. Sept. 23, 1817, m. Emily B. Ingham. 

452 ELIZA ANN, b. May 9, 1820, m. Merrick. 

453 MARY JANE, b. Dec. 2, 1822, m. Rev. R. H. Dexter. 

454 GEORGE, b. July 31, 1828, unmarried. 

455 AMELIA, b. Nov. 27, 1828, m. Julius A. Hayes April 20, 1852. 

Daniel Stanton (No. 368) m. Catherine Page (No. 22)-, that 
family, Jan. 4, 1781. No children. His brother, Edward Stan- 
ton (No. 370) m. Martha Page (No. 25), that family, sister of 
Catharine, Jan. 14, 1798. They were both desperately wounded 
in the Fort Griswold massacre Sept. 6, 1781. 

CHILDREN OP EDWARD AND MARTHA STANTON. 

456 EDWARD, b. June 10, 1799, d. Feb., 1804. 

457 ELISHA, b. 1800, d. in 1800. 

458 MARTHA, b. 1801, d. Sept. 1, 1861. unmarried. 

459 DAVID, b. 1804, m. Mrs. Mary (Whiting) Parks. 

460 LUCY, b. Dec. 19, 1806, m. Joseph Wheeler (No. 383), Wheeler family. 

461 EDWARD, b. , 1810, d. unmarried Dec. 18, 1883. 



ROBERT STANTON FAMILY. 



Among the early settlers of New England were Robert Stan- 
ton and Thomas Stanton, supposed by some genealogists to have 
been brothers, but no proof of such relation exists. 

I. ROBERT STANTON was b. in England in the year 1599, 
and came to this country and settled in Newport, R. I., in 1638, 
where he continued to reside until his death, which took place 

Aug. 5, 1672. He m. Avis , family name and date of m. 

not of record. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ROBERT, b. in 1640, m. Henry Tibbetts. 

3 MARY, b. in 1642. No otber record. 

4 JOHN, b. Aug., 1645, m. Mary Harndel in 1667, m. 2d, Mrs. Mary Cran- 

ston, widow of Got. John Cranston, and daughter of Gov. Jeremiah. 
Clark. He d. in 1783, aged 83. 

CHILDREN: 

5 MARY, b. June 4, 1668. 

6 HANNAH, b. Nov. 7, 1670. 

7 PATIENCE, b. Sept. 10, 1672. 

8 JOHN, b. April 22, 1674, m. Elizabeth Clark; 2d, Susanna Lamphere. 

9 CONTENT, b. Dec. 20, 1675. 

10 ROBERT, b. May 4, 1677. 

11 BENJAMIN, b. March 13, 1684. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

12 HENRY, b. May 22, 1688; was the ancestor of the Hon. Edwin M. Stan- 

ton, Secretary of War, under President Lincoln. 

John Stanton (No. 8) commenced business life as a merchant, 
but did not succeed as such. He continued to reside in Newport 
until 1733, when he removed his family to Westerly, R. I., now 
the town of Richmond, and settled on what is known as the 
Stanton purchase. Previous to this he purchased land in Stoning- 
ton, Conn., of John Breed and others, situated on the northern 
slope of Cosatuc Hill. It is supposed that he had in contempla- 
tion a change of residence to Stonington when he purchased this 
land. If so, he abandoned it soon after, for in less than a month 
he sold it to Francis Robertson of Kingston, R. I. He m. Eliza- 
beth, daughter of Latham Clark of Portsmouth, R. I., Feb. g,. 



*602 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

1698. Mrs. Stanton d. at Newport Sept. 10, 1730, aged 50 years. 
In 1734, in his 6ist year he m. Susanna Lamphere, aged 19 years. 
He d. at Richmond, Jan. 22, 1762, aged 89 years. His wife sur- 
vived him and m. Peter Ross, whom she survived. She d. at 
Richmond Sept. 25, 1807, in her 92d year. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

12a HANNAH, b. Oct. 4, 1698, m. Easton, d. March 30, 1729. 

13 JOHN, b. July 7, 1700, d. Feb., 1741. 

14 ROBERT, b. Dec. 27, 1701, d. young. 

15 MARY, b. Dec. 12, 1703, d. young. 

16 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 12, 1705, d. July 8, 1707. 

17 SAMUEL, b. March 25, 1708, d. on passage from Surinam in 1743. 

18 DANIEL, b. May 5, 1710, d. July 13, 1717. 

19 LATHAM, b. Aug. 12, 1712, d. in Jamaica, 1749. 

-20 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 18, 1714, m. Taylor; d. June 21, 1742. 

21 JOSEPH, b. June 6, 1717, d. June 7, 1718. 

22 JONATHAN, b. May 5, 1719, d. June 6, 1745. 
■23 DAVID, b. Dec. 22, 1721. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

24 ROBERT, b. at Westerly Aug. 18, 1735. He was a reputable farmer and 

judge of the Court of Common Pleas; d. in 1802. 

25 JOB, b. Feb. 3, 1737, m. Elizabeth Belcher; 2d, Mrs. Amy Bell. 
.26 SUSANNAH, b. at Westerly Aug. 10, 1738, m. Samuel Clark. 

27 BENJAMIN, b. at Charlestown July 4, 1740, d. Oct. 20, 1776. 

28 HANNAH, b. at Charlestown July, 1742, d. young. 

29 ELIZABETH, b. at Charlestown 1743, m. Peleg Kenyon. 

30 SAMUEL, b. at Charlestown Oct. 10, 1745, d. in South Kingston. 

31 JOHN, b. May 4, 1749, moved to New York State. 

32 MARY, b. Jan. 11, 1750, d. young. 

33 SABRA, b. Dec. 4, 1752, m. Jonathan Barber, d. aged 70 years. 

34 MARY, b. Nov. 23, 1754, m. Samuel Peckham. 

35 JOSEPH, b. March 26, 1757. 

36 HANNAH, b. in 1759, m. Joseph Lewis. 

Job Stanton (No. 25) m. ist, EHzabeth Belcher Nov. 11, 1764. 
He located at Stonington, Conn. His wife d. Dec. 29, 1773. He 
m. 2d, Mrs. Amy Bell, June 2, 1774, the widow of John Bell and 
daughter of Nathaniel and Amy (Hewitt) Williams (No. 69), Wil- 
liams family. He d. March 2, 1708. Mrs. Amy d. Aug. 11, 1833. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

37 CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 29, 1766, m. Anna Yeomans Jan. 9, 1791, d. 1811. 

38 ELIZABETH, b. March 16, 1769, d. March 29, 1774. 

39 HANNAH, b. July 17, 1771, m. Joseph Pendleton (No. 65), Pendleton 

family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

40 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 20, 1775, m. Abel Pendleton, d. July 26, 1844 (No. 64), 

Pendleton family. 

41 JOHN BELL, b. April 23, 1776, m. Hannah Crandall, d. March 25, 1835. 

42 NATHANIEL, b. April 22, 1778, m. Katharine Pendleton. 

43 CHARLES, b. May 14, 1780, d. April 1, 1782. 

•44 BENJAMIN F., b. Feb. 25, 1782, m. Maria Davis. 



ROBERT STANTON FAMILY. 603 

John Bell Stanton (No. 41) m. Hannah Crandall, daughter of 
Enoch and Mercy Crandall of Charlestown, R. I., Nov. 9, 1800. 
She d. Nov. 19, 1865. He d. March 25, 1835. 

CHILDREN: 

45 BATHSHEBA, b. Dec. 21, 1801, d. Dec. 29, 1827. 

46 GRACE, b. May 14, 1S03, d. unmarried In 1899. 

47 ENOCH, b. Oct. 24, 1804, m. Lucy Jane Shepard Feb. 16, 1829. 

48 HANNAH, b. April 26, 1806, d. Aug. 11, 1881. 

49 CHARLES, b. Aug. 16, 1808, m. Prances Mason In Norway, N. Y., May 

28, 1834. 

50 JOHN BELL, b. Aug. 27, 1812, d. Aug. 9, 1814. 

51 WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. May 27, 1814, m. Abbie Fosdick Billings June 

7, 1846, Trenton, N. Y. 

52 HENRY SHEPARD, b. in 1816, m. Mary Feller Sept. 28, 1853. 

53 FANNY, b. June 21, 1818. 

54 OLIVER WOLCOTT, b. Oct. 4, 1820, m. Emma M. Gregory Sept. 27, 1855. 

55 JANE, b. Sept. 26, 1823. 

56 JOHN BELL, b. Sept. 29, 1825. 

Nathaniel Stanton (No. 42) m. Katharine Pendleton, daughter 
of Capt. Amos Pendleton, Jr., (No. 36), of that family, and Kath- 
arine Davis of Westerly, R. I. She d. April 7, 1840. He d. at 
Trinidad March 15, 1807. 

CHILDREN: 

57 AMOS, b. Dec. 27, 1802, m. Olivia White Aug. 6, 1829. 

58 MARIA S., b. May 13, 1804, m. Oregon Perkins March 9, 1829. 

59 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 9, 1806, m. Mary Hall Sutton July 10, 1851. 

Benjamin F. Stanton (No. 44) m. Maria Davis (No. 24), Davis 
family, Sept., 1808. He commenced life in Stonington. In the 
spring of 1819 he removed to Fishers Island, N. Y., where he 
carried on an extensive farming business until 1823, when he re- 
turned to Stonington and occupied a farm which he had pre- 
viously purchased, where he resided until his death, Dec. 13, 
1836. Besides farming he was largely engaged in other pursuits, 
by which he accumulated a competency. He was highly esteemed 
as a man and neighbor. 

CHILDREN: 

60 JOHN DAVIS, b. March 25, 1809, d. Sept. 19, 1882. 

61 ABBY JANE, b. Jan. 11, 1811, m. Giles Williams March 23, 1831 (No. 489), 

Williams family. Mrs. Williams was drowned in the burning of the 
steamer Erie on Lake Erie, Aug. 9, 1841. He d. April 3, 1888. 

62 EMMA ANN, b. Aug. 10, 1813, m. Charles Hewitt Smith (No. 107), Smith 

family, Jan. 18, 1832. She d. April 16, 1833. He m. 2d, Maria Stan- 
ton (No. 322) ( Thomas Stanton family. 

63 DANIEL DAVIS, b. Sept. 9, 1815, d. April 23, 1887. 

64 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 28, 1817, d. Sept. 25, 1891. 

65 MARIA, b. Dec. 30, 1819, d. Dec. 5, 1880. 

66 FANNY, b. July 12, 1822, d. Sept. 18, 1863. 



604 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

67 PAUL, b. Nov. 28, 1824, m. Marcia Palmer Denison May 25, 1864. (No^ 

607), Denison family. He d. July 8, 1884. 

68 MASON M., b. Dec. 7, 1826, d. Aug. 26, 1894. 

STANTON BROTHERS. 

NOTE.— John D., Daniel D., Benjamin F., 2d., Paul B. and Mason M.,. 
children of Benjamin F., and Maria (Davis) Stanton of Stonington after the 
death of their father associated themselves in a business partnership under the 
firm name of the Stanton Brothers, and as such became the proprietors of five 
large productive farms, which they jointly cultivated successfully through life, 
establishing a reputation for honorable dealing in all of their business inter- 
course with their fellow citizens, characterized with the strictest integrity and 
economical industry. 

Their sister. Miss Maria, was so constituted as to be a controlling force in 
society. She was from early life a person of honest purpose and strong convic- 
tions, a Christian by profession, and, in fact, from the commencement of the 
Sunday school at the Road Church, she was a member, and continued so till 
her death. She was also an earnest and enthusiastic teacher for many years, 
and unfailing in her desire to serve in any capacity. The library, the church 
building and grounds about the church all bear witness to her love and zeal. 
She was deeply interested in missionary and temperance work, not only at 
home, but in the world at large. Her life was full of good works, the memory 
of which are an inspiration to go and do likev/ise. 



STEWART OR STEWARD FAMILY. 



There are so many sources from which the Stonington Stew- 
arts may have sprung, that it is difficult to tell who was the emi- 
grant ancestor of 

I. WILLIAM STEWARD, who was bapt. in the First Con- 
gregational Church as an adult by the Rev. James Noyes, Feb. 
13, 1710. He m. Sarah Church May 5, 1713. She d. March 2, 
J745- 

CHILDREN: 

2 WILLIAM, JR., b. Dec. 26, 1714. 

3 NATHAN, b. Jan. 8, 1717. 

4 OLIVER, b. Feb. 12, 1719, m. Rebecca Pendleton Aug. 20, 1741. 

5 PHINEAS, b. May 16, 172L 

6 LEMUEL, b. May 3, 1723, d. Feb. last, 1727. 

7 SARAH, b. Jan. 10, 1725-6. 

8 CONTENT, b. Dec. 24, 1727. 

9 ELIPHALET, b. Nov. 10, 1729. 

10 LEMUEL, b. Jan. 31, 1732, m. Elizabeth . 

Lieut William Stewart (No. i) m. 2d, Mary Bellows March 16, 
1747. In 1728 he purchased of Richard and Henry Stevens lands 
containing Asoupsuck Pond, north of Stewart Hill, now in North 
Stonington. 

William Stewart, Jr. (No. 2), m. Elizabeth Stevens Dec. 4, 
1740. He was a pattern farmer of his day. He purchased of the 
Elliots what is now called Stewart Hill, and d. aged about 46 
years, leaving a widow and nine children ; she afterwards m. Jo- 
seph Palmer, a widower with nine children, and they had one 
daughter Sabra, making a family of nineteen children. 

CHILDREN: 

11 LUCRETIA, b. July 3, 1741, m. Dr. John Bartlett of Lebanon. 

12 LUCY, b. July 30, 1743, m. Stephens. 

13 NATHAN, b. June 22, 1745. 

14 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 7, 1747, m. John Coates. 

15 MARY, b. Nov. 28, 1749, m. Oliver Wilcox. 

16 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 16, 1752. 

17 CONTENT, b. June 6, 1754, m. Timothy Coates. 

18 ELISHA, b. June 29, 1757; went West. 

19 ELIPHALET, b. Aug. 14, 1759; went west. 



606 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Phineas Stewart (No. 5) m. Remember Babcock, Jan. 11, 1745. 
After her death he m. Hannah Barnaby. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

20 PHINEAS, b. Aug. 17, 1748. 

21 SARAH, b. Aug. 13, 1750. 

22 WEALTHY, b. May 12, 1756. 

CHILDREN BY LAST WIFE: 

23 MERCY, b. in 1762, m. Naham Chapman (No. 15), that family. 

24 LYDIA, b. in 1767, m. Amos Barber. 

25 GILBERT, b. Dec. 4, 1772. 

26 ESTHER, b. . 

Lemuel Stewart (No. lo) m. before 1757, Elizabeth 

CHILDREN: 

27 SARAH, b. June 27, 1757. 

28 LEMUEL, b. April 6, 1759. 

29 MARGARET, b. Jan. 15, 176L 

30 ELIPHALET, b. Jan. 1, 1763. 

31 DEBORAH, b. Nov. 23, 1764. 

32 MARTHA, b. Nov. 6, 1766. 

33 EPHRAIM, b. Sept. 15, 1768. 

Nathan Stewart (No. 13) m. Barbary Palmer, daughter of Wil- 
liam Palmer, May i, 1768. 

CHILDREN: 

34 NATHAN, b. Feb. 20, 1769, m. Brown. 

35 BARBARY, b. July 5, 1771, m. Nehemiah Brown. 

36 EDWARD, b. Dec. 8. 1774. 

37 PRISCILLA, b. March 20, 1778, m. Noyes Wheeler (No. 137), that family. 

38 BETSEY, b. Sept. 14, 1780, m. Col. Denison Randall, son of John Randall. 

39 RUSSELL, b. April 14, 1783, m. Lord. 

40 GEORGE P., b. April 6, 1786, d. May 1, 1851. 

41 PHEBE, b. May 12, 1789, m. Oliver Swan, son of Nathan (No. 135), of 

that family. 

42 CYRUS b. Feb. 14, 1792. 

43 APPHIA, b. March 19, 1795, d. young. 

Nathan Stewart (No. 13) bought out the family rights in the 
old homestead and built a house, which was afterward occupied 
by his son Edward, and then by Denison Stewart. He was a 
man of great resolution, and his wife was a noble woman. He 
lived to see nearly all of his children married. 

William Stewart (No. 16) m. Anna Coates Sept. 25, 1774, and 
m. 2d, Amanda Darrow. He was a master mechanic, built saw 
mills and grist mills. He d. at 92 years of age. He was in the 
Revolutionary war. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

44 WILLIAM, b. May 10, 1775. 

45 JOHN, b. March 23, 1782. 

46 ANNA, b. Sept. 24, 1777. 

47 Daughter, b. , d. . 



STEWART OR STEWARD FAMILY. 607 

CHILD BY LAST WIFE: 

48 RUSSELL DARROW, b. Feb. 1, 1805; he d.; left no children. 

Edward Stewart (No. 36) m. Rebecca Noyes (No. 173) of the 
Noyes family, Feb. 15, 1801. He d. April 29, 1837, and she d. 
Sept. 30, 1842. He was a farmer by occupation, and all who 
knew him loved him. 

CHILDREN: 

49 REBECCA, b. Nov. 8, 1801, m. Nathaniel M. Crary July 13, 1824. 

50 BETSEY R., b. Nov. 24, 1803, m. Frederick Swan (No. 166), Swan fam- 

ily, Jan. 14, 1828, d. Feb. 26, 1849. 

51 DENISON, b. Aug. 26, 1807, m. Abby J. Starkweather. 

52 EMELINE, b. Jan. 6, 1810, m. William R. Wheeler (No. 195), of that 

family, Dec. 16, 1830; she d. Oct. 31, 1879, and he d. Feb. 15, 1851. 

53 NANCY, b. Jan. 2, 1813, d. young. 

54 CYRUS, b. Dec. 20, 1815, d. young. 

55 EDWARD, b. Jan. 3, 1818, d. young. 

56 DUDLEY, b. Dec. 17, 1820, m. Eliza Denison (No. 573) of the Denison- 

family, May 6, 1856. 

George P. Stewart (No. 40) m. Polly or Mary Hewitt (No. 197) 
of Hewitt family in Preston, Conn., Jan. i, 1812. He d. May i, 
1851, and she d. March 15, 1870. 

CHILDREN: 

57 CYNTHIA, b. Oct. 10, 1812, m. Lewis Maine (No. 205), of Maine family, 

son of Lewis. 

58 GEORGE W., b. March 31, 1816. 

59 PHEBE E., b. May 31, 1819, m. Oliver S. Ecclestone. 

60 HARRIET H., b. Dec. 9, 1821, d. April 25, 1828. 

61 MARY A., b. Nov. 9, 1823, m. Peter C. Gadbois. 

62 EMILY, b. June 25, 1825, m. Luther Yerrington, and m. 2d, John I. 

Plummer. 

63 ELIZABETH, b. April 25, 1830; m. 

64 JULIA A., b. Dec. 19, 1835, m. Henry A. Tomliason. 

George P. Stewart and wife were settled in New York State, 
but wolves and fevers and ague were such disastrous neighbors 
that they returned to Connecticut and spent the remainder of 
their days at North Stonington, Conn. 

George W. Stewart (No. 58) m. Phebe E. Palmer, daughter of 
Cyrus Palmer, March 28, 1841. He d. May 21, 1861, and she d. 
March 15, 1870. His desire to own the land formerly belonging 
to his great-grandfather, William, that was purchased of the El- 
liots was acccmplished. He settled on Stewart Hill, was a farmer 
and a most ingenious man, constructing tools and all things 
needful. 

CHILDREN: 

65 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 9, 1842. 

66 NATHAN W., b. March 26, 1843. 

67 SARAH L., b. May 29, 1844. 



•608 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

68 CHARLES B., b. April 25, 1846, d. Nov. 25, 1867. 

69 GEORGE P., b. June 14, 1848. 

70 CYRUS H., b. Sept. 9, 1849. 

71 ISABEL, b. May 19, 1855, d. Feb. 11, 1868. 

72 WILLIAM B., b. Sept. 8, 1859. 

Denison Stewart (No. 51) m. Abby Jane Starkweather, daugh- 
ter of John Starkweather of Preston, April 18, 1844. He was a 
farmer and settled on Stewart Hill. He d. Jan. 19, 1867, and his 
widow m. the Hon. B. F. Billings of Griswold, Conn. (No. 191), 

Billings family. 

CHILDREN: 

73 EDWARD D., b. May 18, 1845. 

74 WILLIAM L., b. April, 1847. 

75 ELLA W., b. Feb. 1852, d. Dec. 11, 1861. 

William and Edward settled in Kansas soon after their father's death, where 
William died. 



SWAN FAMILY 



I. RICHARD SWAN, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor 
of the Swan family of Connecticut and Rhode Island, appears 
first on this side of the Atlantic Ocean in Boston, Mass., where 
he joined the church Jan. 6, 1639, and had one child, John, prob- 
ably his youngest, baptized the Sunday after his admission. It is 
not certainly known when he came to New England, nor in what 
ship he came. His wife d. in England before he came to this 
country. Upon application he was dismissed with many others 
from the Boston church to join a church at Rowley, Mass. Soon 
after his dismission he removed his family to Rowley, where he 
remained during life, becoming a prominent citizen in that place, 
representing the town in the Massachusetts General Court in 
1666, and many years after. He served in King Philip's war and 
expedition to Canada. He m. for his second wife Mrs. Ann 
Trumbull. She m. for her first husband Michael Hopkinson, 
who was buried Feb. 28, 1648 ; and for her second husband, John 
Trumbull in June, 1650, and for her third husband, Richard 
Swan March i, 1658. Richard Swan d. May 14, 1678. 

CHILDREN: 

2 RICHARD, b. . 

3 FRANCES, b. . 

4 ROBERT, b. 1628, m. Elizabeth Acie. 

5 JONATHAN, b. . 

6 SUSAN, b. . 

7 SARAH, b. . 

8 JOHN, bapt. Nov. 24, 1638. 

Robert Swan (No. 4) m. Elizabeth Acie. At the time of their 
marriage they both resided in Rowley, Mass. Soon after they 
went to Andover, Mass., to live, but did not remain there long, 
for as early as 1650 they were inhabitants of Haverhill, located 
in that part of the town which was subsequently set off, and in- 
corporated as the town of Methuen, where many of his descend- 
ants have lived. He was a soldier at the great swamp fight, King 
Philip's war, Lieut. Benjamin Swett's company. His wife d. in 
1689. and he m. for his second wife Hannah Russ, April i, 1690. 
He d. Feb. 11, 1698. 



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610 ..ilNGTON. 



CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

9 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 30, 1653. 

10 SARAH, b. Aug. 10, 1655. 

11 ROBERT, b. May 30, 1657. 

12 ANN, b. March 3, 1658. 

13 RICHARD, b. Feb. 24, 1660. 

14 TIMOTHY, b. March 12, 1663. 

15 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 8, 1666. . 

16 JOHN, b. Aug. 1, 1668, m. Mrs. Susanna Wood. 

17 SAMUEL, b. April 11, 1670, d. young. 

18 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 24, 1672. 

19 JOSHUA, b. Sept. 13, 1674. 

20 CALEB, b. June 18, 1676, d. young. 



John Swan (No. i6) m. Mrs. Susanna Wood Aug. i, 1699, 
daughter of Philip Eastman and granddaughter of Roger East- 
man. She m. Thomas Wood May 16, 1693. , Thomas Wood 
and child, Susanna, were killed by the Indians March 15, 1697. 
They lived in Haverhill, Mass., until 1707, where three of their 
children were born. The following sketch of her heroism ap- 
pears in the history of Haverhill, Mass. : "During the Indian war, 
when so many of the inhabitants of Haverhill were killed, the 
Indians attacked their house, which stood in the field now called 
White's lot, nearly opposite to the house of Capt. Emerson. 
Mr. Swan and his wife saw them approaching, and, determined, 
if possible, to save their own lives and the lives of their children 
from the knives of the ruthless butchers. They immediately 
placed themselves against the door, which was so narrow that 
two could scarcely enter abreast. The Indians rushed against it, 
but finding that it could not be easily opened, they commenced 
their operations more systematically. One of them placed his 
back to the door so that he could make his whole strength bear 
upon it, while others pushed against him. The strength of the 
besiegers was greater than that of the besieged, and Mr. Swan, 
being rather a timid man, almost despaired of saving himself and 
family and told his wife that he thought it would be better to 
let them in, but this resolute and courageous woman had no such 
idea. The Indians had now succeeded in partly opening the 
door, and one of them was crowding himself in, while the other 
was pushing lustily after. The heroic wife saw that there was 
no time for parleying; she seized her bake spit, which was 
nearly three feet in length, and a deadly weapon in the hands 
of the woman, as it proved, and collecting all the strength she 
possessed, drove it through the body of the foremost. This 



SWAN FAMILY. 611 

was too warm a reception for the besiegers ; it was resistance 
from a source, and with a weapon they little expected, and, 
surely, who else could ever think of spitting a man? The 
two Indians thus repulsed immediately retreated and did not 
molest them again. Thus, by the fortitude and heroic courage of 
a wife and mother, this family was probably saved from a bloody 
grave." 

Mr. Swan and his family came to Stonington in the year 1707, 
locating himself on what is now known as Swan Town Hill, 
North Stonington, where the rest of his children were born. He 
d. May i, 1743, aged 75; she d. Dec. 20, 1772, in the hundredth 
year of her age. 

CHILDREN: 

21 JOHN, b. at Haverhill Dec. 28, 1700, m. Lucy Denison 

22 RUTH, b. at Haverhill Dec. 31, 1703, m. Rev. Jabez Wight of Preston, 

Conn., Feb. 8, 1726. 

23 WILLIAM, b. at Haverhill June 24, 1706, m. Thankful Holmes. 

24 NATHANIEL, b. at Stonington April 13, 1709, m. Mehitable Brown. 

25 ASA, b. at Stonington June 4, 1712, m. Marvin Holmes. 

26 ELIZABETH, b. at Stonington May 14, 1715, m. Tebadiah Andros Dec. 

19, 1737. 

27 TIMOTHY, b. Sept. 2, 1721, m. Mary Smith. 

John Swan (No. 21) m. Lucy Denison March 5, 1726 (No. 
108), Denison family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

28 ANNE, b. March 10, 1727, m. Benedam Denison Nov. 3, 1742 (No. 160), 

Denison family. 

29 LUCY, b. Nov. 30, 1729, m. Paul Wheeler (No. 58), Wheeler family. 

30 JOHN", b. Sept. 24, 1731, m. Mary Prentice, b. Sept. 6, 1734. 

31 JOSEPH, b. March 12, 1734, m. Elizabeth Smith; 2d, Mary Miner. 

32 JOSHUA, b. Nov. 15, 1736, m. Martha Denison. 

33 PEREZ, b. Oct. 3. 1739. 

34 THOMAS, b. March 18, 1742, m. Amy Denison. 

35 EUNICE, b. Sept. 14, 1744. 

36 EDWARD, b. Nov. 12, 1746, m. Mehitable Brown. 

37 GEORGE, b. Aug. 26, 1750, m. Abigail Randall. 

William Swan (No. 23) m. Thankful Holmes Jan. 20, 1726 (No. 
23), that family; she d. Sept. 7, 1742. He m. 2d, Anna Smith of 
Groton, April 14, 1743. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

38 MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1731, m. John Cavalry March 15, 1753. 

39 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 6, 1733, m. Dea. Benjamin Blodget March 30, 1755. 

40 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 30, 1734, m. John Randall (No. 42), that family; 2d 

wife. 

41 WILLIAM, b. April 7, 1737. 

42 DESIRE, b. July 22, 1739. 

43 RUTH, b. Sept. 27, 1741. d. young. 



612 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

44 ANNA, b. Sept. 25, 1743. 

45 CHARLES, b. May 24, 1746, m. Eunice Barnes. 

Nathaniel Swan (No. 24) m. Mehitable Brown June 13, 1731, 
both of Stonington, Conn. She m. 2d, Joseph Hewitt June 4, 
1755 (No. 60), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

46 ROBERT, b. Dec. 14, 1731, m. Abigail Randall. 

47 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 11, 1733. 

48 JEDEDIAH, b. Aug. 5, 1735. 

49 JESSE, b. Dec. 29, 1737, m. Elizabeth Baldwin. 

50 LOIS, b. Oct. 14, 1741. 

51 RUTH, b. Jan. 3, 1743. 

52 AMOS, b. Jan. 23, 1745. 

Asa Swan (No. 25) and his brother John lived on adjoining 
farms in North Stonington, vested in them equally after their 
father's decease. He m. Marvin Holmes, sister of his brother 
William's wife, Nov. 19, 1740 (No. 27), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

53 ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 8, 1741, m. Daniel Brewster (No. 9), tbat family. 

54 SUSANNAH, b. Aug. 17, 1744, m. William Denison (No. 186), that family. 
. 55 ASA, b. Sept. 12, 1747. 

56 JABEZ, b. May 21, 1751, m. Mehitable Wheeler; he m. 2d, widow Lucy 

Wheeler. 

Timothy Swan of Stonington (No. 27) m. Mary Smith of 
Groton Dec. 28, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

57 MARY, b. Nov. 5, 1744, m. William Wheeler (No. 64), that family; she 

m. 2d, Capt. Thomas Wheeler (No. 54), that family; no children by 
either marriage. 

58 RUTH, b. June 5, 1747, m. Isaac Wheeler (No. 82), that family. 

59 LUCY, b. Jan. 17, 1750, m. Isaac Avery (No. 155), that family. 

60 TIMOTHY, b. July 15, 1752, m. Ruama Ayer. 

61 NATHAN, b. Jan. 23, 1755, m. Esther Avery. 

62 ELISHA, b. Dec. 26, 1755. m. Experience Smith. 

63 ELIAS, b. Jan. 31, 1758. 

64 EUNICE, b. Aug. 20, 17—, m. John Wheeler (No. 99), that family. 

65 OLIVER, b. Sept. 23, 17—. 

66 ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 17—. 

67 CYNTHIA, b. 1770, m. Isaac Hewitt (No. Ill), that family. 

John Swan (No. 30) m. Mary Prentice May 17, 1753 (No. 37), 
that family. 

CHILDREN: 

68 MARY, b. Nov. 29, 1757, m. John Randall (No. 65), that family. 

69 JOHN, b. July 29, 1760. 

70 PRISCILLA, b. July 4, 1763, m. Eliakin Palmer Dec. 13, 1781. 

71 SAMUEL, b. May 11, 1765. 

72 PEREZ, b. May 18, 1767. 

73 LUCY, b. Jan. 5, 1770, m. Gilbert Billings (No. 166), that family. 

74 JONAS, b. Feb. 25, 1772. 

75 FANNY, b. March 3, 1774. 



SWAN FAMILY. 613 

Joseph Swan (No. 31) m. ist, Elizabeth Smith of Groton Oct. 
17, 1756. He m. 2d, Mary Miner Jan. 28, 1762. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

76 ELIZABETH, b. April 17, 1757. 

77 JOSEPH, b. Dec. S. 1758. 

78 LUCY AVERY, b. March 30, 1760. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

79 ADIN, b. May 13, 1764. 

80 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 11, 1766. 

81 LOIS, b. Nov. 8, 1770. 

82 EUNICE, b. OCt. 6, 1772. 

Joshua Swan (No. 32) m. Martha Denison (No. 255) that 
family Dec. i, 1763. 

CHILDREN: 

83 AMOS, b. May 13, 1764. 

84 JOSHUA, b. June 8, 1766, m. Esther Smith. 

85 ADAM, b. June 29, 1768. 

86 PELEG, b. July 20, 1770. 

87 GILBERT, b. June 15, 1777. 

88 ISAAC, b. July 10, 1779. 

Thomas Swan (No. 34) m. his cousin, Amy Denison, Feb. 22, 
1762 (No. 178), that family. Dea. Thomas died Dec. 27, 1830; 
she d. March 23, 1829. children: 

89 REBECCA, b. March 27, 1765, m. Oliver York (No. 58), that family. 

90 THOMAS, JR., b. Oct. 17, 1767, m. Fanny Palmer. 

91 CYRUS, b. Oct. 1, 1768, m. Gould; 2d, Sharon. 

92 DANIEL, b. Sept. 1, 1770, m. Hannah Hawkins. 

93 SALLY, b. Oct. 5, 1772, m. Dr. Charles Phelps (No. 27), that family; 

after his death she m. George Hubbard Sept. 7, 1809; she d. April 5, 
1841. 

94 AMY, b. Oct. 25, 1766, m. Charles Wheeler Williams (No. 281), that 

family. 

95 HENRY, b. 1778, d. March 24, 1800, aged 22 years. 

96 ABIGAIL or ABBY, b. June 6, 1779, m. John Browning (No. 42), that 

family. 

97 JOHN, b. 1788, d. March 23, 1818, aged 30 years. 

Edward Swan (No. 36) m. Mehitable Brown Feb. 16, 1775 ; 

she d. Sept. 27, 1790. He m. 2d, Hannah , name and 

date of m. not on record. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

98 EDWARD, JR., b. April 10, 1776, m. Sybil Morgan Dec, 1804 (No. 41), 

that family. 

99 JOHN, b. April 12, 1778. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

100 MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 30, 1792. 

101 MOSES, b. Oct. 1, 1795. 

102 HANNAH, b. July 23, 1798. 

George Swan (No. 37) m. Abigail Randall Sept. 4, 1774 (No. 
64), Randall family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Jan. 3, 
1798; she d. April 22, 1797. 



614 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

103 GEORGE, b. May 24, 1776, d. April 30, 1802. 

104 ROSWELL, b. June 16, 1778, m. Harriet F. Palmer. 

105 LUCY, b. Sept. 16, 1781. 

106 ANNA, b. Sept. 14, 1783. 

107 ADAM, b. May 31, 1788, m. Angeline Betts. 

108 GILES, b. April 29, 1793. 

Robert Swan (No. 46) m. Abigail Randall Jan. 21, 1754 (No. 
43), Randall family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

109 ROBERT, b. Jan. 3, 1755. 

110 GILBERT, b. May 18, 1756. 

111 LOIS, b. Sept. 27, 1758. 

112 PELEG, b. March 5, 1761, d. Jan. 31, 1767. 

113 LUCY, b. Nov. 12, 1763. 

114 ESTHER, b. March 16, 1766. 

115 JEDEDIAH, b. March 23, 1769. 

116 MINER, b. March 3, 1772. 

Jesse Swan (No. 49) m. Elizabeth Baldwin Nov. 24, 1764 (No. 
34), Baldwin family, both of Stonington, Conn, 

CHILDREN: 

117 LUCINDA, b. Nov. 16, 1765. 

118 ZIBA, b. Nov. 17, 1767, m. Elizabeth Palmer. 

119 EUNICE, b. March 22, 1770. 

120 JESSE, b. Aug. 11, 1772. 

121 POLLY, b. April 30, 1775. 

122 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 9, 1778. 

123 JOHN, b. Jan. 9. 1778. 

124 ELIZABETH, b. March 12, 1780. 

125 PRISCILLA, b. May 30, 1787. 

126 MARY, b. May 30. 1787. 

Timothy Swan (No. 6o) m. Ruama Ayer Feb. i8, 1773, both of 
Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

127 RUSSELL, b. March 6, 1764. 

128 JOSEPH, b. July 13, 1766. 

129 OLIVER, b. July 6, 1768. 

130 LAVINIA, b. Sept. 16, 1780. 

131 ELISHA, b. April 26, 1783. 

Nathan Swan (No. 61) m. Esther Avery March 10, 1776, both 
of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

132 AVERY, b. July 21, 1776. 

133 ROBERT, b. Oct. 22, 1778. 

134 ASA, b. Oct. 17, 1780, m. Fanny Wheeler. 

135 OLIVER, b. Dec. 21, 1782, m. Phebe Stewart (No. 41), that family. 

136 DESIRE, b. April 28, 1785. 

Elisha Swan of Stonington (No. 62) m. Experience Smith of 
Norwich May 24, 1778. 



SWAN FAMILY. 615 

CHILDREN: 

137 MARTHA, b. April 25, 1779. 

138 MARY. b. July 17, 1780. 

139 ELIZABETH, b. June 9, 1782. 

140 FANNY, b. July 5, 1784. 

Joshua Swan (No. 84) m. Esther Smith March 16, 1789; Hved 
in Stonington. 

CHILDREN ALL BORN IN STONINGTON. 

141 ESTHER, b. Nov. 17, 1789, d. Sept. 7, 1790. 

142 ESTHER, b. 1791, d. Jan. 23, 1793. 

143 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 19, 1793. m. Nancy Swan Nov. 27, 1823. 

144 BETSEY, b. Dec. 9, 1795. 

145 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 20, 1798, m. Oct. 17, 1832. 

146 JABEZ SMITH, b. Feb. 23, 1800, m. Laura Griffin of East Haddam, Conn. 

He was familiarly known as Elder Swan, a famous Baptist preacher. 

147 WILLIAM HENRY, b. May 2, 1802, d. young. 

148 WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 5, 1804, d. at sea. 

149 CHARLES, b. April 12, 1807, d. at sea. 

150 LUCY, b. May 15, 1810. 

151 MARY ESTHER, b. Aug. 4, 1813. 

Thomas Swan of Stonington (No. 90) m. Fanny Palmer April 

2.2, 1798 (No. 385), Palmer family. After his death she m. Rev. 

John Noyes of Weston, Conn., Oct. 16, 1827 (No. 177), Noyes 

family. 

CHILD: 

152 SARAH ANN, b. Feb. 23, 1799, m. Gurdon Trumbull (No. 30), Trumbull 

family. 

Rev. Roswell Swan (No. 104), son of George and wife, Abi- 
gail (Randall) Swan, who were living in Stonington at time of his 
birth, June 16, 1778, at the place now known as the "Highland 
farm" of Charles P. Williams, on Taugw^onk. He enjoyed the 
benefit of a good common school education, until he commenced 
his studies with the Rev. Hezekiah N. Woodruff, the pastor of 
the First Congregational Church of Stonington, who fitted him 
for a liberal education, after which he entered Yale College, grad- 
uated 1802, with a class who subsequently became eminent and 
distinguished men. He m. Harriet F. Palmer May 14, 1807 (No. 
389), Palmer family. He d. March 22, 1819; his widow survived 
him and lived to a good old age, a comfort and blessing to her 
children and grandchildren, dying July 10, 1874, aged 84 years. 

CHILDREN: 

153 HARRIET P., b. Oct. 21, 1810, d. Oct. 8, 1814. 

154 ROSWELL R., b. Oct. 12, 1812, d. Oct., 1836. 



616 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

155 PHEBE ANN, b. Jan. 12, 1814, m. Benjamin F. Babcock of Stonington 

(No. 214), Babcock family, d. Sept., 1841. 

156 HARRIET P., b. March 20, 1816, m. Hon. Nathan F. Dixon of Westerly, 

R. I., June 28, 1843. 

NOTE. — Hon. Nathan F. Dixon, who m. Harriet P. Swan (No. 156), became 
one of the most prominent and influential men of Rhode Island. He was a 
member of the Rhode Island bar, and by honorable dealing in his professional 
career rose to eminence in his profession. He represented his native town 
in the General Assembly of Rhode Island for a good many years, establish- 
ing a reputation of commanding influence. He was elected a member of 
Congress and served with distinguished ability in the House of Representa- 
tives at Washington, D. C, for several terms. His son, Non. Nathan F. 
Dixon, became a member of the Rhode Island bar and was distingushed for 
his ability and courtesy in all of the relations of life. He shared the con- 
fidence of his fellow citizens and was repeatedly elected to the Legislature of 
his native state, which to express their regard for him elected him a Senator 
of Congress, which position he held for a full term of six years with distin- 
guished ability and commanding influence. He married Grace McClure. He 
d. 1898, sincerely mourned by all. 

157 COURTLAND P., b. July 7, 1818, d. Jan. 24, 1819. 

Adam Swan of Stonington (No. 107) m. Angelina Betts. 

CHILDREN: 

158 GEORGE M., b. May 24, 1813, m. Jane Gardner Knight, March 26, 1834; 

m. 2d, Mary Ann Compston in 1841. 

159 LUCRETIA G., b. Dec. 25, 1815, m. George Hubbard, Jr., Aug. 11, 1834. 

160 WILLIAM B., b. Sept. 17, 1820, m. Antoinette Lamb. 

161 HENRY R., b. Oct. 14, 1822, lost at sea. 

162 ANGELINE, b. Aug. 7, 1825, m. Albert Hancox June 4, 1847. 

Ziba Swan (No. ii8) m. Elizabeth Palmer Jan. 31, 1790 (No. 

428), Palmer family. 

CHILD: 

163 BETSEY, b. July 11, 1790. 

Charles Swan (No. 45) m. Eunice Barnes March 21, 1779. 

CHILDREN: 

164 AMOS, b. Sept. 12, 1780, m. Betsey Palmer. 

165 CHARLES, b. April 3, 1782, m. Cynthia Brewster Dec. 25, 1803. 

166 FREDERICK, b. July 18, 1784, m. Betsey Stewart Jan. 14, 1828 (No. 50), 

that family. 

167 LOUISA, b. Feb. 6, 1786, d. March 18, 1786. 

168 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 30, 1787, d. young. 

169 SABRA, b. July 24, 1789, m. James Bailey. 

170 DENISON, b. Nov. 6, 1791, m. Caroline Bailey Aug. 4, 1832. 

171 CODDINGTON, b. Jan. 15, 1784, m. Cynthia Hewitt April 5, 1818 (No. 198), 

that family. 

172 EUNICE, b. Sept. 13, 1796, m. John Meech of Norwich. 

173 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 24, 1799, m. Deborah Ann Brown April 20, 1825. 

174 EPHRAIM, b. Aug. 2, 1802, m. Julia A. Grinnell Nov. 29, 1831. 

175 CHRISTOPHER, b. April 16, 1816, lost at sea. 

Daniel Swan (No. 92) m. Hannah Hawkins April 3, 1803. 

CHILDREN: 

176 ABIGAIL, b. March 19. 1803. 

177 HENRY T., b. July 28, 1806. 

178 THOMAS E., b. April 8, 1809, m. Cassandra, daughter of Benjamin Pen* 

dleton (No. 50a), that family. 

179 HARRIET Y., b. Dec. 20, 1812. 



SWAN FAMILY. 617 

Asa A. Swan (No. 134) m. Fanny Wheeler Feb. 16, 1809. 

CHILDREN: 

150 MARY ANN, b. Dec. 13, 1810. 

151 CLARISSA, b. July 22, 1812. 

182 LUCY S., b. April 9, 1814. 

Jabez Swan (No. 56) m. ist, Mehitable Wheeler June 17, 1772 
(No. 79), that family : m. 2d, widow Lucy Wheeler (No. 97), that 
family. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

183 JAMES, b. , m. Prudence . 

184 HURLBURT, b. , m. Easterbrooks. 

185 THOMAS WHEELER, b. , m. Lina Emmons. 

186 ASA, b. , m. Serviah Ely. 

187 RUFUS, b. , m. Lucy . 

188 BETSEY, b. , m. Nehemiab Spencer. 

189 MEHITABLE, b. , m. Cone, from Hartford. 

190 POLLY, b. , m. Lord. 

191 CYNTHIA, b. , m. King. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND, MARRIAGE: 

192 WILLIAM, b. . 

193 CYRUS, b. . 



THOMPSON FAMILY. 



From reliable information we learn that one of the many John 
Thompsons who were among the early planters of New England 
m. Hannah Brewster, daughter of Jonathan Brewster and grand- 
daughter of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower. She m. 
2d, Samuel Starr Dec. 15, 1664. 

CHILD BY 1ST MARRIAGE. 

2 WILLIAM, b. . 

William Thompson (No. 2) came to Stonington, Conn., and 
m. Bridget, daughter of Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 24) of that 
family, and wife Hannah Denison Chesebrough, Dec. 7, 1692. 
They took up their abode on the Chesebrough grant of land in 
Stonington, where Mr. Eugene Palmer now lives. 

CHILDREN: 

3 WILLIAM, b. July 23, 1695, m. Katharine Richardson. 

4 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 30, 1697. 

■ - - 5 JOHN, b. Oct. 8, 1699, m. Jerusha Palmer. - 

6 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 27, 1701. 

7 JEDEDIAH, b. July 10, 1704. 

WilHam Thompson d. in 1705, and his widow m. Dr. Joseph 
Miner of Stonington (No. 16), of that family Dec. 7, 1709. 

William Thompson (No. 3) m. Katharine Richardson April 
25, 1721. 

CHILDREN: 

8 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 26, 1722. 

9 WILLIAM, b. May 31, 1723, m. Margaret Hobart (No. 2). 

10 NATHANIEL, b. June 4, 1725, m. Hannah Mix Jan. 28, 1754 (No. 448), 

Chesebrough family. 

11 DAVID, b. May, 1728. 

12 JONATHAN, b. April 3, 1729. 

13 CATHARINE, b. June 14, 173L 

14 CHARLES, b. April 18, 1734, m. Lucy Palmer. 

15 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 24, 1736. 

16 ELIHU, b. Sept. 5, 1741, m. Desire Palmer. 

John Thompson (No. 5) and Jerusha Palmer (No. 107) of that 
family were m. Dec. 4, 1721. 



THOMPSON FAMILY. 

CHILDREN: 

17 EUNICE, b. Feb. 14. 1722. 

18 JOHN, b. Aug. 1, 1724, d. young. 

19 NATHAN, b. Feb. 14, 1726. 

20 AMOS, b. Sept. 14, 1727. 

21 ZERVIAH. b. Oct. 22. 1729. 

22 JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1731. 

23 JAMES, b. Nov. 4, 1733. 

Elihii Thompson (No. i6) and Desire Palmer (No. 211) of that 
family were m. Jan. 14, 1767, 

CHILDREN: 

24 DESIRE, b. Jan. 29, 1769. 

25 MARY, b. Feb. 22, 1770, m. Silas Wheeler (No. 363), that family. 

26 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 5, 1771. 

27 SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1774. 

Charles Thompson (No. 14) m. Lucy Palmer (No. 207), Pal- 
mer family, Sept. 19, 1765. No children. 



THOMPSON FAMILY NO. 2. 



I. JOHN THOMPSON, in the year 1626, was living at "Lit- 
tle Preston," in the Parish of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, 
England, with his wife Alice, and children. On the sixth day of 
November in that year, 1626, John Thompson made his will, sign- 
ing his name to that form ; both forms of spelling, with and with- 
out the "h" are, however, used indiscriminately in the body of 
the will, and on the parish register. When the eleventh of April 
1627, came around, John Tompson was dead, and at that date his 
will was probated in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Alice 
was probably the second wife of John Thompson. The son 
Thomas, who is mentioned in his will, was, doubtless, a child of 
the first wife, and the eldest son, by reason of a better inheritance 
than the others received. Thomas probably remained in Eng- 
land. We do not know what date the widow with her children 
came to America, but previous to 1640 she was living at Rox- 
bury, Mass. Probably it was there that the daughter Mary was 
m. to Rev. Richard Blinman of Gloucester, Mass. The Tompson 
family in their English home held a high position, their social 
status being next to that of the county families. Mistress Alice 
must have been a lady of character and refinement. Her success 
in bringing her children through all their troubles and so well 
preparing them for the duties of life which they assumed, testifies 
to this. She m. 2d, Robert Park (No. i), that family. 

CHILDREN OF JOHN THOMPSON AND WIFE ALICE: 

2 MARY, b. Nov. 14, 1619, m. Rev. Richard Blinman. 

3 DOROTHY, b. July 2, 1621, d. Oct. 19, 1621. 

4 BRIDGET, b. Sept. 11, 1622, m. George Denison in 1640 (No. 14), Denison 

family, d. 1643. 

5 DOROTHY, b. July 5, 1624, m. Thomas Park (No. 4), that family. 

6 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 15, 1625. 

7 MARTHA, b. Dec. 17, 1626. 



TRUMBULL FAMILY. 



I. JOHN TRUMBULL, b. about 1606, came to this country 
from Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England ; settled first 
in Cambridge, Mass., where he resided until May, 1655, when he 
changed his residence to Charlestown, Mass., where he spent the 
remainder of his life. He was a seafaring man, and commanded 
the good ship "Mary" on the voyage from England to Barba- 
does, and also the good ship "Blossom" in 1662. He m. Eliza- 
beth ; she d. Aug. 15, 1696. He d. and was buried July 

18, 1657. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ELIZABETH, b. 1638, m. Richard Martin. 

3 JOHN, b. Aug. 4, 1641, m. Mary Jones. 

4 HANNAH, b. 1642, m. John Baxter. 

5 MARY, b. 1644, m. Blackmore. 

6 JAMBS, b. 1647. 

John Trumbull (No. 3) m. Mary Jones Sept. 26, 1665. She 
was b. in 1636, and she d. Dec. 27, 1721. He d. in 1731. 

CHILDREN: 

7 JOHN, b. May 21, 1677, d. aged 16 years. 

8 JAMES, b. March 31, 1681. 

9 SAMUEL, b. June 3, 1683, m. Hannah Fowle. 

Samuel Trumbull (No. 9) m. Hannah Fowle Dec. 25, 1705. He 
d. Sept. 24, 1759. 

CHILDREN: 

10 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 1, 1706, d. young. 

11 MARY, b. April 11, 1708, d. young. 

12 SAMUEL, b. April 5, 1709, d. 1721. 

13 JAMES, b. April 7, 1711, d. young. 

14 JAMES, b. June 3, 1713. 

15 JOHN, b. July 17, 1715, m. Mercy Jiggles; 2d, Ruth Wyer. 

16 WILLIAM, bapt. June 30, 1717, d. young. 

17 TIMOTHY, b. May 5, 1720. 

18 MARY, bapt. Aug. 4, 1723, m. Timothy Austin. 

John Trumbull (No. 15) m. June 17, 1742, Mercy Jiggles. She 



•622 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

d. July 24, 1754. He m. 2d, Ruth Wyer Aug. 27, 1760; she d. 
Jan. 31, 1763. He d. Oct. 12, 1791. 

CHILDREN: 

19 SAMUEL, b. . 

20 MARY, b. . 

21 JOHN, b. 1752, m. Lucy Springer. 

22 NATHANIEL, bapt. Sept. 12, 1762. 

John Trumbull (No. 21) came from Charlestown, Mass., to 
Norwich, Conn., and m. Dec. 25, 1776, Lucy Springer. He d. 
Aug. 14, 1802. She d. Aug. 23, 1813. 

CHILDREN: 

23 MARY, b. at Norwich, Sept. 21, 1777, d. Oct. 9, 1777. 

24 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 1, 1778, m. Lucinda Palmer. 

25 JOHN, b. April 7, 1780, d. young. 

26 HENRY, b. Nov. 16, 1781, d. Aug. 14, 1842. 

27 CHARLES E., b. Feb. 16, 1783, lost at sea March, 1804. 

28 TIMOTHY, b. Aug. 23, 1784, d. Dec. 18, 1794. 

29 LUCY, b. . 

30 GURDON, b. Jan. 21, 1790, m. Sarah Ann Swan. 

31 WILLIAM, b. May 15, 1795, d. Oct. 8, 1795. 

32 JOHN F., b. July 21, 1796, m. Eliza Mary Niles; 2d, Ann E. Smith (No. 

113). 

Samuel Trumbull (No. 24) came to Stonington from Norwich 
in 1798, and m. Lucinda, daughter of Jonathan Palmer of Ston- 
ington (No. 529), that family. He d. in Stonington July 7, 1826. 

CHILDREN: 

33 SAMUEL, b. March 16, 1800, d. April 12, 1801. 

34 LUCINDA, b. March 6, 1801, m. Thomas B. Stokes. 

35 JOHN JEFFERSON, b. Jan. 26, 1803, d. Feb. 20, 1804. 

36 JOHN, b. Feb. 25, 1805. 

37 CHARLES HENRY, b. Dec. 18, 1807. d. Jan. 9, 1808. 

38 SALLY SOPHIA, b. Dec. 20, 1808, m. Francis Pendleton (No. 91), Pendle- 

ton family. 

39 ELIZABETH FRANCES, b. Aug. 13, 1811. 

40 THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. in New York, March 4, 1814, d. March 20, 1814. 

41 JAMES MADISON (twin), b. in New York, March 4, 1814, d. March 26, 

1814. 

42 MARIA LOUISE, b. April 25, 1815. 

43 LUCY, b. June 29, 1817. 

44 ANDREW JACKSON, b. Sept. 6, 1819. 

45 SAMUEL FRANKLIN, b. Sept. 16, 1822, d. in Stonington. 

Gurdon Trumbull (No. 30) m. Sarah Ann Swan May i, 1817 
(No. 152), that family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

46 GURDON SWAN, b. May 28, d. young. 
46a FRANCES, b. Feb. 6, 1820, d. young. 

47 JAMES HAMMOND, b. Dec. 20, 1821, m. Sarah A. Robinson. 

48 WILLIAM PALMER, b. May 3, 1825, d. young. 



TRUMBULL FAMILY. 623 

49 MARY, h. Aug. 5, 1827, m. William C. Prime. 

50 HENRY CLAY, b. June 8, 1830, m. Alice C. Gallaudet. 

51 CHARLES EDWARD, b. Oct. 31, 1832, d. March 17, 1856. 

52 THOMAS SWAN, b. Feb. 15, 1835, d. March 30, 1865. 

53 ANNA, b. May 18, 1838, m. Edward Slossom. 

54 GURDON, b. May 5, 1841, m. Anna F. Niles. 

John F. Trumbull (No. 32) m. Eliza Mary Niles (No. 213), 
Stanton family, Nov. 25, 1822 ; she d. Feb. 29, 1828. He m. 2d, 
Ann Eliza Smith Sept. 21, 1829 (No. 113), that family. She d. 
April I, 1896. He d. Oct. 28, 1874. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

55 HORACE N., b. Feb. 20, 1825, m. Mary Jane Pendleton Oct. 21, 1847 (No. 

125), that family. 

56 ELIZA M., b. Feb. 11, 1828, d. young. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE— SIX OF WHICH D. IN INFANCY: 

57 EDWIN B., b. June 5, 1830, m. Ellen P. Hakes, May 17, 1864. 

58 JOHN F., b. Nov. 21, 1831. 

59 ELIZA NILES, b. July 15, 1833, m. Hon. Henry C. Rotoinson of Hart- 

ford, Conn. 

60 HARRIET, b. March 25, 1838, m. Ira H. Palmer (No. 457), that family. 

61 LUCY, b. Dec. 13, 1841, m. D. W. Hakes of Colchester, Conn. 

62 STILES STANTON, b. Dec. 30, 1843. 

63 JAMES VAN ALEN, b. Sept. 13, 1848, m. Belle Burch, daughter of Bil- 

lings Burch (No. 74), 'that family March 24, 1880. 
-64 MARIA BABCOCK, b. . 



YINCENT FAMILY. 



The Vincent family were natives of Amesbury, Wiltshire, Eng- 
land, and 

I. WILLIAM VINCENT, the emigrant ancestor, came to 
New England and m. in Providence, R. I., Priscilla Carpenter, 
daughter of William and wife, Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter, 
May 31, 1670, and he d. in 1695. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

2 THOMAS, b. . 

3 NICHOLAS, b. . 

4 WILLIAM, b. . 



Thomas and William Vincent remained in Providence, but 
Nicholas Vincent came to Westerly, R. I. The three brothers 
were cordwainers. 

Nicholas Vincent (No. 3) m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Rey- 
nolds, and d. in 1749. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

5 NICHOLAS, b. . 

6 JEMIMA, b. . 



7 WILLIAM, b. . 

8 MARY, b. , m. Ephraim Bacon Feb. 25, 1754; she m. 2d, Samuel 

Hinckley. 

9 MERCY, b. , m. Elisha Freeman. 

10 JOSEPH, b. . 

11 ELIZABETH, b. . 

12 DEBORAH, b. . 

13 HANNAH, b. . 



14 JOSHUA, b. , d. young. 

William Vincent (No. 7) was a physician and m. Zeriah Rudd 
of Norwich, Conn. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

15 SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 11, 1760, m. Nathan Brand, and 2d, Benjamia 

Gardiner. 

16 WILLIAM, b. March 31, 1764. 
16a SURVIAH, b. . 

17 SALLY, b. March 7, 1770, m. Elijah Hinckley, and after her death he m. 

her sister Serviah, whose birth is not given. 

18 JOSEPH, b. April 19, 1772, m. at Stonington Phalla Hinckley, Jan. 2, 

1824; she was b. in 1780, and d. Aug. 29, 1821. He m. 2d, Lois Brad- 
ford, who was b. in 1786, d. Sept. 23, 1848. 

19 ELIZABETH, b. June 10, 1774, m. John Hubbart or Hobart. 

20 THOMAS, b. July 28, 1781, m. Polly Crumb. 



VINCENT FAMILY. 625 

William Vincent (No. 16) of Westerly, R. I., m. Joannah (No. 
86), Frink family, daughter of Samuel Frink of Stonington, 
Conn. She was b. March 26, 1769, and d. April 3, 1846, and he 
d. at North Stonington, Conn., March 16, 1854. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

21 WILLIAM, b. Dec. S. 1787. 

22 THOMAS, b. Dec. 3, 1789. 

23 HENRY or HARRY, b. May 12, 1792, m. Martha Scholfield, daughter of 

John; she was b. 1793, d. Jan. 27, 1878, at Montville; he d. there Aug. 
19, 1878. 

24 JOHN, b. July 26, 1794, m. Sept. 29, 1846, Sarah York; he d. Oct. 27, 1864. 

25 ASA, b. Feb. 4, 1797, m. Nancy, daughter of Jarius and wife Polly Frink, 

March IS, 1821; she was b. in 1802, d. March 23, 1862. He m. 2d, 
Maria King of Plainfleld, Conn. He d. in Rhode Island Feb. 28, 1884. 
No children. 

26 IRA, b. March 7, 1799, m. Sarah, granddaughter of Daniel and Sarah 

Baker of Montville. She was b. March, 1802, d. Oct. 10, 1885. He d. 
Nov. 26, 1833. 

27 JOANNA, b. Oct. 31, 1800. 

28 DR. EZRA, b. Jan. 11, 1803. 

29 MARY, b. June 5, 1805. 

30 SAMUEL, b. June 19, 1807, m. Martha, daughter of Daniel and Sarah 

Baker of Montville. He d. Aug. 7, 1837. 

31 CHARLES, b. Feb. 19, 1809. 

32 PRANK, b. Feb. 29, 1812. 

33 ALBERT, b. Jan. 8, 1814. 

34 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 16, 1815. 

William Vincent (No. 21) m. Freelove, daughter of John and 
Susannah (Colgrove) Pendleton, Feb. 28, 1813. She was b. Feb. 
20, 1796, and d. Oct. 12, 1853. He m. 2d, Eleanor J. Tracey, 
daughter of Robert and Mary (Charles) Tracey of New York. 
He d. at North Stonington, Conn., Feb. 8, 1874. 

CHILDREN: 

35 EUNICE, b. Sept. 4, 1814, m. Elisha D. Randall (No. 112). 

36 CHARLES W., b. June 12, 1816, m. Angeline Brown (No. 392), of the 

Brown family. 

37 MARTHA M., b. Jan. 22, 1813. "^ 

Dr. Ezra Vincent (No. 28) m. Ann Maria Denison (No. 631), 
Denison family, May 11, 1841 ; she was b. in 1816, and d. Oct. 27, 
1848. He d. July 7, 1850. 

CHILDREN: 

38 WALTER B., b. Aug. 6, 1845. 



FRANCIS WEST FAMILY. 



I. FRANCIS WEST of Salisbury, Eng., was invited to Amer- 
ica by a Mr. Thomas of Marshfield, Mass., and he married Mar- 
gery Reeves Feb. 27, 1639. He was at Duxbury, Mass., in 1641. 
He moved from there and purchased land at Mill Brook in 1642, 
and was one of the first proprietors of Bridgewater in 1645. He 
returned to Duxbury in 1655. He held various public offices. 
Was surveyor in 1657 ^^^ constable in 1660. In 1671 was ap- 
pointed by the court to have oversight of the ordinances, and in 
1672 was one of the proprietors who received lots of land of five 
shares each. He d. Jan. 2, 1692, aged 86 years. 

CHILDREN: 

2 SAMUEL, b. in 1643. 

3 PETER, b. , m. Patience . 

4 PELATIAH, b. , came to Connecticut. 

5 RICHARD, b. . 

These children are found elsewhere as Samuel, Thomas, Peter, Mary and 
Ruth. 

Samuel West (No. 2) m. Triphosa Partridge Sept. 26, 1668. 
She d. Nov. i, 1701, and he d. May 8, 1689, aged 46 years. 

CHILDREN: 

6 FRANCIS, b. Nov. 13, 1669. 

7 JEUBN, b. Sept. 8, 1671, d. Dec. 29, 1671. 

8 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 23, 1672, m. Martha Delano. 

9 PELATIAH, b. March 8, 1674, m. Elizabeth Chandler July 12, 1722, d. Dec. 

7, 1756. 

10 EBENBZER, b. July 22, 1676. 

11 JOHN, b. March 6, 1679. 

12 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 26, 1682, m. Nathaniel Cole, 1714. 

13 BATHSHEBA, b. . 

Peter West (No. 3) m. Patience . 

CHILDREN: 

14 MARY, b. Oct. 3, 1675, d. young. 

15 MARGERY, b. March 12, 1678. 

16 ESTHER, b. Sept. 20, 1680. 

17 ANNE, b. Feb. 16, 1682, m. Elisha Curtis, May 17, 1705. 

18 WILLIAM, b. May 4, 1683. 

19 MARY, b. Dec. 7, 1685. 

20 BENJAMIN, b. July 7, 1688. 

21 ELISHA, b. March 2, 1693. 

22 SAMUEL, b. April 4, 1697. 



FRANCIS WEST FAIMILY. 627 

Francis West (No. 6) is found at Preston, Conn., in the year 
1696, where his marriage is recorded thus : "This may sartyfy 
all persons vvhonie it may consern that franses west and marcy 
minor were Lawfully joyned in marage the 20 of December, 
1696, by me, Samuel mason Assist" also 

CHILDREN: 

23 MERCY, b. Oct. 30, 1697. 

On Nov. 1, 1702, Francis West and Mercy, his wife, were dismissed from 
Preston Church unto the First Congregational Church in Stonington 
(Road), and the baptisms of their children are recorded here all but 
Samuel. 

24 SAMUEL, b. about 1699; not recorded at Stonington, but found probably 

in Preston, Conn., records. 

25 JOSEPH, bapt. Nov. 30, 1701, m. Sarah Delano. 

26 AMMASSA, b. March 27, 1704, m. Amy Hatch. 

27 ZEBULON, b. March 16, 1707, m. Mary Delano. 

28 CHRISTOPHER, b. June 19, 1709, m. Amy Delano. 

29 PELATIAH, b. Sept. 30, 1711, m. Elizabeth Lathrop. 

This Francis West owned large tracts of land in Stonington, where he lived 
till about 1720. His wife, Marci© Minor (No. 52), was daughter of Joseph 
Minor and wife, Marie Avery, who was daughter of Capt. James and wife, 
Joanna (Greenslade) Avery; she was b. Aug. 21, 1673. Her father, Joseph 
Minor, was son of Thomas Minor and wife, Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter 
and first wife, Palmer. About 1720, Francis West moved with his fam- 
ily to Tolland, Conn., where he was one of the early settlers and the first dea- 
con of that church. He d. May 12, 1764, aged 62. He owned over 700 acres of 
land there, lying in the southeast corner of the town. 

Samuel West (poet) (No. 8) m, Martha Delano June 20, 1709; 
removed to Pembroke in 1749. 

CHILDREN: 

30 AMOS, b. May 29, 1710. 

31 NATHAN, b. Aug. 18, 1711. 

32 SARAH, b. Nov. 8. 1712. 

33 MOSES, b. March 4, 1716. 

Samuel West (No. 24) m. Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Delano, 
Nov. 4, 1724 ; she d. in 1752. He m. 2d, Abigail Lathrop Nov. 26, 
1754. He d. Feb. 3, 1779. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

33 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 5, 1726. 

34 SARAH, b. March 21, 1729. 

35 SAMUEL, b. March 30, 1732, m. Sarah Lathrop. 

36 ABIGAIL, b. July 22, 1734, d. 1750. 

37 ABNER, b. May 1, 1737, m. Mary Hatch July 3, 1760. 

38 JOANNA, b. Dec. 2, 1739. 

39 ELISHA, b. Sept. 19, 1742. 

40 ANNE, b. Sept. 10, 1745. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE: 

41 ANN, b. Sept. 12, 1756. 

42 RUTH, b. Dec. 21, 1759. 



628 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Joseph West (No. 25) m. Joanna, daughter of Jonathan Delano, 
May 19, 1725. He d. Jan. 27, 1764. 

CHILDREN: 

43 MERCY, b. April 20, 1726. 

44 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 2, 1728, m. Lois Strong March 10, 1752. 

45 JOANNA, b. Aug. 21, 1732. 

46 RUPUS, b. Oct. 1, 1735, m. Sarah Nye Nov. 22, 1764. 

47 DEBORAH, b. Jan. 30, 1738. 

48 BATKSHEBA, b. July 9, 1741. 

49 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 5, 1747, d. young. 

50 JABEZ, b. Jan. 30, 1751. 

Ammassa West (No. 26) m. Amy, daughter of Joseph Hatch, 
in 1730. 

CHILDREN: 

51 FRANCIS, b. Nov. 1, 1731, m. Abigail Strong in 1751. 

52 OLIVER, b. Oct. 3, 1733, m. Thankful Nye in 1757. 

53 PHEBE, b. Sept. 2, 1735. 

54 LUCIA, b. Aug. 9, 1738. 

55 REBECCA, b. Nov. 26, 1742, d. 1774. 

56 AMY, b. Dec. 8, 1741, d. 1756. 

57 MARCY, b. Sept. 16, 1744. 

58 MBHITABLE, b. Feb. 7, 1747, d. 1755. 

59 AMMASSA, b. May 4, 1749, m. Bathsheba Gibbs in 1767. 

60 SUSAN, b. March 4, 1754, d. 1755. 

Zebulon West (No. 27) m. Mary Delano of Barnstable, Mass., 
Oct. 7, 1731, by whom he had five children, and after Mrs. West's 
death in 1743, he m. 2d, Mrs. Mary Sluman, formerly Sarah 
Avery of Groton, who outlived him and married twice afterwards. 
They had six children and he d. Dec. 4, 1770. He was a man 
highly distinguished for integrity and benevolence and much re- 
spected in Tolland where he lived. He held public office from 
the time he was 29 years old till the day of his death. He was 
selectman for seventeen years, town clerk for thirty-four years. 
He was the first man who represented the town in the General 
Assembly and was elected for forty-three regular sessions, and 
was Speaker of the House for several sessions. Was judge of 
probate for eleven years. He was also one of the judges of the 
Hartford County Court, and one of the members of the Gov- 
ernor's Council. It used to be said that Zebulon West never 
did but one wrong thing, and that was when he succeeded in 
having the meeting house placed south of the centre of the town, 
against nearly a majority of the wishes of the inhabitants of the 
town. He educated three sons at Yale College. Stephen, who 
became a clergyman, settled at Stockbridge, Mass., and became 
one of the most distinguished theological writers of New Eng- 



FRANCIS WEST FAMILY. 629 

land. Jeremiah, the youngest son, settled as a physician in Tol- 
land. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

61 MARY, b. Sept. 17, 1732, m. Ephraim Grant, Jr., in 1748. 

62 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 2, 1735, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Ephraim Wil- 

liams, and m. 2d, Eleanor West of Sheffield. 

63 ANN, b. March 19, 1738, and d. 1775. 

64 THANKFUL, b. July 14. 1740. 

65 ELIJAH, b. April 6, 1743. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE: 

66 SARAH, b. Jan. 27, 1745, d. 1750. 

67 PRUDENCE F., b. Feb. 1, 1747, d. 1748. 

68 NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 5, 1748, went to Vermont, m. Lucretia Woodbridge, 

1771. 

69 JEREMIAH, b. July 20, 1753, m. Amelia Ely; 2d, Martha Williams, and 

3d, a Mrs. Baker. 

70 DESIRE, b. Aug. 18, 1755, m. Shepherd. 

71 SARAH, b. May 27, 1758. 

Christopher West (No. 28) m. Amy, daughter of Jonathan De- 
lano, Oct. 25, 1732. 

CHILDREN: 

72 PRISCILLA, b. Aug. 26, 1734. 

73 FRANCIS, b. Oct. 30, 1735. 

74 JONATHAN, b. Dec. 30, 1737. 

75 JERUSHA F., b. April 27, 1740. 

76 MINER, b. Jan. 9, 1743. 

77 LOIS, b. in Coventry. 

78 MARY, b. May 25, 1750. 

Pelatiah West (No. 29) m. Elizabeth Lathrop Dec. 5, 1734. 

CHILDREN: 

79 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 17, 1735. 

80 SUSANNAH, b. March 28, 1737. 

81 ELEAZER, b. Nov. 9, 1738, m. Olive Redington in 1761. 

82 HANNAH, b. March 28, 1741. 

83 ZBRVIAH, b. Aug. 2, 1743. 

84 EUNICE, b. April 30, 1745. 

85 ELIJAH, b. March 7, 1747. 

86 DANIEL, b. July 22, 1749. 

87 PRUDENCE, b. June 1, 1751. 

88 MARY, b. June 28, 1753. 



MATTHEW WEST FAMILY. 



From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register 
we find that the family of Wests as early as 1587 were at the vil- 
lage of Wherwell in Hants, three and one-half miles from And- 
over, near the trouting stream of "The Test" in Hampshire, 
England. 

The Vicar of the parish of Wherwell having died, William 
West, Lord Lawarr or De La Warr (as it was later called) pre- 
sented the place to Stephen Bachiler. 

Later on in 1687, the will of William West of Eaton in Bucks 
County, mentions son Thomas West, with his son and daughter 
Thomas and Anna; also mentions his son, William West, de- 
ceased, who lived in Virginia and left son William and daugh- 
ters, Margaret and Mary. His will also mentions brother, Fran- 
cis West, with his sons Edward and William . 

A Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, was the First Lord Gov- 
ernor and Captain General of Virginia in 1610. 

A Francis West was Admiral of New England after 1607, and 
on De£. 20, 1627, he was appointed Gqye.rnor General to succeed 
Sir George Yeardly. x;''- "-•■'•<^, "^^Vv^-'^^K.I % ^. ^ " \ !c\ ^\ 

The name of Richard West, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and 
the friend of free suffrage in America, should not be forgotten. 
He was appointed King's Counsel in 171 7, and sat in Parliament 
in 1721. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Bishop Burnet, and sis- 
ter of Gov. Burnet of New York and Massachusetts. He lived in 
Dublin and d. Dec. 3, 1726, much lamented. 

In 1633 Thomas West came to New England in the ship 
"Mary and John," and two years later John West, aged eleven 
years, Nathaniel West, aged fifteen, Thomas West, aged seven- 
teen, and Twiford West, aged nineteen, came to New England, 
and may have been the sons of Thomas West, who came in 1633. 

Also in 1635 Richard and John West came to Virginia from 
Gravesend. The similarity of names in all these families, Francis, 
William, Richard and John, show that they were the ancestors 



MATTHEW WEST FAMILY. 631 

(though not here fully explained) of the families whose descend- 
ants came later to Stonington, viz. : Francis West, who m. Mar- 
gery Reeves in 1639, and was at Duxbury in 1641, came to Pres- 
ton and then to Stonington, and after removed to Tolland and 
many of the descendants went to Stockbridge, Mass. ; also Mat- 
thew West, who was probably brother or cousin to Francis, as 
he was at Lynn in 1636 and at Newport in 1646. This Matthew 
West is the ancestor of the West family whose descendants lived 
in Stonington and Quiambaug. 

I. MATTHEW WEST, b. , m. . 



CHILDREN: 

2 NATHANIEL, b. , and m. before 1648, when he and his wife were 

members of the First Baptist Church in Newport. 

3 JOHN, b. , no record, except he was freeman at Newport in 1655. 

4 ROBERT, b. , freeman of Providence in 1655; in Portsmouth in 

1663; Monmouth, New Jersey, in 1667; m. Elizabeth , and had 

children, Joseph, John and Robert. He d. before 1697. 

5 BARTHOLOMEW, b. in Portsmouth and m. Catharine Almy, d. before 

1703. 

6 FRANCIS, b. , of Kingstown, R. I., where he was taxed with his 

sons, Francis, Jr., and Richard, in 1687. 

7 JOAN, b. , m. Joshua Coggeshall, b. in England Dec. 22, 1652; she 

d. April 24, 1676, aged 41 years. 

Francis West (No. 6) m. , not known, d. Jan, 2, 1692. 

CHILDREN: 

8 FRANCIS, JR., b. . 



9 RICHARD, b. ; no account given. 

10 THOMAS, b. , m. Elizabeth Dungan, were members of the Seventh 

Day Baptist Church in Newport in 1692; also Peter and his wife. 

11 PETER, b. , m. Ruth . 

12 MARTHA, b. , m. 1st, James Card and 2d, Jeremiah Fones of 

Kingstown. 

Francis West (No. 8) m. Susan . 

CHILDREN: 

13 WILLIAM, b. in 1681. 

14 THOMAS, b. in 1684. 

15 SUSANNAH, b. , m. John Tanner of Kingstown in 1723. 

16 MARY, b. June 29, 1711. 

This Francis West (No. 8) probably had a second wife Mary 
and child. 

17 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 2, 1732, recorded in Westerly and is the Samuel who 

m. Anna (Hall), widow of Nathan Maccoon in 1757. 

Thomas West (No. lo) m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas 
Dungan of Newport (whose wife was Elizabeth Weaver, daugh- 
ter of Clement and Mary). 



632 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 
18 ELDER THOMAS, b. , m. 1st, Elizabeth Gladding, and 2d, Amey 



19 JAMES, b. , m. Susannah Pullman. 

20 FRANCIS, b. , m. Mary Lawton. 

21 TIMOTHY, b. , m. 1st, ; 2d, Content Lamphere. 

"^ 22 JOHN, b. , m. Amey Wilcox. 

Elder Thomas West (No. i8) m. Elizabeth Gladding Feb. 28, 

1752, and m. 2d, Amey , and with her was received into 

the Seventh Day Baptist Church at Newport Sept. 13, 1756. 
Among the list of patriots at Hopkinton who signed a document 
binding them to fight for the united colonies was this Elder 
Thomas West of Hopkinton, with his son, Jonathan, and Francis 
West, the brother of Elder Thomas West. 

CHILDREN: 

23 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 28, 1754, m. 1st, Martha Haley (No. 13), of Haley 

family, and m. 2d, Prudence Allen of Stonington, Conn., July 27, 1780. 

24 SUSANNAH b. June 3, 1756, m. Nathan Tanner Oct. 19, 1775. 

25 MICHAEL, b. Dec. 15, 1759. 

26 THOMAS, b. Feb. 21, 1762. 

27 FRANCIS, b. April 15, 1764. 

28 SAMUEL (Rev.), b. Oct. 6, 1766, m. Jerusha Stanton. 

29 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 4, 1771. 

30 AMIE, b. April 3, 1774. 

31 ABIGAIL, b. July 31, 1776. 

James West (No. 19) m. Susanna Pullman Dec. 18, 1751. 

CHILDREN: 

32 JAMES, b. Aug. 11, 1752. 

33 MARY, b. July 12, 1754. 

34 SUSANNA, b. April 9, 1756, m. Cornelius Stetson July 10, 1777. 

35 ROBERT, b. March 25, 1758, d. Aug. 2, 1759. 

36 LYDIA, b. July 6, 1760, m. Gardiner Champlin, son of William, Aug. 31, 

1791. 

37 ARNOLD, b. Sept. 10, 1762, m. Hannah Babcock, daughter of Joseph 

Babcock, Nov. 19, 1796. She was b. June 2, 1767. 

38 ROBERT, b. Nov. 11, 1765. 

Francis West (No. 20) m. Mary Lawton Feb. 17, 1757. 

CHILDREN: 

39 SARAH, b. June 5, 175S. 

40 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 7, 1760. 

Timothy West (No. 21) m. ist, , not known, and m. 

2d, Content Lamphere Dec. 3, 1755. He d. before 1767, and is 
buried near Mystic, and his widow m. Peleg Sisson, Sr., for his 
second wife, Feb. 26, 1767. 



MATTHEW WEST FAMILY. 633 

CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE: 

41 TIMOTHY, b. , m. Mary , had son Frederick, b. March 10, 

1767. 

42 WILLIAM, b. about 1745, m. Anna or Nancy, Susannah Babcock. 

43 ESTHER, b. , m. Peleg Sisson, Jr., Feb. 10, 1777, had son Joshua, 

who was b. Feb. 14, 17S0, and m. Alice or Elsie Crumb and their 
daughter Caroline m. Noyes Sisson (No. 7). 

44 SIMEON b. , m. Nancy Thompson Oct. 31, 1784. 

CHILDREN OF PELEG SISSON, SR., AND MRS. CONTENT (WEST) SISSON. 

1 JOSEPH SISSON, b. , m. Lucy Chapman Feb. 4, 1798. 

2 SANFORD SISSON, b. , m. Elizabeth Chapman. 

3 BARNABAS SISSON, b. , m. Cynthia Lamphere. 

Sanford Sisson (No. 2) m. Elizabeth Chapman on March 3, 
1799. She was the daughter of WilUam Chapman, Jr., and wife, 
Bridget Johnson, who were m. March 14, 1773, and their daugh- 
ter Elizabeth was b. Sept. 17, 1778. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

4 ELIZABETH SISSON, b. July 20, 1800, m. Barnabas Sisson. 

5 SOPHIA SISSON, b. Jan. 30, 1802, m. James Sisson. 

6 DAMARIUS SISSON, b. Aug. 13, 1804, m. William West (No. 78). 

7 SANFORD NOYES SISSON, b. , m. Caroline Sisson. 

8 BRIDGET SISSON, b. , m. Jacob Kenyon. 

9 LYDIA SISSON, b. , m. William Saunders. 

10 HANNAH SISSON, b. , m. Warren Main. 

11 EUNICE SISSON, b. , m. Robinson Dunham Aug. 18, 1844, and 

m. 2d, a Crumb. 

John West (No. 22) m. Amey Wilcox (No. 54a) of that family 
Dec. 29, 1765. 

CHILDREN: 

45 HENRY, b. May 24, 1767, m. Hannah Saunders. 

46 HANNAH, b. Sept. 12, 1769, never m., d. Aug. 15, 1850. 

47 ELISHA, b. Jan. 6, 1771, m. Lydia Lamphere Nov. 23, 1794. 

48 ABIGAIL b. July 30, 1773, m. Crandall, went West. 

49 THOMAS, b. April 13, 1776. 

50 ESTHER, b. Jan. 26, 1780, never m., d. Nov. 30, 1871. 

51 PELEG, b. Sept. 15, 1782, m. Mary Gavitt. 

52 MARY, b. March 4, 1787, m. Samuel Crumb. 

Samuel West (No. 17) m. Anna Maccoon, widow of Nathan 
Maccoon, and daughter of James and Rachel (Maccoon) Hall 
of Westerly March 17, 1757. She had five children by first hus- 
band, viz.: Mary, b. in 1744; Nathan, b. in 1746; Isabel, b. in 
1748; Timothy, b. in 1750; Abram, b. in 1753. By her second 
husband, Samuel West, they had 

CHILDREN: 

53 SAMUEL, b. in 1757. 

54 ANNA, b. in 1759. 

55 AMEY, b. in 1760. 



634 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Rev. Samuel West (No. 28) m. Jerusha, daughter of David and 
wife, Sarah (Kimball) Stanton, March 10, 1785. She d. Feb. 24, 
1816, at Norwich, Conn., and he d. Nov. i, 1836, at North Madi- 
son, Conn. He was pastor of the New London First Baptist 
Church for ten years. 

CHILDREN: 

56 DAVID S., b. Aug. 24, 1787, m. Keziah Stanton. 

57 THOMAS, b. Nov. 26, 1785, m. Abby Weeks. 

58 SALLY, b. Aug. 26, 1789, m. Ezekiel Glover. 

59 MICHAEL, b. Jan. 21, 1792, m. Rebecca Mallory. 

60 LEVI, b. April 19, 1796, d. young. 

61 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 25, 1798, m. Harriet Bailey. 

62 NANCY, b. Jan. 19, 1800, m. Edmund Doane, Jr. 

63 ANNIE, b. March 17, 1802, d. young. 

William West (No. 42) m. Anna, Nancy or Susannah Bab- 
cock, daughter of Joseph and wife, Susannah (Thompson) Bab- 
cock, who were m. Dec. 9, 1730. Susannah Thompson (No. 16) 
was daughter of Isaac and Mary (Holmes) Thompson of Ston- 
ington, who were m. Nov. 25, 1713. 

William West and Anna Babcock were m. Nov. i, 1772. He d. 
at sea Oct. 18, 1800, aged 55 years, and she d. March 4, 1833, 
aged 78 years. (This is the date on her gravestone, while the 
records give her birth as June 18, 1749.) 

CHILDREN: 

64 SARAH, b. March 11, 1773, m. Luke Calvin Davis. 

65 CAPT TIMOTHY, b. June 22, 1774, m. Betsey . 

66 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 19, 1775. 

67 JESSE, b. May 21, 1799, d. young. 

68 JOSEPH, b. May 8, 1781, m. Polly Wilcox, daughter of (No. 85), Wilcox 

family. 

69 JESSE B., b. Oct. 9, 1783. 

70 NANCY, b. May 4, 1785, m. Joseph P. Miner (No. 379), that family. 

71 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 24, 1787. 

72 GEORGE, b. Feb. 18, 1789. 

73 ASA, b. Feb. 18, 1789. 

74 LYDIA, b. , m. Gardiner. 

75 CAPT. FRANCIS, b. , m. , lived in Essex, had two children. 

Henry West (No. 45) m. Hannah Saunders about 1790. She 
was of Newport, R. I. 

CHILDREN: 

76 PRUDENCE, b. , never married. 

77 ABBY, b. , m. Welcome Carpenter, an Englishman. 

78 WILLIAM, b. , m. Demarius Sisson. 

79 HENRY, b. , m. Betsey Chapman. 

80 AMEY, b. , m. James Kenyon. 

81 RUBY, b. , m. Nathaniel Noyes (No. 208), as second wife, Dec. 31, 

1826. 



MATTHEW WEST FAMILY. 635 

Elisha West (No. 47) m. Lydia Lamphere Nov. 23, 1794. 

CHILDREN: 

82 LYDIA, b. , m. Barney Sisson Nov. 23, 1794. 

83 ELISHA, b. , m. Catharine Sisson. 

84 JOHN, b. , m. Gavitt. 

85 AMEY, b. , m. . 

86 JOSEPH, b. , m. Mrs. Caroline (West) O'Connor, the widow of 

James O'Connor. 

87 DANIEL, b. , drowned. 

SS ESTHER, b. , never married. 

89 MARY, b. , m. Hooper. 

90 ABBY, b. , never married. 

Peleg West (No. 51) m. Mary Gavitt. 

CHILDREN: 

91 FRANK, b. , m. Mrs. Gillette of New London. 

92 DANIEL, b. , drowned with his father in Pawcatuck River. 

93 SALOME, b. , never married. 

94 JASON LEE, b. , m. Susan Thompson May 14, 1837. 

95 AMOS, b. , m. . 

96 CELIA, b. , m. Noel Lawrence of Newport, R. L 

97 PELEG, b. , m. , went West. 

Joseph West (No. 68) m. Polly, daughter of John and Polly 
(Packer) Wilcox, Jan. 22, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

98 LUCRETIA, b. Dec. 18, 1802, m. Nathan Crandall. 

99 JESSE, b. Jan. 24, 1805, never m. 

100 CAROLINE, b. Feb. 20, 1807, m. Ist, James O'Connor, and 2d, Joseph 

West (No. 86). 

101 JOHN, b. Feb. 2, 1810. 

102 CAPT. TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 18, 1812, drowned. 

103 SALLY, b. April 30, 1814, m. Varnum Burdick. 

104 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 26, 1816. 

105 CAPT. ALFRED, b. about 1818, m. 1st, Frances, daughter of Ephraim 

Miner; m. 2d, Ann E. Lewis and went to California. 

William West (No. 78) m. Damarius Sisson (No. 6). 

CHILDREN: 

106 WILLIAM ROBINSON, b. , m. Mary Knight. 

107 LUCY A., b. , m. Nelson B. Vars. 

108 ALFRED, b. , d. in the war of the Rebellion. 

109 EMILY, b. , m. John Johnson. 

110 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Henry Barber. 

111 EDWIN, b. , m. Sarah A. Yerrington March 18, 1855. 

Henry West (No. 79) m. Betsey, daughter of Lewis Chapman. 

CHILDREN: 

112 THOMAS, b. . 

113 WASHINGTON, b. . 

114 WILLIAM, b. . 

115 FRANCES, b. . 

116 MARTHA, b. . 



WHEELER FAMILY. 



I. THOMAS WHEELER, the ancestor of the Wheeler fam- 
ily of Stonington, Conn., and region round about, was doubtless 
of English origin, but the place of his birth and nationality are 
not certainly known, nor has the time of his migration to this 
country been ascertained, so as to associate him with any of the 
passengers of the early emigrant ships. The first knowledge that 
we have of him in this country is when he appears as a resident 
of the town of Lynn, Mass., in 1635, when and where he was elect- 
ed constable, and held other official positions later on. In 1642 
he was admitted to the privilege of a freeman of the common- 
wealth of Massachusetts, purchasing large tracts of land there, 
including a mill site, upon which he built and operated a saw 
and grist mill. During his residence in Lynn he m. Mary 

, a young lady of his acquaintance, whose family name is 

unknown, but our family traditions represent her as a woman of 
pleasing and attractive accomplishments, and in every way 
worthy of her liege lord; she graced her domestic duties with 
cheerful loveliness, filling his home with light and love. They 
were m. in 1645, ^^^ became the parents of three children. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ISAAC, b. in 1646, m. Martha Park. 

3 ELIZABETH, b. in 1648, m. Josiah Witter (No. 2), Witter family. 

4 SARAH, b. in 1650, m. June 1, 1671. This record is taken from the Diaxy 

of Thomas Miner, without the name of her husband, but it is be- 
lieved for various reasons that her husband was Daniel Stanton (No. 
7) of the Thomas Stanton family. 

What induced our ancestor, Thomas Wheeler to leave Lynn, 
Mass., and sell out his business and real estate there, and take up 
his abode in the town of Stonington in 1667, is not fully under- 
stood, but whatever motive actuated him in coming this way it is 
plainly evident that he intended to make Stonington his final 
home. He was an intimate friend of Rev. James Noyes, who 
came to Stonington the same year that he did, and it has been 
supposed that the friendship between them was the cause of his 
coming. Be that as it may, there were men of his name that lived 
in the English home of the Noyes family, and crossed the ocean 



WHEELER FAMILY. 637 

about the same year that he did. Thomas Wheeler was made 
freeman in the Connecticut Colony in the year 1669, and was 
nominated and elected one of the Stonington representatives to 
the Connecticut General Court in the year 1673. The next year 
his name appears among the immortal nine who organized the 
First Congregational Church of Stonington, June 3, 1674, and 
his wife, Mary Wheeler, was one of the partakers with the church 
in their first communion service. Soon after Thomas Wheeler 
and his wife came to Stonington to live, he and his son Isaac 
built them a residence in North Stonington, where Col. James 
F. Brown now resides, where they lived and died. Thomas 
Wheeler left a will, which was lost by being burned when the 
infamous Arnold burned the city of New London, Sept. 6, 1781. 
The existence of his will is proved by his descendants referring to 
it in later instruments conveying the real estate that belonged to 
him and given to them in his will. They are both buried in the 
old Whitehall burial place, situated on the east bank of the 
Mystic river. He d. March 6, 1686, aged 84 years, consequently 
he was b. 1602. 

Isaac Wheeler (No. 2) m. Martha, daughter of Thomas and 
Dorothy (Thompson) Park, Jan. 10, 1667, by Thomas Stanton 
(No. 19), Park family. He served in the Colonial Indian wars. 
He d. June 5, 1712, aged 66 years; buried in Whitehall cemetery.. 
She d. Feb. 14, 1717. 

CHILDREN: 

5 MARY, b. Nov. 22, 1668, m. Ebenezer Williams (No. 38), of that family. . 

6 MARTHA, b. Feb. 6, 1670, m. John V\''illiams (No. 25), that family. 

7 THOMAS, b. Dec. 1, 1671, d. at the age of 20 years. He was murdered by 

the Indians, under the supposed leadership of a chief known as the 
black sachem. Mr. Wheeler was away from home, out on a hunting ex- 
cursion, traversing the forests of the town of Preston, and when near 
Quinebaug River he met a squad of Indians, who were hunting in the 
same region, who ordered him to clear out and leave the game to^ 
them, as they were the original owners of it. He refused to obey 
their orders, when they told him if he did not leave the game of the 
forest to them they would kill and scalp him on the spot. He bid 
defiance to their threats, when they attacked him with their toma- 
hawks and scalping knives. He defended himself as best he could, 
and a terrible struggle ensued which resulted in his death, and that 
of five of the Indians. 

8 ISAAC, b. Aug. 6, 1676, m. Mary Shepard. 

9 ANNA, b. Aug. 20, 1675, m. John Tongue, son of George and grandson 

Qf George Tongue, Nov. 21, 1702. 
- 10 RICHARD, b. March 10, 1677, m. Prudence Payson. 

11 DOROTHY, b. Dec. 6, 1679, m. Nehemiah Smith April 22, 1696; 2d, Sam- 

uel Fish. 

12 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 9, 1681, m. Hannah Gallup. 



638 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

13 ELIZABETH, b. May 22, 1683, m. John Gallup in 1709 (No. 25), that 

family. 

14 EXPERIENCE, b. May 21, 1685, m. Rev. Joseph Coit, first minister of 

Plainfield, Conn. 

Elizabeth Wheeler (No. 3) m. Josiah Witter in Lynn, Mass., 
Feb. 25, 1662. She d. Aug. 5, 1672. 

CHILDREN: 

15 ELIZABETH WITTER, b. March 15, 1663. 

16 MARY WITTER, b. Feb. 25, 1665. 

17 EBENEZER WITTER, b. March 25, 1668. 

Isaac Wheeler (No. 8) m. Mary Shepard, b. 1679, daughter of 
Rev. Jeremiah Shepard, first pastor of Lynn, Mass., and wife, 
Mary Wainwright, and granddaughter of the Rev. Thomas Shep- 
ard, first pastor of Cambridge, Mass., and third wife, Margaret 
Borodel, Sept. 8, 1647, sister of Ann Borodel, who m. Capt. 
George Denison, for his second wife. Isaac Wheeler erected him 
a house in Stonington, on lands given him by his grandfather, 
Thomas Wheeler, where he brought his bride on their wedding 
tour, and commenced life at farming. But his wife aspired to a more 
active business life, and to gratify her wishes he changed and en- 
larged his house, making it two stories on the south, and one on 
the north, with show windows on the west, which were utilized 
for a variety store, by Madam Wheeler, who became the leading 
merchant of the town, buying all of the surplus farm products of 
the region round about, which she sent to Boston and the West 
Indies for a market, exchanging the same for goods necessary 
for the planters of the town. She made equestrian trips to Bos- 
ton alone, where she purchased her dry goods. She was not 
only the leading merchant of the town, but her mansion house 
was the centre of all the neighborhood families. Her store was 
not only a place of business, but a political center, where slates 
were made for all the offices of the town. She becarrie wealthy, 
and at her death was the richest woman of the county. They both 
united with the First Congregational Church in 1771, and were 
active and useful members. He d. June 25, 1737; his widow 
d. Sept. 20, 1 761, aged 83 years. They are buried in the grave- 
yard west of Frank Mattison's present residence. 

CHILDREN: 

18 MARGARET, b. Sept. 16, 1698, m. Samuel Frink (No. 9), that family. 

19 THOMAS, b. Feb. 15, 1700, m. Mary Miner. 

Richard Wheeler (No. lo) m. Prudence, daughter of Dea. John 



WHEELER FAMILY. 639 

Payson and wife, Bathsheba Tilestone Payson, of Roxbury, 
Mass., and granddaughter of Edward Payson, and Mary Elliott, 
sister of the apostle Elliott, and daughter of Bennet Elliott of 
Nazing, Eng., Dec. 12, 1702. He d. April 12, 1712. His widow 
m. 2d, Christopher Avery of Groton (No. 18), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

20 JOHN, b. Jan. 31, 1706, m. Zerviah Fanning. 

21 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 7, 1708, m. Esther Denison. 
- 22 RICHARD, b. July 23, 1710, m. Anne Pellet. 

23 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 28, 1712, m. Ebenezer Geer of Groton Jan. 2, 1735, 

She d. June 2, 1797. He d. Aug. 26, 1763; had ten children. 

' Dorothy Wheeler (No. 11) m. Nehemiah Smith April 22, 1696. 
She d. May 25, 1736; he d. Nov. 21, 1724. 

CHILDREN: 

24 DOROTHY SMITH, b. Aug. 26, 1697. 

25 HANNAH SMITH, b. Feb. 20, 1699. 

26 ELIZABETH SMITH, b. Nov. 17, 1700. 

27 NATHAN SMITH, b. Sept. 16, 1702. 

28 JOHN SMITH, b. June 14, 1704, m. Temperance Holmes, May 10, 1727 

(No. 22), Holmes family. 

29 WILLIAM SMITH, b. May 15, 1706. 

30 ISAAC SMITH, b. May 29, 1707. 

31 MARY SMITH, b. Nov. 16, 1709. 

32 LYDIA SMITH, b. June 24, 1713. 

33 JABBZ SMITH, b. Feb. 17, 1714. 

34 ANNA SMITH, b. Nov. 1, 1717. 

35 SARAH SMITH, b. July 14, 1719. 

William Wheeler (No. 12) m. Hannah Gallup May 30, 1710 
(No. 33), Gallup family. She d. Aug. 17, 1754; he d. Aug. 11, 
1747- 

CHILDREN: 

36 HANNAH, b. Jan. 12, 1712, m. Simeon Miner March 19, 1731 (No. 70), 

that family. 

37 ISAAC, b. Jan. 24, 1714, m. Mary Wheeler. 

38 ANNA, b. Dec. 23, 1715, m. Joseph Stanton (No. 133), that family. 

39 MARTHA, b. April 23, 1717, m. William Williams (No. 174), that family. 

40 DOROTHY, b. March 15, 1721, m. Nathan Crary Nov. 2, 1742. 

41 ESTHER, b. Feb. 15, 1722, m. Daniel Denison (No. 122), that family. 

42 EUNICE, b. July 3, 1727, m. Joseph Williams of Norwich Feb. 20, 1746. 

Experience Wheeler (No. 14) m. Rev. Joseph Coit of Plain- 
field, Conn., May 26, 1704. He was the first minister of Plainfield 
and son of Joseph Coit and Martha Harris of New London, and 
grandson of John and Mary Coit, who came to New London in 
1651, from Gloucester, Mass. She d. Jan. 8, 1759. He d. July i, 
1750, aged yy years. 



640 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

43 ELIZABETH COIT, b. Feb. 17, 1706, d. young. 

44 SAMUEL COIT, b. 1708. 

45 JOSEPH COIT, b. 1711. 

46 MARTHA C. COIT, b. 1713. 

47 ISAAC COIT, b. Dec. 26, 1714. 

48 ABIGAIL COIT, b. 1716. 

49 MARY COIT, b. 1718. 

50 WILLIAM COIT, b. Nov. 27, 1720. 

51 EXPERIENCE COIT, b. 1722. 

52 DANIEL COIT, b. 173L 

Thomas Wheeler (No. 19) m. Mary Miner Nov. 25, 1718 (No. 
66), Miner family. He was one of the most prominent and weal- 
thiest men of the town in his day and generation. His inventory 
will be found in the Appendix. He and his wife are buried in the 
old burial place west from the present residence of Frank Mat- 
tison. He d. Oct. 23, 1755, aged 56 years; she d. July 28, 1750. 

CHILDREN: 

53 MARY, b. July 19, 1720, m. Isaac Wheeler (No. 37); 2d, Charles Miner 

(No. 75), Miner family. 

54 THOMAS, b. March 16, 1722, m. Mercy Williams. 

55 ISAAC, b. Feb. 12, 1724, m. Bridget Noyes. 

56 JEREMIAH, b. July 31, 1725, m. Susannah Babcock; 2d, Mrs. Anna Pellet 

Wheeler. 

57 SHEPARD, b. Feb. 12, 1726, m. Hannah Hewitt. 

58 PAUL, b. Sept. 11, 1728, m. Lucy Swan. 

59 MBHITABLE, b. Sept. 5, 1731, m. George Babcock of Rhode Island (No. 

99), that family. 

60 CHARLES, b. 1736, m. Martha Williams. 

61 LUCY, b. June 14, 1737, m. Joseph Page (No. 15), that family. 

62 CYRUS, b. Sept. 11, 1739, d. unmarried. 

63 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 16, 1740, m. Lucy Lamb. 

Isaac Wheeler (No. 37) m. Mary Wheeler (No. 53), daughter 
of Thomas Wheeler, June 2, 1737. They lived a short distance 
north of the present residence of Col. James Brown, North Ston- 
ington, Conn. He d. Jan. 5, 1740. His widow m, for her second 
husband, Charks Miner (No. 75), that family, Dec. 9, 1741. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

64 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 18, 1738, m. Mary Swan Dec. 9, 1761 (No. 57), Swan 

family. 

65 HANNAH, b. Sept. 1, 1739, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 149), Chese- 

brough family. 
Six children by second marriage, in Miner family. 

Thomas Wheeler (No. 54) m. Mercy Williams Feb. 7, 1739 
(No. 176), Williams family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

72 MARY, b. April 22, 1741, m. Clement Miner (No. 154), Miner family. 

73 MERCY, b. Jan. 22, 1742, m. Christopher Gardiner Jan. 25, 1760. 



WHEELER FAJVIILT. 641 

74 THOMAS, b. Oct. 12. 1745, m. Lucy Prentice; 2d, Mrs. Mary (Swan) 

Wheeler. 

75 THANKFUL, b. May 20, 1747. 

76 DESIRE, b. Nov. 25, 1748; m. John Watson Oct. 17, 1764, of South Kings- 

ton. 

77 PRUDENCE, b. April 24, 1751. 

78 MARTHA, b. Oct. 14, 1752, m. Joseph Holmes (No. 37), that family; 2d, 

Mr. Williams; 3d, Thomas Hammond, in 1788. 

79 MEHITABLB, b. May 10, 1754, m. Jabez Swan (No. 56), Swan family. 

80 RUFUS, b. Dec. 15, 1755, m. Eunice Williams (No. 272), that family; slie 

m. 2d, Coddington Billings (No. 167), Billings family. 

81 JOHN, b. March 23, 1760. 

Isaac Wheeler (No. 55) m. Bridget Noyes April 9, 1746 (No. 
120), that family. He was drowned in Indian Town Pond while 
washing sheep, May 26, 1747. His widow m. Joseph Denison, 
Apr. 23, 1 75 1. 

CHILD: 

82 ISAAC, b. Dec. 26, 1746, m. Ruth Swan (No. 58), that family. 

Jeremiah Wheeler (No. 56) m. ist, Susannah Babcock, April 
20, 1749; she d. Dec. 26, 1750. He m. 2d, Mrs. Anna Pellet 
Wheeler, widow of Richard Wheeler, March 11, 1752 (No. 22), 
that family. She d. April 30, 1772. He d. Aug. 10, 1770. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

83 SUSANNAH (BABCOCK), b. Feb. 10, 1750. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

84 ANNA, b. Sept. 26, 1752, m. Latham Hull (No. 7), Hull family. 

85 LYDIA, b. March 8, 1754, m. David Moore March 15, 1783. 

86 SARAH, b. Oct. 26, 1755, m. Jedediah Brown Jan. 13, 1778 (No. 168), 

Brown family. 

87 JEREMIAH, b. Oct. 6, 1758. 

88 AMOS, b. Oct. 15, 1759, m. Lucy Holmes. 

89 BRIDGET, b. Oct. 20, 1761, m. Robert Wheeler (No. Ill), that family. 

90 HOSEA, b. , m. Bridget Grant. 

Shepard Wheeler (No. 57) m. Hannah Hewitt Oct. 18, 1751 
(No. 59), that family, both of Stonington, Conn, 

CHILDREN: 

91 MARY, b. Oct. 7, 1754, m. Paul Wheeler (No. 96). 

92 SHEPARD, b. Dec. 5, 1756, m. Lucy Wbeeler. 

93 DESIRE, b. in 1768. 

Paul Wheeler (No. 58) m. Lucy Swan May i, 1751 (No. 29), 
Swan family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Oct. 25, 1787; 
she d. Nov. ii, 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

94 EUNICE, b. Dec. 26, 1751, d. y. 

95 THOMAS, b. Oct. 25, 1753. 

96 PAUL, b. Dec. 26, 1755, m. Mary Wheeler. 

37 LUCY, b. Sept. 27, 1757, m. Shepard Wheeler (No. 92); 2d, Jabish Swan 
(No. 56), that family. 



642 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

98 EUNICE, b. and d. Oct. 7, 1759. 

99 JOHN, b. May 24, 1762, m. Eunice Swan. 

100 ANNA, b. June 30, 1764, m. Stephen Avery (No. 159), that family. 

101 MARY, b. Nov. 6, 1765, m. Luther Avery (No. 158), that family. 

102 PEREZ, b. Nov. 20, 1767, m. Desire Randall. 

103 EUNICE, b. Dec. 3, 1769, m. Col. William Randall (No. 71), that family. 

104 ZERVIAH, b. Nov. 19, 1771, m. Joseph Noyes (No. 167), that family. ' 

^Charles Wheeler (No. 6o) m. Martha WilHams (No. 210), that 
family, Feb. 26, 1756, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Nov. 23, 
1787; she d. Jan. 18, 1788. 

CHILDREN: 

105 CHARLES, b. and d. in infancy. 

106 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 5, 1758, d. in the Revolutionary army. 

107 THOMAS, b. in 1760, m. Esther Randall. 

108 ISAAC, b. Nov. 23, 1764, d. in Florida. 

109 CYRUS, b. and d. same year, 1766. 

110 GEORGE, b. March 30, 1770, d. in West Indies. 

111 ROBERT, b. June 17, 1772, m. Bridget Wheeler; 2d, Sophia Smead. 

112 DESIRE, b. in 1774, m. Col. Nathan Wheeler (No. 163). 

113 MARTHA, b. , d. in infancy. 

114 MAltTHA, b. , m. Rufus Hewitt (No. 106), that family. 

115 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Abel Hinckley. 

116 HANNAH, b. . m. Russel Avery. 

117 -ABIGAIL, b. , m. Isaac Avery. 

Ephraim Wheeler (No. 63) m. Lucy Lamb, Dec. 2, 1762, both 
of Stonington, Conn. Went west. 

CHILDREN: 

118 EPHRAIM, b. March 17, 1764, d. young. 

119 WEALTHY, b. Feb. 1, 1766. 

120 REBECCA, b. Feb. 8, 1768. 

121 SUSANNA, b. Jan. 24, 1770. 

122 MEHITABLE, b. Jan. 11, 1772. 

Thomas Wheeler (No. 74) m. Lucy Prentice (No. 43), that 
family, Jan. 17, 1765, both of Stonington, Conn. She d. in 1792, 
vged 45. He m. 2d, Mrs. Mary (Swan) Wheeler, Aug. 14, 1794 
(No. 57), Swan family, and widow of William Wheeler (No. 64). 

CHILDREN: 

123 MERCY, b. Aug. 13, 1767, m. William Williams (No. 271), that family. 

124 THOMAS, b. Nov. 12, 1769, d. young. 

125 Twins, b. and d. 1771. 

126 LUCY P., b. May 7, 1774, m. Thomas W. Palmer (No. 324), Palmer family. 

127 CYNTHIA, b. June, 1776, d. young. 

128 Unnamed child, b. in 1777. 

129 LYDIA, b. July 2, 1778, m. William Williams (No. 278), of that family. 

130 Twins, b. 1780. 

131 THOMAS, b. Oct. 15, 1781, m. Rebecca Wheeler. 

132 Child, b. and d. 1782. 

Isaac Wheeler (No. 82) m. Ruth Swan Dec. 31, 1766 (No. 58), 



WHEELER FAMILY. 643 

Swan family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Dec. 31, 1831 ; 
she d. Dec. 6, 1834. 

CHILDREN: 

133 MARY, b. Sept. 16, 1767, m. Jesse Hakes; she d. Dec. 11, 1862. 

134 ISAAC, b. June 6, 1769, m. Hannah Holmes (No. 139), that family; 2d, 

Olive Burdick. 

135 BRIDGET, b. March 26, 1770, d. young. 

136 LODOWICK, b. Feb. 19, 1771, m. Mary Brown; 2d, Betsey Brown. 

137 NOYES, b. Dec. 17, 1772, m. Priscllla Stewart (No. 37), that family. 

138 PELEG, b. Feb. 18, 1775, m. Eunice Utter. 

139 TIMOTHY S., b. March 17, 1777, m. Lucy Grant. 

140 BRIDGET, b. June 25, 1779, m. Benjamin Green. 

141 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 7, 1781, m. Saraphina Haley. 

142 RUTH, b. Feb. 2, 1784, m. John Holmes (No. 140), that family. 

143 OLIVER, b. March 22, 1786. 

144 MATILDA, b. Dec. 6, 1788, d. unmarried. 

145 BETSEY, b. Jan. 26. 1792, m. James Pitman. 

146 CHARLES PHELPS, b. July 1, 1795, m. Nancy Hewitt (No. 199), that 

family. 

Mercy Wheeler (No. 73) m. Christopher Gardiner of South 
Kingston, R. I., Jan. 23, 1760. 

CHILD: 
147 'MERCY GARDINER, b. , m. Hosea Wheeler, Jr. (No. 165). 

Desire Wheeler (No. 76) m. John Watson of South Kingston, 
R. I., Oct. 17, 1764., 

CHILDREN: 

148 JOHN WATSON, b. . 

148a ELISHA WATSON, b. , 

149 MARY WATSON, b. . 



149a WALTER WATSON, b. . 

150 JOB WATSON, b. . 

ISQa BRIDGET, b. . 

150b ISABELLA, b. . 

Amos Wheeler (No. 88) m. Lucy Holmes Dec. 21, 1783 (No. 
47), Holmeis family. He d. Oct. 8, 1843, aged 84 years ;* she d. 
Nov. 30, 1832, aged 67 years. 

CHILDREN: 

151 AMOS, b. June 27, 1784, m. Ann Charles, d. June 9, 1822. 

152 NANCY, b. June 7, 1786, m. James Lord Lester Nov. 22, 1810, d. Feb. 

10, 1819. 

153 JEREMIAH HALSEY, b. Dec. 7, 1787, d. unmarried June 30, 1844. 

154 GURDON, b. July 21, 1789, d. unmarried Dec. 20, 1845. 

155 LUCY, b. Nov. 10, 1791, m. James Lord Lester Sept. 5, 1820, d. Sept. 22, 

1868. 

156 POLLY or MARY, b. Feb. 26, 1793, d. unmarried May 18, 1817. 

157 SILAS HOLMES, b. Oct. 2, 1796, d. unmarried March 23, 1827. 

158 ELIZA P., b. June 9. 1799, d. unmarried Jan. 9, 1823. 

159 HARRIET, b. June 17, 1801, m. Dea. Noyes Palmer (No. 345), that family. 

160 FRANCIS H., b. July 9, 1803, m. Nancy W. Avery June 3, 1846 d. April, 

1880. 



644 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

161 EMELINB, b. July 4, 1807, m. Latham Hull Browning Nov. 18, 1820 

(No. 55), that family; d. Jan. 4, 1858. 

162 FANNY A., b. Feb. 4, 1809, m. Cyrus Browning July 13, 1831 (No. 72), 

that family, d. March 2, 1877. 

Hosea Wheeler (No. 90) m. Bridget Grant Feb. 18, 1772 (No. 
34), that family. She d. Sept. 8, 1819, aged 68 years. He d. July 
13, 1829; m. widow. 

CHILDREN: 

163 NATHAN, b. Dec. 29, 1772, m. Desire Wheeler. 

164 ASA, b. Sept. 22, 1774, m. Polly Brown. 

165 HOSEA, b. Oct. 21, 1776, m. Nancy Brown; Mercy Gardiner. 

166 BRIDGET, b. Feb. 17, 1779, m. Robert Wheeler (No. 111). 

167 DOROTHY, b. April 28, 1781. 

168 SUSANNAH, b. May 14, 1783, m. Amos C. Main March 29, 1804 (No. 110), 

that family. 

169 REBECCA, b. Feb. 28, 1785, m. Thomas Wheeler (No. 131); 2d, Steph- 

en L. Avery (No. 202), that family. 

170 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 29, 1788, m. 1st, Bridget Slack; 2d, Bridget Ayer; 3d, 

Hannah Elizabeth Miner. 

171 RUSSELL, b. Aug. 20, 1796, m. Esther Wheeler Hull. 

Shepard Wheeler (No. 92) m. Lucy Wheeler (No. 97) Feb., 
1780. He d. Dec. 9, 1798. 

CHILDREN: 

172 SHEPARD, b. March 11, 1781. 

173 PHINEAS, b. April 3, 1784. 

174 CYRUS, b. Nov. 13, 1792. 

175 RUFUS, b. Oct. 2, 1795. 

Paul Wheeler (No. 96) m. Mary Wheeler (No. 91) April 6, 
1776. 

CHILDREN: 

176 NANCY, b. July 1, 1777, m. John Holmes (No. 140), that family. 

177 PAUL, b. May 24, 1778, m. Nancy Prentice Oct. 23. 1799. 

178 LUCINDA, b. Aug. 7, 1784, m. Col. Gideon Chapman; 2d wife. 

179 NABBY or TABITHA, b. April 2, 1786, m. Isaac Avery, Jr., April 27, 

1800 (No. 186), that family. 

180 HANNAH, b. Nov. 18, 1788, m. Gideon Chapman Sept. 4, 1808 (No. 32), 

that family. 

John Wheeler (No. 99) m. Eunice Swan May 9, 1784 (No. 64), 
that family. 

CHILDREN: 

181 LUCY, b. Sept. 20, 1785. 

182 JOHN, b. Sept. 9, 1787. 

183 FANNY, b. Jan. 29, 1790. 

184 ELIAS, b. March 25, 1793. 

185 LUKE, b. Oct. 29, 1795. 

186 ANN, b. 1804, m. Pierpont Keeney. 

Perez Wheeler (No. 102) m. Desire Randall Sept. 27, 1787 (No. 
72), Randall family. He d. Feb. 12, 1808. His wife m. 2d, Chris- 
topher Palmer Nov. i, 1823. She d. Sept. 8, 1855. 



WHEELER FAMILY. 645 

CHILDREN: 
1S7 ZERVIAH, b. Feb. 29, 1788, m. Amos Hull (No. 11), that family. 

188 PEREZ, b. Sept. 17, 1789, m. Desire Wheeler (No. 253). 

189 POLLY, b. July 17, 1791. 

190 EUNICE, b. Jan. 4, 1794. 

191 DUDLEY R., b. Sept. 14, 1796, m. Lydia Hewitt; 2d, Sally Maria Browning 

192 JEDEDIAH R., b. Jan. 9, 1799, m. Delia B. Wheeler. 

193 CYRUS, b. March 9, 1801, m. Lucy S. Browning; 2d, Eliza Dow. 

194 LUCY ANN, b. Jan. 30, 1803. 

195 WILLIAM R., b. Aug. 29, 1805, m. Emeline Stewart. 

196 FANNY, b. April 17, 1808, d. June 29, 1809. 

Col. Thomas Wheeler (No. 107) m. Esther Randall in 1780 
(No. 69), that family. She d. Apr. 22, 1791 ; he d. Aug. 26, 1824. 

CHILDREN: 

197 ESTHER, b. in 1781, m. Amos Hull in 1803 (No. 11), that family. 

198 MARTHA, b. March 17, 1787, m. Cyrus Williams (No. 299), that family. 

199 DEA. CHARLES, b. Sept. 20, 1789, m. Rebecca Williams (No. 302), that 

family. 

Robert Wheeler (No. iii) m. Bridget, daughter of Hosea 
Wheeler, Nov. 13, 1796 (No. 89), Wheeler family. Mrs. Wheeler 
d. Feb. 15, 1814. He m. 2d, Sophia Smead of Greenfield, Mass., 
Jan. 8, 1815. He d. Jan. 18, 1863. Mrs. Sophia d. Apr. i, 1843. 

CHILDREN: 

200 ROBERT, b. Nov. 13, 1802, m. Lucy Palmer Miner March 24, 1831 (No. 

300), that family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

201 SOLOMAN S., b. Oct. 31, 1815, m. Desire B. Miner (No. 301), that 

family, Sept. 10, 1840. 

202 BRIDGET, b. July 10, 1818, m. David Allen Aug. 18, 1840. 

203 SOPHIA T., b. July 31, 1821; she perished on the steamer Lexington, 

burned on Long Island Sound Jan. 13, 1840, aged 18 years. 

204 CLARISSA, b. Oct. 2, 1823, m. John T. Morton April 28, 1842. 

205 HARRIET, b. March 2, 1826, m. Franklin H. Miner; 2d, Edward Barney. 

Thomas Wheeler (No. 131), m. Rebecca Wheeler (No. 169), 
Wheeler family Mar. 14, 1805 ; she m. 2d, Stephen L. Avery Dec. 
I, 181 5 (No. 202), that family. 

CHILD: 

206 LUCY P., b. Jan. 25, 1806, m. Dr. Thomas P. Wattles. 

Isaac Wheeler (No. 134) m. Hannah Holmes (No. 139), that 
family, March 20, 1790; she d. in 1808. He m. 2d, Olive Burdick 
March, 1810; he d. May 11, 1856; 2d wife d. Dec. 8, 1873. 

CHILDREN: 

207 HANNAH, b. June 4, f791, m. William Wright. 

208 ISAAC, b. Sept. 25, 1793, d. unmarried. 

209 JOHN HOLMES, b. Nov. 6, 1795, m. Esther H. Buddington Nov. 22, 1821. 

210 GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Jan. 23, 1798, m. Eliza Baldwin. 



646 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

211 PITTS D., b. April 7, 1802, m. Rebecca Roberts. 

212 HOMER HOLMES, b. Nov. 27, 1803, m. 1st, Mary Ann Roberts; 2d, Luret- 

ta Jeffereys; Sd, Augusta Miner; 4th, Frances S. Wheeler (No. 245). 

213 MARTHA ANN, b. Oct. 1, 1805, m. Henry Stanton Burdick April 4, 1828. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

214 NANCY LORD, b. Jan. 3, 1811, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 102), that family. 

215 THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. Jan. 9, 1812, m. Amelia Chesebrough, Oct. 9, 

1843 (No. 405), that family; m. 2d, Sophia P. Chesebrough July 11, 
1856 (No. 374), that family; m. 3d, Almira Phillips March 2, 1879; m. 
4th, Mary (Denison) Collins June 8, 1813. 

216 ELIZABETH DENISON, b. Oct. 20, 1813. 

217 STILES DENISON, b. March 13, 1815, m. Sarah Elizabeth Briggs March 

12, 1846. 

218 CALVIN, b. Oct. 21, 1816, d. young. 

219 HARRIET SOPHIA, b. Sept. 12, 1817, d. June 18, 1834. 

220 "WILLIAM NELSON, b. March 11, 1819, m. Susan Wilcox Oct. 31, 1843. 

221 MARY ANN, b. Nov. 19, 1820. 

222 EMILY M., b. Sept. 2, 1822, 

223 SARAH MARIA, b. April 3, 1824. 

224 FRANCES ALMIRA, b. Feb. 28, 1826, m. Robert R. Mattison Jan. 1, 1846. 

Peleg Wheeler (No. 138) m. Eunice Utter; he d. in 1858. 

CHILDREN: 

225 PELEG, b. . 



226 ROSWBLL, b. . 

227 PRENTICE, b. , d. young. 

228 PRENTICE, b. . 

229 ALBERT, b. . 

230 CYNTHIA, b. . 

231 GILBERT, b. . 

232 JERUSHA, b. . 

233 LEONARD, b. . 



Timothy S. Wheeler (No. 139) m. Lucy Grant Dec. 12, 1796 
(No. 52), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

234 SALLY, b. June 26, 1798, m. Benjamin M. Carr Nov. 13, 1817. 

235 LUCY A., b. July 29, 1800, d. in Oct., 1800. 

236 EUNICE G., b. Aug. 23, 1801, m. Noyes Wells Kenyon May 16, 1817. 

237 ESTHER COLE, b. May 15, 1804, d. Aug. 12, 1887. 

238 JOSEPH SWAN, b. Sept. 23, 1807, m. Hannah Burdick. 1830. 

239 LUCY GRANT, b. Feb. 20, 1811. 

240 ADELINE, b. Oct. 28, 1814, m. Welcome C. Burdick in 1836. 

241 NOYES DENISON, b. Jan. 31, 1818, m. Susan S. Wilbur Nov. 23, 1844. 

242 MARY ELIZA, b. July 17, 1822, m. John Segar Champlin, 1817. 

Charles P. Wheeler (No. 146) m. Nancy Hewitt June 8, 1795 
(No. 199), that family. He d. June 9, 1888; she d. Aug. 20, 1874. 

CHILDREN: 

243 CHARLES P., b. Dec. 19, 1818, d. March 4, 1840. 

244 ANN E., b. May 31, 1821, m. Joseph P. Aylesworth. 

245 FRANCES S., b. July 20, 1823, m. Homer Wheeler Oct. 5, 1856, (No. 212). 

246 ISAAC A., b. Dec. 7, 1825, d. Jan. 15, 1833. 

247 JAMES P., b. Jan. 8, 1827, m. Sarah J. Keeney May 30, 1860. 

248 OLIVER W., b. March 26, 1830, m. Antoinette Norton. 



WHEELER FAMILY. G47 

249 CAROLINE M., b. May 21, 1832. 

250 IRVING A., b. June 19, 1835, m. Prances Julia Edgecomb Dec. 15, 1857. 

251 ARTHUR J., b. June 30, 1837, d. April 24, 1842, 

252 WARREN A., b. July 16, 1841. 

Col. Nathan Wheeler (No. 163) m. Desire Wheeler (No. 112), 
Nov. 20, 1791, both of North Stonington, Conn. He d. July 15, 
1829, aged 56 years; she d. Nov., 1839. 

CHILDREN: 

253 DESIRE, b. Oct. 8, 1792, m. Perez Wheeler (No. 188). 

254 GEORGE, b. March 2, 1795, m. Thankful Randall. 

255 NATHAN, b. May 14, 1797, m. Lydia Sheffield. 

256 BRIDGET, b. May 9, 1799, m. George Hewitt (No. 206), that family. 

257 GILES, b. May 9, 1801, m. Hannah A. Avery. 

258 DELIA B., b. Aug. 28, 1803, m. Jedediah Wheeler (No. 192). 

259 CHARLES, b. Sept. 3, 1805, d. aged 20 years. 

260 EMMA, b. Jan. 4, 1807, d. unmarried. 

261 REBECCA, b. Feb. 17, 1809, m. Henry Clinton Brown, M. D. 

262 CALVIN, b. Jan. 22, 1812, d. unmarried. 

263 BILLINGS, b. April 4, 1815, m. Anna Williams (No. 350), that family. 

He m. 2d wife, Harriet Rogers of Brooklyn, New York. 

Asa Wheeler (No. 164) m. Polly Brown in 1796. 

CHILDREN: 

264 LUKE, b. March 16, 1797, d. April 11, 1855. 

265 MARY, b. June 27, 1800, m. Roswell R. Avery (No. 204), that family. 

266 EDE DENISON, b. Oct. 22, 1803. m. Charles G. Avery (No. 205), that 

family. 

267 SAMUEL B., b. Dec. 23, 1805. m. Delia Avery; 2d, Mary Ellen Baldwin. 

268 FANNY S., b. Aug. 4, 1807, m. Alfred Avery (No. 196), that family. 

269 MARTHA, b. 1810, m. Charles G. Sisson May 11, 1829 (No. 54). 

270 LYDIA, b. Oct. 29, 1813, m. William Johnson Jan. 8, 1829. 

271 LUCINDA, b. Oct. 23, 1817, m. Sanford Brown. 

Hosea Wheeler (No. 165) m. Nancy or Anna Brown Oct. 31, 
1799, (No. 287), Lynn Brown family; m. 2d, Mercy Gardiner 
(No. 147), Wheeler family. 

CHILDREN: 

272 ESTHER, b. Oct. 20, 1800, m. Daniel Bentley (No. 32), that family. 

273 SMITH, b. Sept. 1, 1802. 

274 RANDALL, b. Aug. 18, 1804. 

275 NANCY, b. Sept. 23, 1809, m. Ezra Langworthy, Sept. 12, 1835. 

276 HOSEA, b. June 17, 1812. 

Ephraim Wheeler (No. 170) m. Sabra Slack Jan. 15, 1815; m. 
2d, Bridget Ayer, Oct. 8, 1829; m. 3d, Hannah Miner Nov. 22, 

1835. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

277 EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 3, 1831, m. Elizabeth Coates Dec. 29, 1852. 

CHILD BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

278 ELLEN, b. , m. George Frink. 

Russell Wheeler (No. 171) m. Esther Hull Oct. i, 1827 (No. 
31), Hull family. He d. July 8, 1856; she d. March 7, 1858. 



648 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

279 RUSSEL L., b. June 23, 1830, m. Mary M. Conklin; 2d, Florence D. 

Thomas. 

280 MARTHA, b. Aug. 4, 1840, m. Jacob Best Murray June 20, 1855. 

281 ANN ELIZABETH, b. August 4, 1840, d. Oct. 26, 1842. 

Perez Wheeler (No. i88) m. Desire Wheeler (No. 253) Feb. 
10, 181 1. They lived in Stonington, Conn. He d. Oct. 8, 1867; 
she d. Jan. 26, 1870. 

CHILDREN: 

282 ROBERT, b. Dec. 24, 1811, d. July 29, 1839, unmarried. 

283 MARY ANN, b. Aug. 7, 1814, m. John Denison Brown. 

284 THOMAS SPENCER, b. Oct. 15, 1815, m. Susan Baldwin (No. 96), that 

family. 

285 EZRA, b. March 11, 1818, m. Mary Hannah Randall (No. 125), that family. 

286 EDWIN P., b. March 9, 1820, d. March 15, 1828. 

287 CYRUS, b. Oct. 15, 1822, m. Marian E. Adams Nov. 8, 1844. 

288 HARRIET ATWOOD, b. June 19, 1825, m. John Pitts Williams (No. 411), 

that family. 

289 JANE MARIA, b. June 5, 1828, d. Dec. 3, 1828. 

290 NATHAN G., b. Sept. 18 1829 m. Mary Elizabeth Wheeler June 18, 1872. 

291 LUCY, b. July 13, 1832. 

292 REBECCA JANE, b. Sept. 1, 1836, d. March 31, 1842. 

Maj. Dudley R. Wheeler (No. 191) m. ist, Lydia Hewitt, Dec. 
I, 1818 (No. 184), Hewitt family. Mrs. Wheeler d. Sept. 27, 1826. 
He m. 2d, Sally Maria Browning March 4, 1828 (No. 71), Brown- 
ing family. He d. June 19, 1888, aged 92 years. 

NOTE. — Major Dudley R. Wheeler (No. 191) was one of the most prominent 
and successful merchants of North Stonington, accumulating a large fortune 
from which he gave liberally for his town and the church. His memory will 
ever be perpetuated through the benevolence of his children, Ekigar, Jennie 
and Dwight Wheeler, in the fine and substantial granite library and school 
building now in process of erection in their native village of North Stoning- 
ton, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

293 LOUISE, b. Oct. 19, 1819. 

294 DUDLEY, b. March 4, 1821. 

295 CHAUNCEY, b. Nov. 30, 1823. 

296 LYDIA ANN, b. Sept. 26, 1825, m. Warren Newton in 1851. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
/ 297 HENRY DWIGHT, b. June 22, 1830. 

298 CHARLES H., b. April 27, 1832. 

299 EDWARD E., b. Feb. 20, 1836, d. Jan. 29, 1837. 

300 SARAH JANE, b. Nov. 5, 1839. 

301 MARIA, b. Aug. 22, 1842, d. Nov. 27, 1842. 
y 302 EDGAR HOWARD, b. May 25, 1844. 

Jedediah R. Wheeler (No. 192) m. Delia B. Wheeler (No. 258) 
March 15, 1821. He d. Sept. 22, 1888; she d. July 28, 1884. 

CHILDREN: 

303 DELIA, b. July 13, 1822, m. John A. Randall March 9, 1843. 

304 JEDEDIAH R., b. Aug. 26, 1824, m. Theresa H. Wheeler (No. 329). 

305 EMMA SURVIAH, b. March 2, 1828. 



WHEELER FAMILY. 649 

306 NATHAN P., b. Jan. 22, 1830, d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 24, 1884. 

307 PEREZ, b. July 15. 1833, d. March 5, 1852, aged 18 years. 

308 BILLINGS, b. Sept. 8, 1835. 

309 HENRY, b. April 30, 1S3S. 

310 ANN ELIZABETH, b. July 30, 1840, d. June 7, 1841. 

311 CALVIN, b. Sept. 30, 1842, d. Feb. 16, 1845. 

312 ELLEN, b. Dec, 1846, m. James Case. 

Cyrus Wheeler (No. 193) m. Lucy S. Browning March 24, 
1822 (No. 69), that family ; m. 2d, Eliza Dow Dec. 17, 1833. He d. 
in Ohio Oct. 5, 1884. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

313 LUCY ANN, b. Dec. 27, 1822, m. James Squires June 22, 1852. 

314 CYRUS TRUMAN, b. Sept. 24, 1824, d. unmarried in California Jan. 17, 

1892. 
315a SARAH PHELPS, b. Sept. 30, 1826, m. Horace C. Starr July 5, 1849. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
315b MARY MELINDA, b. at Norwich, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1835, d. 1836. 
315c ELIZA DOW, b. Dec. 15, 1836, m. John Leavitt Dec. 15, 1864; she m. 

2d, John Mansfield in 1883. 
315d ANNETTE ESTELLE, b. Feb. 2, 1839, m. Carlos M. Fisher Oct. 10, 1883. 
315e ANDALUCIA RHODES, b. at Norwich, N. Y., May 11, 1841. 

William R. Wheeler (No. 195) m. EmeHne Stewart Dec. 16, 

1830 (No. 52), that family. He d. Feb. 15, 1851. 

ONE DAUGHTER: 

316 SARAH E., b. Aug. 20, 1832, m. Thomas Clark June 20, 1855. 

Dea. Charles Wheeler (No. 199) m. Rebecca Williams Jan. 26, 
1812 (No. 302), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

317 MARTHA, b. Oct. 18, 1812, d. unmarried March 17, 1880. 

318 PHEBB, b. July 5, 1815, m. Albert Avery (No. 223), that family. 

319 THOMAS, b. May 29, 1817, m. Lydia B. Pomeroy (No. 11), that family. 

320 JOANNA BROWN, b. March 29, 1819, m. Albert L. Avery (No. 223), that 

family. 

321 CHARLES THEODORE, b. Aug. 17, 1822, m. Lydia Cooley Dec. 9, 1859. 

Robert Wheeler (No. 200) m. Lucy Palmer Miner March 24, 

1 83 1 (No. 300), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

322 JAMES EVERETT, b. , d. in 1862 in the Civil war. 

323 PHEBE ESTHER, b. , d. in 1862, unmarried. 

323a EDWIN , b. June 17, 1844, m. Ella Marian Welch of New Haven, 

Conn. 

Joseph Swan Wheeler (No. 238) m. Hannah Burdick in 1830. 

CHILDREN: 

324 MARY J., b. June, 1832. 
324a ALBERT G., b. July. 1834. 

325 LUCY A., b. April, 1836. 

326 ANN E., b. Oct., 1838. 

327 HENRY J., b. April, 1840. 

328 JAMES S., b. Sept., 1843. 



650 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Giles Wheeler (No. 257) m. Hannah A. Avery, daughter of 
Peter Avery of Groton Dec. 26, 1825. They lived in North Ston- 
ington. 

CHILDREN: 

329 THERESA H., b. , m. Jedediah R. Wheeler, Jr. (No. 304). 

330 CHARLES N., b. , m. Eleanor Tracy. 

331 ADELINE, b. , m. Benjamin Gage Berry. 

832 HENRY, b. , d. young. 

333 EUNICE, b. . 



Dea, Samuel B. Wheeler (No. 267) m. ist, Delia Avery (No. 
.219), that family, Nov. 2,y, 1827; m. 2d, Mary Ellen Baldwin of 
Preston, Conn., Feb. 11, 1879 (No. 98), that family. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

334 DEAN AVERY, b. Feb. 20, 1835, d. young. 

335 GEORGE ANSON, b. April 17, 1831, d. March 7, 1850, at Jacksonville, Fla. 

George Wheeler (No. 254) m. Nov. 13, 1817, Thankful S. Ran- 
dall (No. 99), Randall family. He d. Dec. 6, 1869; she d. April 
19, 1863. 

CHILDREN: 

336 GEORGE F. b. July 8, 1819, d. unmarried. 

337 HORACE C, b. Aug. 20, 1821, m. Ann Maria Allen. 

338 EUNICE R., b. Jan. 4, 1825, m. Russell Burdick. 

John Wheeler (No. 20) m. Zerviah Fanning Oct. 28, 1727. 
She d. Feb. 26, 1791, aged 85 years. 

CHILD: 

339 MARTHA, b. Dec. 31, 1728, m. John Denison (No. 113), that family; 2d, 

Stephen Billings. 

Jonathan Wheeler (No. 21) m. Esther Denison (No. 157), that 
family, March i, 1732, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Oct. 
8, 1790; she d. Mar. 18, 1790. 

CHILDREN: 

340 ESTHER, b. Dec. 27, 1732, m. Elisha Williams (No. 51), that family. 

341 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 20, 1734, m. Joshua Holmes (No. 31), that family. 

342 JONATHAN, b. Jan. 20, 1737, m. Priscilla Lester April 29, 1756. 

343 RICHARD, b. July 16, 1739, m. Silence Burrows. 

345 THANKFUL, b. Jan. 1, 1742, d. Oct. 23, 1775. 

346 JOHN, b. Aug. 6, 1744, m. Mary Miner. 

347 DAVID, b. June 13, 1747, m. Abigail Miner. 

348 CONTENT, b. Aug. 30, 1749, m. Joseph Palmer; m. 2d, Henry Hewitt (No. 

69), that family. 

349 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 3, 1752, m. Allen York (No. 40), that family. 

350 PATIENCE, b. Feb. 6, 1756, m. Joseph Page in 1779 (No. 17), that family. 

351 JOSHUA, b. Dec. 13, 1763, m. Molly Turner June 7, 1789. 

Richard Wheeler (No. 22) m. Anna Pellet of Canterbury, 
Conn, Aug. 25, 1734. He d. April 10, 1749. 



WHEELER FAMILY. 651 

CHILDREN: 

352 PATIENCE, b. April 8, 1745, m. William Swan. 

353 ASA, b. May 12, 1746, m. Susan Hull. 

354 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 23, 1747, m. Prudence Palmer. 

Jonathan Wheeler (No. 342) m. Priscilla Lester (No. 444), Wil- 
liams family, April 29, 1756, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. 
Jan. 28, 1807; she d. Dec. 20, 1803. 

CHILDREN: 

355 LESTER, b. July 24, 1757, m. Eunice Bailey. 

356 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 19, 1760, m. Martha Stanton. 

357 ELISHA, b. June 3, 1764, m. Lois York (No. 79), that family. 

358 ELEAZER, b. Nov. 16, 1771, m. Cynthia Ingraham. 

359 MARTHA, b. Oct. 29, 1774, m. John York (No. 85), that family. 

Richard Wheeler (No. 343) m. Silence Burrows Dec. 24, 1760 
(No. 106), that family. They lived in Stonington, Conn. He d. 
Aug. 30, 1799; she d. Dec. 18, 1820. 

CHILDREN: 

360 ESTHER, b. May 23, 1761, m. Stephen Breed (No. 62), that family. 

361 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 20, 1763, m. Prudence Breed. 

362 RICHARD, b. April 30, 1769, m. Anna Gallup; 2d, Mary Hewitt. 

363 SILAS, b. Dec. 29, 1771, m. Mary Thompson. 

364 JESSE, b. Jan. 21, 1775, d. young. 

365 HANNAH, b. Aug. 6, 1778, m. William Holmes (No. 73), that family. 

John Wheeler (No. 346) m. Mary Miner Dec. 22, 1763 (No. 
148), that family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

366 HANNAH, b. Aug. 20, 1764. 

367 JOHN, b. March 20, 1765, m. Ann Borodel Denison. 

368 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 16, 1767, d. unmarried. 

369 ELIAS, b. Jan. 1, 1772. 

370 JAMES, b. Aug. 16, 1777, m. . 

David Wheeler (No. 347) m. Abigail Miner July 11, 1769 (No. 
150), that family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

371 DAVID, b. Jan. 11, 1770. 

372 MINER, b. July 5, 1771. 

373 DENISON, b. Jan. 26, 1774. 

Joshua Wheeler (No. 351) m. Molly Turner June 7, 1787. 

CHILDREN: 

374 ESTHER, b. March 30, 1783, m. Jonathan Knapp; 2d wife. 

375 JOSHUA, b. March 30, 1791, d. unmarried. 

376 HANNAH, b. 1792, m. Jonathan Knapp. 

377 JOHN T., b. Oct. 8, 1793, m. Martha H. Lewis. 

378 BENJAMIN, b. in 1795. 

379 BRASTUS, b. in 1799, d. young. 

380 IRA, b. , m. Amelia A. Williams Jan. 9, 1825. 

381 STEPHEN AVERY, b. May 2, 1806, m. Lucy Bailey May 18, 1831. 



652 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Joseph Wheeler (No. 354) m. Prudence Palmer Sept. 18, 1774 
(No. 530), that family. She d. March 6, 1790, aged 38 yrs. 

CHILDREN: 

382 PRUDENCE, b. April 18, 1775, m. David Swan. 

383 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 29, 1776, m. Sarah Mabbet; 2d, Lucy Stanton (No. 460), 

Stanton family. 

384 FANNY, b. June 25, 1778. 

385 ASHER, b. Dec. 22, 1779, m. Eunice Williams. 

386 EDWARD, b. April 7, 1782, m. Martha Mabbet, sister of Sarah. 

387 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 14, 1784, m. Rebecca Prentice (No. 70), of Prentice 

family. 

388 SANPORD, b. Jan. 17, 1787, m. Jerushy Denison, 

389 CODDINGTON, b. Aug. 6, 1789, d. unmarried. 

Lester Wheeler (No. 355) m. Eunice Bailey, daughter of David 
Bailey and Eunice Brown, Feb. 9, 1774. They lived in Stoning- 
ton, Conn. He d. May 15, 1835; she d. June 29, 1837. 

CHILDREN: 

390 PRISCILLA, b. Aug. 23, 1774. 

391 DAVID, b. April 4, 1776, m. Zerviah York (No. 94), that family. 

392 EUNICE, b. July 17, 1778, m. Lodowick Lewis Dec. 28, 1793. 

393 JONATHAN, b. Nov. 11, 1779, m. Nancy Thompson. 

394 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 21, 1782, m. Wealthy Turner. 

395 PHINEAS, b. April 24, 1784, m. Wealthy Maxon. 

396 JESSE, b. May 28, 1786, m. Nancy Peckham. 

397 CHRISTOPHER, b. July 10, 1788, m. Orinda Gallup. 

398 HULDAH, b. April 2, 1791, m. Nehemiah M. Gallup (No. 254), that 

family. 

399 MATILDA, b. Aug. 17, 1794, m. William Bailey, Apr. 28, 1812. 

400 ANNA, b. Aug. 23, 1798, m. Horatio G. Lewis Nov. 19, 1820. 

Jonathan Wheeler (No. 356) m. Martha Stanton Dec. 29, 1789, 
both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Feb. 9, 1841 ; she d. Sept. 17, 
1807. 

CHILDREN: 

401 PATIENCE, b. Oct. 19, 1790, d. unmarried. 

402 ZERVIAH, b. June 1, 1792, d. unmarried. 

403 JONATHAN, b. June 1, 1794, m. Anna Breed. 

404 MERCY, b. July 26, 1796, d. unmarried. 

405 STANTON, b. April 1, 1798, d. unmarried. 

406 GILBERT, b. July 25, 1799, m. Esther Ann Potter; 2d, Angelina Byron 

Wood. 

407 LOIS, b. 1803, d. unmarried. 

408 MARTHA, b. March 31, 1807, m. Thomas York (No. 190), that family; 2d, 

Baxter Grey. 

Elisha Wheeler (No. 357) m. Lois York March 30, 1786 (No. 
79), York family. 

CHILDREN: 

409 REUBEN, b. June 15, 17SS, m. Lewis. 

410 ALLEN, b. May 25, 1793, m. Jemima Wheeler (No. 422), Wheeler family. 

Eleazer Wheeler (No. 358) m. Cynthia Ingraham Dec. 12, 
1790. 



WHEELER FAMILY. 653 

CHILDREN: 

411 CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 21, 1792. 

412 ELEAZER, b. Jan. 27, 1794, m. Lucinda Morgan Aug. 1, 1830. 

413 PATTY, b. Feb. 7, 1796. 

414 DUDLEY D., b. Feb. 25, 1798, m. Nancy Wheeler Sept. 3, 1820. . 

415 PRISCILLA, b. Jan. 25, 1800. 

416 LUCY, b. Feb. 4, 1802. 

417 BRIDGET, b. Dec. 1, 1805. 

Nathaniel Wheeler (No. 361) m. Prudence Breed Jan. 31, 1790 
(No. 64), Breed family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

419 JESSE, b. Sept. 2, 1792. 

420 SILAS, b. Oct. 30, 1798. 

Richard Wheeler (No. 362) m. ist, Anna Gallup Feb. 13, 1794 
(No. 144), that family. She d. Jan. 22, 1810 ; m. 2d, Mary Hewitt 
May 25, 181 1 (No. 116), that family. They lived in Stonington, 
Conn. He d. Feb. 7, 1847; she d. Jan. 22, 1850. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

421 ELAM, b. Got. 3, 1795, d. March 27, 1804. 

422 JEMIMA, b. March 17, 1800, m. Allen Wheeler (No. 410), Feb. 28, 1821. 

423 HANNAH, b. Aug. 30, 1804, d. April 8, 1805. 

424 LYDIA ESTHER, b. April 10, 1806, d. May 23, 1834. 

425 RICHARD EDMUND, b. Feb. 29, 1808, d. Oct. 17, 1808. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

427 HANNAH S., b. July 26, 1812, m. Giles C. Smith Jan. 21, 1836 (No. 109), 

that family. 

428 MARY, b. March 27, 1814, m. Charles G. Hewitt Jan. 18, 1843 (No. 208), 

Hewitt family. 

429 RICHARD A., b. Jan. 29, 1817, m. Frances Mary Avery Jan. 12, 1843 (No. 

214), Avery family. Mrs. Wheeler d. Sept. 3, 1855. He m. 2d, Lucy 
Ann Noyes Nov. 5, 1856 (No. 365), Noyes family. 

Silas Wheeler (No. 363) m. Mary Thompson (No. 25), that 
family, Nov. 12, 1799, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

431 RICHARD, b. June 12, 1800, m. Cynthia Gallup (No. 23), that family. 

432 HIRAM, b. Feb. 9, 1805, m. Mary Wheeler (No. 506), Wheeler family. 

John Wheeler (No. 367) m. Ann Borodel Denison July 8, 1790 
{No. 229), that family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

433 JOHN D., b. June 10, 1791, m. Lucy Prentice Dec. 11, 1814 (No. 86). 

434 DANIEL, b. July 14, 1793, m. Margaret Hewitt. 

435 ERASTUS, b. Oct. 16, 1795, d. Sept. 27, 1881, unmarried. 

436 NANCY, b. March 27, 1798, m. Russell Williams (No. 477), that family. 

437 PRUDENCE, b. June 18, 1800, d. Sept. 3, 1867, unmarried. 

438 MARY ESTHER, b. Nov. 20, 1802, m. Hubbard Burrows Feb. 17, 1829 (No. 

149), that family. 

439 ELIAS H., b. April 30, 1807, m. Mary Leeds; 2d, Mary Bein. 



654 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

440 EJIILY A., b. Feb. 26, 1814, m. Charles Burrows (No. 155) ; 2d. Dea. Al- 

bert Edgcomb Oct. 20, 1867. 

441 EUNICE H., b. Aug. 8, 1816, m. Palmer Chesebrough Feb. 17, 1841 (No. 

217),Chesebrough family. 

John T. Wheeler (No. 377) m. Martha H. Lewis Dec. 25, 1817. 

CHILDREN: 

442 JOHN D., b. Dec. 29, 1820, m. Wealthy A. Packer July 2, 1849. 

443 MARTHA E., b. April 15, 1823, m. Dr. Alfred Coates. 

Stephen A. Wheeler (No. 381) m. Lucy Bailey May 18, 1831. 

CHILDREN: 

444 MARY, b. March 13, 1833, m. Edward Hewitt. 

445 CHARLES A., b. Oct. 4, 1836, m. Sarah Riley. 

446 MARGARET, b. Feb. 17, 1838, m. Mason Crary Hill. 

David Wheeler (No. 391) m. Zerviah York June 19, 1796 (No. 

94), York family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Aug. 29, 

1862; she d. July 7, 1865. 

CHILDREN: 

447 CONTENT, b. Sept. 30, 1797, m. Elisha Gallup March 21. 1816 (No. 257), 

Gallup family. 

448 DAVID L., b. Feb. 11, 1800. 

449 EUNICE, b. Nov. 12, 1801, d. unmarried. 

450 SAXTON M., b. March 14, 1804, m. Nancy Lanphere; 2d Rebecca Lan- 

phere. 

451 ZERVIAH, b. May 6, 1806, m. Silas Holmes (No. 163), that family. 

452 RUSSELL A., b. Nov. 6, 1808, m. Cornelia Clow May 17, 1849. 

453 MELISSA, b. Feb. 14, ISll, m. Edward Holmes (No. 166), that family. 

454 ELAM B. b. Nov. 21, 1813, m. Mary Clark Feb. 13, 1843; Josephine West, 

455 EMELINE, b. March 19. 1816. d. young. 

456 WILLIAM F.. b. Oct. 19. 1819, m. Theresa M. Brown Jan. 1, 1868. 

Jonathan Wheeler (No. 393) m. Nancy Thompson in 1801 ; m. 
2d, Mrs. Mary Murphy, 1828. 

CHILDREN: 

457 NANCY, b. May 17. 1802, m. Dudley D. Wheeler (No. 414). ' 

458 WILLIAM LESTER, b. Jan. 28, 1804, m. Mary Hallam Sept. 28, 1826, 

459 CELIA, b. March 7, 1805. 

460 EDWIN B., b. Aug. 9, 1806, m. Mary Ann Lewis Sept. 3, 1826. 

461 ADELINE, b. March 27, 1808. 

462 ELIZA, b. Dec. 17, 1809. 

463 MAY, b. Oct. 22, 1811. 

464 JOHN L. THOMPSON, b. Aug. 24, 1813. 

465 ALEXANDER F., b. Sept. 24, 1815. 

466 ISABBLLE, b. May 16, 1817. 

467 JAMES H., b. March 19, 1819. 

468 JONATHAN J., b. Feb. 18, 1822. 

469 ASA, b. and d. in infancy. 

William Wheeler (No. 394) m. Wealthy Turner in 1800. 

CHILDREN: ^ 

470 ELIZA ANN, b. in 1802, m. Benjamin F. Williams Sept. 26, 1828 (No. 118), 

Williams family. 

471 WILLIAM E., b. June 16, 1807. m. Pedee Heath Aug. 24. 1831. 



WHEELER FAMILY. 655' 

Phineas Wheeler (No. 385) m. Wealthy Maxon Feb. 24, 1810. 
He d. Aug. 15, 1831 ; she d. Jan. i, 1851. 

CHILD: 

472 PHINEAS M., b. July 15, 1817, m. Harriet Swan; 2d, Sarah Woodmancy. 

Jesse Wheeler (No. 396) m. Nancy Peckham May 30, 181 1. 
He d. Jan. 16, 1852; she d. March 9, 1885. 

CHILDREN: 

473 STEPHEN HAZARD, b. March 6, 1812, m. Harriet Newell Williams. 

474 ELISHA PACKER, b. Dec. 15, 1815, m. Emeline E. Clark. 

475 JOHN OWEN, b. June 5, 1818. 

47G THOMAS WILLIAM, b. Oct. 20, 1822, m. Emily Elizabeth Brown. 

Christopher Wheeler (No. 397) m. Orinda Gallup March 19,. 
1812 (No. 256), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

477 EMELINE, b. Dec. 29, 1812, d. young. 

478 CHRISTOPHER P., b. May 2, 1814, m. Mary C. Collins Jan. 20. 1840. 

479 ELIZA ORINDA, b. Nov. 8, 1815. 

480 CHARLES DENISON, b. Nov. 18, 1817, m. Mary Elizabeth Guild. 

481 EMELINE ANN, b. Feb. 3, 1820. 

482 WILLIAM COLLINS, b. Feb. 10, 18^2. 

483 ELIZABETH HARRIET, b. Nov. 22, 1823. 

484 MARY ANN, b. Nov. 28, 1825. 

485 DAVID MINER, b. Jan. 2, 1828. 

Jonathan Wheeler (No. 403) m. Anna Breed June 21, 1819 (No. 
103), that family. They lived in Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

486 SARAH ANN, b. Jan. 3, 1821, m. Benjamin F. Stanton (No. 422), Stanton. 

family. 

487 JONATHAN ANDREW, b. Aug. 1, 1823, m. Lydia Larkham. 

488 ESTHER D., b. Sept. 19, 1825. 

489 OLIVER W., b. Oct. 23, 1827, m. 

490 FANNY W., b. Feb. 1, 1830, m. Joseph F. Rindge April 10, 1854. 

491 JAMES, b. May 27, 1832, d. young. 

492 BENJAMIN S., b. May 20, 1833, m. Delia A. Fredenburg Nov. 12, 1858^- 

2d, Anna E. Major Jan. 22, 1870. 

493 EMMA JANE, b. Sept. 4, 1835, m. John S. Heath. 

494 HENRY EDWIN, b. March 17, 1838, m. Mary A. McFall Dec. 31, 1865. 

495 HARRIET NEWELL, b. Aug. 31, 1840, d. unmarried. 

496 ALBERT, b. Aug. 13, 1842. 

497 MARTHA ELLA, b. April 14, 1845, d. unmarried. 

Allen Wheeler (No. 410) m. Jemima A. Wheeler (No. 422),, 

Feb. 28, 1 82 1. CHILDREN: 

498 ANNA, b. June 24, 1822, m. J. Burrows Palmer July 4, 1843. 

499 ALLEN, b. Aug. 8, 1823, m. Mary A. Coates Dec. 15, 1846. 

500 ELISHA, b. Jan. 15, 1827, m. Mary J. Gallup Nov. 2, 1856. 

501 RICHARD, b. Feb. IS. 1829, m. Lucy G. Bentley Oct. 29, 1850 (No. 51), 

that family. 

502 HARRIET, b. Feb. 1, 1831, m. Edgar R. Palmer in 1857. 

503 ELLEN C. b. April 13, 1833, m. Dr. Edwin C. Maine June 13, 1852; 

went west. 

504 FRANCES ABBY, b. April 14, 1839, m. John S. Maine March 18, 1860. 



656 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Samuel Wheeler (No. 387) m. Rebecca Prentice (No. 70), in 
1809; m. 2d, Mrs. Hannah (Heath) Havens. He d. March 24, 
1852. Mrs. Rebecca d. Dec. 9, 1842. 

CHILDREN: 

505 SAMUEL PRENTICE, b. Sept. 12, 1810, m. Amanda M. Avery Nov. 22, 

1838 (No. 225), that family. 

506 MARY, b. June 1, 1812, m. Hiram Wheeler (No. 432). 

507 REBECCA, b. Sept. 17, 1813, m. Joseph Davis Nov. 15, 1832. 

508 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 20, 1815, m. Mary M. Swan May 23, 1843, daughter ol 

Thomas W. Swan (No. 185), that family. 

509 PHEBE, b. Dec. 8, 1817, m. Clark N. Whitford Sept. 9, 1843. 

510 WARREN S., b. July 13, 1819, m. Phebe Gallup (No. 293), that family. 

511 CODDINGTON, b. March 23, 1823, d. young. 

512 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 18, 1823, m. Giles Haley. 

513 NELSON H., b. March 28, 1827, m. Melinda Gallup (No. 296), that family. 

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

514 HANNAH E., b. Feb. 3, 1846, m. George Wilcox. 

Hiram Wheeler (No. 432) m. Mary Wheeler (No. 506), Feb. 
17, 1832, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

515 HIRAM W., JR., b. , d. young man; unmarried. 

516 SAMUEL A., b. , m. Martha Emma Green Sept. 30, 1862. 

517 RALPH, b. May 14, 1843, m. Mrs. Helen M. Graves Feb. 28, 1884. 

518 SILAS B., b. June 25, 1845, m. Mary A. Cooper Sept. 30, 1872. 
519. MARY AUGUSTA, b. . 

Thomas W. Wheeler (No. 476) m. Emily Elizabeth Brown 
(No. 259) that family, Nov. 7, 1844, daughter of Dea. Cyrus 
Brown. They lived in North Stonington. 

CHILD: 

520 NANCY MARY, b. Sept. 2, 1847, m. William Horace Hillard Dec. 3, 1878. 

Gilbert Wheeler (No. 406) m. Esther Ann Potter Feb., 1829. 
He m. 2d, Angelina Byron Wood March 15, 1840. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

521 HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 18, 1829. 

522 HORACE NILBS, b. Feb. 1, 1831, m. Margaret A. Havens June 21, 1853. 

523 CAROLINE ARABELLA, b. Nov. 18, 1832, m. John F. Larkham April 10, 

1854. 

524 SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 5, 1834, m. William A. Green July 25, 1854. 

525 ANNA AUGUSTA, b. Feb. 14, 1837, m. Charles A. Geer Feb. 8, 1856. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

526 CLINTON GILBERT, b. March 28, 1841, m. Fannie M. Beebe Nov. 26, 1866. 

527 ADA ANGELINA, b. June 16, 1844, m. Albert P. Pendleton Sept. 20, 1870. 

528 ADRIAN LORENZO, b. March 8, 1846. 

Richard Wheeler (No. 431) m. Cynthia Gallup, Nov. 25, 1824. 
He d. Oct. 28, i{ 



WHEELER FAMILY. 657 

CHILDREN: 



629 LUCY M.. b. Sept. 3, 1825. 

530 CYNTHIA, b. Aug. 9. 1827, d. young. 

531 NANCY I., b. Aug. 17, 1828, d. young. 

532 DESIRE, b. Oct. 12, 1830, d. young. 

533 EMILY, b. Oct. 27, 1832. 

534 CHARLES T., b. Nov. 21, 1834. 

535 JOHN G., b. June 10, 1837. 
53G ELLEN I., b. Apr. 27, 1840. 

537 HANNAH E., b. Aug. 1. 1842. d. young. 

538 DELIA D., b. June 4, 1845. 

539 ERASTUS D.. b. Apr. 5, 1848. 

540 JENNIE L., b. Oct. 8, 1851. . 



Dudley D.Wheeler (No. 414) m. Nancy Wheeler (No. 457), 
Sept. 3, 1820. 



CHILDREN: 



541 DUDLEY D., b. Apr. 29, 1821. 

542 MARTHA A., b. May 3, 1822. 

543 SALLY H., b. Oct. 5, 1823. 

544 LUCY O., b. May 8, 1825. 

545 WILLIAM L., b. Mar. 8, 1827. 

546 MARY E., b. (twin). 

547 PHEBE J., b. May 24, 1829. 

548 CELIA M., b. Feb. 11, 1831. 

549 LYDIA E., b. Dec. 21. 1832. 

550 JOHN A., b. July 3, 1836. 

551 LOUISA S., b. June 3, 1838. 

552 CHAUNCEY P., b. July 3, 1840. 



WILCOX FAMILY. 



I. In 1638 the name of Edward Wilcox is found among the 
list of inhabitants of the Island of Aquidneck ; he also had land at 
Manhattan. It is not known who he married, but there may 
have been a son, 

2 JOHN, and surely Daniel and Stephen, who had grants of land at Ports- 

mouth, and Stephen was a freeman there in 1658. 

3 STEPHEN, b. about 1633, d. in 1690. 

4 DANIEL, b. , and m. Elizabeth Cook Nov. 28, 1661. 

Stephen Wilcox (No. 3) m. in 1657 Hannah, daughter of 
Thomas and wife, Martha Hazard. Some time before 1669 he 
came to Westerly. He left six sons and one daughter when he 
died. 

5 EDWARD, b. about 1662 in Westerly, R. I., d. Nov. 5, 1715. 

6 THOMAS, b. at North Kingston, d. 1728. 

7 DANIEL, b. in Kingston. 

8 WILLIAM, b. . 

9 STEPHEN, b. . 

10 JEREMIAH, b. . 

11 HANNAH, b. , m. Samuel Clarke, son of Jeremiah, Jr., of Newport. 

Edward Wilcox (No. 5) m. ist, Hazard, daughter of 

Robert and wife, Mary (Brownell) Hazard; was the ancestor of 
the Westerly and Charlestown, R. I., Wilcoxes. 

CHILDREN: 

12 MARY, b. . m. Joseph Lewis. 

13 HANNAH, b. , m. Ezekiel Gavitt. 

14 STEPHEN, b. . The ancestor of the Stephen Wilcox who has been 

the most liberal benefactor Westerly has ever had. 

15 EDWARD, b. . 

Edward Wilcox (No. 5) m. 2d, May i, 1698, Thomasin, daugh- 
ter of Richard Stevens of Taunton. She was b. July 3, 1677. 

THEIR CHILDREN: 

16 SARAH, b. May 30, 1700. 

17 THOMAS, b. Feb. 18, 1702. 

18 HEZEKIAH, b. April 4, 1704. 

19 ELISHA, b. July 9, 1706. 

20 AMEY, b. Oct. 18, 1709. 

21 SUSANNAH, b. April 4, 1712. 

Thomas Wilcox (No. 6) m. Martha, daughter of Robert and 
wife, Mary (Brownell) Hazard; she d. 1753. 



WILCOX FAMILY. 659 

CHILDREN: 



22 ROBERT, b. 

23 STEPHEN, b. - 

24 JEFFREY, b. — 



25 THOMAS, b. Oct. 24, 1693. 

26 ABRAHAM, b. . 

27 GEORGE, b. . 

28 EDWARD, b. . 

29 HANNAH, b. . 

Daniel Wilcox (No. f) m. in 1697 Mary Wordell, and in 1717 
they were residents of Stonington, Conn. Dec. 8, 1727, he m. 2d, 
Marv Robeson. 

CHILDREN: 

30 STEPHEN, b. . 

31 DANIEL, b. . 

32 HEZEKIAH, b. . 



William Wilcox (No. 8) m. Jan. 25, 1698, Dorothy (No. 27), 
daughter of Moses and wife, Dorothy Gilbert Palmer, and grand- 
daughter of Walter Palmer. 

This family is the ancestor of the North Stonington Wilcox 
family. After the death of Mrs. Dorothy Palmer he m. 2d, Mrs. 
Abigail Palmer of Stonington April i, 1754. He d. Dec. 27, 1757. 

CHILDREN: 

33 DOROTHY, b. Oct. 28, 1698. 

34 ANNA, b. June 14, 1700. 

35 WILLIAM, b. June 3, 1703, d. Dec. 27, 1757. 

36 JEMIMA, b. July 21, 1705. 

37 MARY, b. Dec. 1, 1709. 

38 AMEY, b. July 7, 1711. 

39 SARAH, b. Aug. 29, 1713. 

40 NATHAN, b. Dec. 3, 1716. 

Stephen Wilcox (No. 9) m. Elizabeth, daughter of John and 
wife, Elizabeth (Gorton) Crandall, in 1704. 

CHILDREN: 
11 STEPHEN, b. . 

42 ROBERT, b. . 

43 JOHN, b. . 

Jeremiah Wilcox (No. 10) m. Mary, daughter of Thomas and 
wife, Mary Mallett, of Newport, R. I. 
Elisha Wilcox (No. 19) m., not known. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

44 EDWARD, b. Aug. 12, 1726. 

45 ELISHA, b. July 11, 1728. 

46 HEZEKIAH, b. Dec. 25. 1731. 

47 THOMAS, b. July 9, 1733. 
Also two or three daughters. 



660 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

William Wilcox (No. 35) m. Hannah Brown (No. 43), Brown 
family, March 24, 1725 ; she was b. Dec. 12, 1705. 

CHILD: 

48 HANNAH, b. Dec. 24, 1726, and d. young. 

Mrs. Hannah Wilcox d. Jan. 4, 1727, and Mr. Wilcox m. 2d, 
Elizabeth Brown June 5, 1727. 

CHILDREN: 

49 PRUDENCE, b. March 6, 1728, m. Samuel Frink July 27, 1756 (No. 77), 

that family. 

50 NATHAN, b. April 4, 1730. 

51 WILLIAM, b. March 20, 1732. 

52 JOHN, b. July 16, 1734. 

53 DOROTHY, b. Sept. 16, 1736. 

54 HANNAH, b. Nov. 12, 1738, m. Oliver Bentley March 16, 1758. 

Hezekiah Wilcox (No. 46) m. Hannah Parker before 1758. He 
d. in 181 9, buried at Watch Hill. 

CHILDREN: 
54a AMEY, b. , m. Capt. John West, 1765 (No. 22). 

55 HEZEKIAH, b. in 1758, m. Patty or Martha Whittlesey. 

56 MARTHA, b. in 1760, m. Tristam Dickens. 

57 JESSE, b. Dec. 29, 1762. 

58 PELEG, b. , m. Lucy Whittlesey. 

59 DANIEL, b. , m. Prudy Wilcox. 

60 SUSANNAH, b. , m. Braddock Hall. 

61 SYLVESTER, b. , m. Marvel Burtch. 

62 THOMAS, b. , m. Abby Pendleton. 

63 ASA, b. , m. Abby Dunbar. 

64 SAMUEL, b. , m. Prudy Grant. 

65 ABIGAIL, b. , d. young. 

Stephen Wilcox (No. 30) m. Susannah, daughter of Caleb Pen- 
dleton. CHILDREN: 

66 ELIZABETH, b. July 23, 1725. 

67 CALEB, b. June 8, 1727. 

68 MARY, b. Jan. 21, 1729. 

Capt. Jesse Wilcox (No. 57) of Westerly, R. I., m. Nancy or 
Ann Pendleton Dec. 9, 1784. 

CHILDREN: 

69 SUSANNAH, b. Dec. 16, 1785, m. Absalom Miner, son of William Miner. 

70 NANCY, ta. March 15, 1787, m. 1st, Joseph Sheffield; 2d, Samuel Taylor. 

71 JESSE JR., b. Nov. 23, 1788, m. 1st, Sally Arden; 2d, Rebecca Miner 

Dec. 22, 1822. 

72 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 12, 1790, m. Lyman Hall, lived at Lotteryville. 

73 PHINEAS, b. Nov. 22, 1792, m. Mercy Taylor. 

74 LODOWICK, b. Sept. 18, 1794, m. Fanny Cottrell. 

Mrs. Nancy Wilcox d. Sept. 2, 1796, aged 35 yrs, and May 6, 
1798, Mr. Jesse Wilcox m. Mehitable, daughter of Ebenezer and 
wife, lantha (Mason) Wilcox. 



WILCOX FAMILY 661 

CHILDREN: 

75 lANTHA, b. Nov. 3, 1799, m. Moses Sawyer. 

76 EBENEZER, b. June 30, ISOl, m. Caroline Cottrell. 

77 EUSHA, b. Nov. 13, 1803, m. Mary Denison (No. 482), that family. 

78 MASON, b. Nov. 13, 1806, m. Louisa Brown. 

79 ELNATHAN F., b. April 2, 180S, m. 1st, Mehitable Wilcox; 2d, Julia 

Denison (No. 490), that family. 

80 SILAS, b. Dec. 29, 1811, m. Emma Haskel, lives in Griswold. 

81 ELIAS, b. April 3, 1815, m. Hannah Denison (No. 488), lives in Quiambaug 
Capt. Jesse Wilcox and his son. Jesse Wilcox, Jr., were drowned July 5, 

1828, in a thunder squall on their way from Stonington to Quiambaug. 

Edward Wilcox (No. 44) m. Eleanor Rathbone. 

CHILDREN: 

82 EBENEZER, b. , m. lantha Mason. 

83 ELISHA, b. . m. Molly Gates. 

84 JOSHUA, b. , m. Jane Ashcraft. 

85 JOHN, b. , m. Polly Packer. 

86 PRUDY, b. , m. Daniel Wilcox. 

87 SARAH, b. , m. Nathan Austin. 

This Sarah Wilcox's mother may have been a second wife. 

Sylvester Wilcox (No. 61) m. Marvel Burtch Sept. 27, 1800. 

CHILDREN: 

88 SYLVESTER, JR., b. Sept. 25, 1802. 

89 ALLEN P., b. July 4, 1804. 

90 MARY A., b. March 2, 1S07. 

91 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 9, 1810. 

92 FRANCIS, b. Sept. 30, 1812. 

Nathan Wilcox (No. 50) m. Tabitha Prosser Jan. 25, 1753- 

CHILDREN: 

93 NATHAN, b. Nov. 15, 1753. 

94 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 4, 1755. 

95 TABITHA, b. March 15, 1757, m. Burdick. 

96 LUCY, b. in 1759, m. Benjamin Peckham and d. in 1847. 

97 PRUDENCE, b. March 30, 1761, m. Williams. 

98 DAVID, b. in 1764, m. Rebecca Stanton (No. 59), that family. 
99" JOHN, b. . 

100 JARED, b. in 1770, m. Bridget Stanton (No. 63), that family. 

101 DBSIAH, b. — ■ , m. Denison. 

102 MARTHA, b. in 1775, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 64), that family. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 



The planters of Stonington by the name of WiUiams were 
Ebenezer and John Williams, first cousins, sons of Samuel and 
Isaac Williams of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and grandsons of 

I. ROBERT WILLIAMS, son of Stephen and Margaret 
Cook Williams, b. 1598, bapt. in Great Yarmouth, England, under 
date of Dec. 11, 1608, m. Elizabeth Stalham of Great Yarmouth, 
and sailed for America in the ship "Rose" from Great Yarmouth, 
landing in New England in the year 1635. His wife d. July 28, 
1674, aged 80 years. He m. again, it is supposed, to Martha 
Strong, who d. Dec. 22, 1704. He was a member of the Ancient 
and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, 1644. He d. at 
Roxbury, Mass., Sept. i, 1693. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ELIZABETH, b. in England, m. Richard Cutter in 1644, he d. June 16, 

1693; she d. at Cambridge March 5, 1662. 

3 DEBORAH, b. in England, m. John Turner in 1648, he d. in 1705; his wife 

d. in 1675. 

4 JOHN, b. in England, d. Oct. 6, 1658, unmarried. 

5 SAMUEL, b. in England in 1632, m. Theoda Park. 

6 ISAAC, b. at Roxbury Sept. 1, 1638, m. Martha Park. 

7 STEPHEN, b. at Roxbury, Nov. 8, 1640, m. Sarah, daughter of Joseph 

and Mary (Thomson) Wise, in 1666; she d. in 1728, and he d. Feb. 15, 
1720. 

8 THOMAS, b. and d. young. 

Dea. Samuel Williams of Roxbury, Mass. (No. 5) m. March 
2, 1654, Theoda, daughter of Dea. William and wife Martha 
(Holgrave) Park (No. 6), that family, and sister of Martha, who 
married his brother, Isaac Williams. He d. Sept. 28, 1698, 

CHILDREN: 

9 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 1, 1655, d. March 10, 1655. 

10 SAMUEL, b. April 27, 1656, m. Sarah May Feb. 24, 1680; she d. Dec. 29, 

1712; he d. Aug. 8, 1735. 

11 MARTHA, b. April 29, 1657, d. Feb. 6, 1661. 

12 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 11, 1660, m. Stephen Paine. 

13 THEODA, b. July 27, 1662, d. Feb. 8, 1679. 

14 JOHN, b. Dec. 10, 1664, m. Eunice Mather July 21, 1687, first minister of 

Deerfield, Mass., in 1686. 

15 EBENEZER, b. Dec. 6, 1666, lived in Stonington. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 663 

16 DEBORAH, b. Nov. 20, 1668, m. Joseph Warren of Boston, Mass. She 

■was the grandmother of Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill 
June 17, 1775, nobly defending the liberties of this country. 

17 MARTHA, b. May 19, 1671, m. Jonathan Hunt. 

18 ABIGAIL, b. July 12, 1674, m. May 26, 1698, Experience Porter. 

19 PARK, b. Jan. 11, 1677, m. Priscilla Payson. 

20 Unnamed infant, b. and d. April, 1680. 

Isaac Williams (No. 6) m. Martha Park (No. 8), that family, in 
i66o; she d. Oct. 24, 1674. He m. 2d, Judith, daughter of Peter 
and Elizabeth (Smith) Hunt, widow of Nathaniel Cooper ; she d. 
1724; her husband d. Feb. 11, 1707. 

CHILDREN: 

21 ISAAC, b. and d. March 7, 1661. 

22 ISAAC, b. Dec. 11, 1661, m. Elizabeth Hyde, who d. June 26, 1699; m. 

2d, Mary, widow of Nathaniel Hammond, who is said to have been 
sister of his first wife; m. 3d, Hannah ; he d. in 1739. 

23 MARTHA, b. Dec. 27, 1663, m. John Hunt. 

24 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 2, 1665, m. Elizabeth Cotton. 

25 JOHN, b. Oct. 31, 1667, settled in Stonington, Conn., m. Martha Wheeler. 

26 ELEAZER, b. Oct. 22, 1669, settled in Stonington, Conn., m. Mary (Rediat) 

Hyde. 
,-27 HANNAH, b. Oct. 8, 1671, m. John Hyde of Newton, Mass. 

28 ELIZABETH (twin), b. Oct. 8, 1671, m. Jonathan Hyde. 

29 THOMAS, b. Dec. 23, 1673. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

30 PETER, b. Aug. 31, 1680, d. unmarried in 1732. 

31 SARAH, b. Oct. 2, 1699, m. John March; 2d, Samuel Gray. 

32 MARY (twin), b. Oct. 2, 1699, m. Joseph Hyde. 

33 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 21, 1691, m. Elizabeth Jackson Aug. 8, ; 2d, he m. 

Abigail Jones May 21, 1719. 

CHILDREN: 

34 EPHRAIM, b. Feb. 23, 1715; killed in the French and Indian war in battle 

near Lake George. N. Y., Sept. 8, 1755. He left his fortune, by will, 
to found a free school at Williamstown, Mass., incorporated in 1685; 
afterwards became a college, which was called after his name; d. un- 
married. 

35 THOMAS, b. April 1, 1718. He was a surgeon and was in the army with 

his brother when he was killed. He m. Anna Childs; m. 2d, Esther 
Williams, daughter of Rev. William Williams (No. 53). 
CHILDREN: 

36 EPHRAIM, b. in 1760, m. Emily Trowbridge, their son, 

37 REV. JOHN, Senior Bishop of the Episcop?l Church of the United States, 

was b. Aug. 30, 1817. 

Ebenezer Williams (No. 15) came to Stonington about 1685, 
m. Mary Wheeler, daughter of Isaac and Martha (Park) Wheeler 
(No. 5), Wheeler family, Jan. 24, 1687. She d. Nov. 3, 1709. 
He m. 2d, July 12, 1711, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary 
(French) Hammond of Newton; she d. Sept. 5, 1751. He d. 
Feb. 13, 1747. He settled on lands which he purchased of the 
Winthrops, just north of what is now Old Mystic, near the junc- 
tion of the Lantern Hill road with the turnpike. 



664 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

39 THEODA, b. Oct. 29, 1687, d. Jan. 19, 1694. 

40 Unnamed child, b. Sept. 17, 1691. 

41 MARY, b. Jan. 7, 1694, d. Jan. 10, 1704. 

— 42 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 4, 1696, m. Jemima Sheldon; 2d, Mary Williams. 

43 EBENBZER, bapt. June 23, 1699, d. young. 

44 THEODA, bapt. Jan. 3, 1701, never married. 

45 SILENCE, bapt. Dec. 8, 1703, m. Oliver Grant (No. 15), that family. 

46 EBENEZER, bapt. Oct. 21, 1705, m. Deborah Smith; 2d, Prudence Fellows. 

47 ELIZABETH (twin), bapt. Oct. 21, 1705, m. Jonathan Smith June 8, 1732. 

48 MARTHA, bapt. April 3, 1708, m. Jeremiah Smith Dec. 16, 1730. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

49 Unnamed child, b. June 10, 1713. 
49a Unnamed child, b. May 27, 1714. 

50 NATHANIEL, b. July 24, 1715, m. Amy Hewitt; 2d, Abigail Eldridge. 

51 ELISHA, b. Jan. 12, 1719, m. Thankful Denison; 2d, Eunice "Williams; 3d, 

Esther Wheeler; 4th, Mrs. Eunice (Spaulding) Baldwin. 

Rev. William Williams (No. 24) graduated from Harvard, 1683, 
settled at Hatfield, Mass., in 1685, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. 
Dr. Cotton, July 8, 1686; m. 2d, Christain, daughter of Rev. 
Soloman and Esther (Warham) Mather Stoddard, Aug. 9, 1699; 
he d. Aug. 31, 1 741. 

CHILDREN: 

52 WILLIAM, b. April 30, 1687, d. May 5, 1687. 

53 REV. WILLIAM, b. May 11, 1688, m. Hannah Stoddard; 2d, Sarah, widow 

of Rev. James Stone. 

54 MARTHA, b. Oct. 8, 1690, m. Edward Partridge. 

55 REV. ELISHA, b. Aug. 26, 1694, m. Eunice Chester. He graduated from 

Harvard 1711, ordained at Newington, Conn., Oct. 22, 1722; he was 
chosen President of Yale College 1726, and served thirteen years and 
resigned on account of ill health July 25, 1755. 
55a JOHN, b. March 7, 1698, d. July 29, 1699. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

56 REV. SOLOMAN, b. Jan. 4, 1701, minister of Lebanon, Conn., a graduate 

of Harvard 1719 m. Mary Porter, who were the parents of Hon. Wil- 
liam Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence; he m. Mary 
Trumbull, daughter of Governor Trumbull of Connecticut. 

57 ELIZABETH, b. June 7, 1707, m. Samuel Barnard. 

58 ISRAEL, b. Nov. 30, 1709, m. Sarah Chester; he d. in 1789. 

59 DOROTHY, b. June 20, 1713, m. Rev. Jonathan Ashley. 

Samuel Williams (No. 42) of Stonington, m. ist, Jemima Shel- 
don of North Hampton, Mass.; she d. Sept. 21, 1724; he m. 2d, 
Mary Williams (No. 440) of Stonington April 26, 172^^-, she d. 
Jan, 28, 1776; he d. Sept. i8, 1780. 

CHILDREN: 

60 MARY, b. Jan. 22, 1738. 

61 JEMIMA, b. Nov. 12, 1730. 

_„62 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 12, 1734, m. Lois Allyn. 

63 CAROLINE, b. July 3, 1735, d. Oct. 24, 1738. 

64 JESSE, b. Jan. 13, 1742. 

65 EBENEZER, b. May 25, 1743. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 665 

Nathaniel Williams (No. 50) m. Amy Hewitt July i, 1759 (see 
Hewitt family) (No. 50), both of Stonington. Mrs. Amy Wil- 
liams d. March 16, 1756; he m. 2d, Abigail Eldridge of Groton, 
Conn., Sept. 19, 1756. He d. Dec. 19, 1793; his wife, Abigail, 
d. July 13, 1818. Mr. Williams and both of his wives are buried at 
Old Mystic, in the burying ground on the Elias Brown farm. 

CHILDREN: 

66 Daughter, b. and d. same day. 

67 SARAH, b. Oct. 4, 1742, d. Oct. 6, 1744. 

68 ANNA, b. Oct. 2, 1744, m. Col. William Ledyard. 

69 AMIE, b. Jan. 14, 1746, m. John Bell; 2d, Job Stanton. 

70 ISRAEL, b. Aug. 4, 1749. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE: 

71 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 3, 1757. 

72 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 25, 1768, m. Christopher Chesebrough (No. 210), 

Chesebrough family. 

74 EBENEZER, b. Dec. 24, 1759. 

75 SARAH, b. June 3, 1761, m. Andrew Denison (No. 216), of that family. 

76 THOMAS, b. , m. Abigail Hempstead. 

77 ELIJAH, b. , m. Mehitable Rossiter. 

78 PELEG, b. 1768, m. Dorothy Denison. 

Elisha Williams (No. 51) m. Nov. 5, 1740, Thankful Denison 
(No. 138), Denison family; she d. Dec. 15, 1740. He m. 2d, 
Eunice WilHams (No. 447) Nov. 24, 1743; she d. July 26, 1753; 
he m. 3d, Esther Wheeler (No. 340), Wheeler family, April 25, 
1754 ; he m. for his fourth wife, Mrs. Eunice (Spaulding) Baldwin 
Nov. I, 1765. He d. Sept. 22, 1788. Mr. WilHams and his wives 
are buried at Old Mystic in the graveyard on the Elias Brown 
farm. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

79 ELISHA, b. Dec. 14, 1744, m. Lucy Denison. 

80 EBENEZER, b. Feb. 26, 1748, d. young. 

81 THANKFUL, b. July 26, 1750, d. Oct. 13, 1751. 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

82 EUNICE, b. Aug. 3, 1755, m. Isaac Denison Nov. 19, 1773, (No. 221), that 

family. 

Samuel Williams (No. 62) m. Lois Allyn of Groton June 26, 
1757- 

CHILDREN: 

83 LOIS, b. Nov. 4, 1757, m. Gershom York (No. 51), that family. 

84 JAMES, b. Dec. 16, 1759. 

85 ADIN, b. Nov. 27, 1761. 

86 SIMEON, b. Dec. 18, 1763. 

87 DEBORAH, b. July 16, 1766. 

88 ALLYN, b. Jan. 22, 1769. 

89 DUDLEY, b. July 26, 1771. 

90 ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 28, 1773. 

91 ALTHEA, b. May 18, 1777. 



666 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Anna Williams of Stonington (No. 68) m. Col. William Led- 
yard of Groton b. Dec. 6, i7pi, the brave defender of Fort Gris- 
wold in the assault and capture of that fort by the British Sept. 6, 
1781, when he lost his life. 

CHILDREN: 

92 MARY LBDYARD, b. Feb. 16, 1763, d. March 9, 1782. 

93 SARAH LEDYARD, b. May 6, 1765, d. July 25, 1781. 

94 WILLIAM LEDYARD, b. Dec. 30, 1766, d. Sept. 14, 1777. 

95 DEBORAH LEDYARD, b. Jan. 27, 1769. m. Smith Nov. 28, 1786, 

d. Dec. 20, 1791. 

96 JOHN YARBOROUGH LEDYARD, b. June 24, 1773, d. Jan. 22, 1792. 

97 PETER VANWORT LEDYARD, b. Sept. 2, 1775, m. Sept. 22, 1796, Maria 

Van Tuyl. 

98 WILLIAM LEDYARD, b. Sept. 1, 1777, d. Sept. 9, 1795. 

99 HENRY YOUNG LEDYARD, b. Jan. 6, 1780, d. May 23, 1782. 

100 CHARLES GROVBR LEDYARD, b. Aug. 27, 1781, d. Feb. 20, 1790. 

Amy Williams of Stonington (No. 69) m. John Bell July 6, 
1766. He d. July 17, 1769. She m. 2d, Job Stanton June 2, 1774 
(No. 25) of the Robert Stanton family. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE. 

101 NANCY BELL, b. Sept. 30, 1767, m. Paul Babcock. 

102 AMY BELL, b. July 14, 1769. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

103 ABIGAIL STANTON, b. Feb. 29, 1775. 

104 NATHANIEL STANTON, b. April 22, 1778, d. at Trinidad March 15, 1808. 

105 CHARLES STANTON, b. May 14, 1780, d. April 1, 1782. 

106 BENJAMIN F., b. Feb. 25, 1782, m. Maria Davis. 

Thomas E. Williams (No. 76) m. Abigail, daughter of Christo- 
pher and Mary Hempstead May 7, 1787, both of Stonington, 
Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

107 ELDRIDGB, b. Dec. 25, 1787. 

108 NANCY, b. Jan. 4, 1790, m. Nathan Whiting, 1807. 

109 SALLY A., b. Dec. 19, 1793, unmarried, d. July 22, 1868. 

110 THOMAS, b. Nov. 6, 1795, m. Lucretia Dudley. 

111 EMMA, b. Aug. 19, 1797, m. George Wolf Oct. 11, 1818. 

112 ABBY, b. Feb. 20, 1799, d. March 21, 1897, unmarried. 

113 MARIA, b. Nov. 20, 1801, m. Henry Hewitt July 9, 1837 (No. 216) Hewitt 

family. 

114 SOPHIA, b. Dec. 9, 1803, m. Henry D. Chesebrough Nov. 10, 1831. See 

Chesebrough family (No. 338). 

115 DANIEL, b. Jan. 26, 1806, m. Matilda Appelman Aug., 1832. 

116 GILES, b. Sept. 22, 1808, m. Ann Brown Aug. 5, 1855; 2d, Mary Ann Rog- 

ers, Jan. 11. 1882; he d. April 3 1887. 

Elijah Williams (No. yy) m. Mehitable Rossiter (No. 19), that 
family, in 1796, both of Stonington, Conn. They are buried in 
the graveyard on the Elias Brown farm. Old Mystic. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 667 

CHILDREN: 

117 PHEBE, b. Feb. 12, 1797. 

118 BENJAMIN F., b. Nov. 27, 1798, m. Eliza Ann Wheeler Oct. 12, 1825. See 

Wheeler family (No. 470). 

119 SALLY, b. Aug. 30, 1800. 

Peleg Williams (No. 78) m. Dorothy Denison (see No. 203, 
Denison family), both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Aug, 29, 1849 ; 
his wife d. Feb. 27, 1836. 

CHILDREN: 

120 MARY ANN, b. , m. John Harris. 

121 ELIAKIM, b. May 22, 1799, m. Sarah Ann Wightman. 

122 ERASTUS, b. , m. Mercy Wightman. 

123 DUDLEY, b. , m. Lydia Harris. 

124 CHARLES D., b. , m. Aurelia Gore. 

125 JANE D., b. , m. Barton Saunders. 

126 BETSEY, b. , m. Capt. Thomas Eldridge. 

127 NANCY, b. , m. Nathan Saunders. 

128 CLARK, b. , unmarried. 

129 FANNY, b. . 



Elisha Williams (No. 79) m. Lucy Denison (No. 301), Denison 
family, Dec. 22, 1767, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

130 THANKFUL, b. Nov. 12, 1768. 

131 EUNICE, b. June 20, 1770. 

132 ESTHER, b. April 15, 1772, d. in 1798, m. Amos Clift (No. 22), of that 

family. 

133 LUCY, b. Nov. 25, 1773, m. Aaron Bennet April 16, 1796 (No. 49). 

134 JANE B., b. July 10, 1775, d. March 19, 1806. m. Ebenezer Denison (No. 

399). 

135 ELISHA b. Aug. 26, 1777, m. Lois Denison. 

136 SARAH or SALLY, b. Sept. 16, 1779. 

137 EBENEZER, b. Oct. 30, 1781, d. June 11, 1786. 

138 JESSE, b. Jan. 26, 1784. 

139 DENISON, b. May 7, 1788. 

Eliakim Williams of Stonington (No. 121) m. Sarah Ann 
Wightman Dec. 3, 1823, of Groton. 

CHILDREN: 

140 MARY ANN, b. March 9, 1825, m. M. C. Hill March 10, 1842. 

141 JAMES, b. Dec. 17, 1837, d. June, 1852, unmarried. 

142 PELEG, b. July 16, 1830, m. 1st, Eliza C. Strickland Oct. 13, 1856; she d. 

Oct. 3, 1869; he m. 2d, Elizabeth T. Tate June 3, 1872. 

143 SARAH, b. July 31, 1832, m. Dr. Charles Sweet Dec. 3, 1860. 

144 MATILDA, b. June 4, 1835, m. Henry Troupe of Lebanon. 

145 JOHN, b. Nov. 20, 1837, unmarried. 

146 GEORGE, b. April 12, 1840, d. Dec, 1892, m. Catherine Rogers May 14, 

1872. 

147 MERCY C, b. July 2, 1842, m. Elisha M. Miner Nov. 6, 1872. 

148 ERASTUS, b. Oct. 1, 1844, m. Emma C. Mallory Nov. 18, 1875. 

Thomas Williams of Stonington (No. 110) m. Lucretia Dudley 
Nov., 1826. He d. May 30, 1849. 



668 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 
149 ELLEN, b. . 



150 DUDLEY, b. . 

151 ALBERT, b. . 

152 MARIA, b. . 

153 LUCRETIA, b. . 

Elisha Williams (No. 135) m. Lois Denison (No. 343), Denison 
family, March 28, 1807, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILD: 

154 HANNAH, b. Aug. 22, 1808, d. May 8, 1827. 

After the death of Mrs. Lois Williams, her husband m. 2d, Mrs. Re- 
becca Mumford May 5, 1815. No children. 

John Williams (No. 25) of Roxbury, Mass., moved to Stoning- 
ton, Conn., about 1685, m. Martha Wheeler of the Wheeler fam- 
ily (No. 6), Jan. 24, 1687, the same day his cousin, Ebenezer Wil- 
liams (No. 15) m. Mary Wheeler, sister of his wife, Martha. The 
following inscription is on the gravestone at Whitehall burying 
ground, which was erected by General William Williams (No. 
342): 

"To the memory of John Williams, who came from Roxbury, M?.ssachusetts, 
settled at Stonington, and married Martha, daughter of Isaac Wheeler, one 
of the ancient proprietors of this town, died Nov. 15, 1702, aged 33 years. His 
father, Capt. Isaac Williams, died in Massachusetts Feb. 11, 1707, aged 69 
years. His grandfather, Robert Williams, came from Norwich, England, and 
died in Roxbury in 1693, aged 86 years." 

CHILDREN: 

155 ISAAC, b. April 10, 1689, m. Sarah Denison. 

156 COL. JOHN, b. Oct. 31, 1692, m. Desire Denison. - 

157 MARTHA, b. Aug. 5, 1693, m. Moses Fish of Groton. 

158 DEBORAH, b. April 2, 1695, m. Nehemiah Williams (No. 438), Williams 

family. ' 

159 WILLIAM, b. March 29, 1697. 

160 NATHAN, b. Dec. 11, 1698. 

161 EUNICE, bapt. Aug. 16, 1702, m. Joseph Gallup Feb. 24, 1720 (No. 37), 

Gallup family. 

162 BENAJAH, bapt. Aug. 28, 1700, m. Deborah Fanning. 

After the death of John Williams (No. 25) his wife, Martha, m. Thomas 
Atwood June 1, 1714. 

Isaac Williams (No. 155) m. Nov. 7, 171 1, Sarah Denison (No. 
57), Denison family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

163 SARAH, b. March 12, 1712, m. Joshua Culver. 

164 MARTHA, bapt. , 1716. 

165 ISAAC, bapt. March 11, 1717. 

166 NATHAN, bapt. July 22, 1720, m. Elizabeth Haley. 

167 ATWOOD, bapt. April 16, 1723, m. Elizabeth Gallup. 

168 WARHAM, bapt. April 9, 1727, m. Rebecca Satterly. 

169 PHEBE, bapt. March 8, 1731, m. Daniel Brewster. 

170 EUNICE, bapt. Dec. 25, 1733, m. Richard Williams. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 669 

Col. John Williams (No. 156) m. Desire Denison (No. 64), 
Denison family, Feb. 19, 1711, both of Stonington ; she d. Aug. 
13- '^7Z7- He m. 2d, Mary Helms o{ Kingston, R. I.; she d. Dec. 
2.0, 1740. He m. for his third wife. Prudence Potter of Ports- 
mouth, R. I., Nov. 21, 1761. He d. Dec. 30, 1761 ; his last wife 
d. Sept. 17, 1792. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

172 DESIRE, b. Aug. 25, 1712. 

173 JOHN, b. May 14, 1714, m. Lydia Chesebrough. 

174 WILLIAM, b. May 1, 1716, m. Martha Wheeler. 

175 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 8, 1718, m. Avery Denison Jan. 31, 1734. (No. 109), 

Denison family. 

176 MERCY, b. Nov. 7, 1719, m. Thomas Wheeler (No. 54), Wheeler family. 

177 THOMAS, b. Sept. 20, 1721, m. Marcy Raymond. 

178 ROBERT, b. March 8, 1723, m. Rebecca Mumford. 

179 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 17, 1725, d. Jan. 25, 1725. 

180 GEORGE, b. July 8, 1726, m. Eunice Avery. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

181 EDWARD, b. July 27, 1740, m. Mary Stanton. 

182 MARY, bapt. after her mother's death, Jan. 25, 1741. 

Benajah Williams (No. 162) of Stonington m. May 14, 1722, 
Deborah Fanning of Groton (widow). 

CHILDREN: 

183 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 5, 1725. 

184 JABEZ, b. July 2, 1727. 

185 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 20, 1729-30. 

186 DESIRE, b. Feb. 16, 1732-3. 

187 BENAJAH, b. Sept. 3, 1735. 

Nathan Williams (No. 166) of Stonington m. Elizabeth Haley 
■in 1744. 

CHILDREN: 

188 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 18, 1745. 

189 LUCY, b. March 11, 1746. 

190 JOSHUA, b. July 18, 1749, m. three times. 

191 CALEB, b. July 18, 1749, m. Freelove Fanning. 

192 ISAAC, b. June 10, 1751, m. Phebe Hurlbert Aug. 14, 1783. 

193 JOHN, b. June 10, 1751. 

194 MARTHA, b. July 10, 1754. 

195 ELIZABETH, b. July 7, 1756. 

196 CATY or CATHERINE, b. Feb. 27, 1758. 

197 MOLLY or MARY, b. Feb. 27, 1758. 

Atwood Williams (No. 167) m. Aug. 3, 1749, Elizabeth Gallup, 
both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

198 PRISCILLA, b. June 27, 1751. 

199 SAMUEL, b. March 19, 1754. 

Warham Williams (No. 168) m. May 14, 1758, Rebecca Satter- 
ly, both of Stonington, Conn. 



670 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

200 WARHAM, b. Feb. 19, 1759, m. Anna Stanton. 
200a CHARLES, b. July 6, 1760. 

201 PHEBE, b. Dec. 1, 1761, m. Col. Isaac Williams (No. 219). 
201a ASA, b. Aug. 13, 1763. 

202 LUKE, b. Oct. 26, 1765. 

John Williams (No. 173) m. Dec. 25, 1736, Lydia Chesebrough 
(No. 78), Chesebrough family, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: ', 

202a DESIRE, b. July 10, 1737, m. Amos Chesebrougli (No. 71), Chesebrough 
family. 

203 LYDIA, b. March 30, 1739, d. July 29, 1762. 

204 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 11, 1741, m. Peleg Noyes (No. 143), Noyes family. 

205 HANNAH, b. Jan. 16, 1744. , 

206 JOHN, b. July 1, 1746, m. Content Denison (No. 243), that family. 

207 ELIHU, b. July 29, 1748. 

208 ISRAEL, b. April 4, 1755. 

209 ZERVIAH, b. April 19, 1757, m. William Woodbridge (No. 21), that family. 

William Williams (No. 174) m. Feb. 15, 1737, Martha Wheeler 
(No. 39), Wheeler family, both of Stonington. He m. 2d, Mrs. 
Mary Jewett of New London, March 17, 1785 ; d. July 27, 1801. 

CHILDREN: 

210 MARTHA, b. Sept. 26, 1738, m. Charles Wheeler (No. 60), Wheeler family. 

211 WILLIAM, b. July 14, 1740, m. Eunice Prentice (No. 53), Prentice family. 

212 ESTHER, b. Jan. 8, 1743, m. William Chesebrough (No. 170), Chese- 

brough family. 

213 JOHN, b. Dec. 23, 1744, m. Keturah Randall. 

214 BENADAM, b. March 21, 1747, m. Hannah Lathrop. 

215 HANNAH, b. May 24, 1749, d. Nov. 17, 1762. 

216 DESIRE, b. Jan. 24, 1751, m. Feb., 1782, Latham Hull (No. 7), Hull 

family. 

217 HANNAH, b. June 17, 1753, m. July 3, 1777, Amos Denison (No. 246), 

Denison family. 

218 EPHRAIM, b. May 16, 1756, m. Sarah Potter; 2d, Hepsibeth Phelps. 

219 ISAAC, b. March 20, 1758, m. Phebe Williams. 

Thomas Williams of Stonington (No. 177) m. Oct. 11, 1742, 
Mercy Raymond of New London. He was killed at the massacre 
at Groton Heights Sept. 6, 1781. Buried at the Whitehall burial 
place in Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

220 JOHN, b. July 27, 1743. 

221 MARCY, b. Jan. 24, 1745. 

222 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 25, 1748. 

223 LUCY, b. Feb. 5. 1752. 

Robert Williams of Stonington (No. 178) m. Oct. 29, 1747, 
Rebecca Mumford of Fishers Island. 

CHILDREN: 

224 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 15, 1748, 

225 ROBINSON, b. Dec. 29, 1750. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 671 

226 MARY, b. Dec. 8. 1752. 

227 ROBERT, b. May 15, 1755, m. Abigail Chesebrough Feb. 11, 1781 (No. 

256), Chesebrough family. 

228 REBECCA, b. Nov. 17, 1757. 

George Williams of Stonington (No. i8o) m. Nov. 3, 1748^ 
Eunice Avery of Groton, Conn (No. 69), Avery family. 

CHILDREN: 

229 PRUDENCE, b. July 25, 1749. 

230 GEORGE, b. Nov. 2, 1751, m. Nancy Hewitt. 

231 SOLOMAN, b. Sept. 19, 1756. 

232 WELTHEA, b. Sept. 6, 1758. 

233 AMOS, b. Aug. 23, 1760. 

234 DESIRE, b. Oct. 23, 1763. 

235 DUDLEY, b. Sept. 30, 1765. 

236 ROBERT, b. Jan. 30, 1768. 

Edward Williams (No. 181) m. Feb. 15, 1759, Mary Stanton 
(No. 361), Stanton family, both of Stonington, Conn. ; he d. Aug. 
4, 1777. From his gravestone, where he is buried at Newport: 
"Edward Williams, a Revolutionary soldier, d. on board a British 
prison ship, Aug. 1777." 

CHILDREN: 

237 DYER E., b. Nov. 2, 1762, m. Clarissa Hempstead Dec. 26, 1821. 

238 EDWARD, b. March 30, 1765. 

239 AMARIAH, b. Oct. 9, 1767, m. Thankful Packer. 

240 NICHOLAS, b. June 30, 1770, m. Lucretia Hempstead Sept. 4, 1794. 

241 EARL, b. April 10, 1773, m. Mercy Hempstead. 

242 ROBERT, b. July 13, 1776. 

Joshua Williams (No. 190 of Stonington, m. ist, July 22, 1773, 
Dorothy Edgecomb; he m. 2d, Priscilla Rufif May 27, 1787; she 
d. April 23, 1838. He m. 3d, Hannah Hurlbert March 10, 1789^ 
she d. Sept. 10, 1842. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

243 NATHAN, b. June 27, 1776, unmarried. 

244 JOSHUA, b. Nov. 6, 1778, m. and d. in Glastonbury. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

245 JABEZ, b. Feb. 21, 1788, m. Ann Tuthill. 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

246 OLIVER, b. Dec. 31, 1789, d. 1793. 

247 AVERY, b. Sept. 20, 1791, d. Nov. 21, 1808 (drowned). 

248 HANNAH, b. March 21, 1794, m. Robert Fellows of Pawcatuck, R. L 

249 HENRY, b. Oct. 13, 1796, m. twice, Martha and Julia Niles, sisters. 

250 SARAH, b. Aug. 5, 1799, m. Blisha Daboll Oct. 30, 1825. 

251 HARRIETTA, b. Nov. 15, 1801, m. Henry Finch. 

252 FREELOVE, b. Dec. 9, 1804, m. William H. Starr. 

253 MARY, b. April 16, 1811. 

Caleb Williams of Stonington (No. 191) m. Freelove Fanning 
of Groton. 



672 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

254 JESSE, b. June 28, 1774, m. Elizabeth Avery. 

255 ALFRED, b. . 

256 CALEB, b. . 

257 MINER, b. 



258 EDMUND, b. . 

Warham Williams (No. 200) m. Anna Stanton (No. 369) of 
Stanton family, April 5, 1789, both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

259 ANNA, b. Aug. 22, 1790, m. George Bentley. 

260 POLLY, b. Feb. 17, 1792, m. Appleton Woodward, Dec. 3, 1815. 

261 PHEBE, b. Feb. 15, 1794, m. John Bentley. 

John Williams (No. 206) m. Jan. 18, 1770, Content Denison 
,(No. 243), Denison family, both of Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

262 JOHN. b. Nov. 20. 1771. 

263 ELIHU. b. Oct. 8, 1772. 

264 LYDIA. b. May 23. 1774. 

265 JOSEPH, b. March 27, 1776. 

266 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 10. 1778. 

267 DESIRE, b. July 18, 1780. 

268 WILLIAM, b. May 5, 1782. 

269 STANTON (twin), b. May 5, 1782. 

270 GEORGE, b. Oct, 3. 1784. 

William Williams of Stonington (No. 211), was a seafaring 
man, acting as supercargo. He m. Eunice Prentice (No. 53), that 
family, Nov. 25, 1764, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. at sea 
::and was buried in the ocean Oct. 25, 1770; she d. Oct. 23, 1770, 
aged 24 vears. 

CHILDREN: 

271 WILLIAM, b. June 30, 1765, m. three times. 

272 EUNICE, b. Jan. 30, 1767, m. first, Rufus Wheeler, April 2, 1787 (No. 80), 

that family; m. 2d, Coddington Billings of New London Sept. 13, 1797 
(No. 167). that family. 

273 GURDON, b. March 24, 1769. d. Nov. 13, 1769. 

John Williams (No. 213) m. Keturah Randall Sept. 29, 1765, 
both of Stonington, Conn. (No. 49), Randall family. 

CHILDREN: 

274 JOHN, b. Dec. 22. 1766. 

275 MARTHA, b. Feb. 25, / 1767. 

276 ESTHER, b. Dec. 10, 1768, m. 1st, Roswell Brown (No. 171), that family; 

m. 2d, his brother, Thatcher Brown (No. 175) that family. 

277 BENADAM, b. Dec. 26, 1769. 

278 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 2, 1772, m. Lydia Wheeler. 

279 ELIAS, b. Sept. 3, 1773, m. Thankful Stanton. 

280 KETURAH, b. May 4, 1777, m., Jeremiah Hull (No. 10), that family. 

281 CHARLES W., b. Dec. 5, 1778, m. Amy Swan. 

282 RANDALL, b. Oct. 28, 1781. 

Benadam Williams (No. 214) of Stonington m. Oct. 17, 1771, 
Hannah Lathrop of Chelsea. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 673 

CHILDREN: 

283 ELIZABETH or BETSEY, b. Aug. 11, 1772, m. Eli Hewitt April 24, 1796 

(No. 112), Hewitt family. 

284 HANNAH, b. in 1775, m. Charles S. Smith Jan. 26, 1792; she m. 2d, 

Elisha Way, and d. March 26, 1S60, aged 85 years. 
285a BENADAM, JR., b. April 4, 1776, m. Nancy Randall April 18, 1799 (No. 
73), that family. 

285 GEORGE, b. July 13, 1779. 

286 LATHROP, b. Aug. 2, 1781. 

287 RUFUS, b. Jan. 6, 1784, m. Catherine Browning Nov. 11, 1810 (No. 46), 

Browning family, both of Stonington. 
CHILDREN: 

288 BENADAM, b. Nov. 6, 1812. 

289 WILLIAM, b. April 18, 1813. 

290 JOSEPH, b. . 

291 RUFUS, b. Jan., 1815. 

292 AVERY, b. May 11, 1819. 

293 ASA, b. Jan. 14, 182L 

294 CATIE, b. . 

Ephraim Williams of Stonington (No. 218) m. Sarah Potter, 
daughter of John Potter, Esq., of South Kingston, R. I., March 
15, 1781. She d. May 9, 1787. He m. 2d, Hepsibeth Phelps (No. 
34), that family, Dec. 23, 1787. He d. July 6, 1804. 

CHILDREN: 

295 EPHRAIM, b. July 3, 1791, m. Hannah Eliza Denison. 

296 SARAH POTTER, b. July 15, 1802, d. July 24, 1824, unmarried. 

297 CHARLES PHELPS, b. June 11, 1804, m. Betsey Smith; 2d, Georgia 

P. Babcock. 

Isaac Williams of Stonington (No. 219) m. Phebe Williams 
(No. 201), Dec. 13, 1780. He d. Oct. 10, 1844; his wife d. Aug. 
12, 1822; m. 2d, Miss Nancy Browning of Waterford. 

CHILDREN: 

298 ISAAC, b. Aug. 23, 1781, m. Nancy Avery; 2d, Susan Burnham. 

299 CYRUS, b. Nov. 23, 1783, m. Martha Wheeler. 

300 LUCY, b. Sept. 29 1785, m. Giles R. Hallam Feb. 2, 1806 (No. 23), Hal- 

lam family. She d. April 4, 1862. 

301 SALLY POTTER, b. Aug. 18, 1787, m. Henry Chesebrough (No. 328), 

Chesebrough family. 

302 REBECCA, b. Sept. 16, 1789, m. Charles Wheeler Jan. 26, 1812 (No. 

199), Wheeler family. 

303 MARTHA, b. July 27, 1791, m. Henry Chesebrough Jan. 27, 1812 (No. 

328), Chesebrough family. 

304 JOHN PITTS, b. Aug. 12, 1793, m. Cynthia York Nov. 28, 1816. 

305 JERUSHA, b. Aug. 16, 1795, m. Benjamin Pomeroy Jan. 1, 1818 (No. 6), 

that family. 

306 EUNICE, b. July 25, 1797, m. Jabez Gallup Feb. 25, 1829 (No. 152), that 

family. 

307 PHEBE ESTHER b. Nov. 16, 1799, m. Silas Chesebrough Jan. 31, 1819 

(No. 329), that family. 

308 FANNY ROGERS, b. Oct. 30, 1801, d. Oct. 29, 1869. 

309 EMILY WATSON, b. Oct. 25, 1805, m. William Stanton Williams Oct. 

19, 1826 (No. 362), that family. 

ONE CHILD: 

310 EMILY AUGUSTA, b. . 



674 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

George Williams of Waterford, Conn. (No. 230), m. Nancy 
Hewitt (No. 95), that family, daughter of Capt. Israel Hewitt and 
wife, Tabitha Wheaton, of Little Compton, R. I., Dec. 3, 1798. 
They lived and died in Stonington, now North Stonington. 

CHILDREN: 

311 NANCY, b. Sept. 13, 1779, m. Perez Hewitt Feb. 12, 1797 (No. 113), 

Hewitt family. 

312 EUNICE, b. March 11, 1781, m. Palmer Hewitt Feb. 23, 1800 (No. 114), 

Hewitt family. 

313 CYNTHIA, b. Sept. 26, 1782, m. Joseph S. Allen of Groton. 

314 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 18, 1785, m. Moses Benjamin of New London. 

315 FRANCES, b. June 20, 1787, m. Robert Bowser. 

316 CHARLOTTE, b. March 20, 1789, m. Edward R. Warner. 

317 DIADAMA, b. April 19, 1791, m. Jeremiah Comstock; 2d, Charles Worth- 

ington. 

318 CLARISSA, b. May 25, 1794, m. Benjamin B. Champlin. 

319 GEORGE, b. Aug. 28, 1796, and lived fourteen days. 

320 ELIZABETH, b. May 22, 1798, d. Oct. 19, 1819. 

Dyer E. Wilhams (No. 237) m. Clarissa Hempstead Dec. 26, 
1821'. 

CHILDREN: 

321 MARY ESTHER, b. May 7, 1822, m. Leander F. Smith. 

322 MERCY ANN, b. Jan. 5, 1824, m. Charles 0. Braymah. 

323 NANCY, b. Nov. 6, 1825, m. Joseph Lewis. 

324 WILLIAM EDWARD, b. Nov. 18, 1827, m. Elizabeth Niser. 

325 ALBERT DAVIS, b. April 20, 1830, m. Ellen Richmond. 

326 ROBERT LESTER, b. Feb. 3, 1832, m. Elizabeth Packer. 

327 CHARLES HENRY, b. Sept. 28, 1834, d. April 17, 1835. 

328 OSCAR FITCZLAND, b. May 18, 1837, m. Hannah L. Brown. 

329 CHARLES HENRY, b. Nov. 18, 1839, d. in the Civil war. 

330 HORACE ORVILLE, b. July 26, 1843, m. Ellen L. Steverson June 20, 

1861. 

Amariah Williams (No. 239) m. Thankful Packer. 

CHILD: 

331 MARIA, b. , m. William Pierce. 

Nicholas V/illiams (No. 240) m. Lucretia Hempstead Sept. 4, 
1794. 

CHILDREN: 

332 GRACE, b. March 13, 1795. 

333 LUCY H., b. Sept. 11, 1796. 

334 MARY, b. March 7, 1798. 

335 AMELIA, b. Feb. 24, 1800. 

Jesse Williams (No. 254) m. Elizabeth Avery Oct. 13, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

336 ELIZA, b. Dec. 22, 1803. 

337 CALEB MINER, b. March 30, 1806, m. Sabra Gallup. 

338 ALONZA, b. June 26, 1808. 

339 EBENEZER, b. June 6, 1811. 

340 LYDIA, b. May 1, 1813. 

341 FREDERICK, b. May 11, 1816. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 675 

WiHiam Williams of Slonington (No. 271) became Major Gen- 
eral of the militia of Connecticut, and served at the battle at 
Stonington, 1814. He m. Mercy Wheeler Sept. 27, 1787 (No. 
T2;^), Wheeler family; she d. June 17, 1797. He m. 2d, Rhoda 
Babcock (No. 181), Babcock family, Jan. 6, 1799; she d. Aug. 28, 
1801. He m. for his 3d wife, Nancy or Ann Babcock Dec, 1804, 
(No. 188), Babcock family. He d. at Stonington May 15, 1838. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

342 WILLIAM, b. March 12, 178S, m. Harriet Peck. 

343 THOMAS WHEELER, b. Sept. 2S, 1789, m. Lucretia W. Perkins. 

344 GURDON, b. Feb. 17, 1792, d. March 26, 1795. 

345 EUNICE, b. June 4, 1794, d. Feb. 26, 1796. 

346 RUFUS, b. Jan. 23, 1795, d. Jan. 3, 1797. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

347 ROUSE BABCOCK, b. Nov. 28, 1799, d. Aug. 19, 1800. 

348 RHODA ANN, b. May 31, 1801, d. Oct. 11, 1801. 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 

349 FRANKLIN, b. June 19, 1806, m. Mary Stanton. 

350 ANN ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 10, 1814, m. Billings Wheeler (No. 263), that 

family. 

351 CALVIN GODDARD, b. June 2, 1818, m. Ann Billings. 

. 352 ELLEN, b. Feb. 11, 1820, m. Dr. William Hyde Sept. 11, 1843 (No. 48), 
Hyde family. 

William Williams of Stonington (No. 278) m. Lydia Wheeler 
Oct. 16, 1796 (No. 129), Wheeler family. 

CHILDREN: 

353 MERCY, b. Oct. 9, 1797, m. 1st, Azariah Stanton Jan. 1, 1818; m. 2d, 

Samuel Copp (No. 69), that family. 

354 JOHN W., b. Aug. 26, 1799, d. young. 

355 ELIZA P., b. Jan. 18, 1801, m. 1st, Samuel Breed Nov. 21, 1822 (No. 91), 

that family; 2d, Brastus Edgcomb. 

356 THOMAS WHEELER, b. July 4, 1802, m. Lucy Ann Fairfield, 1826. 

357 RHODA ANN, b. Feb. 15, 1804, d. at 20, unmarried. 

358 JAMBS STEPHENSON, b. Oct. 2, 1806, d. at 20, unmarried. 

359 LUCY CAROLINE b. July 22, 1809, m. Deacon Charles Butler Sept. 4,. 

1833. 

Elias Williams of Stonington (No. 279) m. Thankful Stanton 
(No. 173), that family, Nov. 27, 1794, of Stonington, Conn. He 
d. Jan. 31, 1809; she d. Sept. 8, 1861. 

CHILDREN: 

360 HANNAH PUNDERSON, b. March 6, 1796, m. Daniel Mason Feb. 10, 

1817 (No. 99), Mason family. 

361 HARRIET Z., b. Feb. 7, 1798, m. Noyes Ladd May 14, 1821. 

362 WILLIAM STANTON, b. Jan. 23, 1800, m. Emily Watson Williams (No. 

309) of the Williams family. 

363 JOSEPH STANTON, b. March 19, 1802, m. Julia Ann Gallup (No. 179),. 

that family, of Ledyard, Dec. 9, 1824; he d. Feb. 19, 1889. 



676 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

CHILDREN: 

364 JOSEPH STANTON, b. Dec. 11, 1825, d. Sept. 11, 1834. 

365 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 19, 1828, m. Lydia H. Clift May 3, 1853. 

366 ELIAS, b. Jan. 19, 1830, m. Sarab Brown. 

367 JULIA ANN, b. June 29, 1832, m. Salmon C. Poote Oct. 16, 1851. 

368 JOSEPH STANTON, b. Aug. 12, 1834, m. Elizabeth C. Foote. 

369 CHARLES, b. March 28, 1837, m. Julia A. Lewis Nov. 23, 1859. 

370 WARREN, b. June 16, 1844, d. Nov. 9, 1869. 

371 MARTHA E., b. Jan. 26, 1847, d. Oct. 15, 1857. 

Charles W. Williams of Stonington (No. 281) m. Amy Swan 
in 1802 (No. 94), that family. 

CHILDREN: i 

372 CAROLINE, b. , d. in infancy. 

373 EMMA, b. in 1805, m. Grandison Phillips Nov. 5, 1826. 

Ephraim Williams of Stonington (No. 295) m. Hannah Eliza, 
daughter of Amos Denison (No. 469), that family, April 13, 1815, 
both of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN: 

374 HEPZIBAH P., b. Feb. 9, 1816, m. Dr. William Hyde March 2, 1836 (No. 

48), that family. 

375 HANNAH ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 16, 1817, m. Courtland P. Dixon Sept. 

9, 1841. 

376 MARTHA D., b. March 15, 1820, d. Nov. 28, 1820. 

377 EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 25, 1822, d. Oct. 27, 1822. 

378 SARAH POTTER, b. May 1, 1825, m. William L. Palmer (No. 481), Pal- 

mer family; she d. May 18. 1877. 

379 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 1, 1826, m. 1st, Pauline Denison Oct. 19, 1849; 2d, 

Mary D. Babcock July 3, 1873. 

380 EDWARD, b. April 21, 1830, d. Sept. 11, 1830. 

381 CHARLES P., b. Sept. 28, 1828, d. May 16, 1832. 

382 EMELINE PENDLETON, b. May 18, 1832, m. Jabish Holmes Oct. 23, 

1855 (No. 113), that family. 

383 AMOS DENISON, b. June 30, 1834, m. Elizabeth Fitch Dec. 24, 1860. 

384 JOSEPH PHELPS, b. Aug. 8, 1836, m. Elizabeth Town Oct. 24, 1866. 

385 MARTHA JANE, b. July 27, 1838, m. John H. Hunter Sept. 9, 1868. 

386 CHARLES P., b. Aug. 19, 1840, m. Fannie Mallory Oct. 18, 1868. 
NOTE. — Hon. Ephraim Williams and his brother, Charles P. Williams, were 

very prominent and successful business men of Stonington. They accumu- 
lated large fortunes, which they liberally bestowed in generous benefactions 
to their relatives and friends. 

Charles P. Williams (No. 297) m. Betsey Smith, April 23, 1837. 
She d. Sept. 12, i860. He m. for his second wife, Georgia P. 
Babcock (No. 249), Babcock family, June 11, 1862, all of Ston- 
ington, Conn. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

387 BESSIE S., b. Sept. 9, 1833, m. Oct. 20, 1862, E. Sherman. 

388 MARY B., b. Sept. 20, 1835, m. Nov. 15 1855, Coddington Billings (No. 

199), that family. 

389 CHARLES P., b. Nov. 6, 1841, d. Nov. 30, 1861. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

390 GEORGIA, b. , m. . 



391 CHARLES P., b. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 677 

Isaac Williams of Stonington (No. 298) m. Nancy Avery (No, 
201), that family, Aug. 18, 1804, both of Stonington; m. 2d, 
Susan Burnham, June 14, 1827. 

CHILDREN: 

392 NANCY A., b. Nov. 19, 1804, m. John Holmes, Jr. 

393 STEPHEN A., b. Sept. 22, 1806, d. April 21, 1807. 

394 HANNAH A., b. Feb. 21, 1808, d. Dec. 29, 1860. 

395 MARY A., b. March 17, 1810. 

396 ISAAC A., b. May 30, 1813, d. Aug. 26, 1834. 

397 LUCY HALLAM, b. April 22, 1816. 

398 JOEL BENEDICT, b. Dec. 22, 1818, m. Elizabeth A. Niles. 

399 AUGlfSTUS POMEROY, b. Aug. 12, 1821, d. Sept. 22, 1857. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

400 SUSAN, b. . 

401 ABIGAIL POWERS, b. . 

402 PHEBE, b. . 

403 JOSHUA PERKINS, b. . 



Cyrus Williams of Stonington (No. 299) m. Martha Wheeler 
Aug. 31, 1806 (No. 198), Wheeler family. He d. Oct. 30, 1863; 
she d. Dec. 27, 1857. 



CHILDREN: 

404 JOANNA, b. . 

405 THOMAS WHEELER, b. . 

406 MARTHA ESTHER, b. . 

407 SARAH, b. . 



408 TIRZAH MOSS, b. . 

John Pitts Williams (No. 304) m. Cynthia York (No. 165), of 
that family, Nov. 28, 1816, both of Stonington, Conn.; he d. May 
13, 1872; his wife d. Feb. o.j, 1875. 

CHILDREN: 

409 PHEBE, b. Jan. 29, 1818, m. Noyes Ladd. 

410 NANCY, b. Feb. 20, 1820. 

411 JOHN PITTS, b. Jan. 5, 1822, m. Harriet Wheeler (No. 288), Wheeler 

family. 

412 EMILY, b. April 13, 1824. 

413 HARRIET, b. Aug. 30, 1826. 

414 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 31, 1827, m. Andrew Chapman. 

415 ANN, b. April 17, 1831, m. , Mr. Sampson. 

416 CYNTHIA, b. April 4, 1835. 

417 MARTHA, b. Nov. 26, 1837. 

Gen. William Williams, Jr., of Norwich (No. (342), m. Harriet, 

daughter of Capt. Bela Peck, 11, 1812. He was one of the 

founders of the Norwich Free Academy and d. Oct. 28, 1870. 

CHILDREN: 

418 THOMAS WHEELER, b. July 14, 1815. 

419 BELA PECK, b. April 12, 1817, d. July 6, 1831. 

Major Thomas Wheeler Williams (No. 343) of New London 
was in the whaling and sealing business, one of the incorporators 



678 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

of the New London Northern R. R. Co., and its first president. 
He was elected to Congress in 1838, and served two terms; m. 
Lucretia Woodbridge Perkins May 15, 1817. 

CHILDREN: 
420 LUCRETIA SHAW. b. Feb. 12, 1818. 

422 WILLIAM PERKINS, b. Aug. 17. 1819. 

423 HARRIET, b. May 28. 1821. 

424 THOMAS SHAW. b. Jan. 16. 1823. 

425 RICHARD LAW, b. Nov. 17. 1824. 

426 MARY, b. April 12. 1826. 

427 ELLEN PERKINS, b. Feb. 12. 1828. 

428 CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. March 15, 1829, m. Elizabeth Hdyt, Aug. 28, 

1861. 

CHILDREN : 

429 WILLIAM, b. June 2, 1862 (now Major U. S. V.) 

430 MARY HOYT, b. April 28, 1864. 

Franklin Williams (No. 349) m. Mary Stanton, July 20, 1835 
(No. 395), Stanton family. He was postmaster at Stonington for 
many years. He d. Dec. 28, 1885. 

CHILDREN: 

431 HORACE THURSTON, b. Aug. 22, 1837, d. Feb. 9, 1856. 

432 MARY STANTON, b. Aug. 28, 1843, d. March 11, 1844. 

433 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 10, 1845, m. Emily F. Breed Jan. 21, 1874; she d. Dec. 

30, 1876. He m. 2d. Mrs. Parmenus Avery. 

Calvin Goddard Williams (No. 351) m. Ann Billings Oct. 25, 
1841 (No. 197), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

434 THOMAS WHEELER, b. , m. Ella E. Crosby June 23, 1878. 

435 CALVIN GODDARD, b. , m. Louise M. Potts Jan. 16, 1873. 

Thomas Wheeler Williams (No. 356) m. Lucy Ann Fairfield, 
1826. 

CHILDREN: 

436 LYDIA, b. Jan. 2, 1827. 

437 JAMBS, b. Sept. 13, 182S. 

Eleazer Williams (No. 26) of Roxbury, Mass., m. Mary(Rediat) 
Hyde of Newton, Mass., in 1695. Went first to Lebanon, Conn., 
from whence he removed to Stonington, Conn., in 1712, where he 
purchased a large tract of land on Quaugutaug Hill, built him a 
house, where he lived the remainder of his days. He d. May 19, 
1725. 

CHILDREN: 

438 NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 4, 1695, m. Deborah Williams; 2d, Hannah Stod- 

dard. 

439 MARTHA, b. March 11, 1700, d. 1703. 

440 MARY, b. Jan. 18, 1704, m. (2nd wifs) to Samuel Williams (No. 42). 

441 HANNAH, b. , m. Epbraim Woodbridge. 

442 ELIZABEITH, b. , m. Jonathan Smith June, 1732. 

443 PRISCILLA, b. , m. David Lester May 17, 1738. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 679 

CHILD: 

444 PRISCILLA WILLIAMS LESTER, m. Jonathan Wheeler April 29, 1756 

(No. 342), that family. 

Nehemiah Williams (No. 438) m. Deborah Williams (No. 158) 
June 16, 1719, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Aug. 25, 1778; 
she d. Jan. 31, 1756 ; m. 2d, Hannah Stoddard March 2, 1757, who 
d. Aug. 7, 1818, aged 'jy years. 

CHILDREN: 

445 DEBORAH, b. Aug. 25, 1720. 

446 NEHEMIAH, b. Jan. 20, 1723, m. Abigail Allen. 

447 EUNICE, b. Sept. 20, 1726, m. Elisha Williams (No. 51). 

448 MARTHA, b. May 23, 1728, m. Jonathan Denison (No. 161), Denison 

family. 
:^449 ELEAZER, b. Aug. 1, 1730, m. Abigail Prentice. 

450 LUCRETIA, b. April 21, 1733, m. Titus Smith. 

451 PRUDENCE, b. July 17, 1738, d. Sept. 14, 1744. 

Nehemiah Williams of Stonington (No. 446) m. Abigail Allen 
of Groton April 29, 1747. He d. Aug. 19, 1797; his wife d. June 
23, 1767. He m. 2d, Mrs. Bethia Wilber of Stonington, Conn. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

452 NEHEMIAH, b. Sept. 26, 1749, m. Mary Noyes. 

453 CHRISTOPHER, b. July 5, 1751, d. in the West Indies. 

454 EUNICE, b. July 25, 1753. 

455 PARK, b. July 25, 1755, m. Deborah Williams (No. 460). 

456 DANIEL, b. April 6, 1758. 

457 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 5, 1760, m. Seth Williams of Groton (No. 39), Robert 

Williams family. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 

458 ELAM, b. Nov. 4, 1769. 

Dea. Eleazer Williams of Stonington (No. 449) m. Abigail 
Prentice (No. 28), that family, March 14, 1754; she d. Aug. 18, 
1786. 

CHILDREN: 

459 MARTHA, b. Oct. 26, 1755, d. Aug. 18, 1756. 

460 DEBORAH, b. July 24, 1757, m. Park Williams (No. 455). 

461 ELEAZER, b. June 27, 175^, m. Mary or Polly Billings (No. 120), that 

family. 

462 GILBERT, b. April 16, 1761, m. Grace Billings April 15, 1799 (No. 121), 

that family. 
_ 463 MARTHA, b. Dec. 15, 1762, m. Oliver Denison (No. 305), Denison family. 

464 AMOS, b. Dec. 31. 1764. 

465 DANIEL, b. Jan. 28, 1767, m. Eunice Smith. 

466 PRENTICE, b. April 15, 1769. 

467 FANNY, b. Feb. 8, 1771, m. Daniel Chesebrough Jan. 6, 1793 (No. 317), 

Chesebrough family. 
■ 468 ELAM, b. July 14, 1773, m. 1st, in the spring 1797, Katharine Bogart; 
2d, m. Abbie Weed, ; 3d, m. Eliza Ten Eyck; 4th, m. Deb- 
orah Vanderpool. 
469 HANNAH, b. June 16, 1775, m. Amos Hallam. 



680 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Nehemiah Williams, 3d, of Stonington (No. 452) m. Mary 
Noyes. He d. at sea, aged 29 years. His wife m. again, Joseph 
Culver of Groton. 

CHILDREN: 

470 NBeBMIAH, b. . 

471 POLLY, b. . 

Park Williams of Stonington (No. 455) m. Deborah Williams 
(No. 460) of Stonington, in 1779. He d. Dec. 9, 1833 ; his wife d. 
June 20, 1846. 

CHILDREN: 

472 AMOS, b. April 9, 1780, m. Lucy Coats. 

473 BETSEY, b. Feb. 14, 1782, d. in infancy. 

474 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 20, 1783, d. Sept. 20, 1819. 

475 PARK, b. June 26, 1786, m. Sarah B. Avery. 

476 ALLEN, b. Oct. 30, 1788, d. in infancy. 

477 RUSSELL, b. Aug. 19, 1790, m. Nancy Wheeler. 

478 Son, b. , d. May 6, 1793. 

479 FANNY, b. Feb. 6, 1795, d. June 30, 1818. 

480 PRENTICE, b. July 22, 1798, m. Roxanna Williams (No. 46), Groton 

Williams family. 

481 SANFORD, b. Aug. 27, 1800, m. twice. 

Eleazer Williams of Stonington (No. 461) m. Mary Billings 
(No. 120), that family, Nov. 5, 1786, of Stonington. He d. March 
20, 1814. 

CHILDREN: 

482 MARY, b. March 28, 1788, m. Charles Crary. 

483 ELIZA, b. Oct. 28, 1789, m. Ethan Denison (No. 345), Denison family. 

484 ELEAZER, b. July 30, 1791, m. Nancy S. Avery of Groton. 

485 DENISON, b. March 2, 1793, m. Hannah Avery of Groton. 

486 MATILDA, b. Jan. 29, 1797, m. 1st, James Avery; 2d, Rev. Ira Stewart. 

487 FRANK, b. March 4, 1797, m. Nancy Hutcherson. 

488 NOYES, b. March 28, 1799, m. Emily Pendleton (No. 119), that family. 

489 GILES, b. March 26, 1801, m. 1st, Abbie Stanton; 2d, Mary Vanderpool. 

490 AUSTIN, b. March 19, 1803, m. Mary Avery of Groton. 

491 ALFRED, b. July 16, 1805, m. Frances Phelps. 

492 PHEBE, b. Dec. 16, 1808, m. Frank Pendleton Feb. 11, 1830 (No. 117). 

493 IRA, b. , m. Eliza Sanger of Syracuse, N. Y. 

Daniel Williams of Stonington (No. 465) m. Eunice Smith 
April I, 1792. 

CHILDREN: 

494 EUNICE, b. Dec. 25, 1792, d. Oct. 12, 1801. 

495 CHARLES SMITH, b. Nov. 25, 1796, d. Jan. 17, 1797. 

496 MARY SMITH, b. March 5, 1804, d. unmarried. 

497 CHARLES SMITH, b. March 25, 1806, m. Lucy R. Swan Jan. 6, 1850. 

Amos Williams of Stonington (No. 472) m. Lucy Coats Sept. 
27, 1807. 



ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY. 681 

CHILDREN: 

498 CYNTHIA C. b. March 20, 1809, m. Henry Williams. 

499 CALVIN, b. Nov. 17, 1819, d. June 1, 1882. 

BOO LEONARD, b. Nov. 24, 1S12, m. Mary Copp May 11, 1843 (No. 73), Copp 
family; he d. May 30, 1876. 

501 EDWARD, b. Aug. 21, 1819, d. Dec. 21, 1819. 

502 MARY ELLEN, b. June 18, 1825. 

Park Williams of Stonington (No. 475) m. Sarah Belton Avery 
of Groton, Jan. 13, 181 1 ; he d. in Vermont in 1875. 

CHILDREN: 

503 ELIZABETH, b. May 7, 1812, d. May 24, 1812. 

504 PERRY ALLEN, b. Sept. 10, 1813, d. June 3, 1814. 

506 PARK AVERY, b. March 10, 1815. 

507 ALFRED GRISWOLD, b. Dec. 19, 1817. 

508 JAMES AUGUSTUS, b. Nov. 29, 1819, d. Nov. 15, 1835. 

509 COURTLAND AURELIUS, b. Oct. 14, 1821, d. Aug. 12, 1822. 

510 SARAH ELIZABETH, b. May 23, 1823. 

511 DEBORAH, b. Feb. 15, 1825. 

512 MARY, b. Dec. 23, 1826. 

513 FRANCES ANN, b. Sept. 3, 1829, d. June 3, 1892. 

Russell Williams of Stonington (No. 477) m. Nancy Wheeler 
(No. 436), Wheeler family, Jan. 30, 1817. He d. April 14, 1852-; 
she d. June 10, 1877. 

CHILDREN: 

514 FRANCES E., b. Feb. 4, 1818, m. Appleton A. Woodward Aug. 12, 1840^. 

515 ABBY, b. Jan. 19, 1820, m. Oliver H. Perry Aug. 10, 1842. 

516 ESTHER D., b. Aug. 11, 1829, m. Rev. William Turkington Oct. 11, 1852. 

517 NANCY B., b. Aug. 28, 1831, m. Samuel Gladding May 11, 1854. 

Prentice Williams of Stonington (No. 480) m. Roxanna (Nc 
46), of the William Williams family, May 28, 1820. He d. March. 
14, 1869; his wife d. July 2, 1872. 

CHILD: 

518 ALLEN PRENTICE, b. March 27, 1821, m. Delia Avery of Groton, Conn., 

Oct. 13, 1863; he d. May 9, 1894. 

Sanford Williams of Stonington (No. 481) m. ist, Sally Pren- 
tice, who d. May 2, 1827. He m. 2d, Betsey Williams (No. 520) 
Dec. 31, 1829. He d. Aug. 16, 1847. 

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

519 BETSEY, b. , m. Cook. 

Isaac Williams of Stonington (No. 192) m. Phebe Hurlbert of 
Groton Aug. 14, 1783. 

CHILDREN: 

520 BETSEY, b. Oct. 13, 1790, m. Sanford Williams (No. 481). 

521 POLLY, b. July 17, 1793. 

522 ISAAC, b. May 9, 1797. 

523 JOHN, b. April 29, 1801. 



682 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Eleazer Williams of Stonington (No. 484) m. Nancy S. Avery 
of Groton Nov. 30, 181 5. 

CHILDREN: 

524 ELEAZER, b. Dec. 7, 1816, m. Eliza Ann Bradley Dec. 10, 1849. 

525 YOUNGS, b. Oct. 4, 1819, d. July 23, 1830. 

526 ANN ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 17, 1827, m. Dr. Francis M. Manning Dec. 

8, 1847. 

527 MARY ABBY, b. June 24, 1829, m. Abel N. Simmons Nov. 20, 1850. 

Denison Williams of Stonington (No. 485) m. Hannah Avery 
of Groton. 

CHILDREN: 

528 MARY ESTHER, b. March 13, 1818, m. John Brewster April 2, 1840. 

529 CELIA, b. July 9, 1822, m. Welcome Brov/ning Aug. 24, 1857. 

530 DENISON, b. June 30, 1819, d. Feb. 28, 1867. 

531 LUKE L., b. Jan. 12, 1824, d. Feb. 16, 1859. 

532 PARK AVERY, b. Feb. 28, 1826, d. Aug. 31, 1892. 

533 YOUNGS AVERY, b. May 25, 1833, d. Aug. 24, 1865. 

534 ELAM V., b. July 1, 1837, d. March 9, 1849. 

535 EUNICE, b. March 1, 1828, m. Richard A. Roberts July 24, 1866. 

536 FRANK, b. April 26, 1830, m. Mary Clark Sept. 8, 1858. 

Giles Williams (No. 489) m. ist, Abby Jane Stanton (No. 61), 
Robert Stanton family, March 23, 1831. She was drowned by 
the burning of the steamer Erie on Lake Erie. Mr. WilHams m. 
2d, Mary Elizabeth Vanderpool Dec. 12, 1848. He d. Apr. 3, 
1888; his widow d. May — , 1900. 

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 

537 ABBY JANE, b. Aug. 10, 1832, m. Charles A. Jones June 5, 1878. 

538 JOSEPHINE, b. Nov., 1839, m. Joseph Oscar Cottrell Oct. 22, 1863 (No. 

57), that family. 



WILLIAM WILLIAMS FAMILY. 



I. Descendants of WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. in Wales, a 
part of the British dominions. He came to this country in 1662 
and settled in New London, now Ledyard, in 1663. He served 
in King Philip's war. He m. Arabella Thompson, date not given. 

CHILDREN: 

2 RICHARD, b. . 

3 "WIL1L.IAM, b. , m. Margaret Cooke. 

4 HENRY, b. , m., name of wife unknown. 

5 STEPHEN, b. . 

6 MARY, b. . 

William Williams (No. 3) m. Margaret Cooke. 

CHILDREN: 

7 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 26, 1709, m. Margaret Morgan. He d. in 1795. Their 

son, 

8 LIEUT. V/ILLIAM, b. Feb. 17, 1741. He was in the military and Naval 

Service during the war of the Revolution, from 1775 to 1783. (Gro- 
ton Town Records.) He m. Mrs. Prudence (Stanton) Fanning. 

CHILDREN: 

9 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 13, 1780, m. Amy Stanton. 

10 JAMES, b. June 4, 1783, d. unmarried. 

11 ERASTUS, b. Sept. 16, 1785, m. Nancy Hewitt (No. 182), Hewitt family. 

12 SALINA, b. April 24, 1788, m. Mr. Packer. 

13 SARAH, b. Nov. 6, 1790, m. Elisha Ayer. 

14 MELINDA, b. Sept. 8, 1793, m. Luke Gallup (No. 258), Gallup family. 

15 AMANDA, b. April 7, 1798, m Baxter Gray. 

Judge William Williams (No. 9) was appointed by the General 
Assembly in 1819, Judge of the Probate District of Stonington, 
which then included the towns of Stonington, Groton, Ledyard 
and North Stonington, which office he held twelve years. He m. 
Amy Stanton, daughter of Amos Stanton (No. 158), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

16 WILLIAM, b. . d. unmarried. 

17 JEFFERSON, b. , d. unmarried. 

18 JAMBS, b. , m. Sabra Gray. 

19 MARY LOUISA, b. , m. Rufus Leeds Fanning. 

20 JENNETTE, b. , m. John D. Williams. 

21 LAURA, b. Oct. 23, 1817, m. Nehemiah M. Gallup Oct. 27, 1841 (No. 279), 

that family. 

Erastus Williams (No. ii) m. Nancy Hewitt Feb. 15, 1818 (No. 
182), that famxily. He served in the war of 1812, and was at the 



684 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

bombardment at Stonington, Aug. lo, 1814. He lived at the Wil- 
liams homestead in Ledyard, on Cider Hill. 

CHILDREN: 

22 ELIAS H., b. July 23, 1819, m. Hannah Larrabee April 23, 1849. 

23 PRUDENCE A., b. Sept. 11, 1821, m. Gustavus A. Appe'lman Oct. 28,1841. 

24 WILLIAM, b. May 21, 1823, m. Mary Allen April 26, 1848; m. 2d, Mary K. 

Williams May 14, 1855. 

25 DUDLEY R., b. April 16, 1825, m. Mrs. Alice Otis March 1, 1883. 

26 JOHN, b. Jan. 31, 1827. 

27 LYDIA W., b. March 21, 1829, m. William R. Fish Jan. 19, 1848 (No. 63), 

Pish family. 

28 JOHN HEWITT, b. Oct. 1, 1831, d. Sept. 21, 1850. 

29 HANNAH MARIA, b. Dec. 12, 1834, d. June 5, 1854. 

30 SARAH LOUISE, b. Feb. 25, 1837, d. Sept. 21, 1850. 

Henry Williams (No. 4), m., name of wife and date of marriage 
unknown. Their son, 

31 HENRY, b. June 13, 1716, m. Mary Boardman in 1743. She was b. March 

14, 1725. 

CHILDREN: 

32 JOHN, b. Sept. 5, 1744. 

33 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 7, 1747, m. Hopestill Elliott. 

34 LIEUT. HENRY, b. Dec. 14, 1749, m. Eunice ; he was killed in 

the massacre at Port Griswold Sept. 6, 1781. 

35 A daughter, b. and d. Feb. 28, 1752. 

36 PELEG, b. March 20, 1753. 

37 ABIGAIL, b. March 17, 1756. 

38 AMOS, b. July 13, 1758. 

39 SETH, b. Jan. 21, 1761, m. Abigail Williams; 2d, Anna Smith Gallup. 

40 ROGER, b. Dec. 24, 1763. 

41 RUSSELL, b. June 26, 1769. 

Joseph Williams (No. 33) m. Hopestill Elliott. Their son, 

42 JOSEPH, b. , m. Sarah, daughter of Stephen and Phebe Hurlbert, 

Feb. 4, 1780. 

CHILDREN: 

43 STEPHEN, b. . 

44 SALLY, b. 



45 PRUDENCE, b. , m. 1st, Ambrose Fish; 2d, Nathan Barnes. 

46 ROXANNA, b. , m. Prentice Williams May 28, 1820 (No. 480), Rob- 

ert Williams family. 

Seth Williams (No. 39) m. Abigail Williams (No. 457), Robert 
Williams family, Jan. 11, 1787. He m. 2d, Mrs. Anna Smith 
Gallup Jan. 30, 1825. He d. May 21, 1843. 

CHILDREN: 

47 BETHIA, b. Nov. 11, 1787, m. John Sands Avery in 1812. 

48 WARREN, b. April 15, 1789, m. Elizabeth Gallup (No. 175), Gallup family. 

49 GURDON, b. March 28, 1791, d. at Detroit, Mich., July 20, 1854, aged 63. 

50 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 24, 1792, m. John Avery of Griswold Dec. 9, 1812. 

51 ELIZA, b. Sept. 18, 1794, m. William Hewitt (No. 189), that family. 

52 EUNICE, b. Dec. 20, 1797, m. Dea. Erastus Gallup (No. 171), that family. 

53 SETH, b. Jan. 25, 1802, m. Lucy Ann Noyes (No. 269), that family. 

54 ASENETH, b. Jan. 25, 1804, m. Col. Isaac W. Geer Jan. 9, 1825. 



WILLIAM WILLIAMS FAMILY. 685 

Warren Williams (No. 48) m. Elizabeth Gallup Jan. 12, 181 5 
(No. 175), that family. 

CHILDREN: 

55 HENRY WARREN, b. Jan. 20, 1S16, m. Lucy J. Stone May 20, 1846. 

56 GURDON OSMOND, b. Nov. 14. 1817, m. Frances C. Griggs July 17, 1847. 

57 ELIZABETH MARTHA, b. Feb. 2, 1820, m. John Pattern Feb. 3, 1846. 

58 HEZEKIAH UFFORD, b. Aug. 10, 1822, m. Cynthia A. K. Niles Sept. 8, 

1850. 

59 JULIA ANN, b. Feb. 11, 1825, m. Edward P. Hayward April 20, 1854. 

60 ASENETH GBER, b. May 13, 1827, d. Jan. 9, 1890. 

61 CHARITY MORGAN, b. May 2, 1829, m. C. K. Robinson July 3, 1861. 

62 SARAH GALLUP, b. Aug. 6, 1831. 

63 NATHAN GALLUP, b. June 28, 1833, m. 1st, Helen C. Dunham April 14, 

1859; 2d, Julia Hanna Dec. 14, 1870. 

64 JANE EMERETTE, b. Dec. 25, 1838, m. John P. Derby March 18, 1863. 

Seth Williams (No. 53) m. Lucy Ann Noyes Feb. 23, 1827 (No. 
269), Noyes family. He d. June 20, 1854. She d. at Mystic, 
June 8, 1890, in the 85th year of her age. 

CHILDREN: 

65 LUCY ANN, b. Jan. 31, 1823, m. Ulysses Avery (No. 228), that family. 

66 EUNICE ZERVIAH, b. March 19, 1829, m. Erasmus Avery (No. 235), that 

family. 

67 SETH NOYES, b. April 23, 1831, m. Eliza P. Noyes Nov. 26, 1857, (No. 

377), that family; she d. May 20, 1870. He m. 2d, Mary Emma Morgan 
June 28, 1871 (No. 22), that family. He d. April 7, 1889. 

68 HARRIET NEWELL, b. Nov. 22, 1823, m. Frank Grant (No. 98), that 

family. 

69 GURDON, b. Nov. 6, 1834, m. Eliza Cook, daughter of Rev. Nehemiah 

Cook. 

70 JOSEPH WARREN, b. Aug. 27, 1837, m. Emma M. Pine, Oct. 4, 1865. 

71 WILLIAM HENRY, b. Oct. 22, 1839, m. Susan Hunter. 

72 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Sept. 7, 1841, m. Anna Louisa Noyes (No. 

399), Noyes family. 

73 ABBIE ELIZA, b. July 7, 1843. 

74 ORIN MERWIN, b. Nov. 17, 1845, d. 



\^ WITTER FAMILY. 

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N..:^ 



^ WILLIAAI WITTER, the first of this family of whom we have 

^ any certain knowledge, was evidently one of the early settlers of 

s,^^l§^ Lynn, Mass. He appears there in court in April, 1657. In his 

depositions he said that he was a farmer in Swampscot, Mass., 

which was a short distance from Nahant, Mass. The court pro- 

^ ceedings to which he was a party at this time related to the 

• 4 title of the land upon which he had erected his then dwelling 

^^ house. The contention was between him and an Indian, called 

Duke William, who claimed that his house site was the ground 

,„ , where his wigwam formerly stood. After a conference and com- 

X^ promise the affair was settled satisfactorily to both parties. 

., 1 V/ILLIAM, b. in the year 1584, and died in the year 1659, as his will is 

, ^ dated May 6, 1659, he was, therefore, 75 years old. He m. Annis 
■ '. ' ' '^J^ ^.doubtless before he came to this country, and they became 
the parents of two children, viz. : 

2 JOSIAH, b. . 

3 HANNAH, b. , m. Robert Burdick, and 2d, Edmund Chamberlain, 

and she d. in 1696. Her father, William Witter, left a will which 
gave one-half of his estate to his wife Snd the other half to his son, 
Josiah Witter, simply giving his daughter Hannah an ewe and 
lamb, in one year after his death. 

Josiah Witter (No. 2) m. for his first wife, Elizabeth (No. 3), 
daughter of Thomas and Mary Wheeler, in Lynn, Mass., Feb. 
25, 1662, and soon after came to Stonington, Conn., to reside. He 
purchased large tracts of land and built him a dwelling house 
thereon, situated a short distance from the residence of Thomas 
Wheeler, his father-in-law, where he lived the remainder of his 
life, and where all of his children were born. The house was 
situated in what is now North Stonington, a short distance north 
of the present residence of Col. James T. Brown, which occupies 
the homestead site of Thomas Wheeler, born in 1602. The house 
was more recently occupied by James Irish; and before that 
owned by Jeremy Wheeler. Mrs. Ettzabetlj (Wheeler) Witter d. 
Aug. 5, 1672, and Mr. Josiah Witter m. 2d, Sarah Crandall, 
daughter of Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island, date not 
known. He d. before 1690, and his widow m. for her second hus- 
band Peter Button, and had four children, viz. : Peter, Mary, 



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WITTER FAMILY. 687 

Matthias and Eliphal Button. Josiah Witter's two sons, Ebenezer 
and John, after their father's death, relinquished all their right, 
title and interest in and to their late father's estate, by giving to 
the administrator thereof a receipt in full discharge in the year 
1689. The son John Witter, also by his receipt, relinquished all 
right, title and claim against his mother, Mrs. Sarah Crandall 
Button, and her husband, Peter Button. After the death of his 
father, Mr. Ebenezer Witter moved to the town of Preston, 
Conn., where he became a prominent and useful citizen. 

CHILDREN OP JOSIAH WITTER AND MARY WHEELER WITTER. 

4 ELIZABETH, b. March 15, 1663. 

5 MARY, b. Feb. 20, 1665. 

6 EBENEZER, b. March 25, 1668. 

CHILDREN OF JOSIAH WITTER AND SECOND WIFE SARAH CRANDALL: 

7 JOHN, b. March 11, 1677, m. Sarah Tefft, and 2d, Mary . 

8 SARAH, b. Feb. 9, 1679. 

9 HANNAH, b. March 17, 1681, m. Thomas Parke Nov. 5, 1703. 

Ebenezer Witter (No. 6) m. Dorothy Morgan, daughter of 
Joseph (No. 5), Morgan family, and Dorothy (Park) Morgan, 
May 5th, 1693; she was b. Feb. 29, 1675. She was then of New 
London, which was later Groton, Conn. Ebenezer Witter d. 
Jan. 31, 1712, and his widow m. Daniel Brewster (No. 8), of that 
family, Dec. 19, 1727, and she d. March 9, 1759. 

CHILDREN: 

10 ELIZABETH, b. March 3, 1694, m. Benjamin Brewster Oct. 16, 1714. H~ 

11 MARY, b. March 2, 1696, m. Jeremiah Tracey Oct. 13, 1713. 

12 JOSEPH (twin), b. June 12, 1698, m. Elizabeth Gore. 

13 JOSIAH (twin), b. June 12, 1698, d. Sept. 20, 1698. 

14 EBENEZER, b. Nov. 30, 1700, m. Elizabeth Brown March 26, 1726. 

15 DOROTHY, b. Dec. 11, 1702. 

16 HANNAH, b. Nov. 26, 1705, m. Ephraim Smith (No. 15), Smith family. 
• 17 WILLIAM, b. May 24, 1707. 

18 ABIGAIL, b. and d. Jan. 31, 1712. 

John Witter (No. 7) m. ist, Sarah Tefft, daughter of Samuel 
Tefft of South Kingston, R. I. She d. some time before March 

16, 1725, and m. 2d, Mary , who probably died very 

soon after Dec. "22, 1743. He was admitted a freeman in Wester- 
ly Jan. 29, 1702, and became a prominent man and a large land- 
holder, some of which remains in the possession of his descend- 
ants now. It is not surely known just how many children he had. 

CHILDREN: 

19 SARAH, b. . 

20 JOHN, JR., b. , m. Sept. 7, 1740, Annie Davis. 

21 JOSEPH, b. April 4, 1716, m. Dec. 9, 1736, Sarah Steward. 

22 MARTHA, b. , m. Oct. 18, 1747, Stephen Lewis. 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



Joseph Witter (No. 12) m. Elizabeth Gore (No. 29), of that 
family, Aug. 13, 1722. 

CHILDREN: 

23 SAMUEL, b. May 28, 1723. 

24 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 15, 1724. 
^■25 EZRA, b. Jan. 22, 1729. 

26 HANNAH, b. Oct. 3, 1730. 

27 EBENEZER, b. Sept. 11, 1732. 

28 ELIJAH, b. April 7, 1735. 

29 EUNICE, b. Dec. 8, 1740. 

Ebenezer Witter (No. 14) m. Elizabeth Brown, daughter of 
John Brown, March 26, 1729. She d. Aug. 27, 1754, and he m. 
.2d, Mrs. Mary Avery of Groton. 

CHILDREN: 

30 JOSIAH, b. and d. Nov. 17, 1729. 

31 NATHAN, b. Nov. 15, 1731. 

32 JOHN, b. and d. Sept. 17, 1733. 

33 MARY, b. July 11, 1735. 

34 JACOB, b. May 6, 1737. 

35 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 2, 1739. 

36 JOHN, b. and d. Sept. 10, 1742. 

37 EZRA, b. Oct. . 

38 JAMES, b. and d. Sept. 30, 1746. 

39 ESTHER, b. May 12, 1753. 

Capt. William Witter (No. 17) m. ist, Mary Douglass, and she 
•d. Nov. 30, 1734, and Capt. Witter m. 2d, Zerviah Smith of Can- 
terbury, Conn., Jan. i, 1735. She d. Jan. 30, 1737, and Capt. 
Witter m. 3d, Hannah Freeman Nov. 6, 1738. She d. April 19, 
1759, and Capt. Witter m. for his fourth and last wife, Elizabeth 

; she d. Aug. 9, 1798, aged 81 years, and Capt. Witter 

•d. Sept. 9, 1798, aged 91 years. 

CHILDREN BY THIRD WIPE, HANNAH FREEMAN: 

40 MARY, b. May 12, 1740. 

41 JOSIAH, b. Feb. 19, 1741. 

42 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 31, 1744, d. 1759. 

43 ZERVIAH, b. and d. March 19, 1746. 

44 DANIEL, b. May 9, 1748. - 

45 HANNAH, b. May 15, 1750, m. Jonathan Smith Nov. 23, 1769, and she d. 

May 29, 1823. 

46 FREDERICK, b. Aug. 13, 1752. 

47 ELISHA, b. April 27, 1755. 

John Witter, Jr. (No. 20) m. Annie Davis Sept. 7, 1740. He 
d. Nov., 1793. 

CHILDREN: 

48 SAMUEL, b. June 29, 1745, m. Tacy Porter Jan. 3, 1769. 
• 49 SARAH, b. , m. David Dewey Jan. 12, 1768. 

50 JOHN, b. , m. Meriam Worden April 7, 1763. 

51 HANNAH, b. , m. Nathan Porter Nov. 29, 1764. 



WITTER FAMILY. 689 

Joseph Witter (No. 21) m. Sarah Steward Dec. 9, 1736. She 
was b. May 23, 1715, and d. March 27,, 1802. He d. Jan. 12, 1799. 

CHILDREN: 

52 JOSEPH, JR., b. , never married, d. Feb., 1831. 

53 JOSIAH. b. Jan. 25, 1739, m. Tacy Reynolds Feb. 2, 1764. 

54 \YILLIAM, b. , m. Martha Cole Nov. 1, 1764. 

Ezra Witter (No. 25) and Anna Morgan, both of the town of 
Preston, Conn., were m. Feb. i, 1752. 

CHILDREN: 

55 ANNA, b. April 30, 1753. 

56 EZRA, b. Jan. 4, 1755. 

57 ISAAC, b. Jan. 10, 1757. 

58 WILLIAM, b. March 16, 1759, m. Esther Breed (No. 62a), daughter of 

Dea. Nathan and Lucy (Babcock) Breed, date unknown, and moved 
with his family to Eastern New York State. 

Ezra Witter (No. 25) while in a state of mental aberration, 
conceived the idea that his wife and children were alienated from 
him, which alienated him from them, in consequence of which 
he determined to end their existence and his own, and before his 
friends and neighbors suspected his purpose he succeeded in tak- 
ing the lives of his wife and three oldest children, but before he 
consummated his determination to take the life of his youngest 
child, William Witter, and his own life, he was seized and bound 
by his friends, which had been attracted to the awful scene by the 
heartrending screams of his wife and children. Almost immediate- 
ly after the consummation of this awful tragedy he became a rav- 
ing maniac, followed by idiocy. During the remnant of his life 
bis friends made an enclosure of timber in one of the rooms of his 
dwelling house, in which he was kept confined, until death ended 
all of his besetting horrors. His uncle, Joseph Witter (No. 24), 
was appointed guardian of the surviving son, William Witter (No. 
58), who took him toStonington, Conn., and by a proper business 
indenture bound him to Richard Wheeler in 1760, to live with 
him until he became 21 years of age, and to learn the farmers' oc- 
cupation and weavers' trade, which he faithfully performed, grow- 
ing up to manhood a model young man and subsequently becom- 
ing a prominent and useful citizen. He m., as told above, Esther 
Breed. 

Samuel Witter (No. 48) m. Tacy Porter Jan. 5, 1769. 

CHILDREN: I 

59 MARY, b. Dec. 10. 1769. 

60 HULDAH, b. March 1, 1772. 

61 DAVIS, b. May 4, 1774, d. Nov. 1, 1775. 



690 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

62 SAMUEL, JR., b. Jan. 17, 1776, m. Mary Popple Nov. 12, 1796. 

63 TACY, b. Feb. 14, 1779. 

64 JOHN, b. March 31, 1781. 

65 HANNAH, b. July 27, 1784. 

66 PAUL, b. Sept. 19, 1787. 

67 ANNIE, b. Nov. 9, 1789. 

John Witter (No. 50) m. Merriam Worden, daughter of James 
Worden of Stonington, April 7, 1763. He d. before March 5, 
1790. 

CHILDREN: 

68 ANNE, b. May 9, 1766. 

69 JOHN, b. Dec. 19, 1768. 

70 HOLLY, b. July 14, 1772. 

Josiah Witter (No. 53) m. Tacy Reynolds Feb. 2, 1764. She 
was b. March 19, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

71 WEEDEN, b. April 30, 1765. 

72 SUSANNAH, b. May 7, 1767, m. Amos Langworthy Jan. 21, 1802. 

73 LOIS, b. Oct. 1, 1768, never married. 

74 HANNAH, b. Aug. 12, 1771. 

75 JOSEPH P., b. March 28, 1773. 

76 EUNICE F., b. Oct. 31, 1775. 

77 JOSIAH, b. March 28, 1777. 

78 SARAH, b. Feb. 6, 1779. 

William Witter (No. 54) m. Nov. i, 1764, Martha Cole. 

CHILDREN: 

79 SARAH, b. Nov. 12, 1765, d. Dec. 6, 1765. 

80 SARAH, b. Dec. 3, 1766. 

81 MARTHA P., b. April 27, 1769. 

82 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 4, 1771. 

83 MARY, b. Nov. 6, 1773. 

84 WEALTHY, b. Feb. 17, 1776. 

85 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 26, 1778, m. Lucy Crandall Jan. 2, 1800. 

86 ANNE P., b. Aug. 24, 1780. 

87 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 13, 1782. 

88 PHEBE, b. . 

Susannah Witter (No. 72) m. March 21, 1802, Amos Lang- 
worthy, Jr., son of Amos Langworthy and wife, Sarah Babcock. 
She d. July 29, 1859, aged 92 years. Their daughter, Susan Lang- 
worthy, b. Dec. 8, 1810, m. Benjamin F. Chester, who was b. 
Sept. 13, 1816, and d. Jan. 23, 1889. She d. March 26, 1880. Their 
son, Albert L. Chester of Westerly, R. L, has contributed to the 
families of Witter and York. 



WOODBRIDGE FAMILY. 



Rev. John Woodbridge, a follower of Wickliffe, b. not far 
from 1492, and his descendants by the name of John to the 
fifth generation, braved the dangers of the same faith. The fifth 
in succession was the Rev. John Woodbridge, pastor of a Puri- 
tan church in Stanton, Wilts, England. He was the father of the 
first 

I. REV. JOHN WOODBRIDGE in America. The family on 
this side of the water has also been illustrious by a long line of 
ministers. 

Rev. John Woodbridge (No. i), b. 1613, bred at Oxford, but 
left the university and was brought to New England by his uncle. 
Rev. Thomas Parker, in company with his cousin, Rev. James 
Noyes, in 1634, and were some of the first at Newbury, Alass. He 
seems to have had but little tendency to preach, for in 1637, the 
same year his father died in England, he was made Surveyor of 
the Arms and Representative to the General Court. Afterwards 
he taught school in Boston. He was living in Newbury when his 
father-in-law. Gov. Thomas Dudley, stirred him up to seek ad- 
vancement as a minister, and on Oct. 24, 1645, he was ordained 
as first minister at the new town of Andover. In 1647, he went 
to England and remained there sixteen years. He was employed 
while there as a minister and teacher, but returned to Boston July 
27, 1663, and was engaged with his uncle Parker in the ministry 
for a few years, until some dissension arose in the church, vv^hen 
he was dismissed before 1670. He d. March 17, 1695. He m. in 
1639, Mercy, daughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley, who was the son 
of Capt. Roger Dudley, b. in England in 1576, came to NeW' Eng- 
land in 1630, was several years Governor of Massachusetts Col- 
ony, and d. at Roxbury July 31, 1653, aged 'JJ years. His first 
wife, or the one who came v/ith him, d. in 1643. He m. again be- 
fore 1645, and had five more children, four by the first wife, of 



692 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

which Mercy, the wife of Rev. John Woodbridge, was one ; she 
was b. Sept. t.'j, 1621, and d. July i, 1691, aged 70. Her sister, 
Patience, m. Maj. Gen. Daniel Denison, and so this family is con- 
nected and related to both Denison and Noyes, as the mother of 
this Rev. John was daughter of Rev. Robert Parker and sister 
of the wife of Rev. William Noyes of Choulderton, Eng. Through 
this name of Dudley comes the favorite baptismal name into the 
Woodbridge family. 

CHILDREN OF REV. JOHN AND MERCY WOODBRIDGE: 

2 SARAH, b. June 7. 1640. 

3 LUCIA, b. March 13, 1642, m. Rev. Simon Bradstreet of New London, 

and 2d, Capt. Daniel Epps Oct. 2, 1667. 

4 DOROTHY, b. . 

5 ANNE, b. . 

6 JOHN, b. 1644. 

7 THOMAS, b. 1649, m. June 12, 1871, Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. Ann, 

second wife of Capt. Paul White, by a former husband, d. March 30, 
1681, aged 33 years. In Judge Sewall's diary is the following: 
"Thomas Woodbridge, so burnt, in his own fire, that he dieth of in- 
supportable torment, in about twelve hours' time." 

8 MARY, b. 1652. 

9 MARTHA, b. . 

10 TIMOTHY, b. 1656, in England; was sixth minister of Hartford; m. 

Mehitable, daughter of Samuel Wyllis, widow of Rev. Isaac Foster, 
and she had first been widow of Daniel Russell of Charlestown. He 
m. 2d, Abigail, daughter of the rich widow of Phineas Wilson of 
Hartford, by her third husband, John Warren of Boston. He m. 3d, 
Mary, daughter of Hon. William Pitkin, widow of a minister. Only 
one child, Theodore, b. June 23, 1717. 

11 JOSEPH, b. , m. Martha, eldest child of Ezekiel Rogers of Ipswich, 

May 20, 1688. 

12 BENJAMIN, b. , m. Mary, daughter of Rev. John Ward of Haver- 

hill, June 13, 1672; he d. Jan. 15, 1710. 
Three of these sons, viz., John, Timothy and Benjamin, were ministers, and 
two of the daughters were ministers' wives. 

John Woodbridge (No. 6), b. probably at Andover, 1644, began 
to preach there 1666, at Windsor in 1668, and he was ordained 
April 7, 1669, at Kenilworth, Conn., as it was called before mod- 
ern barbarity inflicted the present name of Killingworth, and the 
government of the colony made him a grant of 250 acres of land 
the next year for good conduct. In 1679 he was settled at Weth- 
ersfield. He m. Oct. 26, 1671, Abigail, eldest daughter of Gov. 
WilHam Leete. He d. 1690. 

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL: 

13 JOHN, b. in Killingworth, 1678, settled in West Springfield in 1698, and 

m. Nov. 14, 1699, Jemima Elliot. He d. June 10, 1718. 

14 EPHRAIM, b. 1680, graduated at Harvard College 1701; m. Hannah Mor- 

gan May 4, 1704. He was the first minister of Groton, and was or- 
dained Nov., 1704. He continued pastor of this church till 1724, and 
d. in December of the following year, 1725. 



WOODBRIDGE FAMILY. 693 

CHILDREN: 

15 DUDLEY, b. April 21, 1705. 

16 PAUL. b. March 12, 170S. He was father of Rev. El)hraim of New 

London. 

17 AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 29, 1710. 

18 HANNAH, b. Feb. 9, 1714. 

19 MARY. b. Oct. 27, 1719. 

20 OLIVER, b. Dec. 3, 1723. 

Dr. Dudley Woodbridge, physician at Stonington (No. 15), 
graduated at Harvard College 1724, m. Sarah Sheldon 1739. She 
was daughter of Dea. Isaac and wife, Elizabeth (Pratt) Sheldon, 
of Hartford, Conn.; he d. Oct. 4, 1790. She d. Nov. 11, 1796. 

CHILDREN: 

21 WILLIAM, b. July 18, 1745, m. Zerviah Williams (No. 209), Aug. 7, 1775. 

No children. 

22 DUDLEY, b. Oct. 9, 1747, in Stonington, moved to Norwich and m. April, 

1774, Lucy, daughter of Elijah and Lucy (Griswold) Bachus; they 
v.'ent to Marietta, Ohio, 1788, and he d. there Aug. 6, 1823. Pour chil- 
dren survived him. His wife d. Oct. 6, 1817. He was a judge in Ohio. 

HIS CHILDREN WERE: 

1 LUCY, b. 1775, d. 1816 in Ohio, m. 1795, Dr. J. G. Petit. 

2 SARAH, b. 1777, d. 1828, m. John Mathews of New Britain, Mass. 

3 DUDLEY, b. Nov. 10, 1778, m. 1st, Jane R. Gilman in 1807, and 2d, Maria 

Morgan. He d. 1853. 

4 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 20, 1780. He m. June 29, 1806, Julianna, daughter of 

Hon. John Trumbull, LL. D. He d. Oct. 20, 1861. He was member 
of the Legislature of Ohio, delegate to Congress, judge of the Superior 
Court, Governor of the State of Michigan and U. S. Senator two 
terms. He d. 1861. 

5 DAVID, b. and d. young. 

6 JOHN, b. Nov. 25, 1785, m. Jan. 22, 1816, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 

Buchanan; they had 16 children. He d. May, 1863, aged 78 years. 
She d. Aug. 15, 1861. 

23 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 1, 1749, d. 1809, m. 1st, Elizabeth Sheldon, and 2d, Lucy 

Sheldon, and had ten children. 

24 ELIZABETH or BETSEY, b. May 13, 1752, d. 1793, m. Daniel Rodman 

June 9, 1774; six children. 

25 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 31, 1757, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Zabdiel and 

wife, Elizabeth (Tracy) Rogers, 1778; had nine children; she d. 1800. 

26 BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 15, 1758, d. unmarried. 

27 LUCY, b. May 4, 1760, d. unmarried. 

28 CHARLOTTE, b. Dec. 28, 1761, m. Giles Mumford Dec. 23, 1779; 2d, Dr. 

Simon Wolcott of New London. 

29 SARAH or SALLY, b. June 28, 1767, m. Simon Rhodes (No. 4), June 14, 

1790. 

Pr. Dudley Woodbridge (No. 15) was born at Poquonock, now 
Centre Groton, studied medicine, graduated and commenced 
practice in Old Mystic, Conn., and built the house, now owned 
and occupied by Mrs. Lucy (Stanton) Wheeler. After a few 
years at that place he bought the "Whitehall" farm in Stoning- 



694 HISTOEY OF STONINGTON. 

ton and erected the present mansion house now owned by Mr. 
Samuel Bentley, and he remained there till his death. 

Joseph Woodbridge (No. 23) m. Elizabeth Sheldon, and, 2nd, 
Ivucy Sheldon. Had ten children. 

30 WILLIAM, b. , and m. Eliza D. Phelps (No. 66), of the Phelps 

family, Jan. 18, 1831. 

31 DUDLEY, b. , and m. Maria Smith (No. 114), that family. 

32 CHARLOTTE, b. , and m. White. 

33 LUCY, b. , and m. William W. Rodman Jan. 10, 1816. 

34 EMMA, b. , and m. Dr. George E. Palmer May 23, 1826 (No. 394), 

that family. 

35 JULIA, b. , and m. a Mr. Eddy. 



YORK FAMILY. 



June 20, 1635, there embarked on board the good ship 
"ThiHp," Richard Morgan, master, forty-two passengers, who 
were to be transported from England to Virginia, in America. 
They had been previously examined by the minister of Graves- 
end as to their conformity to the orders and discipline of the 
Church of England and had taken the oath of allegiance. 

I. JAMES YORK, SR., was one of the passengers of the 
good ship "Philip" in 1635, rated therein at the age of 21 years, 
consequently he was born in the year 16 14. It is not known at 
what place in Virginia Capt. Morgan landed his passengers, or 
whether he landed them in that colony at all. If they were landed 
there, our James York did not remain there long. He doubtless 
soon after his arrival in this country, came north, whether by land 
or water, we do not know, but the first record we have of him is 
in Braintree, Mass. 

James York, St., came to Stonington, Conn., in the year 1660, 
when this town was under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, and 
called by the name of Southertown, and settled on grants of land 
which then included the present farm of Gideon P. Chesebrough, 
east of Anguilla or Wequetequock brook, also the farm of Erastus 
D. Miner and the Simon Rhodes place, now owned by Clark 
Chapman, and there he built him a dwelling house on the north 
side of the then Indian path, now known as the old Post road, 
where he lived the remainder of his life, dying in 1683, aged 69 
years. His widow died in 1685. 

James York (No. i) m. Joannah , the family name of 

his wife is not known, neither the place of their marriage, but the 
date thereof must have been about 1637. 

CHILDREN: 

2 ABIGAIL, b. about 1638 or 1639; she m. John Beebe of New London, 
Conn; she d. March 9, 1725, aged 86 or 87 years. Their children were 
John, Benjamin and Rebecca Beebe. Rebecca Beebe married Rich- 
ard Shaw of Easthampton. 



696 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

3 JAMES, JR., b. June 14, 1648. He doubtless came to Stonington, Conn., 

with his father, when under age, for his name is mentioned in the 
town records several times before the date 1672, when Savage says, 
"He sold his estate in Boston, Mass., where he was engaged in busi- 
ness, and came to Stonington," for on- the Stonington town records, 
under date of Jan. 15, 1667, "100 acres of land layed out to James 
York, Jr.," and he was also one of the men who received land 
grants for service in Indian wars. He v/as made a freeman in 
Connecticut in 1673, and died Oct. 26, 1676, and his widow m. for 
her second husband Henry Elliot, March 12, 1679. 

James York, Jr., (No. 3) m. in Stonington, Conn., Jan. 19, 
1669, Deborah Bell, daughter of Thomas and Anna Bell. 

CHILDREN: 

4 DEBORAH BELL,, b. Jan. 8, 1670, d. Feb. 21, 1672. 

5 JAMES, b. Dec. 17. 1672. 

6 WILLIAM, b. July 24, 1674, m. Mary Alley Dec. 18, 1695. 

7 THOMAS, b. Oct. 14, 1676, m. Mary Brown Jan. 9, 1704 (No. 19), of Lynn 

Brown family. A Mary York m. Beriah Brooks April 8, 1698, who 
was probably daughter of this James York, Jr., and wife, Deborah 
Bell. The children of Mrs. Deborah Bell York and second husband, 
Henry Elliot^ were: 

1 DEBORAH ELLIOT, b. April 11, 1680. 
la ANNA ELLIOT, b. Nov. 28, 1681. 

2 HOPB.STILL ELLIOT, b. Aug. 18, 1684. 

3 MARY ELLIOT, b. May 22, 1687, m. William Bentley (No. 2). 

4 DOROTHY ELLIOT, b. April 15, 1688. 

5 ELIZABETH ELLIOT, b. Aug. 3, 1690. 

6 HENRY ELLIOT, b. April 16, 1693. 

7 JOSEPH ELLIOT, b. Oct. 21, 1694. 

James York (No. 5) m. Hannah Stanton, daughter of Joseph 
and wife, Hannah (Meade) Stanton, of Quonacontaug, Westerly, 
R. I., Nov. 13, 1695, and he d. in 1759. 

CHILDREN: 

8 HANNAH, b. March 28, 1697. 

9 JOANNAH, b. Dec. 31, 1699. 

10 JAMES, b. Sept. 6, 1702, m. Elizabeth Case. 

11 ANNA, b. Jan. 21, 1704. 

12 EDWARD, b. June 21, 1706. 

13 STANTON, b. March 14, 1708, m. Jemima Shaw April 30, 1730. 

14 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 26, 1710. 

William York (No. 6) m. Mary Alley Dec. 18, 1695, and he was 
drowned June 17, 1697. 

CHILDREN: 

15 DEBORAH, b. Oct. 6, 1696. 

Thomas York (No. 7) m.Mary Brown (No. 19) of Lynn Brown 
family, daughter of Thomas and wife, Hannah (Collins) Brown, 
Jan. 9, 1704. 



YORK FAMILY. 697 

CHILDREN: 

16 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 3, 1705. 

17 MARY. b. Oct. 17, 1710. 

IS THANKFUL, b. April 23, 1712. 

19 THOMAS, b. Jan. 24, 1714. 

20 JOHN, b. March 16, 1716. 

21 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 22, 171S. 

22 DEBORAH, b. Jan. 13, 1720. 

23 COLLINS, b. in 1722. 

24 BELL, b. in 1725. 

James York (No. lo) m. Elizabeth Case Jan. ii, 1728. She was 
of South Kingston, R. I., and h. in Charlestown, R. I.; she d. in 
South Kingston March 27, 1784, in her 78th year. He was 
admitted freeman in Westerly March i, 1727, and chosen con- 
stable June 5, 1738. 

CHILDREN: 

25 EDWARD, b. April 18, 1730. 

26 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 11, 1732. 

27 STEPHEN, b. May 24, 1735. 

28 HANNAH, b. Feb. 28, 1738. 

29 JAMES, b. Nov. 25, 1740. 

30 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 20, 1742. 

William York (No. 16) m. Comfort Burdick May 18, 1727. 

CHILDREN: 

31 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 22, 1728. 

Mrs. Comfort York d. July 22, 1728, and her husband m. 2nd, 
Hannah Palmer (No. 90) that family, Feb. 22, 1730. 

CHILDREN: 

32 AMOS, b. Oct. 15, 1730, m. Lucretia Miner. 

33 MARY, b. April 30, 1732. 

34 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 29, 1735. 

Thomas York (No. 19) m. Deborah Brown Nov. 10, 1737. 

CHILDREN: 

35 THOMAS, b. Juljr 28, 1738. 

36 JESSE, b. Aug. 1, 1740. 

37 DEBORAH, b. Feb. 5, 1742. 

38 SAMUEL, b. May 22, 1745. 

39 JABISH, b. July 25, 1748. 

-40 ALLEN, b. Jan. 1, 1754; was pensioner under the act of 1832 in New 
Lnndon, Conn. 

41 DOROTHY, b. June 16, 1758. 

42 HANNAH, b. May 15, 1760. 

43 CHARLOTTE, b. Aug. 13, 1764. 

John York (No. 20) and Anna Brown, both of Stonington, 
Conn., were m. July 30, 1743. 

CHILDREN: 

44 JOHN, b. July 30, 1744. 

45 ANNA, b. May 26, 1746, d. young. 



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698 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

46 ANNA, b. July 17, 1755. 

47 LUCY, b. Aug. 31, 1758, m. Asa Spalding, M. D. 

48 L.YDIA, b. Dec. 28, 1760, m. Thomas Miner (No. 146), that family. 

49 MARTHA, b. April 17, 1762. 

Joseph York (No. 21) and Hannah Chesebrough, both of Ston- 
ington, Conn. (No. 116) were m. May 10, 1744. This Mrs. Han- 
nah York died soon after her marriage, and Mr. Joseph York m. 
2d, Esther Jamison Aug. 25, 1748. 

CHILDREN: 

50 CHRISTOPHER, b. July 10, 1749. 

51 GERSHOM, b. April 7, 1753, m. Lois Williams (No. 83), Feb. 3, 1785, 

and went to Randolph, Vt. 

52 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 6, 1756. 

53 ESTHER, b. Aug. 16, 1759. 

54 ROBERT, b. Oct. 17, 1761. 

55 HANNAH, b. March 11, 1764. 

ColHns York (No. 23) and Eunice Grant (No. 27), both of 
Stonington, Conn., were married May 29, 1755. 

CHILDREN: 

56 EUNICE, b. April 16, 1756. 

57 COLLINS, b. Sept. 25, 1758. 

58 OLIVER, b. March 15, 1762, m. Rebecca Swan (No. 89), that family. 

Mrs. Eunice (Grant) York died, and her husband m. 2d, Free- 
love Palmer, Dec. ii, 1766. 

Bell York (No. 24) and Ruth Main (No. 39), of Main family, 
both of Stonington, were m. Feb. 18, 1747. 

CHILDREN: 

59 RUTH, b. May 14, 1748. 

60 BELL, b. Feb. 16, 1750. 

61 JAMBS, b. Oct. 9, 1752, d. young. 

62 MARY, b. May 15, d. young. 

63 JAMES, b. Sept. 11, 1756. 

64 THEDE, b. Oct. 4, 1758. 

65 SARAH, b. Jan. 22, 1761, m. Rufus Maine (No. 54), Maine family. 

66 PHEBE, b. Nov. 30, 1762. 

67 JEREMIAH, b. Jan. 3, 1765, m. Thankful Thurston, daughter of (No. 45) 

in the Main family, April 18, 1793, and d. May 26, 1853. 

68 MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1767. 

69 YEOMANS, b. March 4, 1773. 

WilHam York (No. 30) m. Anna Peckham, daughter of Daniel 
and Mary Peckham, on Nov. 15, 1766. She was b. Sept. 20, 1742. 
He d. Feb. 29, 1834. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and 
for two years a sergeant in Capt. Congdon's company, Col. Noyes 
regiment of Massachusetts troops, for which he received a pen- 
sion. 



YORK FAMILY." 699 

CHILDREN: 

70 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 25, 1767. 

71 HANNAH, b. Nov. 15, 1770, never married. 

72 JAMES, b. Feb. 6, 1772, m. Martha Saunders. 

73 ISAAC, b. April 4, 1776. 

74 AUGUSTUS, b. July 28, 1778, never married. 

75 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 15, 1780, never married. 

76 ELIZABETH, b. March 5, 1785, m. John Wilde July 24, 1804. 

77 ANNA, b. Aug. 24, 1788, m. Thurston. 

Jesse York (No. 36) m. Anna Breed (No. 22) Jan. 7, 1762. He 
d. Dec. 13, 1808. 

CHILDREN: 

78 ANNA, b. Dec. 5, 1762, m. Andrew Chapman (No. 14). 

79 LOIS, b. Sept. 14, 1765, m. Elisha Wheeler (No. 357), March 30, 1786. 

80 JESSE, b. April 15, 1768. 

81 NATHAN, b. Sept. 8, 1771. 

82 DEBORAH, b. Aug. 15, 1774, m. Bell York (No. 60). 

83 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 1, 1777. 

84 REUBEN, b. Oct. 2, 1780. 

John York (No. 44) m. Keturah Brown. She was b. May 24, 
1770. 

CHILDREN: 

85 JOHN, b. March 17, 1771, m. Martha Wheeler (No. 359). ' 

86 THOMAS, b. Feb. 24, 1773. 

87 KETURAH, b. June 1, 1775. 

88 ICHABOD, b. June 27, 1777. 

89 PALTSEY, b. Feb. 23, 1780. 

90 ANNA, b. Jan. 16, 1782. 

91 LUCINDA, b. Feb. 24, 1785. 

92 SARAH, b. Oct. 20, 1787. 

93 LUCY, b. July 15, 1794.- 

Allen York (No. 40) m. Zerviah Wheeler (No. 349), Jan. 18, 
1776. 

CHILDREN: 
94- ZERVIAH, b. Dec. 14, 1776, m. David Wheeler (No. 391). 

95 CONTENT, b. Oct. 28, 1781, m. Saxton Miner (No. 211), that family. 

Collins York (No. 57) m. Polly Randall (No. 70) May 3, 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

96 COLLINS, b. June 15, 1784. 

97 POLLY, b. June 21, 1787. 

98 CHARLES, b. July 22, 1793, went to Chenango, New York State. 

Bell York (No. 60) m. Anna Brown, Dec. 28, 1770. She d. 
May 6, 1795. 

CHILDREN: 

99 BELL, b. April 10, 1771. 

100 ANNA, b. Feb. 15, 1773. 

101 SARAH, b. Nov. 23, 1774. 

102 ESTHER, b. Oct. 27, 1776. 

103 MARTHA, b. Dec. 16, 1780. 

104 MAKVIN, b. Nov. 7, 1784. 

105 ZEBULON, b. Oct. 20, 1783. 

106 RUTH, b. March 20, 1786. 



700 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

After Mrs. Anna (Brown) York died, her husband m. 2d, 
Deborah York (No. 82), in 1808. 

CHILDREN: 

107 ISAAC, b. July 13, 1810. 

108 DANIEL, b. Sept. 29, 1812, m. Esther Babcock Jan. 28, 1838. He d. Jan. 

22, 1866. 

THEIR CHILDREN WERE: 

109 SAMUEL A., b. May 25, 1839, m. Helen E. Osborn Nov. 1, 1865. 

110 JOHN L., b. July 22, 1845, m. Etoma Edgecomb Sept. 13, 1882. 

James York (No. 63) m. I^ucy Palmer March 11, 1781. 

CHILDREN: 

111 LUCY, b. Jan. 29, 1782. 

112 HANNAH, b. March 24, 1783. 

113 MARTHA, b. June 14, 1784. 

114 SUSANNA, b. Oct. 20, 1786. 

115 NABBY or ABBY, b. May 22, 1790, m. Jarius Palmer March 17, 1811 (No. 

396), of Palmer family. 

Jeremiah York (No, 67) m. Thankful Thurston April 18, 1793. 

CHILDREN: 

116 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 25, 1794. 

117 FANNIE, b. Jan. 7, 1796. 

118 EDWARD, b. Aug. 20, 1797. 

119 MARTIN, b. July 31, 1799. 

120 ELECTA, b. July 30, 1802. Also 

121 RANDALL, b. . 

122 THANKFUL, b. . 

123 HIRAM, b. . 

124 RUTH, b. . 



125 CAROLINE, b. 

126 LYDIA, b. 



Yeomans York (No. 69) m. Prudence Chapman June 9, 1791 ; 
Mrs. York d. May 9, 1792, and he m. 2d, . 

Benjamin York (No. 70) m. ist, Nov. 4, 1790, Zilpha Cran- 
dall, daughter of Caleb and Patience Crandall of Charlestown, R, 
I. She d. Aug. 8, 1794, aged 2j years. 

They had two children, but both died young, and Mr. York m. 
2d, Jan. 21, 1801, Desire Saunders, daughter of Joshua Saunders 
of Charlestown. She d. Nov. 29, 1863, aged 85 yrs. He d. June 7, 
1850. 

CHILDREN: 

127 SAUNDERS, b. Oct. 30, 1801. 

128 ISAAC, b. June 24, 1804. 

129 WELCOME, b. Feb. 6, 1807, d. young. 

130 MARY ANN, b. Oct. 21, 1808, m. Emerson Bibber. 

131 ASENATH, b. March 1, 1812, m. Malborn Saunders. 

132 CODDINGTON, b. , drowned. 

133 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 20, 1819, m. Jan. 9, 1842, Prudence Bliven. 

Benjamin York, Jr. (No. 133) m. Jan. 9, 1842, Prudence Bliven, 



TORK FAMILY. 701 

daughter of Capt. Nathan Bliven of Westerly, R. I. She d. Jan. 
14, 1892. He d. April 27, 1899. 

CHILDREN: 

134 ISAAC F., b. Feb. 8, 1843, d. in Andersonville prison. 

135 WALBERT G., b. May 17, 1844, m. Jane Larkin. 

136 COURTLAND D., b. and CAROLINE D., b., twins, April 17, 1846, d. 

young. 

137 ELIZABETH R., b. Nov. 22, 1848, m. Albert L. Chester. 

138 MARY ANN, b. , and m. Edward C. Brown. 

139 FRANCIS, b. twins, Nov. 20, 1851, m. Lillian Hawkins. 

140 ALICE M., b. Sept. 11, 1855, m. George F. Wells. 

James York (No. 72) m. Martha Saunders, daughter of Joshua 
Saunders, and sister of Desire, who m. Capt. Benjamin York. 

CHILDREN: 

141 JAMES, b. , m. Betsey Nash. 

142 WILLIAM, b. June 13, 1809, m. Mary Barber. 

143 MARTHA, b. , m. Benjamin Barnes. 

James York (No. 141) m. Betsey Nash, . 

CHILDREN: 

144 JOSEPH C, b. , m. Elizabeth Potter March 6, 1851. 

145 JONATHAN W., b. , m. Susan S. Potter Aug. 6, 1850. 

146 FRANCES, b. , m. Otis Prentice. 

147 JOSHUA, b. , m. Hannah Hammond. 

148 MARTHA (twin), b. , m. John Chappell. 

149 ELIZABETH (twin), b. , m. Orrin Lester. 

150 JANE, b. , m. William D. Potter. 

151 JAMES, b. , m. Sarah Smith. 

152 LYDIA, b. , m. Alfred H. Hartley. 

153 NATHAN, b. , m. Almira C. Bentley; two other children, d. young. 

William York (No. 142) m. Mary Barber Jan. 29, 1832. He d. 
Feb. 2, 1888. She was b. Oct. 29, 1808, and d. Sept. 3, 1880. 

CHILDREN: 

154 MARY C, b. April 2, 1833, d. Feb. 7, 1873. 

155 WILLIAM, JR., b. April 15, 1835, m. Mary Sophia Wheeler, daughter 

of (No. 454), Wheeler family, Nov. 20, 1863. 

156 SUSAN, b. Feb. 10, 1837, m. Paul A. Noyes (No. 379), of Noyes family. 

157 ALBERT D., b. May 30, 1838, d. young. 

158 NANCY B., b. Oct. 27, 1839. 

159 EDWIN, b. May 7, 1842. 

160 MARTHA B., b. May 1, 1844, d. young. 

161 CAROLINE, b. June 9, 1845. 

162 HARRIET, b. April 25, 1847. 

163 ALBERT, b. May 9, 1849, d. young. 

164 HERBERT, b. Oct. 7, 1852, d. young. 

Jesse York (No. 80) and Cynthia Miner (No. 216), that family, 
were m. in 1794. 

CHILDREN: 

165 CYNTHIA, b. Oct. 21, 1795, m. John P. Williams Nov. 28, 1816 (No. 304). 

166 NANCY, b. July 4, 1801, m. John W. Hull (No. 16), that family. 



702 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

Nathan York (No. 8i) m. Martha or Patty Breed (No. 98a),. 
Breed family. 

CHILDREN: 

167 NATHAN, b. Sept. 16, 1811, m. Nancy Main. (No. 167). 

168 MARY A., b. Sept. 12, 1812, d. young. 

169 MARTHA, b. June 7, 1814. 

170 MANITA, b. Sept. 26, 1815, m. B. F. Sisson (No. 56), that family. 

171 BLISHA W., b. Oct. 9, 1817, d. yonng. 

172 REUBEN, b. Jan. 22, 1819. 

173 SARAH B., b. Jan. 25, 1821. 

174 ELIZA, b. July 31, 1822, d. young. 

175 SAMUEL B., b. Feb. 8, 1824, d. young. 

176 ABEL B., b. Aug. 2, 1825, d. young. 

177 EUNICE, b. Seipt. 30, 1827, d. young. 

178 HORACE F., b. Nov. 14, 1828. 

179 CALVIN, b. Aug. 13, 1830, d. young. 

180 EMELINE, b. March 15, 1833, d. young. 

181 WILLIAM 0., b. Jan. 23, 1836. 

William York (No. 83) m. Naomi Ray at Preston, Conn., Feb. 
17, 1802. 

CHILDREN: 

182 NAOMI, b. Dec. 12, 1803. 

183 SPBDA, b. Feb. 4, 1806. 

184 JESSE, b. April 19, 1809. 

185 STEPHEN, b. Aug. 3, 1811. 

186 MARYETTA, b. April 1, 1814. 

187 ANNIE, b. June 14, 1817. 

188 RAY, b. Feb. 14, 1820. 

189 DEBORAH P., b. June 22, 1824. 

Reuben York (No. 84) and Hannah Breed (No. 95) of that 
family were m. Jan. i, 1804. 

CHILDREN: 

190 THOMAS J., b. Feb. 5, 1806, d. Jan. 5, 1834, m. Martha Wheeler (No. 408). 

191 LOIS, b. Oct. 25, 1807, d. Nov. 22, 1878. 

192 JABISH B., b. June 25, 1811, d. Feb. 2, 1871. 

193 MARY E., b. June 27, 1813, d. Aug. 9, 1870. 

Thomas York (No. 35) m. Abigail Main March 9, 1758. 

SON: 

194 THOMAS, b. Jan. 5, 1759. 

Oliver York (No. 58) m. Rebecca Swan (No. 89) of the Swan 
family Nov. 4, 1784. He kept a hotel, which was situated on the 
southeast corner of the Wadawanuck square, in Stonington bor- 
ough. 

CHILDREN: 

195 OLIVER, b. , m. Charlotte Smith (No. 116), Smith family. No 

children. 

196 EUNICE, b. , m. Rev. William R. Gould Sept. 18, 1805. 

197 EMMA, bapt. Oct. 1, 1809. 

198 REBECCA, bapt. March 25, 1810. 



YORK FAMILY. 703 

199 HARRIET, bapt. March 25, ISIO. 

200 ELIZA, bapt. Sept. 11, 1S14. 

201 STILES, bapt. Sept. 11, 1S14. 

Zebulon T. York (No. 105) m. Betsey Chapman (No. 56), that 
family, of Voluntown, March 17, 1803. 

CHILDREN: 

202 AVERY, b. Feb. 28, 1806, d. Oct. 12, 1847. 

203 ABBY, b. July 9, 1807, d. April 18, 1848. 

204 JOHN C, b. April 8, 1812, d. March 25, 1848. 

205 EUNICE E., b. May 16, 1815, d. Dec. 24, 1833. 

, 206 ZEBULON T., b. July 19, 1817, d. Feb. 10, 1899. 

207 AMOS C, b. May 24, 1826, d. Jan. 22, 1834. 

208 ECMINA, b. April 4, 1809, m. Aaron Thompson and d. March 14, 1822. 

Amos York (No. 32) m.Lucretia Miner (No. 177b) of the Miner 
family Oct. 15, 1752. She d. Oct. 3, 1821, and he d. Oct. 30, 1778. 

CHILDREN: 

209 WEALTHY ANN, b. Nov. 6, 1752, d. 1753. 

210 ESTHER M., b. Nov. 15, 1754, m. Aaron Smith. 

211 LUCINDA, b. April 21, 1757, m. Ahobiah Buck. 

212 WEALTHY ANN, b. Nov. 3, 1759, m. Benjamin Smith. 

213 KEZIAH, b. Jan. 1, 1762, m. Lot Turrell. 

214 SARAH, b. May 4, 1764, m. Robert Carr. 

215 TEMPERANCE, b. May 6, 1766, m. Daniel Turrell. 

216 MANASSAH, b. Oct. 11, 1768, m. Betsey Arnold. 

217 BRINTHIA, b. Sept. 27, 1770, m. William Sherman Buck. 

218 HANNAH, b. April 22, 1772, m. Stephen Beckwith. 

219 AMOS, b. July 1, 1775, d. young. 

220 AMOS, b. June 21, 1777, d. young. 



APPENDIX. 



APPENDIX. 



COPY OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN JAMES BABCOCK AND HIS MOTHER. 

To all persons whom these presents may concern, Greeting: 

Know Ye, That I James Babcock, son to John Babcock of the Town of West- 
erly In the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and King's 
Province & Deceased, who died Intestate. I being the rightful heir by law unto 
all my Father's inheritance, consisting of lands, doe by these presents de- 
clare that for and in consideration of the premises hereafter to be expressed, 
I doe covenant and agree with my loving, natural mother Mary Babcock to 
except of the one-half of the Farm that we are now dwelling on, my part to 
begin at the west end of the farme and go to extend eastward untill the com- 
plement be made by upon an equal division. 

And also the value of a double portion of the moveable estate to be divided 
among my brothers, and the new dwelling house now standing upon the 
farme, I say, I doe except of what is abovesd, in full satisfaction for my parte, 
or portion of my deceased father's estate. And doe further declare by these 
presents that I doe freely surrender up to my loving mother my whole right, 
title and interest unto all the rest of the lands, belonging to my deceased 
father, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or 
any wise appertaining, to have and enjoy and dispose of as she shall see it 
meet during the term of her life or after her decease, provided, that she shall 
see it meet during the time of her life or after her decease, provided she shall 
dispose of it unto my father's male children, I say, given, granted and sur- 
rendered by me, James Babcock, from me, my heirs, assigns, forever, upon 
the condition abovesd. In witness whereof w© have hereunto set our hands 
and seals. 

JAMES BABCOCK, (Seal.) 

Mark 
MARY 111 BABCOCK. (Seal.) 

Her 
Signed and sealed in the presence of 
TOBIAS SAUNDERS, 
JEFFRES CHAMPION 
his mark. 
This present day of June, 1685. 

This is a true copy compared with the original and entered by Joseph L. 
Clark, Clerk of the Towne, this 28th day of Jan. 1685. 



DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE OF JOHN BABCOCK BY TOWN COUNCIL. 

These are to certify all persons whom it may concern, that "whereas John 
Babcock of the Town of Westerly, deceased without a will, whereby the care of 
the widow and orphans respecting the settlement of the deceased man's estate 
is by law commanded to the cognizance of the Town Council. 

We, therefore, who are the Commissioners appointed by the Towne, ac- 
cording to trust committed unto us, having taken an inventory of the de- 
ceased's persons estate and likewise finding a settled agreement between the 
widow and the eldest son, James Babcock, the son of John Babcock, respect- 
ing his own portion out of his deceased's father's estate, judge it meet to make 
^no alteration of the said agreement, and likewise finding the remaining part 



708 



HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 



of the moveable estate to amount to the sum of 790 pounds, 3 S. Pence, 
we do order and appoint unto the widow of the deceased John Babcock, the 
sum of 263 pounds, seven shillings and 8 pence for her part of the abovesd. 
sum, it being one-third part; and whereas there are nine children more, to wit: 
Ann Babcock, Mary Babcock, John babcock, Job Babcock, George Babcock, 
Blihu Babcock, Robert Babcock, Joseph babcock, Oliver babcock, we doe order 
and appoint to the several children the sum of sixty seven pounds, two shil- 
lings and four pence for each child, out of the remaining parte of the afore- 
sd. sum as they come of age. 

And furthermore we doe by these presents, order, constitute and appoint, 
Mary Babcock, the widow of the deceased John Babcock, executrix of all the 
orphan's estate consisting of lands or catttle or houses or monies and whatso- 
ever else valuable according to Inventory. And likewise to charge care of the 
orphans, drawing their monies, and in case any one or more of the orphans 
die before they come of age, then his or their portion to be equally divided 
among those that survive; we doe hereby also order and appoint that the 
widow shall pay or cause to be paid the several legacies unto the children as 
is before expressed in the meantime To give in bonds to the Council for the 
performance thereof. 

TOBIAS SAUNDERS, 
WILLIAM W. CHAMPION. 

This is a true copy of the original, compared and entered by Joseph Clark, 
Clerk to the Town, this 7th of Feb., 1685. 

EDWARD V. LARKIN, 



A LIST OP STONINGTON MEN WHO SERVED IN THE COLONIAL INDIAN 
WARS OP NEW ENGLAND. 

31. Thomas Park, 

32. Henry Elliott, 
S3. Isaac Wheeler, 

34. John Gallup, 

35. Benadam Gallup, 

36. William Gallup, 

37. Nathaniel Chesebrough, 
_.38. Ephraim Miner, 

39. Joseph Miner, 

- 40. Samuel Miner, 

41. John Ashcraft, 

42. Joshua Holmes, 

43. Edmund Panning, Jr., 

- 44. John Denison, 

45. Henry Bennet, 

46. Henry Hall, 

47. Capt. James Pendleton, 

48. Daniel Crumb, 

49. Nicholas Cottrell. 

50. Clement Miner, 

51. William Randall, 

52. Thomas Williams, 

53. Robert Holmes, 
"^"'"-S^. Joseph Ingraham, 

- -55. William Billings, 

56. John Shaw, 

57. Stephen Richardson, 

— 58. Ebenezer Billings, 

59. Jonathan Burch, 

60. Samuel Richardson, 



- 1. 


Capt. George Denison, 


2. 


John Prink, 


3. 


John Avery, 


4. 


Thomas Avery, 


^5. 


Samuel Yeomans, 


--6. 


John Pish, 


— 7. 


George Denison, Jr., 


^ 8. 


William Denison, 


9. 


Nathaniel Beebe, 


10. 


Henry Stephens, 


IL 


Edmund Fanning, 


12. 


John Bennet, 


13. 


William Bennet, 


14. 


Ezekiel Mayn. 


15. 


William Wheeler, 


16. 


Gershom Palmer, 


17. 


Thomas Stanton, 


18. 


Thomas Stanton, Jr., 


19. 


Samuel Stanton, 


20. 


Robert Stanton, 


21. 


Daniel Stanton, 


22. 


Manasseth Miner, 


23. 


James Millit, 


24. 


Rev. James Noyes, 


25. 


Capt. John Stanton, 


26. 


Joseph Stanton, 


27. 


James York, 


28. 


Thomas Bell, 


- 29. 


Lieut. Thomas Miner, 


30. 


Robert Park. 



APPENDIX. 709 

WILL OP NICHOLAS COTTRELL, SR. 

Last yviU and testament of Nicholas Cottrell, Sen., living by Taunton River, 
talven day of Feb. 16S0, as followeth: as Cottrell having my per- 
fect memory and understanding, but being weak in body my body to the 

grave and my soule to God that gave it, and I give unto my eldest son, Nichol- 
as Cottrell, five shillings hee having received a sufficient portion of me before. 
I give and bequeath unto my son John Cottrell, one hundred acres of land which 
he now liveth upon, at Skonomicutt by Narragansett. I give and bequeath unto 
my son Gershom Cottrell, one hundred acres at Skonomicutt, that he now 
liveth upon. I give unto my son Eleazer five shillings. I give unto my daugh- 
ter Mary two pounds, ten shillings. I give unto my grand-child Hannah 
Crowe two pound, to be payed att her day of marriage. I give unto my daugh- 
ter Hannah eight pound, which her husband owed me upon bond, and my 
warming pan. I give and bequeath unto my grand-child Nicholas Osborne an 
hundred acres of land upon the lott I now live on by Taunton River, beginning 
at the path that is now the roadway to Rhode Island and to begin at that side 
of the lot next to Job Winslows lott, and so to run half the breadth of my lott 
and soe into the woods until it extends to an hundred acres from the path 
before mentioned, he is not to receive this land until after the decease of his 
father and mother. I give and bequeath unto my wife Martha Cottrell an hun- 
dred acres of land, beginning att that side of my lott next to John Hathaway, 
Jr., his lott and soe to run to that land in breadth that I give my grand-child 
above mentioned and from the said path above mentioned until it extends to 
one hundred acres. This land to bee my wife's only during her life, and after 
her decease to fall to my son James Cottrell, hee paying to her agents or 
assigns what rationall men shall judge for what the land may be better by 
what she shall doe upon it in her life by building or renting or breaking up. 
I likewise give my wife three cows, one mare and one breeding sow and one 
pot and kettle and one bed and bedding belonging to it, and if please God to 
take me away now, then my wife to have so much provision as will serve her 
own spending until the next harvest ensuing the date thereof. I likewise will, 
that my wife shall have libertie to cutt so much grass of my meddow as will 
winter her three cows, two years next insuing. I give and bequeath unto my 
son James, all the rest of my land that I now dwell upon and meddow or 
whatsoever other land or meddow that belongeth unto me with all the rest of my 
catttle and hoggs and horse-kind and all the rest of my household stuff that is 
not above mentioned or disposed of in my will and doe make and appoint my 
son Jabez my whole and sole executor to see this my will performed, this was 
done in the presence of us, 

JOHN HATHAWAY, SR. The mark of I rf NICHOLAS COTTRELL, SR. 

The mark of M of MARTHA COTTRELL. 
The mark of / rf RICHARD OSBORNE. 
HANNAH OSBORNE. 

Martha Cottrell aged 36 yrs. testifyeth and saith that this was the last will 
of her husband Nicholas Cottrell, she hath taken her oath the first day of July 
1681. Taken before me, 

GEORGE LAWTON, assistant. 

Att the court of his Majtt. held at Plymouth the 29th of October, 1682, 
John Hathaway of Taunton made oath to the truth of the above written will 
before the Court. 



WILL OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH. 

Stonington, May ye 23rd, 1667. 
The last Will and Testament of William Chesebrough, aged 73 years, as fol- 
loweth: First, I Give unto my son Samuel all lands formerly granted to him 
and taken in by him farm; Nextly, I give unto my sons Nathaniel and Elisha, 



710 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

ye neck of land called Waddawonnet, which was formerly granted to them, 
bounded by ys fence yt crosses ye aforesaid neck called "Waddawonnet, with 
their broken up lands which they now have in possession, all other lands 
which is in my management, broken up or meadow, and two or three acres 
my son Elisha improveth this year. 

I give to my loving wife, the Commons, answering to it, during ye time of 
her life, and after her decease, I give unto my son, Samuel, Two acres — 
next to ye said Samuel's Dwelling-house, and ye remainder of my broken up 
lands and meadow to be divided equally between my two sons, Nathaniel and 
Elisha, The Little Island, I give to my son Nathaniel, and ye piece of meadow 
land by Goodman York's, I give to my son Elisha, and all other lands that I 
had from New London, I give to my three sons, every one of them, an equal 
share. And if these do want advice about ye dividing of it, I do ordain my 
trusty and well-beloved friends, Mr. James Noyes and Mr. Amos Richardson, 
to be helpful to them about ye Dividing of it. And ye farm of land and meadow, 
three hundred and fifty acres, more or less, near to a place, Cowsatuck, I 
give to my son Samuel's second son William. For all my housing I give to my 
loving v/ife, to be wholly at her Disposing, to keep or sell, or dispose of as she 
shall please, and likewise ye pasture by ye house, only a piece to my son 
Elisha, from ye place where his house joyneth to mine, throughout ye pastore 
to ye stone wall next to ye highway, and for my son Samuel's eldest son Samuel 
and his youngest daughter Sarah and what his wife is now with child with, I give 
five pounds a piece, and likewise my son Nathaniel their children, five pounds 
a piece, which is to paid within six years, all ye rest of my goods and chattels, 
my debts being paid, I give to my loving wife, v/hom I make full and Lawful 
Executrix. WILLIAM CHESBBROUGH. 

Witness: 
GBRSHOM PALMER, 
THOMAS BELL. 



WILL OF MRS. ANNA CHESEBROUGH. 

The Last will and Testament of Anna Chesebrough aged 75 years, or there- 
abouts : 

Imp. I give to my two sons Samuel and Nathaniel yt land which was given 
to me by my husband upon his will yt my son Elisha should have had if he had 
outlived me. I give to my son Nathaniel, my barn. I give to my son Samuell 
my yard, between my barns and his orchard. 

I give to William Chesebrough, my son Samuel's second son, my dwelling- 
house with ye pastor to ye yard. 

I give to my son Samuell, my fifteen acres of land on ye east side of Paw- 
catuck river. I give to my son Nathaniel, one of ye mares yt my son Elisha 
leased or hired of me, and ye other mare I give to my son Samuell's son Wil- 
liam. My bay horse I give to my Son Nathaniel. My black horse I give to my 
son Samuell. I give to my son Samuell a feather-bed. I give to my daughters 
Abigail and Hannah my cloathes and linnen. The rest of my estate (my debts 
being paid) I give to my two sons, an equal share, whom I make my full and 
lawful Executors. 

Dated in Stonington, this 19th of March 1672-3. 

ANNA A. CHESEBROUGH. 
her mark and seal. 

Signed and sealed d. and D. D. in presence of us, 

THOMAS STANTON, SEN. 

JAMES NOYES. 

Mr. James Noyes appearing before me, this fifth of September, 1673, made 
oath yt ye v.-as ye v/ill of Anna Chesebrough, Deceased, and yt his hand is 
twice to it as a witness. 

THOMAS STANTON, Commissioner. 



APPENDIX. 711 

JOINTURE OF CAPT. GEORGE DENISON. 
During the courtship of Capt. George Denison and wife Ann Borodell, he 
made a jointure which became a part of their marriage vows; their agreement 
in after years was fulfilled by Capt. Denison, as follows: 

[Extract from 1st Book State Records, Vol. 1, Pages 273 and 274.] 
This witnesseth that I, George Denison of Southerton, in Quenecticut Juris- 
diction, in New England, for and in consideration of an Jointure due unto my 
now wife Ann Denison, upon marriage, and upon my former engagement, in 
consideration of the sum of three hundred pounds by me received, of Mr. John 
Borodell, which he freely gave to my wife, his sister Ann Denison, and I have 
had the use and improvement of, and for and in consideration of conjugal and 
dearer affection moving me thereto, have for the reasons above said, and for 
the only use and benefit of my said wife Ann Denison, her heirs, and assigns, 
and by these presents do fully and absolutely give, grant, alien, make over 
and confirm unto my brother Edward Denison, all that my farm, which, I now 
dwell upon, consisting of five hundred acres, more or less, as it lyeth at Mys- 
tick in Southerton upon the East side of Mystick River, together with all the 
housing that at present are, or hereafter may be raised upon the said farm, 
with the household furniture, together with all the fencing privileges, and 
appurtenances belonging to it, with all the stock upon that farm aforesaid, re- 
serving only to myself there, my bald faced mare and all my goats, and the 
present use and improvement of the said farm, housing household stuff, lands, 
stock, fencing, and privileges according to my pleasure during my natural life, 
to have and to hold the said farm, housing, lands, furniture, stock, and fences, 
with all the privileges and appurtenances for the only use of the said Ann 
Denison, under him the said Edward Denison his heirs and assigns forever, 
to his and their own proper use and behoof for the only benefit of the said Ann 
Denison, and the said George Denison, for himself, his heirs, executors and 
administrators, doth further covenant and grant to and with the said Edward 
Denison, his heirs and assigns, that he, the said George Denison, his heirs and 
executors, shall at all times forever hereafter warrant the said bargained 
premises, against all persons whatsoever claiming any right thereunto by from 
or under me. In witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal. Dated 
according to a former deed of the same to my wife. May the third, One thou- 
sand six hundred and sixty-two. GEORGE DENISON, (Seal. 

Read, sealed, and delivered in the presence of 
THOMAS MICHELL, 
ELIZABETH DENISON, 

This is a true copy of the Original examined and compared therewith this 
17th of March, 1667-S. 

From me, JOHN ALLEN, Secretary. 



THE WILL OF CAPT. GEORGE DENISON. 

Stonington, Nov. 20, 1693. 

I, George Denison of Stonington, in the county of New London and Colony of 
Connecticut in New England, being aged and crazy in body, but sound in mind 
and memory, and being desirous to make preparation for death, and to set my 
house in order before I die, I do, therefore, as it becometh a Christian, first, 
freely and from my heart, resign my soul, through Christ, into the hands of 
God who gave it to me, and my body to the earth from whence it came, and 
to be buried in decent manner by my executor and friends, in the hope of a 
joyful and glorious resurrection, through the perfect merits and mediation of 
Jesus Christ, my strong Redeemer. 

And as concerning my outward estate, which the Lord hath still entrusted 
me with after all my just debts are paid, I give and dispose of as foUoweth: 
First, I give and bequeath unto my dear and loving wife, Ann Denison, my 



712 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

new mansion place, to wit, the house we live in, the barns and buildings, the 
orchards, and the whole tract of land and improvements thereon, as far 
as Mistuxet eastward, and it is bounded upon record, south, west, and 
north, except only thirty acres given to my son, John Denison, which is to lie 
on the south side next to Capt. Mason's, east of our field, and also one hundred 
pounds in stock, prised at the county price, all which is and hath been under 
our son William Denison' s improvement and management for these several 
years to mutual comfort and content, which I do will and bequeath unto my 
said wife for her comfortable supply during her natural life. 

And I give unto my' said wife, all the household stuff that was and is prop- 
erly belonging unto us, before my son William took the charge of the family, 
to be wholly at her disposal, to bequeath to whom she pleaseth at her death. 

Unto my eldest son, John Denison, I have already given his portion, and se- 
cured to him by a deed of deeds, and I do also give unto him, his heirs or as- 
signs, forever, a county grant of two hundred acres of land or two hundred 
pounds in silver money, which grant may be found on the General Court 
Records. 

Also I give unto him, my great sword and the gauntlet which I 'wore in the 
wars of England, and a silver spoon of ten shillings, marked G. & A. Unto my 
son, George Denison, I have formerly given a farm, lying and being at the 
northwest angle of Stonington bounds, and adjoining the ten mile tree of the 
said bounds, which farm contained one hundred and fifty acres, more or less, 
as also, the one half of a thousand acres of land, lying to the northward or 
northwest of Norwich, given to me as a legacy by Joshua the son of Uncas, 
the same time Mohegan sachem, the same land to be divided as may more fully 
appear in the deed, which I then gave him of both those tracts in one deed, 
signed and sealed with both my own and my wife's hand, and delivered to him 
and witnessed, and I have several times tendered to him to acknowledge it 
before authority, that so it might have been recorded according to the formality 
of law, the which he had wholly neglected or refused, and will not comply 
with me therein, and yet hath sold both those parcels of land and received pay 
for them; what his motive may be I cannot certainly divine, but have it to fear 
they are not good, nor tending to peace after my decease. Wherefore, to pre- 
vent further trouble, I see cause herein to acknowledge said deed, and to con- 
firm those said parcels of land unto him, according to the date of said deed, 
and the conditions therein expressed, but do hereby renounce any other deed 
not herein expressed, the which two tracts of land before mentioned, with two 
Indian servants, to wit, an Indian youth or young man, and a woman, to- 
gether with a considerable stock of neat cattle, horses, sheep and swine I 
then give him, and permitted him to have and carry with him, I do now con- 
firm to him, the which was and is to be, the whole of his portion, I either have 
or do see cause to give him, and I give unto him twenty shillings in silver, or 
a cutlas or rapier, the which I leave to the discretion of my executors, to choose 
which of them to do. 

Unto my son William Denison, I have formerly given him one hundred and 
thirty acres of land, be it more or less, to wit, all of the land to the eastward 
of Mistuxet brook which did originally belong unto my new mansion place, 
and is part of three hundred acres granted unto me by New London, as may 
appear upon record, and three hundres acres of land, lying and cutting upon 
the North boundary of Stonington, as may more fully appear upon record In 
Stonington, and the native right thereof, with some addition, confirmed to me 
by Oneco (as may more fully appear by a deed under his hand and seal, ac- 
knowledged before Capt. Mason, and recorded in Stonington. Also, I then gave 
him two Indian serA-^ants, viz., John whom I bought of the county, and his 
son Job, Ti'hich was born in our house, together with one third part of stock 
which we have together, all which as aforesaid we formerly give unto my son 
William Denison by a former deed, unto our hands and seals, and I see just 
reason to confirm the same unto my son William in this my last will, that so 
I may take off all scruple or doubt respecting the said deed. Moreover I give 



APPENDIX. 713' 

unto my son William Denison, fifty acres of land, as it was laid out and 
bounded unto me by Stonington surveyors, and joins upon tbe before-mentioned 
three hundred acres, on south side thereof, cuts also upon lands belonging to 
my son John Denison, to be to him my said son William Denison, and his heirs 
forever. Also, I give unto my son William Denison, and his heirs forever, the 
one half of my allotment at Windham, to wit., five hundred acres of land, 
which is a part of a legacy given me by Joshua, the son of Uncas, the same 
time sachem of Mohegan, as may more fully appear upon the Court Records at 
New London, as also, upon that former experience we have had of his great 
industry and child-like duty in the management of all our concern, for our 
comfort and comfortable supply &c., it is therefore my will, and in confidence 
of his love, duty and wonted care of his loving mother, my dear wife, after my 
decease, I say, I do still continue him in the possession and improvement of 
my new mansion place, with the stock mentioned herein in my deed to my 
loving wife, hs taking care of his said mother for her comfortable supply, 
with what may be neccessary for her comfort during her natural life, and do, 
or cause to be paid to his said mother, forty shillings in silver money yearly, 
or half-3"early, while she shall live, and at her decease, I fully and abso- 
lutely give and bequeath that my aforesaid mansion place, together with the 
stock mentioned before, unto my said son, William Denison and his heirs 
forever. 

Also, I give unto my son, William Denison, my rapier, and broad buffl belt, 
and tin cartridge box, which I used in the India,n wars, together with my long 
carbine, which belt and sword I used in the same service. 

Unto my eldest daughter Sarah Stanton, as I have given her formerly her 
portion as I was then able, so I do now give her ten pounds out of the stock 
as pay, and one silver spoon of ten shillings price, marked G. & A. Unto my 
daughter Hannah Saxton, as I have given unto her also, her portion as I was 
then able, so I do now give unto her ten pounds out of the stock, as pa3^ 

Unto my daughter Ann Palmer, besides that I have formerly given her, I do 
now give her ten pounds out of tbe stock as pay. 

Unto my daughter Margaret Brown, I have given already her portion, and 
give ten pounds out of the stock as pay. 

Unto my daughter Borrodei Stantcn, I have formerly given, and do now give- 
her five pounds out of the stock as pay, and command it to my beloved wife, 
that at or before her death, she would give her silver cup, which was sent us 
from England, with brother Borrodel's name, J. B., under the head, to her. 

Unto my grandson, George Denison, the son of my oldest son John Denison, 
I give my black-fringed shoulder belt, and twenty shillings in silver money, 
toward the purchase of a handsome rapier to wear with it. 

Unto my grandson, George Palmer, I give the grant of one hundred acres of 
land, Ti^hich was granted unto me by the town of Stonington, not yet laid out, 
or forty shillings out of my stock, as pay, at the discretion of my executor to 
choose which. And v/hereas there is considerable rent due me for a house of 
my wife in Cork, in Ireland, which was given unto her as a legacy by her 
father, John Borrodell, at his death, and no doubt may appear upon record in 
Cork, the which house stands upon lands which they call Bishop's land, and 
was built by our said father, ha to have lived in the same, whereof my said 
wife was next to himself, as may also appear there upon record; and whereas 
I have a right to land in the Narragansett country, which is mine by deed 
of the native right from the true proprietors thereof, as may appear upon rec- 
ord in Boston, and in the records of Stonington, the which, my rights, have 
been and are under the possession and improvement of those who have no just 
right to them, to which by reason of the many troubles, v,'oes and difficulties 
which have arisen, together with our remoteness, we have not been able to 
vindicate our just rights, but have been great sufferers thereby; but if it 
please God to send peaceable times, and our rights be recordable in law, I do 
-by this my last will, give and bequeath my said right unto my sons John Deni- 
son and George Denison, to be equally divided betwixt them, provided that 



714 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

they each one bear their equal share in the trouble and recovery of the same. 
Provided, also, that my son George Denison, do relinquish and deliver up any 
right he may pretend unto by a former deed which I gave him of the one half 
of Achagromeconsist, according as I formerly obliged him to do in a deed I 
gave him of the other farm, and gave him upon that consideration. And in ref- 
erence with Nathaniel Beebe, who hath been a retainer and boarder in our 
family between thirty and forty years, and for his board at our last reckoning, 
which was March 20th, 1680, he was indebted to me forty-six pounds six shil- 
lings and three pence, I say £46, 6s. & 3d. as may appear under his hand to 
said account in my book, since which time he hath boarded in the family near 
upon fourteen years, which at four shillings and sixpence the week, amounts 
to one hundred and sixty three pounds, sixteen shillings, out of which I do 
give unto Nathaniel Beebe, fifty pounds, in way of gratification and satisfaction 
for his love to me and my children and officers of love shown unto myself and 
any of them, in mine or their sickness or weakness, which fifty pounds must 
be deducted from the one hundred and sixty three pounds, sixteen shillings, 
and the remainder will be one hundred and thirteen pounds, which one hundred 
and thirteen pounds, sixteen shillings, together with the forty-six pounds, six 
shillings and three pence due upon book, under his hand, at our last reckoning 
as aforesaid, being added unto one hundred and thirteen pounds and 
sixteen shillings, the whole will be £160, 2s. 3d. the which I give unto my son 
William Denison, and his heirs forever, for him or them or any of them, or if 
they cause to demand, receive and improve as their own proper estate. 

Also, I give unto my son William Denison, all and singular, whatsover that 
belongeth unto me, not already disposed of, to be to him and his heirs forever, 
whom also I do hereby constitute, appoint and make my sole executor, to pay 
all just debts, if any shall appear of which I know not any, and to receive all 
dues which either are or shall be due to me,, and to pay all legacies accord- 
ing to this my will, within twelve months after my wife's decease, and to 
take care for my decent burial. But in case my son William Denison shall de- 
cease before he hath performed this my will, or before his children are of age, 
then my v/ill is that the whole estate be under the improvement of his wife, 
our daughter-in-law Sarah Denison, during the time of her widowhood, for her 
comfortable supply, and the well educating and bringing up their children in 
religion and good learning; all which she shall do by the advice of the Rever- 
erd and my loving friend Mr. James Noyes, my son John Denison and my son- 
in-law, Gershom Palmer, them or any two of them, if three cannot be ob- 
tained; but without advice she may not act, which three my dear friends, I do 
earnestly desire and hereby appoint as overseers for the children, and to take 
effectual care that this my will may be performed according to the true intent 
thereof; but if my said daughter-in-law shall marry again, then this whole es- 
tate do fall into the hands of my overseers, and by them to be secured for my 
son William Denison's children, to wit, William Denison, George Denison and 
Sarah Denison, and by those overseers to be improved for their well bringing 
up as aforesaid, and faithfully to be delivered unto the children as they shall 
come of age, to wit: the males at twenty-one years of age, and the females at 
eighteen; and if any of the said children should die before they come of age, 
the survivors shall inherit the same, and if they should all die before of age, 
(the which God forbid, but we are all mortal), then it is my declared mind and 
true intent of this my will that my grandson George Denison, the son of my 
eldest son John Denison, shall be the sole heir of that estate, out of which he 
shall pay unto his four brothers, to wit., John Denison, Robert Denison, Wil- 
liam Denison, and Daniel Denison, ten pounds apiece in current pay, and also 
ten pounds in current pay unto his cousin, Edward Denison, the son of my son 
George Denison; and in token that this is my last will and testament, I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of January, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand six hundred and ninety three-four. 

GEORGE DENISON. (Seal.) 



APPENDIX. 715 

DEED. 

To all People to whom these presents shall come, William Denison, Jr., of 
Stonington, in ye County of New London, in ye Collony.of Connecticut, send- 
eth Greeting: Know ye, that I William Denison abovesd. with the consent of 
Mary, my wife, for and in consideration of ye sd. full and just sum of thirty 
pounds of current money (silver) of New England to me in hand well and 
truly payed by John Smith of Preston, in ye County and Collony abovesd. the 
reason whereof I acknowledge myself fully satisfied, contented and paid and 
of every part and parcel thereof, do exonerate and acquit and discharge him 
the abovesd. John Smith, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for- 
ever, I ye sd. William Denison do therefore by these presents do fully, freely, 
clearly and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate, enfee of, make over 
and confirm from me, my heirs and assigns forever unto ye sd. Smith, his 
heirs, executors and assigns forever a certain parcell of upland and swamp 
land in estimation, three score acres, scituate and lying within ye Township 
of Stonington as it is butted and bounded, beginning at the southeast corner 
at an ash tree, by a brook and from thence running northerly fifty-four rods to a 
horn beam tree marked on four sides standing by sd. brook, thence running 
east to a white oak tree marked and keeping the same course until it comes 
to Elihu Chesebrough's line, thence running south 54 rods to a white oak tree 
marked on four sides, thence running west 8 score rods to ye tree first men- 
tioned. To Have and To Hold, possess and enjoy all and singular every part 
and parcell thereof to ye only provision, benefit and behoof of him, ye sd. 
John Smith, his heirs, executors and assigns forever, with all the rights, privi- 
leges, appurtenances hereunto belonging or any wise appertaining thereunto be- 
longing or any wise appertaining of wood, timber, stones, rocks, mines, min- 
erals, herbage and water and water courses, and that I ye sd. William Deni- 
son, on ye day of ye date hereof have full power and lawful authority to give, 
grant, bargain, sell, alienate, enfeoff and confirm all ye above bargained prem- 
iess in manner and form as above mentioned, to ye sd. John Smith, his heirs 
and assigns forever, so that he and they shall and may forever hereafter 
peaceably and quietly possess and enjoy the same free and clear and freely 
and clearly acquitted and discharged of and from all and all manner of gifts, 
grants, bargains, sale, lease, mortgage, executions, dowries, jointures, entails, 
entanglements or all other acts of incumbrances whatsoever had made or done 

or suffered by me ye sd. William Denison or any other person, or 

persons, and I ye said William Denison do by these presents bind 

myself executors, administrators or assigns for us to defend ye above 

bargained premises against all manner of person or persons whatsoever law- 
fully claiming ye sd. lands. 

In witness whereof I have set my hand and affix my seal this the 23rd day 
of May, one thousand seven hundred and nine, 1709. 

WILLIAM DENISON. 

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us, 

JONATHAN TRACBY, 

DAVID TRACBY. 

It is always to be understood that ye land in ye above written deed is 
bounded south and west upon the land of Samuel Prentice, of Stonington. This 
was entered before signing and sealing the within written deed. It is also al- 
ways to be understood that there is a highway allowed through ye sd. land. 

July 8th, 1709, Mr. William Denison of Stonington personally appeared and 
acknowledged the within written instrument to be his free act and deed before 
me, JONATHAN TRACEY, Justice of the Peace. 

This within deed recorded in Preston in ye 2nd Book of Deeds, following 
24th of July, 1709. 

Signed JONATHAN TRACBY, Recorder. 

JOHN SMITH, 
WILLIAM DENISON. 



716 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

WILL OP MAJOR ISRAEL HEWITT. 

In the name of God, AMEN. The 18th day of March, A. D. 1776. I, ISRAEL 
HEWITT, of Stonington, in the Co. of New London and Colony of Conn, in 
New England, bsing in a measure of health, and of sound mind and memory, 
and in the free exercise of my reason, Knowing that it is appointed unto man 
once to die, and calling to mind my own mortality, do make and ordain this 
my last Will and Testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, 1 
give and recommend my soul to God, that gave it and my body I submit to the 
earth, to receive a christian burial, at the discretion of my executors, herein- 
after mentioned, hoping to receive the same again through the merits of 
Christ at the resurrection of the just. And touching such worldly estate as it 
has pleased God to bless me with, I give and dispose of the same, after my 
just debts are paid, out of my moveable estate by my executors in form and 
manner following: Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, Israel 
Hewitt, the farm and buildings, and all the appurtenances thereof, where I 
now live, viz., all that land that was given to me by my honored father, Ben- 
jamin Hewitt, deceased, as by deed on record appears, also all that land and 
the appurtenances thereof that I bought of my brother, Henry Hewitt, as by 
deed on record may appear. Also, ten acres of the land w:hich I bought of Mr. 
Henry Stevens, being the north part of the land that was formerly Mr. 
Thomas Hewitt's, deceased, said ten acres are bounded, beginning at the north- 
west corner of said land which Vi^as the dividing line between said Thomas 
Hewitt and Benjamin Hewitt, deceased, and is at the southwest corner of a 
small orchard, thence running southerly as the fence now stands, so far as to 
include ten acres, thence easterly to lands that was formerly Samuel Utley's, 
thence northerly, to the north east corner of Thomas Hewitt's land, and is 
the south east corner of Walter Hev/itt's land, thence westerly to the bounds 
first mentioned, holding the same v/idth at the east end as at the west. Only 
reserving ten acres of the land which my said father gave me, which he 
bought of Mr. Thomas Rose, lying at the west end of said tract, and on the 
west side of an old rye field, being woodland, to be laid out in a handsome form 
v/ith a convenient cart-way to said wood-land, which ten acres reserved as 
above, I give and bequeath to my son, Charles Hewitt, To him and to his 
heirs forever, vvith egrees and regress, and reserving one half acre of land 
westvi'ard of my house where I now dv/ell, in the orchard and where my late 
wife, Ann Hewitt, and my brother, Benjamin Hewitt, and his wife, Ann 
Hewitt, deceased, were buried, v/hich half acre reserved as above I give and 
bequeath for a burying place, for the family of the Hewitt's, so long as any of 
the name remain. Item — I give to my said son, the one half part of my house, 
and land in the Neck which I bought of Col. Amos Chesebrough, deceased, 
and the one half of all the appurtenances thereof to be divided by judicious 
free-holders, according to quantity and quality and also the one half of a bed 
and furniture in said house, and also my silver sword and belt, all the above I 
give my said son, Israel Hewitt, to him and his heirs forever, except the ten 
acres of land and the half acre above reserved, and is to be the whole of his 
portion of my estate. 

Item. — I give to my beloved son Rufus Hewitt and to his heirs forever, the 
farm, buildings and all the appurtenances thereof where he now lives, namely, 
all the land and appurtenances thereof, which I bought of Joseph Ayers of said 
Stonington, as by deed from him on record may appear; adso all the land and 
appurtenances thereof which I bought of Richardson Avery, of said Stonington, 
as by two certain deeds from him en record may appear, and also my clock, and 
this to be the whole of his portion of my estate. I give and bequeath to be- 
loved son, Charles Hewitt, to him and his heirs forever, the farm and build- 
ings and all the appurtenances thereof, where he now lives, viz., which I 
bought of Capt. Joseph Hewitt, as by deed from his on record appears, also all 
the land and appurtenances thereof, which I bought of Henry Stevens, Jr., as 
per deed from his on record appears; also the remainder of the land which I 



APPENDIX. 717 

bought of Henry Stevens, and also all the land which I bought of John Frink 
and Nicholas Frink and Samuel Utley, late of said Stouington, deceased, bound- 
ed as by deed from each of them may appear; also I give to my said son, 
Charles Hewitt, and to his heirs forever, the other half part of my house and 
the land in the Neck, and the one half of all the appurtenances thereof accord- 
ing to quantity and quality which I bought of Col. Amos Chesebrough de- 
ceased, to be divided by judicious free holders as before, setting to Charles the 
south part and also one half the bsd and furniture that is now in said house; 
also I give to my son Charles, and to his heirs forever, the land in the Neck, 
which I took a deed of from Mr. Nathaniel Palmer, containing about ten acres 
more or less, bounded as it has been divided by my sons Israel and Charles; 
also I give to my son, Charles, my best saddle and my gun or flrelock, and my 
shot mould, this to be the whole of his portion of my estate. Item. — I give and 
bequeath to my beloved granddaughter, Ann Hewitt, ten pounds of lawful 
money, to be paid to her by my son, Israel Hewitt, within three months of my 
decease and also ten pounds lawful money to be paid by my son, Israel Hewitt 
in horses, cattle sheep or swine as she shall choose within three months after 
my decease which ten pounds of lawful money and ten pounds in live stock as 
above, when paid shall be considered and allowed as so much paid on a certain 
note of hand, which I have upon my son Israel, said live stock shall be ap- 
praised by indifferent judicious men; also I give to my said Granddaughter 
Ann, all of my household goods or indoor moveables that are not already dis- 
posed of exceping four silver spoons, together with her grandmother's and her 
own natural mother's wearing apparel, this to be the whole of her portion of 
my estate. Item. — I give to my two granddaughters, Ann Ledyard, wife of 
Col. William Ledyard of Groton, and Amy Stanton, wife of Job Stanton of Ston- 
ington, a certain house lot or piece of land which I bought of Mr. John Hal- 
lam, lying on the west side of Stonington harbor and near to Capt. Israel Wor- 
din's house, and lot containing one quarter of an acre, be it more or less, as by 
a deed of record may appear, said lot of land or the money which it shall be 
sold for to be equally divided between my two said granddaughters, Ann and 
Amy. I also give to my said granddaughters Ann and Amy four silver spoons, 
reserved as above to be equally divided between them, and is to be the whole 
of their portion of my estate. 

I give to my beloved wife, Mary Hewitt ten pounds of lawful money, to be 
paid her by my son Israel Hewitt, in one month after my decease, also I give 
her my negro man servant, named Cato, or the money which he shall be sold 
for, if she sees cause to sell him, and she the said Mary, is to occupy and im- 
prove the v/est lower room in my now dwelling house and the north west bed- 
room, adjoining to the said west lower room and the east great chamber, to- 
gether with such privileges in the kitchen as she shall need. All the above 
rooms to be improved by said Mary, for twelve months after my decease, if she 
sees cause to tarry so long; and I order my executors hereafter mentioned to 
provide and supply the said Mary Hewitt with a sufficiency of all kinds of 
provisions for her table, suitable for a person of her estate and condition, and 
to keep her riding beast well, both provision and keeping said beast as above 
to continue for twelve months after my decease or for so much of that time 
as she shall choose to tarry in my house. All of which I give to my said 
■wife Mary Hewitt above and besides what she is to receive out of my estate, 
by virtue of a jointure or covenant made between me and the said Mary Hewitt 
dated Dec. 8th, 1773, which jointure or covenant is to be paid or fulfilled by my 
son Israel Hewitt, out of that part of my estate which I have as above ordered 
and given to him. Item. — Notwithstanding what is above mentioned particu- 
larly with respect to my household goods or indoor moveables, my will is that 
all my wearing apparel shall be to my two sons, Rufus and Charles Hewitt, to 
be equally divided between them, and also it is my will that my pew in the 
meeting house where the Rev. Mr. Joseph Fish officiates shall be to my two 
sons, Rufus and Charles Hewitt, to each an equal privilege. Finally, — I do 
hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my three beloved sons, Israel Hewitt, 



718 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Rufus Hewitt and Charles Hewitt, to be my executors to this my last will and 
Testament, utterly revoking and disannulling all other and former wills by me 
made, hereby ratifying and confirming this and no others to be my last Will 
and Testament. 
In witness whereof I do hereby set my hand and seal. 



Witnesses: 
MINER GRANT, 
WILLIAM PHELPS, 
HANNAH PHELPS, 



ISRAEL HEWITT. (Seal. 



ABSTRACT OP THE WILL OF MRS. ANNE PARKER NOYES. 

Abstract of the will of Mrs. Anne (Parker) Noyes, widow of Rev. William 
Noyes of Cholderton, Ehgland: 

"Ann Noyes of Cholderton, Wilts, widow, 18, March 1655, proved 21, April 
1658. I give and bequeath to James and Nicholas Noyes, my two sons, now in 
New England, twelve pence apiece and to such children as they have living 
twelve pence apiece. To my son-in-law Thomas Kent of Upper Wallop twelve 
pence, to his wife five shillings and to their children twelve pence apiece. To 
Robert Read of Cholderton in the Co. of Southampton, Genl. all the rest and 
residue & and I do make the said Robert Read sole Executor. 

"Signed ANNE NOYES." 



WILL OF THE REV. JAMES NOYES. 

To all Christian people. Greeting: Know ye that I being sensible that days 
are upon me, and that in duty I am concerned to justly settle my estate upon 
my deare wife and children for their support and comfort when I shall die, 
which great change I have no reason to be preparing for, I being at this time 
in good health, and perfect understanding. Doe first will and believing I be- 
queath my Soul to God, that gave it, and humbly and firmly relying upon my 
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, for Life, righteousness and Eternal Salvation, 
and also hereby order my body to be decently buried in a lively hope of a glo- 
rious resurrection at the last day, by my Executrix or Executors without any 
great expense; unto my deare and loving wife I have and doe hereby will and 
bequeath a third part of the profits of the farm I now live on, and the keeping 
winter and summer six cows, she shall choose out of my stock and their calves 
they shall have yearly, untill their calves they shall have yearly be a year old, 
and two mares and their colts, until their colts shall be a year old. And I give 
and bequeath unto my loving wife, One half of the house, I now live in, with 
one of the cellars and one of the ovens, and two beds and their furniture, as 
bed-steads, and curtains, And all the household stuff and utensels, belonging to 
the house, except Seven pounds of household stuff within doors which I give 
my loving son, Thomas. Also I give my wife my sheep, and son Thomas must 
winter fourteen sheep yearly for my wife, and she must have three or four 
Swine to run on the farm, for her use. Also I give to my loving wife my 
bees, only I give one Stock of bees to my son Thomas if there be two, and my 
wife must have a garden, of some rod square, Sufiicient, for a garden near the 
house, where she shall choose. Also I give my wife, after my debts are payed, 
my stock of neat cattle, not particularly disposed of. And son Thomas shall 
find my wife fire-wood and a boy if need be to goe to mill and on errands 
for her. The moveables above given, I give my wife, forever, the other profits 
and privileges I only gave my wife during her natural life. If my wife marrie 
I only give her the third of the profits of the farm whilst she lives, I now live 
on, and two beds and furniture and a third of the household stuff left to her 
and six cows, the other estate is to be divided amongst my children to help 



APPENDIX. TlSi 

those that have least, by this will. It is to be understood I dispose not of 
those horse-kind and cattle, my wife calls her own, which are known to some 
of the children, but have them as her own proper estate to be disposed of by 
her as she sees cause. Also some cattle which are Anna Treat's, I dispose 
not of. Moreover, I give to my beloved wife and loving son, Joseph Noyes (my 
Executor as after mentioned), all estate I have not mentioned in this will. 
Unto my loving son James Noyes, I give and bequeath the farm he now lives 
on, with all appurtenances thereof called Muxquita Neck, to be his and his 
heirs forever, lawfully begotten of his body, together with what I have already 
given him of stock and other things, which farme I give to son James with this 
provision, that my son James pay three hundred and fiftie pounds, and the 
use thereof which is yet due to Mr. John Gardner or his heirs or assigns ac- 
cording to the tenour of a mortgage I have given to Mr. Gardner, as was just 
I should to get money to pay to James Noyes, his honest debts, which were 
of justice and necessity to be payed, I having with son James this knowledge 
and consent mortgaged one half of the farm to J. Gardner, I having full power 
so to do, I having never given him, sd James Noyes, a deed of his farme, and it 
being done with sd James his consent and to pay his just debts. Also I having 
been forced to sell a hundred and fiftie pounds' worth of land in money and 
twenty pounds worth of Land unto Mr. John Chandler of Woodstock, which 
lands on the north of them, I allotted to be my son Joseph Noyes', his or part 
of his portion from me, I having paid son James' debts, faithfully putting my- 
self to considerable charge and trouble, to pay sd James his debts, as appears 
on a paper of account what I payed and upon receipt from the Creditors I am 
necessitated to oblige and doe hereby oblige firmly son James Noyes to pay 
to my son, Joseph Noyes, one hundred and seventy pounds in New England 
silver money, at fifteen penniweight or bils of credit, I say I hereby oblige my 
son James Noyes, him, his heirs or assigns, to pay as above said, a hundred 
and seventy pounds to Joseph Noyes, his heirs and assigns, or otherwise if son 
James Noyes faile of the above said, I doe hereby order my son James Noyes,. 
his heirs or assigns, to set out as much of the land as will pay said Joseph 
Noyes, a hundred and seventie pounds as above sd. the land to be prized and set 
out by indifferent men. mutually chosen if they do not otherwise agree them- 
selves, and this to be done within two years of the date thereof, if it be not 
done before that time. Also my son James Noyes owing two debts more that I 
have reason to take care that they should be payed out of son James, his es- 
tate, viz.. About ninety six pounds, to her that was Mrs. Heath, I hear now 
Mrs. Burroughs, and to Mrs. Mary Cole of Newport, about thirty pounds and 
some use, as appears on a bond as I am informed, I doe hereby order my 
Executrix, Executors or Executor to see that those debts be honestly payed out 
of my son James, his estate. Or if need be out of the land of Muxquita Neck; 
unto my loving son Thomas Noyes, I give and bequeath, the farm I now live 
on with all the housing thereon the condition abovesd. viz., All my land on. 
the East of the mill brooke and west of the brook according to the true bound- 
aries thereof, viz., the land I bought of Mr. Willis, the land I bought of Mr. 
Samuel Richardson and the land I bought of Mr. Samuel and Elisha Chese» 
brough to be his and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body, After my wife's 
death and before my wife's death so far as will stand with what I have above 
given my deare wife. 

Also my son Thomas is to have, if he hath it not, a bed and bedding, his 
share of stock he hath already given him. And my son, is to have the use of 
the house, sellars, ovens, not given to my wife above, whilst my wife lives, but 
if she marrie or die, son Thomas is to have the housing and appurtenances and 
all the utensils aforesaid, as the cart, plows, chaines, axes, hoes or any other 
utensile whatsoever of that nature and one hive of bees at least. Unto my son 
John, I give and bequeath my land at the wares, upland and meadow, the house 
and all the appurtenances thereof, the whole farm according to the true bound- 
aries thereof, and my piece of meadow lying by the upland, a small creek 
compassing it southward, and a great creek northward, according to the bound- 



720 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

aries on record. And my four acres of Salt meadow at the point according to 
the true boundaries on record. 

Also I doe give and hereby bequeath to my son John and his heirs a piece 
of swamp meadow lying on a brook northward of Joshua Holm's house, ac- 
cording to the boundaries appearing on the Record, he hath a bed and bedding 
and Stock already. 

Unto my son Joseph Noyes, I give and bequeath all my books at home (ex- 
cept English Bibles and small English books which are of common use in the 
familie) which I leave to my loving wife to dispose of as she pleaseth. 

Also I give son Joseph, all my books at Lyme in my brother Moses custo- 
dy, Also I give unto my son Joseph and bequeath seventie acres of land layed 
out to the Volunteers whether it be upland or meadow, to be sd Joseph Noyes, 
liis, his heirs forever. The records will show the bounds thereof at New 
London. I leave my wearing clothes unto my son Treat and give two cows 
amongst my son Treat's children. Also it is always provided, that notwith- 
standing I have given son James, Maxquita Neck, Thomas the farm I live on, 
and son John his farm, that they shall not sell the farmes they live on with- 
.out the consent of my Executrix or Executors, whilst they live. 

And I doe hereby make my deare and loving wife my Executrix, and Capt. 
Nathan Chesebrough, my son Joseph Noyes, joynt Executors with my wife, to 
■execute and fulfill faithfully this my last will and Testament, making void 
any former wills or Testaments. 

Witness my hand and seale affixed November 12th, 1716. The word (settle) 
in the second line, and in the eleventh line, the words (until their calves) are 
so cancelled; and in the sixteenth line the word (winter) interlined. In the 
three and fortieth line the words (worth of land) interlined, and in the three 
and fiftieth line the word (Order) interlined. In the six and hundredth line, 
some words are blotted out. JAMES NOYES, (Seal) 

Witnesses: : 

EIJENEZER SEARLE, 
MARY M. DENISON. 

her mark. 
JOHN MACDOWELL. 

Recorded in the Fourth Book of Wills for the County of New London Folio 
146,147, January 29th, 1719-20. J. C. CHRISTOPHERS, Clerk. 

Mr. Ebenezer Searle, Mr. John Macdowell and Mrs. Mary M. Deniscn of Ston- 
ington, all of them personally appeared before me and made oath that they saw 
the Reverend Mr. James Noyes signe and seal ye will written on ye other part 
of this sheet of paper, and declared it to be his last will and Testament, and 
that at the time of his signing and sealing of it was in perfect mind and mem- 
ory, and they all of them at the same time signed to it as witnesses in the 
presence of the Testator. 

Stonington, January 22nd day 1719-20. 

Test. DANIEL PALMER, Justice of the peace. 

Endorsed, The last Will and Testament of the Revd. Mr. James Noyes. 
Jan. 27th, 1719-20. 



WILL OF CAPT. THOMAS NOYES. 
In the name of God, Amen, The tenth day of Feb. in the Twenty-eighth year 
of the reign of George the 2nd, King of Great Britain, Anno que Domini, 1755. 
I, Thomas Noyes, of Stonington in the County of New London, in the Colony 
of Connecticut in New England yeoman. Being of perfect mind and memory, 
thanks be given to God, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, know- 
ing it is appointed for all men to die, Do make and ordain this my last will 
and Testament in the following manner, and form. That is to say, I resign 



APPENDIX. 721 

my soul to God, that gave it, when it shall please him to call for it, to be re- 
deemed, by his Son Jesus Christ, to be sanctified by his Spirit and made meet 
for Heaven, and my body I recommend to the earth to be therein buried in 
Christian decent burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting 
but it will be raised again at the Resurrection of the just, being glorified by the 
mighty power of God. And as touching my worldly estate, wherewith it hath 
pleased God, of his goodness to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dis- 
pose of the same in the manner and form following: 

Imp. I give to my dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth, the use of all my house- 
hold stuff during her life, and my slave called Peter, and the profit of one- 
third part of my real estate, and also the one half of my dwelling house, and 
cellar which half she shall choose during her natural life. Item I give to Mary 
Noyes, the widow of my son Thomas Noyes, late deceased, one hundred pounds 
in bills of credit as they now pass, and I also give to the three sons of my sd. 
sen Thomas Noyes, deed, namely, Thomas, William and Nathan, to each of 
them, one hundred pounds, in bills as aforesd. to be paid to them at one 
year's end after my decease, their sd. father having had the estate that came 
by his mother. 

Item. I give and bequeath to my son James Noyes, and to his heirs and as- 
signs forever, all the lands I have lying in Stonington, aforesaid, except the 
little pasture lying north of ye country road adjoining to Capt. John Denison's 
land. He my son James paying three thousand pounds in bills of credit as 
it now passes in old tenor, to my Executors in one year after my decease. I 
also give to my sd. son, James, the one half of my dwelling house, during the 
life of my sd. wife, and after her decease I give the whole of my sd. house to 
him, his heirs and assigns forever. 

Item. I give to my beloved son, Sanford Noyes, during his natural life, the 
use of one half of my house and cellar and the use and improvements of one 
hundred and sixty acres of land, all lying in Westerly in the Colony of Rhode 
Island, to be set out to him, off of my farm, in sd. Westerly, in such manner 
as that it may be reckoned alike for quality of goodness with the rest of sd. 
farm, in proportion, and when my sd. son Sanford dies, if he leaves a child or 
children, begotten in wedlock, by a present or future wife, my will is that ye sd. 
one hundred and sixty acres of land shall be settled upon his sd. children or 
child in manner and form as the laws in that Colony do settle Intestate Es- 
tates, and if my said son Sanford, doth die leaving no lawful issue as aforesd. 
my will is that sd. one hundred and sixty acres of land shall be to my son 
Joseph Noyes, his heirs, administrators paying to each of his sisters that shall 
be then living the sum of one hundred pounds in money, or bills of credit as 
it now passes, and also paying the sum of one hundred pounds of like money 
to the children of each of his sisters that shall be then dead, to be equally 
divided among them. 

Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved son, Joseph Noyes, to his heirs 
and assigns forever the other half of my house and cellar, in Westerly, 
aforesd. and all the residue of my land, lying in the sd. town of Westerly, the 
barn and other buildings now standing thereon being his own already. 

Item. I give to be equally divided between my sons all my wearing apparel, 
and my utensils belonging to husbandry. 

Item. iMy will is that my debts and funeral charges be paid out of my 
moveable estate by my Executors and when that is done, my will is, that 
two thirds of my moveable estate and two thirds of my money and two thirds 
of the debts due to me by book, bond or otherwise, shall be equally divided 
or distributed by my Executors to and among my beloved daughters or their 
children, viz., Elizabeth Palmer, Dorothy Palmer, Mary Billing, Rebecca Den- 
ison, Abigail. Hallam, Ann Frink and Bridget Denison. That is to say, to 
divide or distribute among them or their children if they or any of them 
be dead, as that including what I have already given them at their marriage 
or at other times as may appear by my memorandum papers, and what I now 
give them by will, they may all be made equal. 



722 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Item. My will is and I hereby order my son James Noyes, at two years 
after my decease, to pay or distribute equally among all my daughters aforesd. 
and the children of them my sd. daughters that are or shall be then dead, 
the sum of one thousand pounds in bills of credit of the old tenor, as they 
now pass, or other money equivalent thereto, so that each daughter my be 
equal sharer in sd. thousand pounds. 

Item. I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter, Rebecca Den- 
ison, deed, and to their heirs and assigns forever, a small pasture, being the 
northwest part of my farm in Stonington, aforesd., lying on the north side 
of the Country Rhoade, joyning to Capt. John Denison's land, this to be ac- 
counted towards making their mother equal with her sisters, as aforesd. 

Lastly. I hereby constitute and ordain my beloved wife, Elizabeth Noyes, 
Executrix, and my sons James Noyes and Joseph Noyes, Executors, of this 
my last will and Testament, hereby disallowing and revoking and making 
voyde all other former wills by me in any wise made. Ratifying this and 
no other to be my last V/ill and Testament, and they only my Executors. In 
witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day, month and 
year first above written. 

THOMAS NOYES. (Seal) 

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the sd. Thomas Noyes, his last 
Will and Testament, in the presence of us, the subscribers. 
SAMUEL CROSS. 
NATHAN BILLING. 
ELISHA BERRY. 

New London, Aug. 6th, 1755, Approved. 

G. SALTONSTALL, Judge Probate. 

Stonington in New London County, July ye 3rd, 1755. 

Personally appeared, Samuel Cross, Nathan Billing and Blisha Berry, ye 
witnesses to this foregoing Will and made oath that they saw ye aforesd. 
Thomas Noyes ye signer to ye foregoing Will sign and seal ye same and 
heard him pronounce and declare ye same to be his last V/ill and Testament, 
and that at ye same time he was of a sound, disposing mind and memory (To 
ye best of their judgment) and that they, at ye same time signed thereto as 
witnesses in ye presence of ye Testator. 

Sworn before me, SIMEON MINOR, 

Justice of the Peace. 



WILL OF BRIAN PENDLETON. 

I, Brian Pendleton, sometime of Saco, in ye County of York, now resident, 
in Portsmh, on Pascataq River in N. E. doe make & ordain this to be my last 
Will & Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. 

1st. I give to my beloved wife Eleanor Pendleton, (besides which I have re- 
served for her in a deed of Gift to my Grandchild Pendleton Fletcher, all my 
household Goods, together with all that piece of land belonging to me, lying 
between my son James's & Mr. Deering's upon the Great Island, which I 
have excepted & reserved out of my Deed of Gift, of all to my son James. 

2nd. Furthermore, I give to my wife all of my houseing & land at Cape- 
Porpus which Richard Palmer's wife hath the use of during her life, to- 
gether with my six hundred & forty acres, more or lesse, lying on ye east 
side of Westbrook, near Saco Falls, which I bought of Jno West & Maj. Wm. 
Phillips as ye Deeds will appear, as also Timber Island at ye Little River, all 
which I give to my wife, absolutely to be at her disposal. 

2nd. Unto my Grandchild, James Pendleton, Jun'r, I give my hundred 
acres upland & ten acres of meadow which I bought of Jno. Bush & lies 
within j'e Township of Cape-Porpus, adjoining to Prince's Rock. 



APPENDIX. 723 

3rd. All my houseing and land at Wells, with all the privileges and ap- 
purtenances I give unto my two Grand-children Mary and Hannah Pendleton, 
which my son had by his limer wife, to bee equally divided between ym. 

4th. I give to my wife all my wearing clothes to be disposed of as she shall 
see meet, desiring her to (remember some poor). 

5th. Finally I make my wife my Executrix and joyn my beloved son James 
Pendleton, executor, together with his mother v/illing my Executrix to dis- 
burse what is needed for my Funerall charge, and my Executor to pay all 
my debts. And I request Mr. Joshua Moodey and Mr. Richard Martyn to bee 
overseers to this my last will and Testament. 

In witness to all and singular yt p'misses I have set to my hand and scale 
this 9th August, 1677. 

BRIAN PENDLETON. (Seal) 

Witnesses: 

JOSHUA MOODEY, 
ANN MOODEY. 

As a schedule to this my last will and testament, I give unto my beloved 
son, James Pendleton, all my land on the East of Westbrook, butting on the 
great river of Saco, six hundred acres, more or less, my house and lands 
lying at Cape-Porpus, in all three hundred acres in the occupation of Richard 
Palmer, all my several Islands in or near sd. Cape-Poi-pus the one half of 
my stock of cattle of what sort soever upon my farm at Winter Harbour 
found after mine and my wives decease with all my wearing apparel and one 
third of my household goods, except my utensils of Husbandry. And unto 
Mary and Hannah Pendleton, daughters of my sd. son James, all my lands 
in Wells being three plantations or lotts, bought of Mr. Fletcher Hammond, 
and were improved by Joseph Cross, and to each of them one third part of 
my household goods after mine and my wives decease. 

Item. To Brian Pendleton, my Grandson, the remainder of my land on Great 
Island Pascataq, what is contayned herein is addition to my will, anything 
in sd. will notwithstanding. 

BRIAN PENDLETON. (Seal.) 

This schedule y-fa.s signed and sealed in presenc of us, 
JOSEPH DUDLEM, 
JOSHUA MOODEY, 

Joshua Moodey made oath yt ye writing on ye otherside was signed and 
sealed by maj. Brian Pendleton, and declared by him to be his last will and 
Testament, and yt. Mr. Joseph Dudley did write and sign to the schedule 
annexed at ye foot and annexed to ye foot of ye foregoing page. 
This 3rd day of April, 1681, 
Before us, 
JOHN WINCOLL, 

T . S. . 

CHARLES FROST, 
Justice of the Peace. 

This will within written attest above, 

— . For Mr. 23, Ap. 1681. pd. Ed. 



Rishv/orth. 



WILL OF WALTER PALMER. 

Walter Palmer Will Vnto my sonne, John, a ycake of three yeare old 

steares and a horse; to my dau. Grace 20s. to all my Grand-Children 20s. 
apeece. To my sonne Jonas, halfe the planting lott at ye new meadow PJver, 
by Seaconcke, and ye Lott betweene John Butterwoths, according to the 



724 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

foure score pound estate, and the yse of halfe ye houseing and halfe of the 
whole farme for fower years. To my sonne William, the other halfe of saide 
farme at Seaconck forever, and to take Robert Martine or some other skill 
full man and to divide the houseing and the whole farme in two equall pts 
and to take his owne and dispose of it as he pleaseth. I give him also a 
Mare with her foale, two redd oxen, a paire of Steares of three years old 
a piece, fower Cowes and a Muskett, with all such things as are his owne 
already. The other halfe of the farme at Seaconcke I give to my sonne 
Gershom forever after the ende terme of fower yeares. All the rest of my 
Land, goods and chattel vndesposed I Leave vnto my wife, whome with my 
sonne, Elihu, I make my full executor, to pay my debts, bring up my Chil- 
dren and pay them their portions as my lands and estate will beare; but in 
case my wife marry againe, before my children are brought up and their 
portions payed, then my three sonnes, Elihu, Nehemiah and Moses, to enter 
vpon the farme and Estate and pay vnto their mother 10 pounds pr annum 
dureing her life and ye land and estate duely valued to be equally distributed 
among my Children, Elyhu, Nehemia, Moses, Benjamin, Gershom, Hannah 
and Rebecca with Consideration of the tenn pound yearely to be payd to their 
mother out of my land. But if my wife pay their portions according to 
her discretion and my three sonnes, Elyhu, Nehemia and Moses, Possesses 
the land, they shall give 20 pounds a piece out of the land to my sonne Ben- 
jamine, besides his mother's portion in 3 years after they are possessed of 
the Farme. 

WALTER PALMER. 
In the p'nce of 
WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH, 
SAM'LL CHESEBROUGH, 
NATHANIEL CHESEBROUGH. 

Memorandum. — If Elyhu, Nehemia or Moses decease before they have any 
yeare, Benjamine is to succede in their pi. of ye farme, and give to my dau., 
Elizabeth, two Cowes. I give my Executor a yeare's time for payment of 
these Legacies. 

Testified to by the three witnesses, on oath before George Denison Com. 
Approved by the Court on Petition of Lieut. Richard Cooke in behalfe of ye 
Widow Palmer, relict of Walter, and Elihu, their sonne, on the oathes of us, 
Samuell and Nathan Chesebrough, 11 May, 1662. 

Inventory of the goods and chattels of Walter Palmer, now deceased, at 
Sothertowne in the Countie of Suffolke, as it was taken the last of Mch. 1662, 
by William Chesebroke and Thomas Stanton of the same towne. 

Amt. 1644 pounds, 05s. 

One Horse valued at 12 pounds added by Elihu Palmer as executor who 
deposed 13 May, 1662. 



MARRIAGE CONTRACT. 

Stonington, July the 9th, 16S0. 
This witnesseth, that upon contract of marriage betwixt Joseph Saxton and 
Hannah Chesebrough, widow and relict of Nathaniel Chesebrough, deceased, 
the said Saxton doth covenant and promise to and with the said v/idow 
Chesebrough and with the overseers, Capt. George Denison and Mr. Nehemiah 
Palmer, to wit, that he the said Saxton upon the consideration of marriage 
with the aforesaid widow, shall and will take upon him the management of the 
whole estate, belonging unto the said relict and children and in consideration 
of the use and improvement of the said estate to bring up and maintain the 
children in a Christian and discreet manner and shall not charge them any 
way debtors for the same, but shall and will pay all and each of the chil- 
dren the full of their portions ordered them as they shall come of age, and 



APPENDIX. 725 

in land at the same right it was inventoried, always provided and it is to be 
understood that the thirds due unto the widow, during her natural life, l3 
not to be paid until her decease, unless the said Saxton and widow shall see 
cause to do it of their own good will; It is also to be understood that the 
widow's third is not to be deducted out of any one or more of their portions, 
but cut of each and every one of them, their just portions until her decease, 
at which time, they are each one to receive the full complement of their 
portions in case they have not received it before, as above expressed: in 
the mean season and until all the children have received the whole of their 
portions assigned them, by the Court. It shall not be lawful for any one 
upon any pretense whatsoever to sell, mortgage, alienate or any way to 
alter the portion of any of the aforesaid house or land until as the children, 
shall receive each and their particular portion in land, being of full age, 
they shall see cause for their own comity to sell or alienate their own par- 
ticular portions, but otherwise and until such time to be and to remain, in 
the same state as at this time present and for the reason aforesaid and for 
the true and faithful performance of all and each particular contained the 
said Saxton, doth bind himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and as- 
signs firmly by these presents. 

In confirmation whereof, he the said Saxton hath hereunto set his hand this 
7th of July, one thousand six hundi-ed and eighty. 

JOSEPH N. SAXTON. 

Witness to these Presents, 

SAMUEL STANTON, 

DANIEL, STANTON. 

The above written contract and obligation was entered in this Book the 
27th of July, 1680. 

JOHN STANTON, Recorder. 



WILL. OF DANIEL SMITH (No. 2 in Smith Family). 

I, Daniel Smith of Watertowne, in ye Countie of Middlesex, being very sick 
and weake in my bodie and daily looking when my leaving shall be, yet 
through ye mercie and goodness of God I am in my understanding and 
memorie sound, and doe declare this to be my last will and testament as 
followeth: I return my spirit unto God yt gave it and my bodie to the earth 
from whence it was taken to be decently buried at ye discretion of my ex- 
ecutor, hopeing at the last day to have a glorious resurrection both of bodie 
and soule through ye merits of ye Lord Jesus Christ. 

I give unto my deare and loving wife, my whole both houses and 

lands and moveables for her comfort and maintenance and ye bringing up of 
my children so long as she shall contenue a vfiddow after my decease, but if 
she shall see reason to marrie again, then my will is, she shall injoy the 
thirds of ye yearly income of my lands and that onely. 

I give unto my two eldest sons, namely Daniell Smith and John Smith, after 
my wives decease or marriage, my houseing, both dwelling house and barne 
with all my lands both meddow and upland equally to them and their heirs 
forever. They paieing out of them as is after expressed and if eighther of 
them die before they atttained to ye age of one and twentie years, then my 
will is that my third son, namely, Joseph Smith, shall injoy the part and 
proportion of him that dies as before and if all my three sone doe live, then 
my will is that my son Joseph, abovesaid, shall have an equall portion with 
his eldest brethren to be paid him out of my houses and lands, but not in 
house and land. I give unto my oldest son Daniell Smith abovesaid my 
horse and armes and furniture for ye horse with all my wearing cloath both 
linen and woolen. My vfill is that my moveable estate after my wives de- 
cease or marriage be equalie divided among all my daughters and what my 



726 HISTORY OP STONINGTON. 

mother's will and mind was to bestow upon any of my daughters my will is 
yt it should be performed without any alteration. 

And I doe nominate and appoint my deare and loveing wife to be sole ex- 
ecutrix to this my last will and testament and doe earnestly desire my good 
friends, John Bisco and William Bond, Sr., to be overseers of this my will 
to be helpful! to my wife in her desolate condition in ye performance of this 
my will and in looking after my children, and as a confirmation of this my 
will I have set to my hand this one and thirtieth of May, sixteen hundred 
eighty and one. 

DANIELL SMITH, 



As witnesseth, 
JOHN BISCO, 
WILLIAM BOND. 



21, 4 mo. sworn by the witnesses as attests. 
JONATHAN REMINGTON, Clerk. 



WILL OF JOHN SMITH (No. 5 Smith Family). 

In the name of God, Amen the fourth day of March, 1729-30. 

I, John Smith of North Stonington, in ye County of New London, being 
very weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God 
for it. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is 
appointed for all men once to die. Doe make and ordain this my last will and 
Testament that is to say. First of all I Recommend my Soul unto the hands 
of God that is, and my body I Recommend to ye earth to be buried at ye 
discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at ye general Resurrection 
I shall receive the same again by ye mighty power of God. And as touching 
such worldly Estates wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with all here 
in this life, I give and dispose of ye same in ye following manner and form: 

Imprimis. 1 give and bequeath unto Susannah my dearly beloved wife ye 

east end of my dwelling house, half my barn and ye one half of all my hous- 
ings, with all my moveables excepting sixty pounds thereof (and what my 
estate is in debt) during the time she continue my widow, but if she marries 
again then to have but one third part of ye moveables above sd. during her 
natural life and then to be divided equally amongst my three daughters or 
their heirs. I give unto my loving son Daniel my homestead with all the 
buildings thereupon excepting as above given, he paying unto my son Josiah, 
80 pounds money within two years after my death and five shillings to my 
son Ephraim. I give unto my loving son Ephraim, 5 shillings money to 
be paid by my Executors which together with what I have formerly given 
him is to ye full of his portion. I give unto my loving son Josiah 80 pounds 
money to be paid by my Executors within two years after my death which 
together with what I have already given him is ye full of his portion out of 
my estate. My loving daughter Lucie deceased I gave formerly unto her 
ye full of her portion out of my estate. I give unto my loving daughter 
Margaret, one third part of my moveables given to my loving wife above 
after she has done vnth them as abovesd. with what I have formerly given 
her is ye full of her portion out of my estate. 

I give unto my loving daughter Ester the value of thirty pounds, money, 
out of my moveable estate and one third part of moveables given to my loving 
wife after she hath done with them as abovesd. 

I give unto my loving daughter Susannah the value of thirty pounds money 
out of my moveable estate and one third part of my moveables given above 
to my loving wife after she hath done with them as abovesd. 

I likewise make and ordain my dearly beloved wife Susannah my Executrix 
and my loving son Daniel, Executor of this my last will and Testament and 
I do hereby utterly revoke and disanul all and every other former Testament, 



APPENDIX. 727 

wills, and bequests by me in any way before named willed and bequeathed. 

Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testa- 
ment. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal ye day and year 
above written. 

JOHN SMITH. 

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by ye sd John Smith to 
be his last will and testament in presence of us witnesses. 
THEOPHILUS BALDWIN. 
SAMUEL PRENTICE, 
ABIGAIL PRENTICE. 
New London, Co., Stonington, May ye Slst A. D. 1739. 

Then Theophilus Bawldin, Esq., Samuel Prentice and Mrs. Abigail Prentice, 
personally appeared and made solemn oath that they saw John Smith ye 
subscriber to ye above and v/ithin written, sign and seal ye same and heard 
him publish and pronounce and declare ye same to be his last will and 
testament and that he was in a perfect, sound mind and memory when he 
executed the same and that we signed ye same as witnesses in ye presence of 
ye testator. 

Before Me, 

INCREASE BILLINGS, Justice of the Peace. 



WILL OP JOSEPH SMITH, HUSBAND OP ZIPPORAH BRANCH (No. 22). 

I, Joseph Smith of Stonington, in the County of New London, and State 
of Connnecticut, being sick and weak in body, but by the blessings of God, 
am sound in my understanding and mind and memory, calling to mind the 
mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die and 
considering my present v/eakness as a symptom of the close of my days, I 
do make and ordain this my last will and Testament. First, I recommend 
my soul to God, that gave it me, and my body to the dust to be buried in 
a decent and Christian manner, at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter 
named, and as to the worldly Interest it hath pleased God to bless me with, 
I give and dispose of it in the following manner. 

First, My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges should first of 
all be paid by my Executor out of the legacy given him in this Will. 

Item. I give to my well beloved son Daniel Smith, two hundred and twenty 
pounds, lav/ful money, to be paid him by my Executor hereafter named, 
one hundred and twenty pounds of sd. sum to be paid in fifteen months 
after my decease, and the other hundred in one year and ten months after 
my decease, the said Daniel Smith paying to Charles Phelps, esq., 10 ewe 
sheep and twelve Iambs and also 18 lbs. of sheeps wool, and also pay and 
settle with Mr. Daniel Prentice a debt which I owe him by book, and the 
above legacy when paid is his full share in my estate. 

Item. I give to my well beloved son Joseph Smith Jr., the farm on which 
I now live with all the buildings on the same belonging to him, his heirs 
and assigns forever, he the said Joseph Smith, Jr., complying with such 
divisions and provisions as are and shall be made in this will relating to 
him. 

Item. I give unto my said son Walter Smith one third part of a right of 
land I own in the State of Vt., so called, to him, his heirs and assigns for- 
ever and also one half of my wearing apparel, except a fine holland shirt 
dress, I do give to my son Walter Smith, ten pounds lawful money to be 
paid him by my Executor hereafter named within twelve months after my 
decease which said land, clothing and money when paid, is in full of his 
share in my estate. 



728 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

Item. I give to my well beloved son Lemuel Smith, one third part of a 
right I own in the State of Vt., so called, to him and his heirs and assigns 
forever, and also one half of my wearing apparel, except a fine hoUand shirt, 
the said land and clothing when paid is in full of his share in my estate. 

Item. I give to my well beloved son Thomas Smith, the other third part 
of a right of land I own in the State of Vt., so called, to his heirs and assigns 
forever, the said one third part to be supported as to taxes and expenses by 
my Executor hereafter named, till my said son Thomas shall arrive to the 
age of 21 yrs., also I do give to my son Thomas, the holland shirt heretofore 
described in this will and also my silver knee buckles and forty silver dollars 
to be paid to him by my Executors hereafter named, when he shall arrive to 
the age of 21 yrs. which land, shirt, buckles and money when paid is in full 
of his share in my estate. 

Item. I give to my well beloved daughter Amy Palmer, three pounds law- 
ful money to be paid to her by my Executor hereafter named, within twelve 
months after my decease, which money when paid, with what she hath already 
had is her full share in my estate. 

Item. I give to my well beloved daughter Susannah Smith, thirty pounds 
lawful money to be paid her by my Executor hereafter named, when she shall 
arrive to the age of twenty yrs., also I do give to my said daughter, Susan- 
nah one third part of my household stuff, which said money and household 
stuff vt'hen reed, is her full share in my estate. 

Item. I give to my beloved daughter Zipporah Smith, thirty pounds lawful 
money, to be paid her by Executor hereafter named, when she shall arrive to 
the age of twenty yrs. also I do give to my sd. daughter Zipporah one third 
part of my household stuff which money and household stuff when reed, is 
her full share in my estate. 

Item. I do give to my well beloved daughter Poll3'- Smith, thirty pounds 
lawful money to be paid her by my Executor hereafter named, when she shall 
arrive to the age of eighteen years, and also I do give to my sd. dau. Polly, 
the other third part of my household stuff, which sd. money and household 
stuff when reed, is in full for her share in my estate. 

Item. I do give to my said son Joseph Smith, Jr., all the rest and rem- 
nant of my estate both real and personal not especially disposed of in this 
will and I do appoint my said son Joseph, Guardian to my sd. son Thomas 
during his minority and further my will is that my said son Joseph should 
learn my sd. son Thomas to read, write and cipher as far as the rule of three 
and also to put him to a trade when he shall arrive to the age of seventeen 
yrs., and that he be kept to his said trade till he shall arrive to the age of 21 
yrs., also I do appoint my sd. son Joseph, guardian to my daughters Zipporah 
and Polly during their minority, and my will is that he learn them to read 
and write, and I do make and ordain my sd. son Joseph Smith, Jr., Executor to 
this my last will and Testament, wholly revoking any will heretofore by me 
made, and declaring this only to be my last will. In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-fourth day of December 1783. 

Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced and declared. 

JOSEPH SMITH. 
In presence of 

JOSHUA PRENTICE, 

JESSE PRENTICE, 

PHEBE LANGFORD. 



WILL OF ISAAC WHEELER, SR. 

In the name of God, Amen. The last Will and Testament of Mr. Isaac 
Wheeler, Sr., of Stonington, in the County of New London and in the Colony of 
Connecticut, being in perfect mind and memory, blessed be God, which is as 
foUoweth, I give my soul to God, who gave it and my body to the earth to be 



APPENDIX. 729' 

buried in a decent and Christian manner by my Executor In the hope of a 
glorious resurrection, and that as a Christian I may further provide for my 
family, I order my temporal concerns as followeth: 

Imprimis. I order and direct my Executors to pay my just debts and 
recover my just dues of my estate. I give to my loving wife Martha, the 
biggest room of my house and the leanto (or ell) and tvk^o of the best beds 
and bedclothes and curtains, such as she best like, and four cows and a 
score of sheep to be kept and provided for by my son William, and so much 
of the household stuff as she has occasion for, and to be honorably maintained 
and to be comfortably provided for, in all things she needs during her nat- 
ural life, at the care and cost of my son William Wheeler. 

I give and bequeath to my son Isaac Wheeler, beside what his grandfather 
Thomas Wheeler, has given him in Lynn, Mass., and besides one hundred 
and fifty acres of land given him by his grandfather and besides what I 
have given in buildings and stock, I do now give him three score acres of 
land in lieu of forty acres his grandfather gave to his brother Thomas, De- 
ceased, lying to the west and south of his own field and he is to take it 
Westerly from an horn beam tree till he makes up the complement of three 
score acres and a straight line from the said horn beam tree to a black oak 
tree, which is the corner tree of his grandfather's land he now dwelleth 
upon, which tree standeth by a brook; also I give to my son Isaac, four score 
acres of land which I bought of Ebenezer Witter and from that black oak 
which is a bound tree of Nathaniel Chesebrough's land, and from thence a 
straight line to a great chestnut tree; also I give him one hundred acres which 
I bought of Nathaniel Chesebrough, and one hundred acres which I bought 
of John Reynolds, and fifty acres bought of Capt. James Pendleton, and also 
one other hundred acres bought of John Witter, also one hundred and twenty 
acres now at the north corner of my land, which hundred acres was his 
grandfather's, and also fifty acres as it is bounded which may appear upon 
record, which was a grant formerly purchased of Lieut. Mason. 

I give to Richard's children that are males, that are or shall be begotten 
of his body the lands following, equally to be divided among them, and my 
Executors shall give them as they come of age out of the following land a 
just proportion for their settlement, provided my son Richard and his wife 
shall have the house and homestead they now live in and to it one hundred 
and fifty acres during their natural lives. I give fifty acres lying by Samuel 
Miner, which was part of a grant of land bought of Capt. John Stanton and 
fifty acres more bought of Capt. Samuel Mason, and also a sixteen-acre lot 
lying southerly of old Mr. Stanton's land, and westerly of land which I 
bought of Capt. Mason and also the remainder of 150 acres which was bought 
of father Park and James Fanning. 

I give to my son Richard, a west line from the corner of the cow pasture, 
the south corner of a west line to the brook, which we ride over when we go 
to meeting, which brook runs out of the said cov/-pasture and bounded by said 
brook to the end of Witter land to a white oak tree, which tree is a corner 
tree of James Miner's and Cornish's and mine. 

I give to my son Richard's children from a black oak tree of Nathaniel 
Chesebrough's a straight line to a great chestnut tree which is a corner of 
land I bought of Capt. John Stanton, and from thence a straight line just 
leaving out the meadow, the brook being the bound, that lyeth in the said 
tract of land I bought of Capt. John Stanton and from thence to my fence 
only leaving out to William's land six rods in length and one rod and a 
half in breadth from the fence that runs along by my fence southward to a 
great rock, which rock stands very nigh the partition fence now betwixt us 
and so along by the same fence till it come to the end of the fence that heads 
my great pasture, and from thence a west line to the end of what land is 
mine, and so to the outside of my land eastward not given already. 

I give to my son William my new dwelling house and housing and orchards, 
and all the several tracts of land undisposed of in Stonington to him and his 



730 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

heirs forever. I give to my daughters, Mary, Martha, Anna, Dorothy, Eliz- 
abeth and Experience to each of them, I give seventy pounds a piece to be 
paid out of the stock, money, household stuff, to each a proportion to be paid 
forthwith and to make it up seventy pounds apiece to be paid by my unwilled 
landed estate, or else my two sons Isaac and William are to make it up out of 
their own estates, they having four years time to do it in, and the seventy 
pounds which I give to my daughter Mary, John Williams' deceased wife, 
is to pay it to her children as they come of age to each an equal share or pro- 
portion. I give to my three sons my wearing clothes equally divided betwixt 
them, only William is to have my blue waist coat. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal January 3rd 1712. 

ISAAC WHEELER. 
Probated in New London, 
March 12th 1712. 

Isaac and William, his sons, were appointed with their uncle John Park, 
executors of his will, who accepted the trust and executed the will. 

His son Richard died soon after his father, and their youngest child, a 
daughter, was born some five months after his death and was named after 
her mother. Prudence. She grew up to womanhood and married Mr. Bbenezer 
Geer of Groton, and had a large family of children. Her mother married Mr. 
Christopher Avery of Groton and had five children by him. The youngest, 
Temperance Avery, was the great-grandmother of the late Governor Morgan 
of New York. 



WILL OF THOMAS WHEELER. 

In the Name of God, Amen. — June 24th, 1755. 

I, Thomas Wheeler of Stonington, County of New London, Conn., being now 
in health and of sound mind and memory, I do make this my last Will and 
Testament. I give unto my son Thomas Wheeler, all my lands in the Town of 
Litchfield in County of Litchfield. I also give him one eighth part of other 
land, including the land I gave him, by deed, with the buildings, to him and 
heirs forever. 

I also give him, my silver-hilted sword, my cane, my gold sleeve buttons, 
my silver ring, and my watch, and my largest silver tankard, and also one 
thousand, five hundred pounds, old tenor bills of credit. 

I give unto my grandson Isaac Wheeler, one eighth part of my lands and 
buildings, where my honored father Isaac Wheeler dwelt. I also give him my 
negro boy, and five hundred pounds in old tenor bills to be set out to him, 
when he arrives to the age of twenty one years. 

I give unto my son Jeremiah Wheeler, one eighth part of all my lands 
and buildings. I also give him my negro man Sam, and my silver Tankard. 

I give unto my son Shepherd Wheeler, one eighth part of all my lands 
and buildings and my negro man Cippeo. 

I give unto my son Paul Wheeler, one eighth of all my land and buildings 
and my negro man Cabb, and my third silver tankard, also my mulatto girl 
Elizabeth. 

I give also to my son Cyrus Wheeler, one eighth part of all my lands and 
buildings and my negro boy Plato, and five hundred pounds, bills of credit. 

I give unto my son Charles Wheeler, one eighth part of all my lands and 
buildings and also my mulatto boy Harry, and five hundred pounds of bills 
of credit. 

I give unto my son Bphraim Wheeler, one eighth part of all my lands and 
buildings to be set out to him when he arrives at the age of 21 years, and 
also I give him one thousand pounds of old tenor bills, to be paid to him at 
21 years old. 

I give unto my daughter Mary Miner, my negro woman Hagar, also two 
thousand pounds old tenor, Avhich with what I have heretofore given her is 
her portion. 



APPENDIX. 731 

I give unto my daughter Mehitable Babcock, my negro girl Joanna, and 
also two thousand pounds old tenor which, with what I have already given 
is her portion. 

I give unto my daughter Lucy Wheeler, my negro girl Cloe, also four 
thousand pounds in old tenor bills, to be set out to her when she arrives at 
21 years, or the day of her marriage, and I give her six best silver spoons. 

I give unto my grandson Thomas Wheeler, one cow and ten sheep. 

I give unto my grandson Thomas Miner, one cow and ten sheep. 

I give unto my son Thomas, my right in common in Stonington, also the 
remainder of my moveable and personal estate that is left, not above or 
before been disposed of. 

I give to my sons Thomas, Jeremiah, Shepherd, Paul, Cyrus, Charles, 
Ephraim and my grandson Isaac equally. 

THOMAS WHEELER. 
SIMEON MINER, 
ISAAC SMITH, 
EZEKIEL GALLOP, 

Witnesses. 



INVENTORY OF CAPT. THOMAS WHEELER. 

An inventory of the Estate of Capt. Thomas Wheeler of Stonington, de- 
ceased, appraised, December 11th, 1755. 

£. s. d. 
1 Suit of clothes, gray broadcloth, coat, breeches, and fustian 

jacket 3 6 8 

1 suit serge, and leather breeches 3 6 8 

1 suit, blue coat, lead colored jacket and breeches 2 18 4 

1 striped Banayan and Holland jacket and breeches 2 4 8 

1 scarlet broadcloth great coat 2 18 4 

1 old cloth colored " *' 8 4 

3 periwigs 2 18 4 

1 beaver hat, 30s.; to 2 do., 24s. 2d 2 14 2 

3 fine Holland shirts 4 10 

2 do., 20s.; 2 do., 16s. 8d 1 16 8 

4 neck bands, 5s.; 2 Holland caps, 2s. Id 7 1 

2 pair linen breeches, 4s. 2d.; 2 pair gaiters, 8d 4 10 

1 pair linen stockings, 5s.; to 6 pair worsted stockings, £1 3s. 4d.. 1 8 4 
4 pair yarn stockings, 8s. 4d. ; to pair gloves, 3s. 9d 12 1 

2 handkerchiefs, 6s. 8d. ; to 2 pair shoes, 7s. Id 13 9 

1 pair boots, 10s. ; 2000 shingle nails, 6s. 6d 16 8 

_61 silver coat buttons 4 5 

38 jacket " •' round 1 11 8 

14 flat " " 11 8 

1 sealed gold ring 2 10 

1 pair gold sleeve buttons 1 6 8 

1 silver watch 5 8 4 

1 silver headed cane 16 8 

1 silver hilted sword 2 1 8 

1 silver snuff box 1 

1 pair money scales, 2s. 6d.; to 1 pair saddle bags, 6s. 8d 9 2 

^ 1 large silver tankard 12 10 

1 do., £10; to 1 do., £8 15s 18 15 

- 1 large flowered silver cup 3 15 

1 plain silver cup 3 6 8 

2 small " " 3 6 8 

1 large silver porringer 3 6 8 

1 silver porringer, 50s.; to 2 do., small, £4 3s. 4d 6 13 4 

1. silver salt cellar 2 18 8 



732 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

£. 

1 silver pepper box 1 

38 silver spoons 18 

1 bed and furniture 11 

1 do., £11 13s. 4d.: to 1 do., £10 16s. 8d 22 

1 do., £10 16s. 8d.; to Ido., £9 3s. 4d 20 

1 do., £8 6s. 8d.; to 1 do., £7 10s.; to 1 do., £6 13s. 4d 22 

1 bed and furniture, 3s. 4d.; to 1 bed and furniture, £3 15s 7 

4 Holland sheets 2 

14 cotton " £6, 5s. ; to 25 linen sheets, £9 15 

6 pillow cases 

5 diaper table cloths 2 

3 tow do., lis. 8d.; to 13 diaper napkins, £1 2s. lid 1 

29 linen do., 40s.; to 24 yards tow cloth, 40s 4 

1 broken hour clock 1 

1 desk, £2 Is. 8d. ; to 1 do., fl 13s. 4d 3 

1 case with drawers, £3 6s. 3d. ; 1 do., 50s 5 

1 do., £3 6s. Sd.; to 1 do., £2 Is. 8d 5 8 

1 chest with drawers, 8s 4d.; 1 chest drawers, 8s. 4d 16 

1 chest with drawers, 8s. 4d.; 1 chest drawers, 6s. 8d.; 1 chest, 

3s. 4d 

1 Chest, 2s. 6d.; 1 Chest, 8s. 3d.; 1 Chest, 2s. 6d 

1 Trunk, 8s. 4d.; 1 Trunk, 6s. 8d.; 1 Trunk, 6s. 8d 1 

1 Looking glass, £2 18s. 4d.; 1 Looking glass, £1 14s. 4d 4 

1 Looking glass, 25s.; 1 Looking glass, 8s. 4d.; 1 do., 8s. 4d 2 

1 square table, 16s. 8d.; to 1 do., 5s. lOd.; to 1 do., 13s. 4d 1 

1 do., 3s. 4d.; 1 do., 6s. 8d. ; 1 old square table. Is 

1 round table, 16s. 8d.; to 1 do., 7s. 6d 1 

1 do., lis. 8d.; 1 do., 6s. 8d.; 1 do. double, 16s. 8d 1 

1 do., 13s. 4d.; 1 do., lOs.; 1 do., lOs. 6d 1 

1 do., 13s. 4d. ; 1 eight square do., 8s. 4d 1 

19 banister black chairs, £2 7s. 6d. ; to 2 great do., 6s. 8d 2 

6 Turkey worked chairs, 30s. ; to 1 great do., 2s 1 

17 chairs, £1 8s. 4d.; to 9 do., lis. 3d.; to 6 do., 5s. lOd 2 

1 great chair, 2s. Id.; to 2 do., 3s. 4d 

1 small trunk, 3s. 4d. ; to 1 case with bottles, 12s. 6d 

1 warming pan, 8s. 4d.; to 1 do., 15s 1 

6 green chairs, 15s. ; 1 great do., 6s. 8d 1 

- 12 pewter platters 3 

6 do., lOs.; to 3 do., 12s. 6d 1 

6 basins, 17s. 6d. ; to 50 plates, £2 19s. 2d 3 

10 porringers, 7s. 6d.; to 6 old plates, 5s 

Old pewter, 16s. lOd. ; to brass candlesticks, 4s. 2d 1 

1 large brass kettle, £3 6s. 8d.; 1 do., 16s. 8d 4 

2 old do., 30s. ; to earthen ware, 17s. Id 2 

3 pair of hand irons, 50s.; 2 pair do., 18s. 4d 3 

5 iron pots, 29s. 2d.; to 7 iron kettles, 26s. 8d 2 

2 iron spits and fender, and dripping pan 

2 old chafin dishes, old gridiron and iron psrth 

1 frying pan, 4s. 7d. ; to 1 box iron waiter and grate, 6s. 8d 

7 iron trammels, 24s. 2d.; tongs and slices, 15s 1 

1 pair bellows. Is. 8d. ; to 2 pair steelyards, 7s. lid 

2 iron kettles, 5s.; to 2 skimmers. Is. 3d 

2 pewter candlesticks, 2s.; to iron pewter candlesticks. Is. 8d.... 
41 trays, and six pails 1 

3 coolers, 5s.; 2 wooden dishes, 8s. 4d 

1 large churn, 8s. 4d. ; to 1 small churn, 2s. Id 

1 runlet. Is. 8d. ; to 1 bucket and more wooden ware, 10s. lOd.... 

1 large cheese tub, 7s. 6d.; to 1 do., 3s. 4d 

2 wash tubs, 3s. 9d. ; to 4 cheese tubs, 5s 

1 butter tub, 2s. 6d. ; 1 small meat tub, Is. 8d 



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APPENDIX. 



733 



£. 

2 woolen wheels, 5s.; to 3 linen do., 15s 1 

Meat cask, 33s. 4cl. ; to old cedar tub, 4s. 2d 1 

Meal chests, 6s. 3d.; to 3 meal bags, 7s. 6d 

8 grain chests, Ss. 4d. ; 2 brand irons, 5s. 5d 

2 padlocks, 3s. 4d. ; 1 pair wool cards, 3s. 4d 

1 hatchet, 5s. lOd.; to 3 cart ropes and 1 halter, 13s. 4d 

1 gem, 25s.; 1 do., 20s.; 1 do., 8s. 4d 2 

1 old saddle and bridle, 8s. 4d. ; to 1 pillion, 5s 

13 old cider hhds., 43s. 4d. ; to 10 barrels, 20s. lOd 3 

Old open cask, 8s. 4d. ; 3 small casks, 4s. 2d 

6 narrow axes, 5s.; to 2 broad do., 4s. 2d 1 

1 adz, 2 hammers, handsaw and hatchet 

1 shaving knife, 2 augers, 1 chisel 

2 pair hinges, 3s.; to sett harrow teeth, 25s 1 

5 chairs, 30s.; to 9 hoes, 7s. 6d.; 1 iron crow bar, 10s. lOd 2 

4 yokes and irons, lOs. ; pitch forks, 4s. 2d 

5 plows and irons, 33s. 4d. ; 1 sled, Ss. 4d 2 

1 cart and wheels. Iron and ladder 3 

4 scythes and tacklings, 20s.; to beatles and wedges, 7s. 6d 1 

2 horse geers, 8s. 4d. ; 1 grinding stone, 10s 

4 cycles, 3s. 4d.; 4 pair sheep shears, 3s. 4d. ; iron dog, 6d 

1 gimlet. Is. 3d. ; to old iron, 12s. 6d 

1 great gate, 2s. 6d. ; to 2500 shingles, 25s 1 

1 razor and hone, 2s. 3d.; to ease fleams (a lancet), 10s 

1 small boll (a Scotch measure), 2s. Id.; to 2 do., 3s.; to 3 hives 

bees, 31s 1 

398 bushels of Indian corn 40 

8 bushels wheat, 30s.; 15 bushels rye, 37s. 6d 3 

5 bushels beans, 16s. 8d. ; 50 bushels salt, 6s. 5d 7 

1% bushels malt, 4s. 4d. ; 27 lbs. tallow, 9s 

2574 pounds cheese, 3d. per lb 31 

187 bundles flax in ye swingle, 6d. per lb 4 

Flax in ye bundle not dressed 2 

Oats in ye straw 4 

125 tons hay, 25s. a ton 105 

Leather, £7 10s.; to flax seed, 3s. 4d. half bushels; to flax seed. 

Is. 3d 7 

350 pine boards, 17s. 6d. ; to 80 square glass, 16s. 8d 1 

Sundry books, 56s. 3d.; to 1 book of accounts, 6s. 8d 3 

£12 7s. 6d. in Connecticut bills 1 

£27 12s. lOd. in Old tenor bills 2 

Notes and bonds on sundry persons 3170 

Ye farm and buildings, with all ye lands adjoining where he dwelt 

7000 

Ye farm and buildings where Mr. Thomas Wheeler now dwells 756 

A tract of land by Lanthorn Hill 166 

His riding horse, saddle & bridle 16 

1 old sorrel horse "^ 

1 black " " 16 

1 sorrel horse, swift nose H 

1 " " bald face 12 

1 pied horse 10 

1 small horse, swift nose 6 

1 sorrel stone horse, two years old 9 

1 sorrel, year old horse, £4 lis. 8d.; 1 sorrel, year old, £4 lis. 8d.. 9 

1 old sorrel mare and mare colt 2 

1 old bay " " horse " 3 

1 old black " " " " 8 

1 black " white face, and mare colt 8 



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734 HISTORY OF STONINGTON. 

£. s. d. 

1 large sorrel mare, white face, horse colt 14 3 4 

1 old sorrel raare, and a year old mare colt 16 8 

1 old bay mare, £2 18s. 4d.; 1 sorrel two year old mare colt 7 18 

1 sorrel mare, swift nose 10 8 4 

1 black " " " 10 16 8 

1 brown " 5 i6 8 

1 fat ox, £5 3s. 4d.; 2 speckled lean do., £11 13s. 4d 17 7 8 

2 brown pied oxen 10 g 4 

2 do., £10 16s. 8d.; to 2 red pied do., £13 23 16 8 

2 white pied oxen 8 15 

1 brown fat cow, £4 3s. 4d. ; to 1 speckled cow, £3 3s. 4d 7 6 8 

23 fat cattle at £2 18s. 4d. per head 67 1 8 

1 bull, £2 18s. 4d.; 32 cows, £77 8s. 4d 79 6 3 

25 two year old cattle 41 13 4 

26 one " " " 30 6 8 

25 calves 15 12 6 

179 store sheep 26 2 1 

5 sheep rams 1 5 

56 fat swine 65 

65 store swine 14 15 

1 negro man named Quash 2 10 

1 old negro woman named Juno 16 8 

1 negro man named Cab 41 14 4 

1 " " " Ceazar 37 30 

1 " " " Cipeo 45 16 8 

1 " woman " Hager 37 10 

1 " " " Flora 31 13 

1 " " " Sarah 40 

1 " " " Jane 37 10 

1 " " " Cloe 37 10 

1 " girl " Phillis 15 

1 " boy " Pharaoh 8 8 

1 servant mulatto boy Harry 8 6 8 

1 " " girl Elizabeth 5 

1 servant Indian woman Mary 1 13 4 

V/bole amount £12,669 9s. 5d. 

Certified by us Appraisers, 

SIMEON MINER, 
ISAAC FRINK. 

Capt. Thomas Wheeler, whose estate is here recorded, was the son of Isaac 
Wheeler and Mary (Shephard) Wheeler, and was born in the year 1700. He 
married Mary Miner, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Stevens Miner, who was 
a direct descendant in the thirteenth generation of Henry Miner, who died in 
the year 1357. Isaac Wheeler was the son of Isaac and Martha (Park) 
Wheeler, and grandson of Thomas and Mary Wheeler. Thomas Wheeler came 
to this country before 1637, and resided in Massachusetts until 1664, when 
he removed to Stonington. He died in 1686, aged 85 years. 



WILL OF ROBERT WILLIAMS. 

Last Will and Testament of me, Robert Williams of Roxbury, in the county 
of Suffolk in Nevv^ England, being at present in bodily health, of perfect under- 
standing, and of sound mind (through the merciful providence of God towards 
me) do ordain this my last will, hereby disannulling all former wills what- 
ever, and do constitute this for the use and benefit of those that shall come 
after me. 



APPENDIX. 735^ 

In the first place and chiefly, I commit my soul into the hands of my 
merciful Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ, who hath undertaken for the 
same in the covenant of his grace, that where he is I might be also. And 
my body I commit unto the dust to be decently buried by my Executors here- 
after named, trusting that at the day of his appearing I shall receive a 
glorious body. And for my temporal estate I dispose of it in the manner fol- 
lowing: 

Imprimis. I will, the true and faithful performance of the covenant between 
myself and my well beloved wife, in full and in specie according to the time 
mentioned in said covenant, and that my three sons, Samuel, Isaac and 
Stephen, shall pay the same by equal proportions. 

Item. I give to my son Samuel, besides what I have already given him, 
and is in his possession, my middle lot between my swamp and my rocks 
lying before his door. 

Item. All my swamp except fourscore and ten rods next my barn, which I 
reserve to the same. 

Item. Ten acres of wood-land, more or less, at Walkhill. 

Item. To my son Isaac, three acres of salt-marsh (purchased with my 
house), adjoining to Nathaniel Holmes, his marsh. 

Item. All my ploughing land at Dorchester, being five acres, more or less. 

Item. Six acres of w^ood-land behind the great lots. 

Item. To my grandson Isaac, I give my piece of salt-marsh lying next to 
John Heminway's, formerly bought of Goodman Riggs. 

Item. I give to my son Stephen, my dwelling house, orchards, barns, and 
other out houses and home lots thereto adjoining, with the fourscore and ten 
rods adjoining to my barn reserved out of the swamp. 

Item. My part of Mr. Hews' meadows. 

Item. Six acres of pasture land called the Rocks, adjoining to my lot, 
(given my son Samuel). 

Item. Thirty-two acres of wood-land lying together near the fresh meadows. 

Item. My horse distinct from the rest of my moveables. 

Item. I will that the cause be equally maintained by my sons Samuel and 
Stephen. Inasmuch as I have in this my will given my son Stephen, some- 
what more than the rest of my sons, I would not have them or others think 
hardly of me for so doing, for he lives under the same roof with me, and 
thereby hath been more helpful and comfortable unto me than the other sons 
have. 

Item. I give to my brother Nicholas Williams, thirty shillings per annum, 
to be equally paid by my sons Samuel and Stephen. 

Item. My wearing clothes woolen and linen. 

Item. A pair of sheets and a blanket from off my maid's bed, and also a 
rug. Also four bushels of Indian corn. Also my will is, that my brother 
Nicholas have house room, washing and lodging, by my sons Samuel and 
Stephen. 

Item. I give my grandchild Deborah Totman (or Tolman), forty shillings. 

Item. To my grandchild Elizabeth Robinson, twenty shillings, both lega- 
cies to be paid out of my moveables within the space of twelve months after 
my decease. And the residue of them to be equally divided between my sons 
after my debts are discharged. And for the full performance of this my last 
will, I do depute my three sons Executors of the same, whom I intreat and 
of whom I expect that they will see the faithful performance of the same. 
And in witness of these premises I have hereunto subscribed my hand and 
affixed my seal this tw^enty-sixth of November, in the year of our Lord, 1685. 
(Signed) 



ROBERT WILLIAMS, and Seal. 



Signed and sealed in the presence of 
GILES PAYSON, 
BENJAMIN TUCKER, 
JOHN SMITH. 
Date of Probate, 

29th of September, 1693. 



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HISTORICAL INDEX. 



A. — Area of Stonington, 1; Association of 
Pawcatuck People, 11; Assembly Acts, 41 
to 46. 

B. — Bridges and Ferries: Mystic Bridge, 
118; Pawcatucli Bridge, 122; first Black 
sraith, 139; Banking, 147. 
C. — Clergy: Wm. Thompson, 13; Zachariah 
Brigden, 13; Mr. Chauncey, 14; Mr. 
Fletcher, 14; Rev. James Noyes, 14; Rev. 
Joseph Noyes, 24; Rev. Mr. Rossiter, SO; 
Rev. Nathaniel Bells, 32. 
Census of 1668, 18; Charter of Connect- 
icut, 21; Chesebrough Wm. grant of 
land, 4; Connecticut first settlement, 3; 
Commissioners of United Colonies de- 
cision, 11; Commerce, 130; Civil OfScers, 
158; Judge of County Court, 158; Asso- 
ciate Judge, 158; Sheriffs, 158; Asistants, 
158; Senators, 158-9; Representatives, 
154-164; Town Clerks, 164-5; Selectmen, 
165-174. ' 

D. — Denison, Capt. George house, 5; Dean 
Old house, 140. 

E. — Ecclesiastical history: First Congrega- 
tional Church, 87-89; Second Congrega- 
tional Church, 89-90; Baptist Church, 
Pung-hung-we-nuck Hill, 90; Bast Bap- 
tist Church, 90; Baptist Church at Long 
Point, 90; Methodist Episcopal Church 
at Old Mystic, 91; Third Congregational 
Church, 92; Methodist Episcopal Church 
at Mystic, 93; Pawcatuck Congregational 
Church, 93; Third Baptist Church at 
Stonington, 95; Greenmanville Seventh 
Day Baptist Church, 95; Calvary Epis- 
copal Church, 95; Pawcatuck Catholic 
Church, 96; Mystic Congregational 
Church, 96; Advent Christian Associa- 
tion, 97; Mystic Catholic Church, 98; 
Quiambaug Chapel, 98; Wequetequock 
Chapel, 98; Stonington Catholic, 99. 

F. — Fort Griswold victims, 59. 

G.— Gallup Capt. John, 5; death, 22; Gov- 
ernment, local, 13. 

H. — Home lots assigned, 18; house dwel- 
ling of Mr. James Noyes, 18; Haynes, 
Gov. grant of land, 4; Heroine of Ston- 
ington, 79; Highways, 103, including 



Mail-stage route, 109; Turnpike road, 
113; The 16 pole way of PAajor Mason, 
115; County highways, 115. 
I. Indians: Soche, 14; Oneko, 21; Canon- 
chet, 22; King Philip, 21; Pequots, 175- 
195. 

M. — Meeting house, located and erected, 
13; Mystic named, 17; Meeting house at 
Agreement Hill, IS, 19, 20; Meetinghouse 
dimensions, 20; Miner, Thomas new 
house, 5; Meeting house another, 21; 
Meeting house at the Centre, 29, 30; 
Meeting house at Long Point, 32, 35; 
Mills and Manufacturing, 136; First mill, 
138; Weave shops, 138; Mill for Powder, 
138; Grist Mill, 138; Saw Mill, 141. 

N. — Name first local, 5. 

P. — Pequot plantation, 1; Palmer, Walter 
purchased land, 5; Park, Capt. Robert, 
5; Palmer's land, 134; Press, 156. 

R.— Regiment of Col. Randall, 62, 70, 71; 
Roll copies of 30th Regt., 71, 72; Rail- 
road, 152. 

S. — Stonington, settlement of, 3; Souther- 
town named, 12; Services, first religious, 
6; Stanton, Thomas trading house, 4; 
Swamp fight and Military expeditions, 
21, 23; Society, organization of First 
Congregational, 26; Stonington, bom- 
bardment, 38; Soldiers of the Revolu- 
tion, 46-48; Stonington Borough bom- 
bardment, 65-78; Stonington, Account of 
the Battle, 73-75; Schools, Common, 
100, 102; Ship Building, 123; at Pawca- 
tuck, 124; Old Mystic, 125; Adam's 
Point, 125; Mystic, 127, 128; Stonington 
Borough, 128-9. 

T. — Town meetings, resolution of, 48-59; 
Town meeting, 60; Town, division of, 91. 

V. — Vessels engaged in Sealing and Whal- 
ing, 132-5. 

W. — War, soldiers of Narragansett, 22; 
War, Revolutionary, 36; War of 1812, 60; 
Officers in command, 70; War of 1861-5, 
Names of Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, 
81-85; War, Spanish-American, 86. 



GENEALOGICAL INDEX. 



AVERY.— Aaron, 205; Abigail, 202, 3, 4, 5, 
6; Abraham, 202, 5; Albert, 209; Alexan- 
der, 209; Alfred, 208; Allen, 210; Amanda, 
210; Amos, 205, 6, 7; Amy, 203; Ann, 205; 
Anna, 202, 4, 6, 7; Asa, 210; Benjamin, 
201, 2, 4; Benoni, 205; Caleb, 205, 7; Cal- 
vin, 209; Carleton, 209; Charles, 202, 9; 
Christopher, 199, 201, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; Court- 
land, 209; Cyrus, 209; Daniel, 202, 4, 5; 
David, 204, 5; Dean, 209; Deborah, 201; 
Delia, 209; Desire, 202; Dorothy, 203, 5; 
Ebenezer, 201, 3, 5, 10; Edwin, 201; Blias, 
205; Elisha, 202, 3, 5; Elijah, 205, 9; 
Eliza, 207, 9; Elizabeth, 202, 7, 10; 
Ephraim, 202; Erasmus, 210; Erastus, 
209; Esther, 206; Eunice, 203, 5, 6, 10; 
Prances, 209; George, 204, 9; Griswold, 
205; Hannah, 201, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9; Henry, 
208; Isaac, 202, 3, 6, 8, 10; Jacob, 203; 
James, 199, 201, 3, 5; Jasper, 205; Jo- 
anna, 201; John, 201, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; 
Jonathan, 201, 2, 8, 10; Jonas, 206; Jo- 
seph, 201; Joshua, 202; Josiah, 202; Lucy, 
203, 4, 6, 8; Luther, 207, 8; Margaret, 
201, 6; Maria, 209; Marinda, 208; Mary, 
201, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10; Nancy, 209; Nathan, 
203, 6, 8; Nathaniel, 202, 5, 7; Oliver, 206; 
Oscar, 209; Park, 203, 5; Paul, 203; Phebe, 
207, 8; Polly, 208; Prentice, 206; Priscilla, 
203; Prudence, 203; Ralph, 209; Rebecca, 
201; Robert, 207, 10; Roger Griswold, 209; 
Roswell, 209; Richardson, 204; Samuel, 
201, 2, 6, 9; Sarah, 201, 4, 6, 10; Simeon, 
203, 5; Solon, 210; Stephen, 205, 7, 8, 9; 
Temperance, 203, 8; Thankful, 204; 
Thomas, 201, 2 3, 6; Timothy, 208; Ulys- 
ses, 210; Wealthy, 207, 8, 9; William, 202, 
4, 7, 8; Zipporah, 207. 

BABCOCK.— Abby, 218; Abel, 216; Abigail, 
213; Adam, 214; Albert, 219; Amanda, 
220; Amelia, 214, 15, 22; Ann, 212, 19, 20; 
Anna, 213; Anne, 213, 15, 16, 17; Attana, 
216; Benedict, 215; Benjamin, 212, 17, 18, 
19, 21; Betsey, 219; Charles, 221; Char- 
lotte, 215; Christopher, 215, 16, 20; Court- 
land, 218, 22; Cynthia, 220; Cyrus, 218; 
Daniel, 213; 16, 19, 20, 21; David, 213, 15, 
18, 21; Desire, 217; Dorothy, 213; Dudley, 
217, 18, 21; Edwin, 219; Elias, 214, 16, 20, 
21; Elihu, 212, 21; Elijah, 216; Elisha, 
213, 16; Eliza, 218; Elizabeth, 211, 12, 13, 



14, 15, 16, 19; Emily, 220; Enoch, 216 
Ephraim, 218; Esther, 215; Eunice, 213 
Ezekiel, 221; Ezra, 215; Fanny, 221 
Prances, 214; Frank, 221; Frederick, 218 
21; George, 212, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20; Georgia 
222; Gsrshom, 216; Giles, 218; Grace, 2U 
17; Gurdon, 221; Hannah, 211, 12, 14, 15 
17, 18, 19; Harriet, 214, 19; Henry, 214 
17, 18, 21, 22; Hezekiah, 213, 15; Horace 
219; Isaiah, 214, 16; Jacob, 219; James 
211, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; Jane, 211, 12 
Jesse, 217; Job, 211, 12; Joanna, 215 
John, 211, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20; Jonas 
216; Jonathan, 213, 15; Joseph, 211, 12; 
13, 14; Joshua, 213, 14, 16, 17, 18; Julia 
220; Lois, 217; Louisa, 217; Louise, 222 
Lucy, 218, 20; Luke, 214; Lydia, 216 
Maria, 221; Mary, 211, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 
20, 21; Martha, 214, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 
Mercy, 212; Merritt, 221; Nancy, 216, IS 
19, 20; Nathan, 214, 20, 26; Nathaniel 
211, 14, 16; Oliver, 212, 14, 16, 20; Par- 
thenia 221; Paul 214,17,18; Phebe 216, 20 
Polly, 221; Robert, 212, 15, 17, 18, 21 
Rhoda, 219; Rouse, 215, 19; Rufus, 216 
Ruth, 213; Sally, 214, 19; Samuel, 213 

15, 21; Sarah, 211, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 
Simeon, 214; Simon, 215; Stephen, 220 
Susannah, 214, 15, 18; Thomas, 214, 18 
Timothy, 214, 17; William, 216, 19. 

BALDWIN.— Abigail, 226, 28; Alanson, 227 
Amos, 226, 27; Andret/, 226, 27; Anna 
226; Asa, 226; Asher, 227; Benjamin, 227 
28; Betsey, 228; Billings, 227; Bridget 
226, 27; Charlotte, 228; Daniel, 226; David 
226,27,28; Denison, 226; Elisha, 227; Eliz 
abeth, 224, 25, 27; Emily, 228; Eunice 
225, 26, 28; George, 226; Henry, 223, 27 
Hezekiah, 227; Jane, 224; John, 223, 24 
25, 26, 28; Jonathan, 226; Joseph, 226, 27 
Lucy, 226, 28, 31; Martha, 224, 27; Mary 
224, 25, 28; Nancy, 226; Nathan, 227 
Phebe, 226, 27; Polly, 226; Priscilla, 225 
26; Rebecca, 224, 26; Richard, -223, 24 
Ruth, 224; Sabra, 227; Sally, 227, 28 
Samuel, 224; Sarah, 224, 26; Steward, 227 
Susan, 227, 28; Sylvester, 223, 24, 25, 26 
Thankful, 226; Theophilus, 224, 25, 26, 27 
Thomas, 225, 26, 27; Turner, 227; Wil 
liam, 223, 26; Wolcott, 227; Ziba, 225, 27 



INDEX. 



73U 



BENNETT.— Aaron, 230, 31; Abby, 232; 
Allen, 232; Alonzo, 231; Amanda, 231; 
Amos, 230; Benjamin, 231; Caroline, 231; 
Charles, 230, 31; Cynthia, 231; Daniel, 
229; David, 230; Dudley, 230; Elisha, 230, 
31, 32; Ellen, 231; Eliza, 231; Elizabeth, 
229; Emily, 231; Ephraim, 231; Erastus, 
231; Esther, 230, 31; Fanny, 232; Hannah, 
229, 30; Henry, 229, 31; Huldah, 232; 
Isaac, 229; James, 231; Jane, 231; Jede- 
diah, 230; Jerusha, 229, 30; Jesse, 230, 31; 
Joanna, 230; John, 229, 31, 32; Joseph, 
229, 30; Martha, 231; Mary, 230, 31; Me- 
hitable, 230; Melinda, 232; Meranda, 230; 
Nathan, 229, 31; Nathaniel, 230; Noah, 
230; Oliver, 230, 32; Perry, 231; Phebe, 
229, 31; Ramsford, 232; Rebecca, 229; 
Reuben, 232; Sabra, 231; Sally, 230, 32; 
Samuel, 229, 30; Sarah, 229, 30; Stephen, 
229, SO; Susan, 232; Thankful, 230; 
Thomas, 229; Y\^iiliam, 229, 30, 32. 

BBNTLEY.— Adonlram, 235; Anna, 234; 
Anne, 234; Benjamin, 233, 34; Caleb, 233; 
Courtland, 235; Daniel, 234, 5; Edwin, 
235; Elizabeth, 233; Emeline, 235; Eze- 
kiel, 233; George, 233, 4; Green, 233; 
Hannah, 234; Harriet, 235; Henry, 234; 
Ira, 234; James, 233, 4; Jane, 233; John, 
233, 4; Jonathan, 234; Lucy, 234, 5; Mar- 
tha, 235; Mary, 233, 4, 5; Robert, 234; 
Ruhama, 233; Russel, 234, 5; Samuel, 
235; Sarah, 234, 5; Susan, 235; Tabitha, 
233; Thomas, 233, 4; William, 233, 4. 

BILLINGS.— Abigail, 236, 7, 8, 9; Adam, 
241; Alpheus, 241; Amos, 238, 40, 41; An- 
drew, 238, 9, 40, 41; Ann, 238, 43; Anna, 

237, 40, 41, 42; Benajah, 238, 41; Benja- 
min, 237, 9, 41, 2; Betsey, 241; Bridget, 
240; Charles, 239; Christopher, 238, 40; 
Coddington, 241, 2, 3; Comfort, 240; Cyn- 
thia, 242; Daniel, 238, 9, 40, 41; David, 
238; Desire, 239; Dorothy, 238, 7, 8; Eb- 
enezer, 236, 7, 8, 9, 42; Edward, 243; 
Eli, 241; Elisha, 239; Elizabeth, 236, 9, 
241 '; Esther, 238; Eunice, 238, 9, 240, 1, 3; 

~~EzfaT242; Frances, 241; George, 241, 2; 
Gilbert, 239, 42, 3; Grace, 238, 40; Han- 
nah, 236, 7, 240, 2; Harriet, 243; Henri- 
etta, 242; Henry, 237, 41; Horatio, 242, 3; 
Ichabod, 236; Increase, 237, 8; Isaac, 241, 
8; James, 237, 8, 241, 2; Jared, 238; 
Jemima, 237, 8; Jesse, 238; John, 237, 8, 
9, 240, 2; Jonas, 241; Joseph, 236, 7, 9, 40, 
41; Katharine, 240; Lois, 238; Lucy, 238, 
9, 42, 3; Lydia, 236, 40, 2; Margaret, 236, 
1, 4o'; Mary, 236, 7, 8, 9, 40, 2, 3; Mercy, 
240; Moses, 238; Nancy, 240, 1; Nathan, 

238, 40; Noyes, 242, 3; Patience, 236, 41; 



Peleg, 237, 9, 41; Perez, 242; Phebe, 238, 
9; Polly, 240, 2; Prudence, 236, 8; Rachel, 
236; Randall, 241; Rebecca, 239; Robert, 
242, 3; Roger, 236, 7, 9; Rufus, 239; 
Sabra, 237, 9; Samuel, 236, 7, 8, 41; San- 
ford, 239, 42, 3; Sarah, 236, 7, 40, 42; 
Stephen, 238, 40, 1, 2; Susannah, 239; 
Thankful, 237, 8, 41; Theophilus, 239, 41; 
Washington, 242; William, 230, 7, 8, 9, 
41, 3; Zipporah, 237, 8. 

BREED.— Abigail, 245, 7; Adin, 246; Alice, 
248; Allen, 244, 5, 6; Allyn, 247; Amanda, 
248; Amos, 245, 6, 8; Andrew, 247; Ann, 
245, 8; Anna, 244, 6, 7; Avery, 245; Ben- 
jamin, 248; Bethiah, 244; Betsey, 247; 
Calvin, 248; Charles, 247; Christopher, 
245; Cyrus, 247; David, 246; Elias,* 246; 
Elizabeth, 244; Esther, 245, 6, 8; Eunice, 
245, 7, 8; Fanny, 247; Preelove, 248; Fred- 
erick, 248; Gershom, 244, 5, 6, 7; Grace, 
245, 6, 7; Hannah, 245, 7, 8; Harriet, 248; 
Henry, 246; Jabish, 245, 7; Jedediah, 246; 
Jesse, 246, 8; John, 244, 5, 6, 7, 8; Jonas, 
246; Joseph, 244, 5, 6, 7; Joshua, 246, 8; 
Julia, 247; Lucy, 245, 6, 7, 8; Marcy, 245; 
Martha, 247; Mary, 244, 5, 8; Mercy, 244, 
7; Nancy, 246, 7; Nathan, 245, 6, 7; Ol- 
iver, 245, 6, 7; Patty, 247; Polly, 247; 
Prentice, 245, 7; Prudence, 246, 7, 8; 
Reuben, 245, 6; Rhoda, 248; 'Sally, 247; 
Samuel, 245, 7, 8; Sarah, 244, 5; Shubael, 
246; Silence, 248; Simeon, 246; Sophia, 
247; Stephen, 246, 8; Susannah, 245, 6; 
Thomas, 246, 7; William, 245, 7; Zerviah, 
244, 5. 

BREWSTER.- Benjamin, 250; Daniel, 250; 
Elijah, 250; Elizabeth, 250; Fear, 244; 
John, 250; Jonathan 249, 50; Joseph, 250; 
Love, 249; Patience, 249; William, 249; 
Wrestling, 249. 

CHAD BROVv^N.— Abby, 253; Abigail, 253; 
4; Abijah, 254; Ann, 254; Anna, 253; Ben- 
jamin, 253, 4, 5; Bridget, 253, 4; Betsey, 
254; Chad, 251; Clark, 252, 4; Daniel, 
251, 2, 3, 5; David, 254; Desire, 253, 4; 
Deborah, 251, 3; Dolly, 253; Dorcas, 253; 
Edgar, 255; Elijah, 254; Elisha, 253; Eliz- 
abeth, 252, 3; Eseck, 252, 3; Frances, 
253, 4; Frederick, 255; Hallelujah, 252; 
Henry, 255; Hope, 252, 3; Hosannah; 252; 
Jabez, 252; James, 251, 2, 3, 4; Jeremiah, 
251, 2, 3, 4; Jesse, 254, 5; John, 251, 2, 3, 
4; Jonathan, 252, 3; Judah, 252; Lucy, 
254; Martha, 251; Mary, 251, 3, 4, 5; 
Mercy, 254; Nathaniel, 255; Noyes, 253, 4; 
Obediah, 251; Orlando, 255; Pardon, 255; 
Peleg, 252, 3, 4; Phebe, 251; Polly, 254; 
Robert, 252, 5; Roby, 253; Samuel, 252; 



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Sanford, 253, 4; Sarah, 251, 2; Thomas, 
252; Wellington, 255; William, 252, 5. 

EDWARD BROWN.— Amy, 257; Betsey, 
257; Billings, 257; Charles, 257; Edward, 
256, 8; Elias, 257; Elizabeth, 256, 7; 
Enoch, 257; Esther, 257; Eunice, 257; 
Hannah, 257; Henry, 258; Jacob, 256; 
John, 256, 7, 8; Joseph, 256, 7; Josiah, 
257; Judith, 257; Mary, 257, 8; Nathaniel, 
256; Rachel, 257; Roger, 257; Sabra, 257; 
Thomas, 256; William, 257; Zeruah, 257. 

LYNN BROVn^N.— Abby, 267, 71; Abel, 262, 
5; Abigail, 260,1,4, 5, 70; Adams, 268; Al- 
len, 260; Almira, 269; Amos, 261, 5, 6; An- 
drew, 263, 4, 71; Angeline, 271; Ann, 259, 
61; Anne, 264, 5, 6, 70, 1; Annah, 260, 2, 8; 
Asa, 263 ; Asher, 267 ; Avery, 265 ; Benadam, 
2-67 ; Benoni, 262; Benjamin, 264, 9; Bet- 
sey, 262, 6, 9, 70, 1; Calif a, 269; Charles, 
262, 5, 8, 9, 70; Christopher, 261, 2; Clark, 
264; Coddington, 266; Collins, 262; Con- 
tent, 262; Cynthia, 269; Cyrus, 262, 6, 7; 
Daniel, 259, 60, 1, 4, 71; David, 261, 5, 
70; Deborah, 260, 2, 3, 5, 9; Delia, 268, 70; 
Desire, 261, 4, 5, 6; Dolly, 268; Dorothy, 
260, 8; Dudley, 265; Ebenezer, 259, 60, 1; 
Edith, 265; Edward, 264, 9, 70; Eleazer, 

259, 60, 3, 4; Elias, 263, 6, 7; Elisha, 270; 
Elijah, 270; Ellen, 269; Eliza, 267; Eliz- 
abeth, 260, 1, 8, 71; Emily, 267; Ephraim, 
264; Erastus, 269; Esther, 262, 3, 5, 6, 7, 
8; Eunice, 262, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 70; Ezra, 264; 
Francis, 269; George, 270; Gideon, 267; 
Giles, 268; Grace, 259; Grant, 263; Ger- 
shom, 262; Hannah, 259, 60, 2, 70, 1; He- 
lannah, 269; Hepsibah, 260, 1; Henry, 
262; Herman, 269, 71; Hosea, 268; Hul- 
dah, 264; Humphrey, 260, 1; Ichabod, 

260, 3, 9; Ira, 271; Israel, 270; Jabez, 270; 
James, 260, 1, 7, 8, 71; Jesse, 260, 70; 
Jedediah, 260, 1, 4, 5, 6; Jeptha, 268; 
Jerusha, 259, 71; Joannah, 263, 8, 72; 
John, 259, 60, 3, 4, 7, 9, 70, 1; Jonas, 
263; Jonathan, 259, 60, 1; Joseph, 259, 65, 
7, 9; Josiah, 268, 9, 71; Joshua, 261, 8, 72; 
Keturah, 263, 5, 6; Lewis, 263; Lois, 
260, 2; Louisa, 267; Lucien, 261; Lucy, 
262, 4, 5, 7, 9, 71; Luther, 264, 5; Lydia, 
265, 7, 70, 1; Margaret, 268; Martha, 263, 
4, 7, 8, 9; Mary, 259, 60, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 70; 
Marvin, 271; Mathew, 271; Matilda, 271; 
Mehitable, 260; Micah, 263; Miner, 263; 
Molly, 262, 4; Nabbe, 271; Nancy, 266, 7, 
9; Nathan, 261, 3, 5, 70; Nathaniel, 261, 
2; Nehemiah, 261, 2, 3; Nelly, 269; Nel- 
son, 269; Noyes, 264, 72; Oliver, 263, 71; 
Palmer, 269; Patty, 262, 6; Patience, 
260; Paul, 264; Peggy, 262; Peleg, 263; 
Perez, 262; Phebe, 262, 3, 5, 70; Philura, 



266; Polly, 265, 6, 7, 9, 70; Priscillah, 260, 
9; Prudence, 260, 3, 8, 9, 72; Randall, 268; 
71; Rebecca, 263, 4, 70; Reuben, 262; 
Rhoda, 266; Rogers, 268; Roswell, 264, 

5, 6, 7, 8; Rowland, 266; Roxanna, 266; 
Rufus, 262; Russell, 266; Ruth, 260, 3; 
Sally, 266, 9, 72; Samuel, 259, 60, 1, 2, 5; 
Sanford, 269, 70; Sarah, 259, 62, 3, 4, 5, 

6, 7, 9; Shepard, 266; Shubael, 264, 6, 7; 
Simeon, 261, 8, 9; Smith, 269; Stanton, 
264; Stephen, 261, 3, 5; Stiles, 269; Su- 
sannah, 265; Sylvia, 268; Tabitha, 261; 
Taloo, 264; Thankful, 261, 9; Temper- 
ance, 263, 5; Thatcher, 264, 6; Theoda, 
265; Theody, 265; Thomas, 259, 60, 2, 7, 
71; Timothy, 263; Walter, 261; Wealthy, 
262; Welcome, 269; Wheeler, 266; Wil- 
liam, 260, 6, 7, 70, 1; Zebulon, 261, 71. 

BROWNING.— Adeline, 275; Ann, 274 
Anna, 275; Anne, 274; Benjamin, 275 
Catharine, 274, 5; Charles, 275; Cyrus 
275; Dinah, 273; Elizabeth, 274, 5 
Ephraim, 274; Eunice, 274; Frances, 275 
Hall, 273; Hannah, 273, 4; Harriet, 275 
Jane, 273; Jeremiah, 273, 4; John, 273 
4, 5; Joseph, 273, 5; Joshua, 275; Latham 
275; Lucy, 275; Martha, 274; Mason, 275 
Mary, 273, 4, 5; Nathaniel, 273; Orrin, 
275; Rebecca, 273; Ruth, 273, 4; Sally 
275; Samuel, 274; Sands, 274; Sarah, 273: 
4, 5; Susan, 275; Tabitha, 273; Thomas 
273, 4, 5; William, 273, 4, 5; Wilkinson 
273. 

BURCH.— Abigail, 276; Benjamin, 277 
Betsey, 278; Billings, 277, 8; CharleS: 
273; David, 276; Desire, 277; Elizabeth 
276; Ellen, 278; Frederick, 277; George 
276, 8; Harriet, 277; Henry, 277, 8; In- 
crease, 277; Isaiah, 277; Jane, 276, 7 
Jeremiah, 276, 7; John, 276, 7; Jonathan 

276, 7; Joseph, 276, 7; Joshua, 276, 7 
Katy, 278; Lydia, 278; Marion, 278; Mar- 
tha, 277, 8; Mary, 276, 7, 8; Mercy, 276 
Nathan, 278; Paul, 277; Phebe, 278; Polly 

277, 8; Rhoda, 278; Sally, 278; Samuel 
^ 277, 8; Stanton, 278; Susan, 278; Thomas 
^ 276, 7, 8; William, 277, 8; Zurviah, 276. 

BURROWS.— Abigail, 279, SO; Amos, 279, 
82; AmJ^ 280; Anna, 282; Benjamin, 281, 
2; Betsey, 280, 1, 4; Caleb, 284; Calvin, 
281; Charles, 283, 4; Daniel, 280, 1, 2 3; 
Delight, 2S0; Denison, 2S0, 2; Desire, 280, 
1; Edward, 281; Edwin, 281; Elam, 280; 
Eleanor, 280; Elisha, 282; Elizabeth, 282, 
3; Enoch, 283, 4; Eunice, 280, 2; Experi- 
ence, 281; Frances, 280; George, 280, 1; 
Gilbert, 283; Hannah, 279, 80, 1; Hub- 
ard, 279, 81, 2, 4; Isaac, 279; Jabez, 283; 



INDEX. 



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James, 2S1; Jeremiah, 279; Jerusha, 2S3 
Jesse, 2S1; John, 279, SO, 2, 4; Jonathan 
2S2; Joseph, 2S0, 1, 2; Joshua, 282, 3 
Julia, 283; Latham, 283; Lorenzo, 281, 3 
Lucretia, 279; Lucy, 283; Lydia, 279, SO 
1; Margaret, 279; Mary, 279, SO, 1, 2, 3, 4 
Mercy, 282; Nabby, 280; Nancy, 281 
Nathan, 2S0, 1, 2; Ogden, 284; Paul, 282 
Percy, 282; Phebe, 279, SO; Priscilla, 282 
4; Prudence, 284; Robert, 279; Roswell 
281,. 3; Rufus, 281; Sally, 280; Samuel 
279; Sarah, 280, 1, 2; Seth, 282, 4; Silas 
279, 82, 3, 4; Silence, 282; Simeon, 281 
Solomon, 282; Stephen, 284; Thomas. 280 
Vyiby, 282; Waity, 279, SO, 4; William, 
2S1, 3, 4. 

CHAPMAN.— Abel, 2S7; Adam, 287; Albert, 
287; Amos, 285, 7; Andrew, 285, 6; Anna, 
2S6; Betsey, 286, 7; Case, 286; Charles, 
286; Clarissa, 287; Cordelia, 287; Cyrus, 
287; Daniel, 287; Demarious, 287; Dudley, 
287; Eldredge, 287; Blias, 286; Elisha, 
286; Elizabeth, 286; Enoch, 287; Brastus, 
287; Eunice, 285; Ezra, 286; Freeman, 
2S7; Gideon, 286; Hannah, 285, 6, 7; Is- 
rael, 286 Jesse, 286; John, 285, 7; Jonas, 
285, 7; Jonah, 285; Joseph, 285, 6, 7; 
Keturah, 286; Lewis, 286; Louis, 286; 
Levinia, 287; Lucy, 286, 7; Lydia, 286; 
Nabby, 286; Nahum, 285, 8; Nancy, 287; 
Nathan, 285, 8; Oliver, 287; Palmer, 286; 
Polly, 286; Roxanna, 287; Ruth, 285; 
Sally, 287; Samuel, 286; Sanford, 286; 
Sarah, 285, 6, 7; Silas, 286; Smith, 286; 
Stephen, 286; Stewart, 286; Sumner, 285, 
7; Sybil, 286; Thaddeus, 287; Thomas, 
285, 6, 7; Timothy, 286, 7; William, 285, 7. 

CHESEBROUGH.— Abby, 307; Abigail, 292, 
4, 6, 9, 301, 2, 3, 4; Abel, 301; Anna, 292, 

8, 9, 301, 2, 6; Abisha, 306; Albert, 300, 6; 
Alexander, 308; Almira, 300, 8; Amelia, 
302, 7; Amos, 295, 8, 300, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9; 
Andronicus, 292, 303; Ann, 293, 5, 6, 305, 
8; Andrew, 297, 301, 8; Asa, 299; Bene- 
dict, 299; Benjamin, 297, 301, 2, 9; Be- 
riah, 303; Betsey, 302; Bridget, 293, 6, 8, 

9, 302; Charles, 295, S, 9, 302, 8; Christo- 
pher, 297, 300; Clarissa, 302; Coddington, 
298, 303; Courtland, 307; Daniel, 296, 9, 
304, 7; David, 292, 4, 5, 6, 9; Denison, 
306, 7, 8, 9; Desire, 298, 303, 4; Dorcas, 
299; Dorothy, 302; Dudley, 305, 7; Bben- 
ezer, 303; Edmund, 305; Edward, 297, 301, 
2; Elam, 302; Eldredge, 307; Eli, 305; 
Elias, 300, 6; Elihu, 293, 4, 5, 8, 304, 7, 8; 
Elsworth, 306; Elisha, 292, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
300; Elmanson, 306; Eliza, 303, 7, 9; Eliz- 
abeth, 292, 8, 9, 304; Emma, 206, 8; Em- 



ily, 300, 9; Enoch. 302, 6, 8; Ephralm, 
304; Erastus, 308; Esther, 295, 8, 301, 4; 
Ethan, 307, 9; Eunice, 295, 6, 303, 4; 
Ezra, 300, 6; Fanny. 305; Frances, 303, 

5, 6, S; Francis, 309; Frederick, 305, 7; 
George, 304; Gideon. 305; Gilbert, 307; 
Grace, 305, 8; Gurdon, 305; Hallam, 302, 
9; Hannah, 293, 4, 5, 6, 8, 300, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9; 
Harriet, 305, 8; Henry, 303, 4, 5; Hepsi- 
bah, 297, 301; Huldah, 303, 6; Isaac, 301; 
Jabez, 292, 4, 7, 300, 2; James, 294, 7, 8, 
309; Jane, 308; Jedediah, 294, 7, 301; Jer- 
emiah, 293, 5; Jerusha, 293; Jesse, 300, 5; 
Joanna, 297; John, 292, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 
301, 5; Jonathan, 292, 6, 9; Joseph, 292, 
3, 6, 9, 300, 6; Joshua, 298, 9; Junice, 
292; Kate, 299; Keturah, 298, 302; Lois, 
300; Lucena, 307; Lucretia, 299, 306; 
Luke, 294, 8; Lucy, 294, 6, 300, 3, 5; 
Lydia, 295, 8, 301, 2, 3, 7; Mabrina, 300; 
Margaret, 293; Maria, 292, 303, 8; Marie, 
292; Martha, 292, 304, 5; Marvin, 306; 
Mary, 293, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 301, 2, 3, 4, 5, 

6, 7, 8, 9; Mercy, 293, 300, 3, 7; Minetta, 
303; Molly, 297, 302; Naboth, 298, 304; 
Nancy, 299, 301, 3, 4, 6, 8; Nathan, 294, 
8, 302, 3; Nathaniel, 292, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 

301, 2, 8; Nehemiah, 300; Nicholas, 303, 
7; Obed, 303; Oliver, 301, 9; Palmer, 300; 
Paul, 305; Peleg, 298, 302; Perez, 302; 
Phebe, 295, 6, 9, 304, 8; Polly, 301, 8; 
Priscilla, 295, 7, 8, 304; Prudence, 294, 5, 

7, 9, 302, 7, 8; Rebecca, 294, 5, 7, 8, 9, 

302, 9; Reuben, 300, 5; Rhoda, 300, 6; 
Richard, 303, 5; Robert, 298, 300, 3; Rod- 
man, 306; Rufus, 301; Ruth, 295; Sabra, 
306; Sabrina, 307; Sally, 303, 6, 7; Samuel 
292, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 300, 3, 5; Sarah 292, 4, 
5, 6, 8, 9, 300, 1, 3, 5, 9; Saxton, 303; Silas, 
304; Simeon, 300; Sophia, 306; Sybil, 297; 
Sylvester, 297, 300, 1; Submit, 300, 6; 
Susannah, 295; Thankful, 294, 300, 7; 
Thomas, 294, 6, 302, 7; Warren, 300; 

_ .Wealthy, 301; William, 288, 92, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
" 8, 9, 300, 1, 3, 4, 8; Zebediah, 309; Zab- 
ulon, 294, 7, 301, 7, 8; Zerviah, 301. 

CLIFT.— Abigail, 311; Amos, 310, l^y, Beth- 
iah, 310; Betsey, 311; Deborah, 310; Den- 
ison, 311; Esther, 311; Eunice, 3l2; Fred- 
erick, 311; Ira, 312; Isaac, 312; John, 311; 
Joseph, 310; Margery, 311; Mary, 310, 11, 
12; Nancy, 311; Nathan, 311; Nathaniel, 
311, 12; Rhoda, 310; Samuel, 310, 11; 
Waterman, 310, 11; William, 310, 11; 
Wills, 310. 

COATES.— Amos, 313; Ansel, 314; Asahel, 
313; Asher, 314; Bartholomew, 313; Cla- 
rissa, 314; Daniel, 313; David, 313, 14; 



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INDEX. 



Edward, 313; Elizabeth, 313; Experience, 
313; John, 313, 14; Joseph, 313; Lucy, 314 
Martha, 313; Mary, 313; Obadiah, 313 
Polly, 314; Rebecca, 313; Robert, 313 
Rubee, 313; Susannah, 313; Thankful 
313; Thomas, 313; Victoria, 313; William 
313. 

COBB.— Abby, 317; Alfred, 318; Anne, 316 
Catharine, 318; Charles, 317; Bridget 
316; Ebenezer, 316, 17; Edward, 317 
Eleazar, 315; Eliza, 317; Elkanah, 316 
17; Emeline, 317; Enoch, 317; Eunice 
S15, 16; Experience, 315; Frances, 318 
Gershom, 315; Gideon, 315, 16; Hallett 
316, 17; James, 315, 17; Jerusha, 318 
John, 315, 17; Julian, 317; Katharine 
317; Lois, 315, 16; Margaret, 318; Mariah 
317; Mary, 315, 16, 18; Mehitable, 315 
Nabby, 317; Nathan, 315, 16, 17, 18; Oli- 
ver, 316, 17; Patience, 315; Sanford, 317 
Samuel, 317; Sarah, 316, 17; Susannah, 
316. 

COLLINS.— Ann, 320; Anne, 319, 21; Ben- 
jamin, 320; Betsey, 319, 20; Charles, 321 
Daniel, 219, 20, 1; Ella, 321; Eley, 319 
Ethan, 321; Frances, 321; Frank, 321 
Gilbert, 319, 20, 21; Hannah, 319, 20, 21 
Harriet, 320; James, 319; Jane, 321; John 
319, 20, 1; Lewis, 320; Lydia, 319, 20 
Maria, 319, 21; Morgan, 320; Nancy, 320 
Pell, 319; Polly, 319, 20; Rachel, 320 
Rebecca, 319; Robert, 319, 20; Samuel 
320; Sanford, 320; Sarah, 320; Smith, 320 
Sophia, 320; Susan, 320; Thomas, 320, 1 
Tracy, 320; William, 329, 30. 

CORP.- Ann, 322; Belton, 323, 4; Bette, 
324; Catharine, 322, 3, 4; Daniel, 323; 
David, 322, 3, 4; Dolle, 324; Dorothy, 323; 
Ebenezer, 323; Elizabeth, 323; Eliza, 323; 
Ellen, 323; Esther, 324; George, 323, 4; 
Joanna, 322; John, 322, 3, 4; Jonathan, 
322, 3, 4; Joseph, 323; Julia, 324; Lydia, 
322; Margaret, 323; Mary, 322, 3, 4; Molly, 
-X-.324; Naome, 322; Nancy, 324; Obedience, 
322; Phebe, 324; Rachael, 323; Rebecca, 
322- Rijth, 322; Samuel, 322, 3, 4; Sarah, 
322, 3;^ ; William, 322, 3, 4. 
COTTRELL.— Abigail, 327; Amey, 325, 6 
Angienette, 327; Arthur, 327; Calvert 
326; Charles, 327; Dorothy, 325, 6, 7; Ed- 
gar, 326; Eleazer, 325; Elias, 326; Elin- 
ner, 326; Elizabeth, 325, 6; Emma, 327 
Fanny, 327; Gershom, 325, 6; Hannah 
325; Harriet, 327; Hattie, 326; Ida, 327 
Jabez, 325, 6; James, 325; John, 325, 6 
Joseph, 326, 7; Judith, 326; Lsbbeus, 326 
Mary, 325, 6, 7; Mercy, 326; Nathaniel 
325, 7; Nicholas, 325, 6, 7; Prudence, 327 



Rachael, 326; Reuben, 327; Rozzel, 327; 
Russell, 326; Samuel, 325; Sarah, 326; 
Stephen, 326; Susannah, 326. 

DAVIS.— Abigail, 328, 9, 30; Alphonso, 328; 
Benjamin, 329; Catharine, 329; Clarissa, 
330; Daniel, 329; Dudley, 330; Enos, 329, 
30; Fanny, 330; Hannah, 328; Henry, 329, 
30; Huldah, 330; Jeremiah, 330; John, 

328, 9, 30; Julia, 330; Maria, 329; Mary, 

329, 30; Maryette, 328; Nancy, 329; Phebe, 
330; Samuel, 329; Sarah, 330; Thomas, 
328, 9, 30. 

DEAN.- Benajah, 333; Christopher, 333; 
David, 333; Eleanor, 331; Elizabeth, 333; 
Fanny, 333; Francis, 332; Hannah, 332; 
Jabez, 333; James, 331, 2, 3; Jesse, 333; 
John, 332, 3; Jonathan, 332; Martha, 333; 
Mary, 332; Nancy, 333; Nathan, 332; 
Onesiphores, 332; Phannee, 333; Pru- 
dence, 333; Sarah, 332, 3; Thankful, 333; 
Walter, 331; Welthian, 333; William, 
331, 2. 

DSNISON.— Abby, 342, 51, ,8," 9; Abigail, 

340, 1, 2, 5, 50, 1, 2, 5; Alfred, 354; Alice, 
349, 56; Aliph, 352; Allen, 357; Amos, 

343, 7, 8, 55, 6, 60; Amy, 344, 50; Andrew, 

341, 5, 9, 52, 5, 61; Ann, 337, 8, 9, 41, 4, 
6, 8, 53, 8, 9, 61; Anne, 335; Anna, 343, 
5, 6, 52, 6; Annis, 348; Asahel, 352; Asa, 
352; Avery, 342, 4, 5, 51, 2; Beebe, 342, 
5, 6, 9, 53, 5; Betsey, 345, 8, 50, 2, 4; 
Benadam, 344, 8, 9, 56; Benjamin, 352; 
Borodell, 338, 41, 3; Bridget, 347, 55, 9, 
60; Caroline, 358, 60; Charles, 348, 50, 2, 
4, 5, 9, 60, 1; Christopher, 342, 3; Clarissa, 
352, 61; Content, 347, 55; Cynthia, 347; 
Daniel, 334, 5, 7, 9, 40, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 50, 
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 60; Darius, 349, 56; David, 

344, 50; Deborah, 336, 57; Delia, 354; De- 
sire, 340, 2, 5, 8, 50, 1, 2; Dimis, 356; 
Dorcas, 350; Dorothy, 345, 9; Dudley, 348, 
9, 52; Ebenezer, 353, 8, 9; Edgar, 360; 
Edward, 334, 5, 6, 40, 2, 6, 50, 1, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9; Elam, 357, 61; Eleazer, 348; Elijah, 
343, 4; Elisha, 342, 4, 6, 9, 51, 3, 4, 9, 
60, 1; Elias, 356, 61; Eliza, 355, 7, 9, 60; 
Elsie, 356; Elizabeth, 334, 5, 6, 40, 1, 3, 7, 
54, 5; Emma, 350, 60; Emeline, 357; Em- 
ily 356, 9, 61; Ephraim, 347; Erastus, 354; 
Esther, 342, 4,~''6, 8, 9, 52, 3; Ethan, 351, 
8; Eunice, 346, 7, 8, 51, 3, 4, 5, 6,-7, 9; 
Evelina, 358; Ezra, 347, 55; Fanny, 345, 
51, 6; Frances, 359; Franklin, 358; Fred- 
erick, 346, 53, 4, 9; George, 334, 5, 6, 7, 
8, 9, 40, 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 50, 6, 7; Gideon, 
343, 53; Gilbert, 349, 54, 61; Grace, 341, 
51, 7; Hannah, 336,^40, 1, 4, 6, 8, 50, 1, 3, 
4, 5, 6, 60, 1; Harriet, 356, 8, 60; Henry, 



INDEX. 



743 



346, 53, 5, 6, 7, 8, 61; Hezekiah, 353 
Hiram, 359; Huldah, 361; Isaac, 346, 51 
3, 8; Jabez, 340, 50; James, 340, 9, 56 
Jane, 345, 9, 56, 8, 61; Jeremiah, 336, 53 
Jerome, 356; Jesse, 346, 54; Joanna, 341, 3 
John, 334, 5, 6, 8, 9, 40, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 50 

1, 2, 3, 4, 9; Jonathan, 344, 56; Joseph 
336, 40, 2, 3, 4, 7, S, 50, 5, 6, 7, 8; Julia 
345, 56, 7; Justin, 357, 61; Keturah, 353 
Leonard, 354; Lodowicli, 356; Lois, 351 
3, 4, 8, 9; Louisa, 361; Luce, 334; Lucy 
341, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 52, 6, 7, 61; Luke, 357 
Lydla, 348; Lyman, 351; Manasseth, 347 
Marcia, 357, 60; Maria, 361; Margaret 
334, 6, 8; Martha, 339, 47, 51, 2. 5, 6, 7 
60; Mary, 334, 6, 8, 41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 
9, 50, 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 60, 1; Mehitable, 354 
Mercy, 340, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 52, 3, 5, 6, 61 
Molly, 345; Moses, 351; Nancy, 345, 6, 51 
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 60; Nathan, 343, 4, 5, 7, 9 

51, 2, 8, 60, 1; Nathaniel, 341, 8, 51 
Noyes, 354, 7;,, Oliver, 345, 9, 57, 60, 1 
Peleg, 347, 54, 'l,'60; Phebe, 339, 41, 2, 6 

52, 4, 9, 60; Polly, 352, 5, 6; Prentice, 355 
Priscilla, 350; Prudence, 342, 3, 5, 7, 8 
50, 1, 5, 6, 8; Pulaski, 358; Rachel, 342 
Rebecca, 345, 6, 52; Rensallear, 352 
Rhoda, 348; Robert, 339, 41, 6, 9, 52, 6, 7 
Rowland, 356; Russel, 355; Ruth, 340 
Sally, 352, 4; Samuel, 339, 40, 3, 4, 5, 50 

2, 4, 5, 8, 9; Sarah, 335, 6, 9, 40, 1, 2, 3, 4 
5, 8, 50, 3, 5, 8, 9, 60; Silas, 352; Simeon 
351; Sophia, 352, 61; Stephen, 343, 52 
Susan, 335; Thankful, 340, 2, 3, 5, 8, 51 

3, 8; Thomas-, 341, 57, 61; Wealthy, 350 
Wetherell, 341; William, 334, 5, 6, 8, 9 
40, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 51, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 
Zerviah, 345, 51. 

EELLS.— Ann, 362; Benjamin, 363, 4; Bet- 
sey, 363; Charlotte, 364; Gushing, 363; 
Edward, 362, 3; Elizabeth, 363, 4; Han- 
nah, 362, 3; John, 362, 3; Joseph, 363; 
Lucretia, 363; Lydia, 363, 4; Maria, 364; 
Mary, 362; Mercy, 363; Nancy, 363; Na- 
thaniel, 362, 3; North, 362; Rebecca, 363; 
Robert, 362; Samuel, 362, 3; Sarah, 362, 3. 

FANNING.— Edmund, 365, 6; Ellen, 365; 
Gilbert, 366; Henry, 366; James, 365, 6; 
John, 365; Mary, 365, 6; Nathaniel, 388; 
Richard, 366; Samuel, 366; Thomas, 365, 
6; Vv^illiam, 365, 6. 

FELLOWS.— Abigail, 367, 8; Asa, 368; 
David, 368; Deborah, 367; Elizabeth, 367; 
Elnathan, 368; Ephraim, 367, 8; George, 
368; Hannah, 368; Hopestill, 367; Isaac, 
367; Jeremiah, 368; Joanna, 367; John, 
S67, 8; Jonathan, 367; Joseph, 367, 8; 
Lois, 368; Lydia, 368; Martha, 368; Mary, 



367, 8; Mercy, 368; Nathan, 367; Na- 
thaniel, 367; Priscilla, 368; Prudence, 
368; Rhoda, 368; Samuel, 367, 8; Sarah, 
367, 8; Tully, 368; Warner, 367, 8; Wil- 
liam, 367. 

FISH.— Aaron, 371, 2; Abigail, 372, 3; Al- 
den, 373; Ameros, 372; Anna, 373; Asa, 
373, 4; Benjamin, 374; Bridget, 373 
Catharine, 373; Charles, 373; Cynthia 
373; Daniel, 372; David, 372; Edmund, 
373; Elias, 376; Eliakin, 375; Elizabeth, 
372; Eunice, 372; Fanny, 374; Grace, 372 
Hannah, 373, 4; Ichabod, 373; Isaac, 372 
James, 374; Jane, 373; Jason, 372; Jed, 
374; John, 369, 70, 1, 2, 4; Jonathan, 369 
Joseph, 375; Levinia, 373; Lydia, 375 
Margaret, 371, 2; Mary, 370, 3, 5; Miller 
375; Moses, 371, 2; Nathan, 372, 3,-4 
Nathaniel, 375; Prudence, 374; Rebecca 
375; Roswell, 373; Samuel, 369, 70, 1, 2 
3; Sands, 373, 4; Sarah, 372, 3; Silas, 373 
4; Simeon, 373, 4; Thomas, 375; Timothy, 
372; Titus, 372; William, 374, 5. 

PRINK.— Abigail, 376, 7; Adam, 378; Alex- 
ander, 380; Amos, 378, 80; Andrew, 376 
7; Ann, 377, 8; Anna, 379; Betsey, 3^79 
Benjamin, 376, 8, 80; Charles, 380; Cyrus, 
379; Daniel, 377, 9; Darius, 379; David 
377, 8; Deborah, 376, 8; Desire, 377, 9 
Dudley, 379, 80; Edwin, 379; Elias, 379 
Elisha, 379; Elizabeth, 377, 80; Ephraim 
378; Esther, 376, 8; Eunice, 377, 9; Ezra 
380; Fanny, 380; Gilbert, 380; Giles, 379 
Grace, 376; Hannah, 376, 7, 8, 80; Henry, 
377, 8, 9; Isaac, 377, 8, 9; Isapena, 380 
Jabez, 377, 80; James, 37 ; -Jarius, 380 
Joannah, 378; John, 376, I, \ ; Jonathan 
380; Jedediah, 376; Jerusha, c^^; Joseph 
376, 8, 9, 80; Judith, 376; Latham, 377 
Lois, 377, 9; Lucretia, 380; Lucy, ^377 
Margaret, 377; Mary, 376, 7, 8, 80; Nancy 
379; Nathan, 378, 9; Nicholas, 376, 8; Oli- 
ver, 377, 8; Perez, 380; Philura, 377 
Pitts, 380; Polly, 379; Prentice, 378, 9 
Prudence, 378, 9; Roswell, 379; Rufus 
379; Samuel, 376, 7, 8, 9, 80; Sarah, 377 

8, 9; Stanton, 379; Stephen, 377, 9 
Thankful, 376; Thomas, 376, 7; Tracy, 
378; Uzziel, 378; William, 376, 8, 9, 80 
Zachariah, 376, 8. 

GALLUP.— Abigail, 383, 6, 9; Adeline, 395; 
Albert, 392; Alfred, 394, 5; Amos, 388, 
90, 5; Ann, 393; Andrew, 391; Anna, 387, 

9, 90, 2, 4; Asa, 391; Austin, 393, 5; 
Avery, 390; Beebe, 396; Benadam, 383, 4, 
6, 7, 8, 90, 3; Benjamin, 383, 4, 7, 95; 
Bridget, 390, 5; Caroline, 394; Cecelia, 



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INDEX 



391; Christobel, 383; Christopher, 389, 91, 
4; Cynthia, 393; Daniel, 396; David, 388; 
Desire, 390, 4; Dorothy, 385; Dwight, 391; 
Ebenezer, 387, 9, 94; Edwin, 393, 4; Blias, 
390, 2; Elihu, 390; Elisha, 388, 94; Eliza, 
395; Elizabeth, 383, 4, 5, 7, 91, 4; Emeline, 
393; Erastus, 390, 3; Esther, 383, 7, 8, 9, 
96; Eunice, 387, 8, 91, 2, 4, 5; Ezra, 388; 
Fannie, 391; Frances, 394; Francis, 393; 
Fra:nklin, 391; Frederick, 391; Gardner, 
389; George, 387, 8, 90; Gideon, 389; 
Giles, 391; Grace, 391; Gurdon, 389, 91, 6; 
Hannah, 383, 4, 5, 7, 8, 90, 3, 5, 6j Har- 
riet, 392, 5; Henry, 387, 91, 4, 5; Hester, 
384; Her tense, 395; Isaac, 385, 8, 90, 3; 
Jabesh, 390; Jabez, 390, 3; Jacob, 389; 
James, 389, 90, 3; Jared, 391, 5; Jemima, 
390, 2; Jeremiah, 387; Jerusha, 388; Jesse, 
389; Joan, 382; John, 381, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
8, 9, 90, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Jonathan, 388, 9; 
Joshua, 389, 92; Joseph, 383, 4, 8, 9, 91, 3; 
Josiah, 389; Julia, 391, 3; Keturah, 392; 
Laura, 395; Lawiston, 391; Levi, 388; 
Libbie, 395; Lodowick, 389, 91; Lois, 387, 
9; Louise, 391; Louis, 395; Lucretia, 389, 
96; Lucy, 384, 8, 90, 1, 4; Luke, 392, 4, 
5; Lydia, 390; Margaret, 383, 4, 7, 8, 91; 
Martha, 384, 5, 7, 8, 90, 1, 3, 4; Mary, 383, 

5, 7, 9, 91, 2, 3, 5, 6; Mason, 395; Mehit- 
able, 383, 5, 7; Melinda, 395; Mercy, 384, 

6, 7; Mozart, 394; Nathan, 387, 9, 90, 1, 
4; Nathaniel, 382, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 90, 2, 3; 
Nehemiah, 391, 4, 5; Nelson, 393; Noyes, 
394; Olive, 395; Oliver, 388, 91; Orinda, 
394; Palmer, 393, 4; Phebe, 389, 95; Pris- 
cilla, 387, 94; Prudence, 388, 9, 93; 
Rhoda, 392; Roswell, 393; Rufus, 393; 
Russell, 3r;, 3; Sabra, 391; Samuel, 382, 
3, 4, 6, 7, '8, 9, 92; Sarah, 385, 7, 9, 90, 1, 
2, 3; :.e'rviah, 394; Shubael, 390; Silas, 
38t, Simeon, 390; Sophia, 393; Susan, 389; 
Temperance, 395; Thomas, 384, 5, 6, 7; 
Wealthean, 390; "William, 383, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
8, 95. 

GORE.— Abigail, 397, 8; Asa, 398, 9; Ben- 
jamin, 397; Daniel, 398; Ebenezer, 397; 
Elizabeth, 398, 9; George, 399; Hannah, 
397, 8; Jeremiah, 399; John, 397, 8, 9; 
Lucy, 399; Margaret, 398; Mary, 397, 9; 
Moses, 398; Obediah, 397, 8; Samuel, 397, 
8, 9; Sarah, 397, 8, 9; Silas, 398, Thomas, 
398. 

GRANT.— Almira, 402; Amos, 402; Ann, 
403; Anna, 403, 4; Betsey, 402; Bridget, 
401; Caleb, 402; Charles, 402; Cynthia, 
403; Cyrus, 403, 4; Daniel, 402, 4; De- 
borah, 402; Desire, 403; EInathan, 402; 
Ephraim, 402; Esther, 402; Eunice, 



401, 2; Prances, 403; George, 402 
Gilbert, 402, 3; Hannah, 402, 3; Henry 
402; Hosea, 402; John, 400, 1, 3, 4 
Joseph, 403; Joshua, 401; Josiah, 400, 1 
3; Justus, 404; Lucinda, 402, 3; Lucy 
401, 2, 3; Mathew, 400; Mary, 400, 1, 2, 3 
Miner, 401, 3, 4; Nancy, 403; Nathaniel 
400; Noah, 401, 3, 4; Oliver, 401, 2, 3 
Patty, 403; Patience, 404; Phebe, 402 
Polly, 404; Prentice, 402; Priscilla, 400 
Prudence, 403; Rachael, 401; Rebecca, 
401, 2; Roswell, 403; Russell, 403, 4; 
Ruth, 404; Samuel, 400; Sarah, 400, 1, 2 
3; Silence, 401, 2; Tahan, 400; Thomas 
403; Wealthy, 402, 3; Wheeler, 402; Will- 
iam, 402, 3. 

GREENMAN.— Abigail, 405, 6; Anna, 405; 
Catharine, 406; Chloe, 406; Clark, 40G, 
7; Content, 405; David, 405; Edward, 405, 
6; Elizabeth, 405; Eunice, 405; Garthrot, 
405; George, 406, 7; Hannah, 406; John, 
405; Katharine, 405; Lucy, 405; Mar- 
garet, 406; Mary, 405, 6; Nathan, 405, 6; 
Phebe, 405; Prudence, 406; Sarah, 405, 
6; Silas, 405, 6, 7; Thomas, 405, 6, 7; 
Timothy, 406; William, 405, 6. 

HALEY.— Abigail, 408; Belcher, 408; Bet- 
sey, 409; Caleb, 408, 9; Catharine, 410; 
Charlotte, 409; Content, 408; Deborah, 
408; Dominie, 408; Edmond, 408, 9; Elihu, 
409; Elisha, 409; Elizabeth, 408; George, 
409; Hannah, 408, 9; Harriet, 410; Jabez, 
409; Jane, 410; Jeremiah, 408, 9; Joshua, 
403, 9, 10; John, 408, 9, 10; Katharine, 
409; Lucy, 408, 10; Margaret, 409; Martha, 
408; Mary, 408, 9, 10; Nancy, 409; Nathan, 
410; Phebe, 408; Rebecca, 410; Rhoda, 
409; Sarah, 410; Simeon, 409, 10; Steph- 
en, 409; Thomas, 409; Zerviah, 408. 

HALL AM.— Abigail, 412, 13; Alice, 411; 
Alexander, 413; Amos, 412, 13; Desire, 
413; Edward, 413; Giles, 413; Harriet, 
413; Isaac, 413; John, 411, 12, 13; Lucy, 
413; Mary, 412; Nicholas, 411," 12, 13; 
Phebe, 412; Prudence, 412; Thomas, 413. 

HANCOX.— Albert, 415; Amos, 415; Ann, 
414, 15; Anne, 414; Betsejs 415; Cathar- 
ine, 415; Clement, 415; Edward, 414, 15; 
Ethan, 415; Frances, 415; Franklin, 415; 
Freelove, 414; Harriet, 415; Isaac, 
414; James, 414, 15; John, 414; Joseph, 
415; Lucy, .414; Lydia, 415; Martha, 414; 
Mary, 415; Mercy, 415; Nathan, 414; 
Polly, 414; Prudence, 414; Rebecca, 414; 
Reuben, 415; Sally, 415; Samuel, 415; 
Sarah, 414; Thomas, 415; William, 414, 
15; Zebulon, 414, 15. 



INDEX. 



HART.— Charles, 416; David, 41G; Harriet, 
416; Hawkins, 416; Henry, 416; Ira, 416, 
17; Jonathan, 416; Louise, 416; Stephen, 
416; Thomas, 416. 

HEWITT.— Abby, 426; Abel, 423; Abiah, 
420; Abigail, 420; Alden, 420; Alph- 
eus, 427; Amy, 420; Amos, 421, 2, 
3, 5, 6; Anna, 420, 2; Ann, 427; 
Arthur, 419, 21; Austin, 425; Asa, 
421; Avery, 425; Benadam, 425; Benjam- 
in, 41S, 19, 20, 2, 3, 6; Betsey, 423, 5; 
Charles, 420; 2, 4; Consider, 420; Content, 

419, 20, 21; Cyprian, 41S; Cyrus, 424; 
Cynthia, 421, 5; Daniel, 423; Darias, 421, 
8; Denison, 423, 4, 7; Desire, 424, 6, 7; 
Dethic, 421, 3; Diadama, 421; Dudley, 
421, 7; Bdmond, 420; Eli, 422, 5; Bli- 
phalst, 426; Blias, 422, 4, 7; Elisha, 425; 
Eliza, 424, 5; Elizabeth, 420, 2, 3, 7; 
Elkana, 419, 21, 2; Emeline, 425; Em- 
milla, 426; Emily, 427; Bphraim, 420, 4, 
7; Erastus, 427, 8; Eunice, 421, 3, 5; 
Ezra, 424; Frances, 426, 7; Francina, 
428; Freeman, 424; George, 425; Ger- 
shom, 420, 1; Giles, 427; Grace, 422; Gur- 
don, 421, 4; Hannah, 418, 19, 20, 1, 2, 4 
5; Harriet, 425, 7; Henry, 419, 21, 2, 3, 5 
6, 7; Increase, 421, 3; Isaac, 422, 3, 4 
Israel, 419, 20, 1, 4; Jabish, 420; James 
423, 4, 7; Jane, 426; Joannah, 421; John 

420, 4, 8; Joseph, 419, 20, 2, 3; Jonas 

421, 3; Josiah, 422; Kesiah, 420; Lot 
422; Lucy, 427; Lucinda, 424; Lydia, 420 
2, 4, 7; Margaret, 426; Maria, 426; Mary 

419, 20, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Mehitable, 419 
23; Nabby, 424; Nancy, 421, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 
Nathaniel, 420, 2, 5, 6; Nathan, 420 
Olive, 420; Oliver, 424, 6; Palmer, 421, 2 
5; Patty, 424; Perez, 422, 5, 7; Peggy 
426; Phebe, 422, 3, 6, 7; Polly, 422, 4 
Prentice, 422, 6; Priscilla, 420; Prudence 
420; Rebecca, 422, 7; Richard, 421; Rob- 
ert, 419, 22; Roger, 419, 20, 2; Rufus 

420, 1, 2, 4; Russell, 421; Samuel, 419 
20; Sarah, 419, 21, 4, 6, 7; Simeon, 421 
3; Sophia, 425; Stanton, 422, 4, 6, 8 
Stephen, 421; Tabitha, 419, 21, 4; Thank- 
ful, 420, 1, 2; Thomas, 418, 19, 20, 1, 3, 7 
"Walter, 420, 1; Warren, 427; Wealthy^ 
428; Wheaton, 421; William, 423, 4, 6 
Zerviah, 419, 20, 1; Zebra, 423. 

HINCKLEY.— Abby, 432; Abel, 430, 1, 2 
Abigail, 432; Anne, 431; Bethia, 429 
Caroline, 432; Charles, 431; Daniel, 431 
David, 430, 1; Deney, 431; Elias, 432 
Elijah, 430; Elizabeth, 429, 30, 1; Eliphal 
432; Esther, 431, 2; Eunice, 431; Frank 
432; Gershom, 429, 30, 1; Grace, 431 



Hannah, 
429; Joanna, 
John, 429, 30, 1; . 
Martha, 430, 1; Mary, -iio, 

430, 1; Nancy, 430; Nath£ 

431, 2; Prudence, 431; Rebeci. 

uel, 429, 30, 1, 2; Sarah, 429, 31; ..u 

429: Thankful, 430; Thomas, 429, 31, 

2; Vose; 431; Wyatt, 430, 1; Zerviah, 430. 

HOB ART.— Daniel, 433, 4; David, 433; 

Elam, 434; Eliphalet, 433; Elisha, 433; 

Emma, 434; Fanna, 433; Frances, 434; 

Hannah, 433, 4; Henry, 433; John, 433; 

Joseph, 433; Lucy, 434; Margaret, 433; 

Mercy, 433; Nancy, 433, 4; Peter, 433; 

Phebe, 434; Polly, 433; Priscilla, 433; 

Rilla, 433; Russel, 433; Samuel, 433; 
Susanna, 433; William, 433, 4; Zerviah, 
433. 

HOLMES.— Abby, 440; Abigail, 435, 6, 7, 
8; Anna, 435, 6; Amos, 437, 9; Asher, 440; 
Benjamin, 439; Bethia, 436, 7; Charles, 
438; Christopher, 440; Cyrus, 441; Daniel, 
438; Edward, 437, 41; Elias, 435, 7; Eliza- 
beth, 440; Ephraim, 438, 40; Erastus, 439; 
Esther, 437, 8, 9, 41; Eunice, 437, 8, 41; 
Fear, 436; Frances, 439; Franklin, 441; 
Frederick, 438; Gilbert, 438; Hannah, 
440; Hazzard, 441; Henry, 438; Hiram, 
439; Hosea, 441; Isaac, 435, 9; Jabish, 

437, 9; James, 436, 8, 40, 1; Jared, 438; 
Jedediah, 437, 40; Jeremiah, 437, 8, 9; 
John, 436, 7, 8, 40, 1; Jonathan, 437; 
Joseph, 436, 8, 9; Joshua, 435, 6, 7, 40, 1; 
Lovisa, 439; Lucy, 437, 9, 40, 1; Lu- 
cretia, 437, 9; Margaret, 437; Martha, 
438; Mary, 435, 6, 7, 8, 9; Marvin, 436; 
Mercy, 437, 8; Molly, 437; Nancy, 440, 1; 
Nathaniel, 435; Nathan, 437, 40, 1; Ne- 
hemiah, 438, 41; Noyes, 441; Patty, 440, 
1; Prentice, 441; Philura, 438; Polly, 

438, 40; Prudence, 435, 6, 7, 40; Rebecca, 
438; Richard, 437; Robert, 435, 40; Ros- 
well, 438; Russell, 441; Samuel, 435, 7, 
40; Sarah, 435, 6, 7, 40; Shubael, 437, 40; 
Silas, 437, 9, 41; Silence, 440; Susannah, 
435; Temperance, 436, 7, 40; Thankful, 
436, 7; Thomas, 436, 7, 8; William, 435, 
7, 8; William, 435, 7, 40; Zerviah, 438. 

HOXIE.— Bethsheba, 442; Content, 442 

Ethan 442; Gideon, 442; Hezekiah, 442 

John, 442; Joseph, 442; Lodowick, 442 

Peter, 442; Ruth, 442; Soloman, 442 
Stephen, 442; Welcome, 442. 

HULL. — Almira, 443; Amos, 443, 4; Anna, 
443, 4; Benadam, 444; Bridget, 443; 
Charles, 444; Cyrus, 444; Desire, 444; 



INDEX. 



.,, 444; Eliza- 

x44; Eunic<5, 443, 

, -remiah, 443; Jesse, 

/6, 4; Joseph, 443; Keturah, 

n, 443, 4; Martha, 443, 4; 

±i; Samuel, 443; Sarah, 443; 

.-nen, 443; Thomas, 444; William, 444. 

HYDE. — Anne, 445; Benjamin, 445, 6; Car- 
oline, 446; Charles, 446; Daniel, 446; Ed- 
-ward, 446; Elisha, 445; Elizabeth, 445, 6 
Enoch, 445, 6; Prances, 446; George, 446 
Gurdon, 446; Harriet, 445, 6; Helen, 446 
Henry, 446; Hester, 445; Jabez, 445 
James, 446; John, 445, 6; Joseph, 445, 6 
Joshua, 446; Laura, 445; Lucy, 446 
Nancy, 445; Phebe, 445; Phineas, 445 
Prudence, 445; Samuel, 445; Sarah, 445 
6; Silas, 446; Theophilus, 445, 6; Thomas 
445; William, 445, 6. 

KELLOGG.— Austin, 447; Cyrus, 447; Dan- 
iel, 447; David, 447; Eliza, 447; Emily, 
447; Eunice, 447; Frank, 447; Henry, 447; 
Hiram, 447; Joseph, 447; Mary, 447; Na- 
thaniel, 447; Samuel, 447; William, 447. 

MAIN.— Aaron, 453; Abigail, 450;. Abby, 
454; Adam, 452; Agnss, 453; Allis, 448 
Amos, 450, 1, 3; Andrew, 449, 51; Anna 
449; Anne, 449, 51; Asa, 451; Asher, 452 
Avery, 454; Benajah, 451; Bethiah, 451 
Betsey, 451; Bridget, 450, 3; Caleb, 450 
Chandler, 452; Charles, 454; Clarinda 
453; Collins, 453; Content, 450, 3; Cynthia 
453; Cyrus, 453; Daniel, 450, 2; David 
448, 50, 1, 2, 3; Deborah, 453; Desire, 451 
Dewey, 450, 2; Dianthus, 453; Dorcas 
454; Ede, 454; Elias, 451; Elizabeth, 449, 
50; Elijah, 454; Ephriam, 453; Esther 
451, 4; Ezekiel, 448, 9; Fanny, 452; Fear 
451; Fenner, 452; Fleet, 453; Franklin 
452; Freelove, 453; Greshom, 454; Gilbert 
451; Grace, 450; Hannah, 448, 9, 51, 2, 3 
4; Plepzibah, 449; Hiram, 453; lehabod 
448; Ira, 453; Isaac, 452, 4; Jabish, 450 
3; James, 450, 1; Jared, 453; Jesse, 454 
Jeremiah, 448, 9, 50; John, 449, 50, 2, 3 
Jonas, 449, 50, 2, 3; Jonathan, 450 
Joshua, 449, 51; Joseph, 451, 3; Judith, 
450; Judah, 452; Julia, 452; Keturah, 451 
Laban, 450, 3; Levantia, 452; Lewis, 452 
4; Lucy, 450, 1, 4; Lucinda, 451, 2 
Luther, 450; Lydia, 449, 50; Lyman, 450 
2; Matilda, 454; Mary, 448, 51, 3, 4; Mer- 
riam, 448; Milton, 452; Molly, 451; Naboe 
451; Nancy, 450, 2, 3, 4; Nathan, 450 
Nathaniel, 449, 50; Patty, 452; Patience 
448, 50; Paul, 450; Perez, 452; Peter, 449 
51, 3; Polly, 453; Phebe, 448, 9, 54 



Prentice, 452; Prudence, 451; Rachel, 451; 
Ralph, 453; Reuben, 450, 1, 2, 4; Rhoda, 
452; Rial, 452; Robert, 452, 4; Rufus, 450; 
Ruth, 449, 50, 1, 4; Sabius, 450, 2, 3; 
Sands, 451, 4; Sanford, 454; Sarah, 449, 
50, 1, 4; Saxton, 452; Sheffield, 452; Sid- 
ney, 453; Silas, 452; Sophia, 452, 3; 
Stephen, 454; Susan, 452, 3; Thankful, 
450, 1, 2; Thomas, 448, 9, 50, 1, 2, 3, 4; 
Timothy, 449, 50, 4; Tryphenia, 451; 
William, 454; Zerviah, 453. 

MALLORY. — Amos, 455; Amy, 455; Anna, 
456; Benjamin, 456; Benajah, 455; 
Charles, 455, 6; David, 455, 6; Prances, 
455; Franklin, 456; George, 456; Henry, 
456; Nathan, 455; Rebecca, 455; Rich- 
ard, 455. 

MANNING.— Abigail, 457, 8; Calvin, 458 
David, 458; Elizabeth, 458; Francis, 458 
Hannah, 457; Hezekiah, 458; Jerusha, 
458; John, 457; Josiah, 458; Lucius, 458 
Lucy, 458; Luther, 458; Mason, 458 
Olive, 458; Samuel, 457, 8; William, 457. 

MATHEWS.— Andrew, 459; William, 459. 

MASON.— Abigail, 462, 3; Anne, 461, 2, 3, 
4; Alethea, 463; Andrew, 463, 4, 5; Brid- 
get, 464, 5; Daniel, 461, 2, 3, 4, 5; Dud- 
Isy, 464; Elijah, 462, 4; Blnathan, 463, 
4; Elizabeth, 461, 3, 5; Bliphalet, 464; 
Esther, 464; Eunice, 463; Hannah, 461, 
3, 5; Henry, 464; Hezekiah, 461, 2; Ho- 
bart, 463, 4; James, 462, 4; Japhet, 463; 
Jared, 463; Jemima, 462; Jeremiah, 462; 
John, 480, 1, 2, 4, 5; Joseph, 464; Jona- 
than, 463; Judith, 460; Lois, 464; Lucy, 
464; Luke, 464; Lydia, 463; Margaret, 
4G2, 4; Mary, 463, 4, 5; Mehitable, 463, 4; 
Nancy, 464; Nehemiah, 462, 3, 4; Peleg, 
482, 4; Peter, 462, 3; Priscilla, 460, 2; 
Prudence, 483; Rachel, 460, 2, 3; Rebec- 
ca, 462, 3; Robert, 464; Rufus, 464; Sam- 
uel, 460, 1, 2, S; Sarah, 4S1; Zerviah, 
463, 4. 

MINER.— Abel, 470; Abby, 473, 8; Abigail, 

467, 9, 71, 4, 7, 8; Absolom, 478; Adam, 
470, 3; Almira, 478; Alpheus, 470, 3; 
Alonzo, 478; Alfred, 477; Amos, 470, 2, 4, 
5; Andrew, 477; Ann, 467, 70; Anna, 471, 
2, 4, 6, 7; Asa, 470, 5, 6, 7; Asher, 473, 7; 
Benjamin, 468, 9, 71; Bertha, 477; Bet- 
sey, 473, 5, 6; Bradley, 476; Bridget, 468, 
70; Charles, 469, 71, 3, 8; Christopher, 

468, 9, 71, 3, 7; Clement, 466, 7, 9, 71, 
7; Cogswell, 476; Cynthia, 473; Cyrus, 
474; Daniel, 469, 71, 3, 4; Darius, 474; 
David, 471 4; Deborah, 467, 74; Denison, 
476, 7; Desire, 470, 2, 6, 8; Edward, 466; 



INDEX. 



747 



Elias, 471, 7. S; Eliliu. 47S; Elisha, 472; 
Elnathan, 46S, 9, 74; Elizabeth, 4G7, 71 
84; Eliza, 477, 8; Emeline, 475, 8; Enoch, 
478; Ephraim, 466. 7, S, 9, 70; Erastus 
478; Esther, 470, 5; Eunice. 470, 1, 3. 5, 
6, 7; Ezra, 473; Francis, 478; Franklin, 
476; Frederick, 472, 5;; George, 466, 70, 
8; Gilbert, 476; Grace, 467, 8, 9, 70; Han- 
nah, 467, S, 9, 70, 2, 3, 5, 7; Harriet, 476, 
S; Hempstead, 471, 4; Henry, 466, 8, 70, 2, 
3, 5, 6; Henrietta, 475; Isaac, 470, 2, 4, 5, 
6; Jabez, 469; James, 463, 9, 76, 7; Jede- 
diah, 477; Jesse, 474, 7; Jerusha, 469, 72; 
John, 466, 7, 8, 9, 70, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; Joanna, 
467, S; Jonathan, 459, 71, 4; Joshua, 470; 
Joseph, 456, 7, 8, 9, 70, 2, 8; Julia, 475; 
Katharine, 470, 6; Keturah, 470, 6; Ke- 
ziah, 472; Latham, 477; Laura, 473; Le- 
land, 475; Lodowick, 465, 72; Lois, 470, 7; 
Lucy, 470, 3, 5, 6, 7; Luther, 474; Lu- 
cretia, 472, 3, 5, 6; Luke, 473, Lydia, 468, 
9, 73, 5; Manasseh, 467, 8, 9, 71, 2, 5; 
Marcie, 468, 9; Martha, 473, 6, 7, 8; 
Marj% 467, 8, 9, 70, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 
Maria, 467; Molly, 473; Nancy, 475, 6, 7; 
Nathan, 471, 4; Nathaniel, 471, 4, 7; Oli- 
ver, 473; Palmer, 476; Peleg, 470; Perez, 
473, 4; Fhebe, 467, 71, 3, 5, 7; Phineas, 
470; Philarner, 472; Polly, 473; Priscilla,, 
473, 5; Prudence, 468, 9, 70, 1, 4, 6, 7; 
Ralph, 473, 8; Randall, 474; Rebecca, 467, 
9, 71, 4, 8; Richardson, 469, 74, 6; Rob- 
ert, 474, 6; Roswell, 473, 6; Rufus, 468, 
70; Sabra, 473; Sabrina, 478; Sally, 473, 
7; Samuel, 467, 8, 9, 70, 1, 4, 6; Sarah, 
467, 8, 9, 70, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8; Saxton, 473, 5; 
Simeon, 468, 70, 2; Stephen, 468, 70, 3; 
Susannah, 470; Sylvanus, 469; Thankful, 
469; Theresa, 476; Thomas, 466, 7, 8, 9, 
70, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; Wheeler, 474, Will- 
iam, 466, 7, 70, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8; Zebulon, 476; 
Zerviah, 469, 77. 

MORGAN.— Abraham, 479; Amy, 481, Bela, 
481; Christopher, 481; Dolly, 481; Edwin, 
481; Elizabeth, 481; Elijah, 480; Hannah, 
479, 80, 81; Israel, 481; James, 479^ 80; 
Jasper, 481; John, 479, 80; Joseph, 479; 
Luther, 480; Lydia, 480; Mary^ 480, 1; 
Moses, 480; Nathan, 480; Nicholas, 480; 
Phebe, 480; Polly, 481; Prudence, 481; 
Samuel, 480; Soloman, 480; Stephen, 480; 

. Sybil, 481; Temperance 481; Theophilus, 
480; Timothy, 480; Wealtha, 481; Will- 
iam, 480, 1. 

MOSS.— Benjamin, 482; Clarina, 483; Bben- 
ezer, 482; Emanuel, 483; Elihu, 482 
Esther, 482; George, 483; Hannah, 482 
Hester, 482; Heman, 482; Isaac, 482, 3 



Israel, 482; Jabez, 482; Jesse, 482, 3; 
Job, 483; Joel, 482; John, 482; Joseph, 
482; Lazarus, 433; Lothrop, 483; Mary, 
4S2, 3; Martha, 482; Mercy, 482; Mehlt- 
able, 482; Reuben, 483; Rufus, 483; Sam- 
uel, 4S2; Soloman, 482; Tirzah, 483; Will- 
iam, 4S3. 

NO YES.— Abigail, 485, 7, 9, 93; Agnes, 500 
Albert, 496; Alexander, 500; Alfred, 500 
Amanda, 500; Amos, 495, 6; Ann, 486, 8 
9, 94; Anna, 489, 90, 1, 6, 9; Anne, 495 
Avery, 491, 6, 8, 501; Barbery, 494; Bar- 
ker, 490, 4; Betsey, 492, 6; Belle, 496 
Bethia, 488; Benjamin, 488, 91, 3, 500 
Breed, 500; Bridget, 488, 9, 90; Carrie 
500; Caroline, 496, 501; Clementina, 497 
Charles, 493, 5, 6, 8, 500; Charlotte, 495 
Courtlandt, 493; Cutting, 485, 7; Cyrus 
494, 6, 8; Daniel, 486, 7, 92, 3; David 

484, 500; Desire, 492; Denison, 491, 6, 8 
Dorothy, 486, 8, 9, 90; Ebenezer, 492; Ed- 
ward, 493, 8, 500, Edmund, 498; Edwin 
499; Ellen, 499; Eliphal, 488; Elihu, 492 
Elisha, 495, 9; Eliza, 493, 4, 6, 7, 9 
Elizabeth, 486, 7, 9, 90, 1, 5, 6, 8; Emel- 
ine, 497; Ephraim, 484, 7, 95; Emily, 495 
Ernest, 500; Erastus, 491, 500; Esther; 
490; Eunice, 495, 8, 9, 501; Fanny, 494, 6 
7, 8, 500; Francis, 497, 500; Frances, 494 
7; Franklin, 497, 8; Frederick, 492, 9, 500 
George, 491, 3, 4, 9; Gershom, 495, 500 
Gideon, 494; Gilbert, 501; Grace, 490, 2 
4, 6; Gurdon, 495, 500; Hannah, 485, 7 
92, 8; Harriet, 496, 500; Henry 
491, 3, 9, 500; Herbert, 500; Ira, 498 
James, 484, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 490, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8; 
500, 1; Jane, 499, 500; Jesse 493 5, 6, 501 
John, 484, 5, 6, 7, 9, 90, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 
8; Joshua, 490, 2, 4; Joseph, 485, 6, 7, 9 
90, 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 500; Judith, 486; Lois 
493, 8; Louisa,, 498, 500; Lucy, 494, 5, 8 
Luke, 494; Lydia, 487, 92, 497, 8; Maria 
496; Margaret, 490, 4; Martha, 436, 7, 93 
4, 6, 7; Mary, 485, 7, 8, 9, 91, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 
9; Marcy, 495; Matilda, 497; Melinda, 497 
Moses, 485, 6, 7; Nancy, 495, 7; Nathan- 
iel, 487, 91, 2, 3, 5, 7; Nathan, 484, 7, 
SO, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 500; Nicholas, 484, 5, 
7; Oliver, 491, 5, 500, 1; Parker, 486, 7; 
Paul, 494, 9; Peleg, 490, 2, 4; Phebe, 490, 
3, 8, 9; Polly, 490, 1, 2, "6, 500; Prudence, 
491, 2, 6, 8, 9; Rachel, 485, 7; Rebecca, 

485, 6, 7, 8, 9, 90, 1, 500; Regine, 500; 
Rhoda, 493; Robert, 492, 4; Rouse, 493; 
Ruth, 493; Sally, 496, 7; Samuel, 487, 95, 
6, 7, 8: Sarah, 485, 6, 7, 8, 9, 91, 2, 3, 9; 
Sanford, 4S9, 90, 3; Silas, 495; Susan, 494, 
6; Susannah, 4S7, 91, 2; Sybil, 495; Tern- 



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INDEX. 



perance, 435; Thankful, 491, 5; Theodore, 
499; Thomas, 485, 6, 8, 9, 90, 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 
500; Timothy, 485, 7; Ursula, 496, 501; 
William, 484, 5, 6, 9, 90, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
9, 500; Zerviah, 491. 

PAGE.— Abigail, 503; Bridget, 503; Cyrus 
503; Daniel, 502; Elizabeth, 502; Fanny 
503; Plannah, 502, 3; Isaac, 503; John, 
502; Jonathan, 502; Joseph, 502, 3; Kath- 
arine, 503; Lucy, 503; Mary, 502, 3 
Martha, 503; Paul, 503; Phebe, 502, 3 
Samuel, 502; Saxton, 503; Thomas, 503. 

PALMER.— Abel, 514, 17, 26; Abby, 522, 6 
Abiah, 512; Abigail, 511, 12, 13, 19, 26 
Abijah, 513, 15; Abraham, 504; Adelia 
524; Adam, 519; Allen, 516, 19, 23, 
Alden, 522, 5, 6; Albert,, 525; Alexander 
520, 3; Amos, 514, 16, 17, 18, 20, 1, 3, 6. 
Anna, 512, 16, 19; Anne, 525; Annie or 
Amie, 509, 13, 18; Ann, 510, 13, 14, 24, 5 
Andrew, 514, 18, 19; Asenath, 514 
Asa, 515, 18, 21; Asher, 526; Betsey, 519 
20, 1, 5; Benoni, 511; Benjamin, 508, 12 
19, 20, 1, 3; Borodel, 522; Bridget, .513 

15, 22, 3, 6; Charles, 518, 21, 2, 3; Chris- 
topher, 514, 17; Coddington, 522; Clar- 
issa, 518; Content, 517; Cornelia, 519; 
Courtlandt, 521; Daniel, 509, 12, 13, 14; 
David, 513, 16, 20, 22; Deborah, 519; 
Delia, 519; Desire, 511, 15, 19, 26; Deni- 
son, 514, 18, 22; Dolle, 515; Dorothy, 509, 

13, 16, 17; Bbenezer, 511, 15, 17, 21; 
Edith, 520; Edmund, 524; Edward, 515, 
21; Edwin, 523, 4; Eleazer, 511; Bli, 512, 

14, 15; Elias, 513, 16, 20, 2; Electa, 526; 
Elihu, 508, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17; Elijah, 514, 
19; Eliza, 521, 3, 6; Elizabeth, 508, 11, 15, 

16, 20, 2, 5; Emma, 521; Emeline, 523, 6; 
Ephraim, 522; Esther, 511, 17, 18, 20; 
Ethel, 517; Eugene, 523, 6; Eunice, 515, 

17, 26; Fanny, 521; Frances, 514, 22; 
Franklin, 523; Frederick, 519, 26; Ger- 
shom, 507, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21; 
George, 510, 14, 17, 18, 21, 6; Gilbert, 
513, 26; Gurdon, 519; Hannah, 508, 9, 11, 
12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 2, 3, 5, 6; Har- 
riet, 521, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Henry, 518, 23, 6; 
Huldah, 512, 14, 18, 19; Ichabod, 510, 13, 
16; Ira, 523; Irene, 512; Isaac, 517; Israel, 
517, 21; Jabez, 515; James, 512, 15, 19, 22, 
4, 6; Jarius, 521, 6; Jeannette, 521; Jem- 
ima, 517, 21; Jesse, 514, 21; Jerusha, 512. 
16; Jehoadam, 511; John, 507, 8, 9, ll7T3, 
16, 20, 2, 3, 4; Jonah, 508, 9, 11; Joseph, 
509, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19; Jonathan, 509, 
11, 12, 14, 26; Joshua, 515; Judith, 512; 
Julius, 521; Julia, 525; Juliet, 525; Ke- 
turah, 518; Lemuel, 515, 22,6; Lois, 513, 14, 



IS; Louis, 524, 6; Love, 512j Lucious, 525; 
Lucrstia, 515, 16, IS, 22; "Lucy, 513, 15, 
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 1, 2, 6; Luke, 520, 5; 
Luther, 522, 5; Lydia, 512, 16, 19, 23; 
Maria, 519, 23; Margaret, 515, 21; Mary. 
509, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, IS, 20, 21, 
1, 2, 4, 5; Martha, 509, 20, 1; Marvin, 516, 
18, 20; Matilda, 526; Mehitable, 511; 
Mercy, 510, 25; Michael, 517; Moses, 508, 
9, 13, 14, 26; Namiah, 511; Nathaniel, 

513, 16, 20, 2, 4; Naomie, 517; Nancy, 519, 
■22, 5; Nathan, 512, 14, 15, 18, 22; Nehem- 
iah, 508, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19; Noyes, 513, 
16, 19, 20, 2, 3; Othnid, 517; Paul, 526; 
Peleg, 516, 19; Perez, 515; Phebe, 511, 14, 
15, 17, IS, 21, 2, 5; Polly, 520; Priscilla, 
522; Prudence, 512, 13, 16, 17, 18, 26; Re- 
becca, 508, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 6; 
Reuben, 514, 17; Rhoda, 519; Richard, 
518; Robert, 516, 18, 19, 25, 6; Roswell, 
518, 22, 6; Rowland, 521; Rufus, 512; 
Ruth, 511; Sabra, 515, 17, 18; Sally, 525; 
Samuel, 508, 11, 12, 15, 19, 26; Sarah, 512, 
14, 17, IS, 19, 25; Sanford, 522; Saxton, 
512, 15, 16; Seth, 511; Shubel, 511; Sophia, 
518; Stephen, 512, 15, 24; Stuckley, 520; 
Simeon, 516,19; Submit, 513, 14; Susan, 519; 
Susannah, 515; Sylvia, 521; Thankful, 513; 
Theodore, 525; Thomas, 512, 15, 16, 19, 

*» 22, 3, 5, 6; Walter, 504, 6, 7, 10, 14; Wait, 

514, 16, 20; Warren, 520, 2; Wealthia, 511, 
18, 20; William, 507, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 
21, 2, 4, 5, 6; Zeba, 520, 4; Zebediah 516; 
Zerviah, 517, 21; Zebulon, 514; Zipporah, 
517. 

PARK.— Alice, 528; Ann, 527; Deborah, 528; 
Dorothy, 528; Hannah, 528; John, 528; 
Martha, 528; Nathaniel, 528; Robert, 
527, 8; Samuel, 627, 8; Sarah, 528; Theora, 
528; Thomas, 527, 8; William, 527, 8. ' 

PEABODY.— Abigail, 530; Amie, 529, 30; 
Benjamin, 529, 30; Elizabeth, 529; Fanny, 
530; Frances, 529, 30; George, 530; Giles, 
530; Hanna, 529; James, 530; Jerusha, 
530; John, 529, 30; Joseph, 529, 30; Jud- 
ith, 529; Lemuel, 530; Lucy, 530; Lydia, 
529, 30; Martha, 529, 30; Mary, 529, 30; 
Mercy, 529; Nancy, 530; Priscilla, 529; 
Rachel, 529; Rebecca, 529, 30; Ruth, 529, 
30; Samuel, 529; Sarah, 529; Susanna, 
530; Thomas, 529, 30; William, 529, 30. 

PENDLETON.— Abel, 535; Acors, 533; 
Alice, 534; Amelia, 533, 4; Amos, 532, 3; 
Ann, 531; Andrew, 533, 4; Averill, 535; 
Benjamin, 532, 3, 4, 5; Brian, 531; Caleb, 
531; Caroline, 534, 6; Catharine, 534; 
Charles, 533, 4, 5, 6; Charlotte, 533; Dam- 
aris, 534, 5; Deborah, 532; Deney, 534; 



INDEX. 



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Dewitt, 535; Dorothy, 531; Edmund, 531; 
Eleanor, 531; Ellet. 534; Elizabeth, 534; 
Emma, 536; Emeline, 535; Emily, 535; 
Enoch, 535; Ephraim, 532; Eunice. 534, 5; 
Fanny, 534; Frank, 535; Francis, 535; 
Frederick, 533, 5; Freelove, 532; Gilbert, 
533; Gurdon, 534, 5; Hannah, 531; Harris, 
533, 5; Isaac, 532, 3; James, 531, 2, 5; 
John, 532. 6; Joseph, 531, 2, 4, 6; Joshua, 
532; Jonathan, 533, 5, 6; Keturah, 532, 3, 
5; Lucy, 532, 4, 5, 6; Lydia, 532, 3, 5; 
Maria, 534; Martha, 534; Mary, 531, 4, 
6; Molly, 533; Moses, 534, 5; Nancy, 533, 
5: Nathan, 532, 3, 5; Otis, 533; Patience, 
531; Peleg, 532, 4; Phebe, 535; Richard, 
535; Rowland, 534; Sally, 533, 5, 6; Sarah, 
531; Simon, 534; Susan, 535; Wait, 535; 
William, 532, 3, 4, 5, 6; Zebulon, 533. 

PHELPS.— Abigail, 537; Ann, 537, 8, 9 
Anne, 539; Ashbell, 538; Benjamin, 538 
Bethuel, 538; Charles, 538, 9; Cornelius 

537, 8; Edmund, 539; Elizabeth, 539 
Emily, 539; Erskine, 539; Francis, 539 
George, 539; Hannah, 537, 8; Harriet 
539; Hepzibah, 538; Horace, 539; James 

538, 9; John, 538; Joseph, 537, 8, 9 
Jonathan, 538, 9; Martha, 537, 8, 9 
Mary, 537; Nancy, 538, 9; Nathaniel, 537 
Noah, 538; Peleg, 539; Polly, 538; Sally 
53S; Samuel, 537; Sarah, 537, 9; Stiles 
538, 9; Swan, 538; Timothy, 537.8; Will- 
iam, 537, 8, 9; Zeruiah, 538. 

POLLARD.— Abigail, 540; Ann, 540; Ben- 
jamin, 540; Betsey, 540; Deborah, 540; 
Hannah, 540; John, 540; Joseph, 540; 
Lydia, 540; Mary, 540; Phebe, 540; Sam- 
uel, 540; William, 540. 

POMEROY.— Anna, 542; Benjamin, 541 

Cyrus, 542; Elihu, 541, 2; Eltweed, 541 

Frances, 542; Isaac, 542; Jerusha, 542 

Joseph, 541; Lydia, 542; Medad, 541 
Phebe, 542; Rebecca, 542. 

PRENTICE.— Abigail, 544; Amos, 544 
Amy, 545; Asa, 544, 5; Asher, 545: 
Betsey, 544; Charles, 545; Chester 
545; Daniel, 544; Dorothy, 544; Ebenezer 
544; Elizabeth, 543, 5; -Eliza, 545; Esther; 
543, 4; Eunice, 543, 5; Grace, 543, 4; Han- 
nah, 543; Henry, 545; Jesse, 544; John; 
543, 4, 5; Jonas, 543, 4; Joseph, 543 
Joshua, 544, 5; Lucy, 543, 5; Lucinda, 544 
Mary, 543, 4, 5; Martha, 545; Nancy, 544 
Nathan, 544; Oliver, 543, 5; Phebe, 544 
5; Polly, 545; Rebecca, 544, 5; Sally, 544 
Samuel, 543, 4, 5; Sophia, 545; Thomas 
453, 4, 5; William, 545. 



RANDALL.— Abby, 549; Abigail, 546, 7, 8 
Adelia, 553; Almira, 551; Amos, 548 
Amy, 548; Benjamin, 540, 7; Betsey, 549 
Charles, 549, 51, 2, 3; Chesebrough, 549 
Cyrus, 550; Darius, 552; David, 547; Deni- 
son, 551; Desire, 549; 50, 1; Dorothy, 546 
8; Dudley, 549, 51; Eleanor, 547, S; Elias 
551; Elizabeth, 546, 7, 53; Elisha, 551 
Eliza, 552; Emily, 552; Erastus, 552; Es- 
ther, 547, 9, 51; Eunice, 550; Frances, 552 
George, 553; Greenfield, 547; Hannah 
549, 50, 2; Harriet, 551; Henry, 551, 2 
Ichabod, 546; Isaac, 552; Jedediah, 549 
50, 2, 3; Jonas, 548; Joseph, 546, 8 
Joshua, 547, 9; John, 546, 7, 8, 51, 3 
Jonathan, 547, 52; Julia, 553; Keturah 
547, 9; Lucy, 547, 8, 50. 1; Lydia, 548, 9 
Martha, 551; Marj% 546, 7, 51, 2; Ma- 
thew, 546, 7; Mercy, 547; Nancy, 549 
Nathan, 546, 8, 53; Patty, 549; Patience 
547; Peter, 546, 7; Peleg, 548; Peyton 
549, 51; Phebe, 547, 50; Polly, 549, 50 
Prudence, 547, 9; Rebecca, 546; Reuben 
548; Rhoda, 549; Robert, 547; Roswell 
549, 51; Russell, 550; Sally, 551; Samuel 
547; Sarah, 546; Silas, 552; Stephen, 546 
7; Thankful, 547, 50; Thomas, 547, 9 
51; Warren, 551; Wealthy, 552; William 
547, 9, 50, 1, 2; Zebulon, 548. 

RHODES.— Abigail, 555, 6; Anne, 555, 6; 
Charles, 554, 5, 6; Christopher, 555; 
Dudley, 555, 6, 8; Emma, 555; Francis, 
554; Godfrey, 554; Hannah, 556; Henry, 
555; James, 554, 5; John, 554, 5, 6; Jos- 
eph, 556; Lucy, 555; Mary, 555; Nancy, 
555, 6; Oliver, 556; Paul, 556; Sally, 554; 
Sarah, 556, Simon, 554, 5; William, 556. 

ROSSITER.— Andrew, 558; Asa, 558; Eben- 
ezer, 557, 8; Edward, 557, 8; Bliakin, 558; 
Elnathan, 557; Gilbert, 558; Hannah, 557, 
8; Hettie, 557; Josiah, 557; John, 557, 8; 
Mehitable, 557, 8; Mary, 557; Molly, 557; 
Phebe, 558; Prudence, 557; Robert, 5-57; 
Russell, 557; Sarah, 557, S; White, 557; 
William, 558. 

RUSSELL.— Benjamin, 559; Daniel, 559; 
Ebenezer, 561; Esther, 559; Giles, 559; 
Hannah, 559, 61; James, 559; John, 559; 
Lydia, 559; Mary, 559; Mehitable, 559; 
Nathaniel, 559; Samuel, 559; William, 559, 

SEARLE.— Benoni, 562, 3; Betsey, 564; 
Comfort, 564; Content, 563; Constant, 
564, 6; Daniel, 564; Davis, 563; Deborah, 
564; Ebenezer, 562, 3; Edna, 564; Eliza- 
beth, 562, 5; Hannah, 564; Jabez. 564; 
James, 563, 4, 5; John, 562, 3 4; Jose- 
phine, 565; Katharine, 565; Kittle, 565; 



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INDEX. 



Mary, 562, 3; Margaret, 563; Nathaniel, 
564; Robert, 564; Roger, 565; Ruth, 584, 
5; Salter, 564; Sarah, 564, 5; William, 
565. 
SHEFFIELD— Abel, 567; Amos, 566, 7; 
Benjamin, 566; Catharine, 567; Dorcas, 
567; Edmund, 566; Elizabeth, 563; Fran- 
cis, 567; George, 566, 7; Hannah, 567; 
Henry, 567; Ichabod, 566;><?'James, 567; 
Joseph, 566, 7; Maria, 567; Mary, 566; 
Martha, 566; Nancy, 567; Nathaniel, 566, 
7; Samuel, 567; Thomas, 566, 7; William, 
566, 7. 

SISSON.— Abigail, 568, 9; Ann, 568; Anne 
568; Benajah, 568; Benjamin, 569; Bet- 
sey, 569; Charles, 569; Cyrus, 569; Eliza- 
beth, 568; Emily, 569; Esther, 569; Bun- 
nice, 569; George, 568; Gilbert, 569; Giles, 
568; Hannah, 568, 9; Hope, 568; Huldah, 
569; James, 568; John, 568; Jonathan, 
568; Joseph, 569; Julia, 589; Lucy, 569; 
Marcy, 569; Mary, 568, 9; Martha, 569; 
Nancy, 569; Nathan, 568; Noyes, 569; 
Oliver, 568, 9; Peleg, 568; Polly, 569; 
Polly, 569; Rebecca, 568, 9; Richard, 568; 
Ruth, 568; Thomas, 568; William, 568, 9. 

SMITH.— Abigail, 570; Amy, 572, 3; Anna, 
571, 4; Anne, 572, 5; Anteneta, 574; Arch- 
aleus, 574; Betty, 574, 5; Benjamin, 572, 
5; Catharine, 574; Charles, 575; Ches- 
ter, 573, 5; Charlotte, 574, 5; Cotterill, 
572; Daniel, 570, 1, 2, 3, 4; David, 572; 
Delia, 574; Edward 575; Elias, 572, 4; 
Blisha, 574; Eliphal, 572; Elizabeth, 570, f 
2, 4, 5; Ephraim, 571, 2; Erastus, 574; 
Esther, 571; Ejesta, 574; Fidelia, 574; 
Gilbert, 572, 3; Giles, 575; Grace, 570, 1; 
Hannah, 571; Harriet, 574; Henry, 575; 
James, 572, 4; Jedediah, 574; Jerusha, 
571; John, 570, 1, 3, 4; Jonah, 572; Jos- 

^. eph, 570, 1, 2, 3, 5; Josiah, 571, 2; Kezia, 
574; Lawrence, 574; Lemuel, 572, 4; Lu- 
cinda, 574; Lucy, 571, 2, 4; Lydia, 572; 
Maria, 574, 5; Margaret, 570; Mary, 571, 
2, 4, 5; Martha, 572; Melania, 574; Mel- 
vina, 574; Moses, 573; Nancy, 575; Nath- 
an, 575; Nathaniel, 572; Oliver, 572, 4 
Parker, 573; Phebe, 572, 4; Polly, 573, 5 
Priscilla, 574; Rebeker, 574; Ruth, 574 
Sabra, 573; Samuel, 575; Sarah, 570, 2 
Sanford, 572, 4; Seth, 571, 3; Shubal, 573 
Silas, 571; Sa.uier, 574; Susan, 575; Susan- 
nah, 570, 1, 3; Thankful, 571, 2; Thomas, 
573; Ursula, 574; Walter, 572; Zerviah, 
574; Zipporah, 571, 3. 

STANTON.— Abby, 594, 5, 603; Abigail, 583, 
588, 93, 6, 600, 2; Adams, 581; Althea, 
585; Alfred, 582; Alexander, 598; Amar- 



iah 596, 7; Amelia, 581, 600; Amos, 579, 

80, 1, 3, 4, 5, 603; Ann, 580, 2, 3; Anna, 

578, 9, 81, 3, 4, 5, 92, 3, 5, 6, 7; Asa, 597; 
Andrew, 595, 6, 9; Avery, 581; Augustus, 
585; Azariah, 580; Bathsheba, 603; Ben- 
jamin, 585, 98, 601, 2, 3; Betsey, 581, 97, 
8; Borodel, 595; Bridget, 579, 80, 93, 4; 
Caroline, 581; Casinda, 584; Celia, 581; 
Charles, 582, 5, 98, 602, 3; Charlotie, 585; 
Christopher, 602; Content, 601; Cynthia, 
593; Daniel, 578, 82, 5, 6, 7, 9, 90, 5, 6, 7, 
9, 600, 2, 3; David, 582, 96, 600, 2; Den- 
sey, 580; Desire, 583, 93; Delight, 597; 
Dorothy, 578, 9, 82, 3; Ebenezer, 580, 96, 
7; Edward, 596, 7, 600; Edmund, 597; El- 
dredge, 599; Eli, 579, 85; Elias, 594, 5, 
600; Elizabeth, 579, 85, 7, 8, 93, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
602; Eliza, 585, 600; Elisha, 600; Emma, 
603; Enoch, 597, 603; Erastus, 584; Es- 
ther, 585, 8, 98, 9, 600; Eunice, 583, 8, 95, 
6; Ezra, 594; Fanny, 599, 603; Gardiner, 
588, 92; George, 587, 8, 98, 600; Grace, 
603; Hannah, 578, 80, 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 93, 4, 

5, 7, 601, 2, 3; Harriet, 594, 7; Henry, 
580, 2, 4, 5, 8, 98, 601, 3; Hiram, 585; 
Horatio, 598; Horace, 585; Hosea, 581, 5; 
Plulda, 582; Isaac, 583, 4, 94; Isabel, 587; 
Jabez, 582, 5, 97, 8, 9; James, 581, 4, 96, 
9; Jane, 595, 603; Jeremiah, 580, 3; Jesse, 

579, 85; Joannna, 579, 92; Job, 602; John, 
576, 9, 80, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 95, 600, 2, 3; 
Jonathan, 597, 8, 602; Joseph, 578, 9, 82, 
3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 98, 602; Joshua, 579, 80, 1, 
4; Keturah, 581; Latham, 602; Lois, 595, 

6, 9; Lodowick, 580, 1, 8, 98; Lucy, 579, 

81, 5, 7, 92, 6, 600; Lucretia, 580, 5; 
Lydia, 581, 2, 94, 5; Marlborough, 588; 
Maria, 585, 94, 5, 600, 3; Martha, 582, 3, 
5, 97, 8, 600; Mary, 578, 9, 80, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
7 8, 92, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 600, 1, 2; Mason, 
604; Mercy, 593, 4, 9; Nancy, 581, 7, 94; 
Nathan, 579, 83, 5, 93, 4, 5, 6, 8; Nathan- 
iel, 583, 602, 3; Oliver, 581, 603; Patty, 
581; Palmer, 581; Patience, 600; Paul, 
604; Peleg, 593, 4; Persis, 600; Phebe, 
596; Phineas, 596, 7, 8, 9, 600; Polly, 584, 
99; Prudence, 579, 84, 93, 9; Randall, 581; 
Rebecca, 580, 2, 7, 93; Rhoda, 579; Rob- 
ert, 578, 9, 80, 1, 2, 4, 9, 92, 3, 4, 601, 2; 
Roswell, 581, 5; Rowland, 594, 5; Rich- 
ard, 589, 90, 1; Ruth, 584; Sabra, 602; 
Samuel, 579, 80, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 91, 5, 6, 

7, 8, 9, 602; Sarah, 578, 9, 80, 2, 3, 7, 8, 
93, 5; Sophia, 585, 94, 5; Sophronia, 581; 
Stiles, 597; Susan, 581; Susanna, 580, 1, 
602; Thankful, 584, 93, 4; Theophilus, 
582; Thomas, 576, 7, 8, 9, 80, 2, 6, 7, 9, 
90, 1, 2, 3, 4, S.SOO; Warren, 595; Wil- 
liam, 578, 9, 80, 1, 3, 4. 96, 8, 603; Zebu- 
Ion, 597, 8; Zerviah, 583, 99. 



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